World News Podcast - May 18th, 2014

Firefighters have fought off those raging wildfires in Southern California. Evacuation orders have been lifted and people can return home. ABC’s Bazi Kanani has the update. There are concerns that people could be spreading the MERS virus without even knowing it. ABC's Susan Saulny finds out why Congress is blocking funds used by police officers to buy bulletproof vests. And, California Chrome’s victory at the Preakness Stakes is raising hopes we could see a Triple Crown winner for the first time in decades. But, a new concern that a nasal strip the horse wears could force him to skip the Belmont. This and more on the World News Podcast.

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World News Podcast - May 17th, 2014

California’s battle against those raging wildfires is still going on burning more than 25 thousand acres. ABC’s Bazi Kanani has an update. The deadly MERS virus has spread to a third person in the US. Officials are questioning just how the virus was contracted. In a high level meeting in Paris, Nigeria’s president said Al-Qaeda is behind the kidnapping of nearly 300 school girls. And, scientists in Argentina may have found the largest dinosaur to have ever walked the Earth. This and more on the World News Podcast.

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World News Podcast - May 13th, 2014

CDC issuing a warning to Americans after a second case of MERS was discovered in Orlando. Parts of California in a relentless drought and heat warning with temperatures souring to the triple-digits. The US sending surveillance planes to assist in the search for the missing Nigerian school girls. A terrifying scene plays out in a backyard, when an inflatable bounce house goes hurtling high into the air with children inside. Newly released letters, reveal a side of first lady Jacqueline Kennedy that was never before seen. ABC’s Linzie Janis on ways to decrease your household debt.This and more on the World News Podcast.

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World News Podcast - May 12th, 2014

The leader of the group that abducted hundreds of Nigerian school girls has reportedly offered to release some of the girls in exchange for prisoners, as a new video of the kidnapped girls has been released. The cleanup is just beginning across parts of the nation’s midsection after the latest outbreak of severe weather. The CDC is sounding the alarm, after a second case of the deadly MERS virus has been reported in Florida. A new generation of stay-at-home moms and dads are finding out ways to get paid right in their own home. And, ABC’s Paula Faris, with the NFL pick heard around the nation. This and more on the World News Podcast.

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World News Podcast - May 3rd, 2014

The woman at the center of the controversy involving the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers comes out from behind the mask in an ABC News Exclusive Interview with Barbara Walters. What is Donald Sterling’s next move now that we have heard from V. Stiviano? Health officials are dealing with the first confirmed case of Middle Easter Respiratory Syndrome in the United States, contracted by an Indiana man who returned from Saudi Arabia with the virus 10 days ago. And, ABC’s David Muir an Ohio teen’s special prom date. This and more on the World News Podcast.

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