Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday condemned a controversial ad from GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy featuring his Democratic opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother calling her daughter a "liar." abcnews.link/zPhxKWC

New footage shows Canadian cliff diver Molly Carlson becoming the first woman to dive off an iceberg, which was also her highest backwards dive to date. abcnews.visitlink.me/LT68wV

ABC News’ Alex Perez reports the latest on the hazmat emergency in Ohio that forced hundreds of residents to evacuate and sent dozens to the hospital to be treated.

The Israel Defense Forces and the U.S. military have drawn up plans to renew joint strikes on Iran in the coming weeks, two Israeli sources familiar with the plans told ABC News. The Israeli sources said the strikes would almost certainly take place after the U.S. midterm elections, citing President Donald Trump’s reluctance to further destabilize oil markets in the final days of the campaign. abcnews.visitlink.me/wReT6U

A Kansas elementary school suffered an outbreak of norovirus that impacted nearly 100 people, health officials said. abcnews.link/RWPUuiz

A man cleverly used a hockey net to shoo away a bear from his backyard in British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday.

Whale watchers encountered a massive male orca, named Macho, alongside calves and their mothers near Palos Verdes Peninsula, California. abcnews.visitlink.me/Mko7hI

Federal authorities have indicted Virginia Democratic state senator L. Louise Lucas and several family members and associates on charges stemming from a yearslong marijuana trafficking conspiracy and corruption probe, according to the Justice Department. abcnews.link/7rSmQcb

Country music stars took to the stage in Nashville on Wednesday night to honor the late superstar singer Dolly Parton. abcnews.link/Do2DUld

Russell Westbrook shares what he wants his legacy to be after retiring from the NBA.

Popular streamer Clavicular pleaded not guilty to a rape charge in Massachusetts Thursday morning and was granted a $10,000 bail. The influencer was charged last month with raping a 17-year-old girl in 2025. abcnews.link/FYNaOeA

A teacher who was critically injured in a deadly shooting at an elementary school in Oregon last week is saying she played dead after being shot in her classroom. abcnews.visitlink.me/-ufVYG

A sheriff’s deputy helped set a juvenile moose free that was stuck in wire netting in Latah County, Utah. abcnews.visitlink.me/FqOTwr

JetBlue, in collaboration with Virgin Voyages, is offering a new "Do Not Disturb" package for an adults-only round-trip flight and cruise.

After struggling with selective mutism and severe eczema as a young child, 7-year-old Jordan Sunshine found his voice through music, performing on Los Angeles’ Hollywood Boulevard. abcnews.visitlink.me/g0Ubaf

John Anderson, whose high, yearning vocals on hits such as “Swingin,” “Wild and Blue" and “Black Sheep” helped earn him a spot in the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died at age 71. abcnews.link/y7NA2zJ

A Massachusetts judge denied a request from Lindsay Clancy’s attorneys to question the holdout juror who forced a mistrial in her triple-murder case.

NBA superstar LeBron James will make his regular season home debut as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers Thursday night. James and the 76ers will face the Cleveland Cavaliers, James' hometown team which he played on for 11 seasons. abcnews.link/JEwOHGK

In the final sprint to the midterms, President Trump hit the campaign trail in South Carolina as candidates faced off in high-stakes debates in two key states. Jay O’Brien reports. abcnews.link/dpU4ZTL

Federal authorities have indicted Virginia Democratic state senator L. Louise Lucas and several family members and associates on charges stemming from a yearslong marijuana trafficking conspiracy and corruption probe, according to the Justice Department. abcnews.link/B40cJTw