Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Record number of law enforcement officers died in line of duty in 2021: Report
SCOTT SERIO/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A record number of law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in 2021, according to a report from the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund Wedn...
Jan 12, 2022
Fatal police shootings appear to dip in 2021 amid calls for reform on use of force
Sean Rayford/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Orlando Police Department created a new unit in 2021 that sends behavioral health experts instead of law enforcement officers to respond to 911 calls for men...
Jan 12, 2022
'Absolute miracle': No serious injuries after medical helicopter crashes on way to pediatric hospital
Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Image(UPPER DARBY TOWNSHIP, Penn.) -- A medical helicopter that crashed while transporting an infant to a Pennsylvania hospital Tuesday afternoon made a "mirac...
Jan 11, 2022
Chicago public school students returning to classrooms amid COVID surge
Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images(CHICAGO) -- More than 350,000 public school students in Chicago are expected to resume in-person learning on Wednesday after a tentative agreement was reac...
Jan 11, 2022
Cause of deadly Philadelphia fire likely Christmas tree lit with lighter: Fire chief
(PHILADELPHIA) -- A fast-moving fire in a Philadelphia row house that killed 12 people last week, including nine children, likely started after a Christmas tree was lit ablaze with a lighter, fire off...
Jan 11, 2022
Schools turn to parents for help as omicron surge causes staff shortages
Jena Ardell/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- School staffing shortages caused by the recent COVID-19 omicron surge have gotten so bad in at least two school districts that officials are turning to parents ...
Jan 11, 2022
Coldest air of the season hits Northeast, with wind chill well below zero
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Millions of Americans woke up to the coldest air of the season on Tuesday morning. Temperatures plummeted overnight as an arctic blast moved into the northeastern United States. ...
Jan 11, 2022
Funeral held for teen killed by police in dressing room
Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- A funeral service was held on Monday for a 14-year-old girl who was killed during a Los Angeles police-involv...
Jan 11, 2022
How to help after Bronx building fire kills 17, injures dozens
iStock/Kamonchai Mattakulphon(NEW YORK) -- The deadly blaze that tore through a New York City building in the Tremont neighborhood of the Bronx has left many residents homeless, displaced or in need o...
Jan 10, 2022
Robert Durst dies in custody
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Robert Durst, a convicted murder who was awaiting trial on a separate murder charge, died of natural causes while in custody early Monday morning, his lawyer said. Durst, 78, was s...
Jan 10, 2022