Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Santa Monica offering families displaced by historical construction projects priority in affordable housing
iStock(NEW YORK) -- The city of Santa Monica, California, will start offering priority placement for its coveted affordable housing program to families and their descendants who were displaced by urba...
Dec 27, 2021
Prosecutor seeks reduced sentence for truck driver who got 110 years for fatal crash
iStock/CatEyePerspective(NEW YORK) -- Prosecutors filed a motion earlier this month asking for a reduced sentence for Rogel Aguilera Mederos, the truck driver who was sentenced to 110 years in prison ...
Dec 27, 2021
Reward increases to $150,000 for missing 3-year-old Lina Sadar Khil in Texas
iStock/ijoe84(NEW YORK) -- More than $150,000 has been raised to help find a missing 3-year-old girl in San Antonio, Texas, who local officials say may be in "grave, immediate danger." Lina Sadar Khil...
Dec 27, 2021
More than 2,700 flights canceled since Christmas Eve
Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The end of the holiday weekend continued to be anything but merry for thousands of air travelers across the country. There have been more than 2,000 fl...
Dec 27, 2021
Daunte Wright's parents speak out after verdict for former officer Kim Potter
Kerem Yucel/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The parents of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man killed by police during a chaotic traffic stop in Minnesota earlier this year, spoke out after a former...
Dec 24, 2021
Gabby Petito's parents start foundation to counter domestic violence, find missing persons
NurPhoto/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Gabby Petito's parents and stepparents have established a foundation in her name aimed at fighting domestic violence and finding missing people. The 22-year-old...
Dec 24, 2021
Kentucky man raises thousands, delivers toys to storm victims for Christmas
Shawn Triplett/ABC News(NEW YORK) -- While Santa Claus may be busy this time of year, Shawn Triplett is certainly the next best thing. Nearly two weeks ago, a slew of tornadoes upended the lives ...
Dec 24, 2021
How NASA's Webb Telescope works and other facts you need to know
Walter Myers/Stocktrek Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- On Christmas Day, NASA is launching into space its biggest, most expensive and most powerful telescope yet. The James Webb Space Telescope will ...
Dec 24, 2021
Author Joan Didion has died at 87
Neville Elder/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Revered journalist and author Joan Didion died Thursday at her home in New York City due to complications from Parkinson's disease, her longtime publisher confi...
Dec 24, 2021
'Tragic': Teen apparently killed by stray police bullet in LA Burlington dressing room identified
Mel Melcon/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- The 14-year-old girl believed to have been killed by a stray police bullet in a dressing room in Los Angeles was identified by the local coroner -- a death...
Dec 24, 2021