Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charges of violating George Floyd's civil rights
David Joles/Star Tribune via Getty Images(ST. PAUL, Minn.) -- Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charges of violating George Floyd's civil rights Bill Hutchinson, ABC News Eight months after being...
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News Dec 15, 2021

LA school board votes to delay student vaccine mandate as thousands remain non-compliant
Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- The Los Angeles public school district's board of education has approved delaying enforcement of its COVID-19 vaccine mandate to t...
Meredith Deliso, ABC News Dec 15, 2021

COVID-19 live updates: Unvaccinated 'looking at a winter' of illness, death: WH
John Moore/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.3 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 803,000 Americans, according to rea...
Morgan Winsor, Emily Shapiro, Ivan Pereira and Meredith Deliso, ABC News Dec 15, 2021

'A defining tragedy': US COVID death toll eclipses 800,000 as winter surge intensifies
PinkOmelet/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As Americans gather to toast the end of another particularly difficult year, many loved ones will be notably missing from holiday celebrations, a glaring reminder of the...
Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News Dec 14, 2021

OJ Simpson granted early release from his parole
Marilyn Nieves/iStock(LAS VEGAS) -- O. J. Simpson was granted an early discharge from his parole by Nevada state officials. Simpson, 74, has been on parole since October 2017 following a nine-year pri...
Ivan Pereira and Alex Stone, ABC News Dec 14, 2021

Man exonerated in killing of Malcolm X files civil claim seeking millions
Bettmann Archive via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Muhammad Aziz, one of two men exonerated last month in the killing of Malcom X, filed a civil claim Tuesday against New York state, seeking $20 million i...
Aaron Katersky and Haley Yamada, ABC News Dec 14, 2021

TSA has confiscated record number of guns at airports in 2021
TSA(WASHINGTON) -- The Transportation Security Administration in 2021 has confiscated the most guns ever in a single year -- some 5,700, most of which were loaded. The report comes at a time when the ...
Ayushi Agarwal, ABC News Dec 14, 2021

Oxford middle school closes for day due to social media threat after deadly shooting
Kameleon007/iStock(OXFORD, Mich.) -- Oxford Community Schools announced it is closing its middle school Tuesday due to a social media threat. The news comes days after the school district in Oxford, M...
Rosa Sanchez and Will McDuffie, ABC News Dec 14, 2021

COVID vaccination requirements may push more people to get their shots: Study
iStock/koto_feja(NEW YORK) -- Requiring proof of a COVID-19 vaccination to eat at a restaurant, go to a movie or take part in other indoor group activities may have a ripple effect, according to resea...
Ivan Pereira, ABC News Dec 13, 2021

Nassar victims reach $380 million settlement with USAG, USOPC
iStock/CatEyePerspective(NEW YORK) -- Victims of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar reached a $380 million settlement with USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and their in...
Ayushi Agarwal, ABC News Dec 13, 2021