Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Family pleads with US attorney general for better treatment of Ghislaine Maxwell during trial
iStock/nirat(NEW YORK) -- Ghislaine Maxwell's siblings have written to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, appealing for "immediate improvements" to her treatment by the Federal Bureau of Prisons a...
James Hill and Aaron Katersky, ABC News Dec 06, 2021

261 vehicle crashes in 18 hours as snow sweeps across Minnesota
iStock/MattGush(NEW YORK) -- A Minnesota snowstorm turned highways and roads into a slippery destruction derby in which at least 261 vehicle crashes were reported in an 18-hour period, authorities sai...
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News Dec 06, 2021

Hawaii bracing for 'catastrophic' rainfall with flash flooding, landslides
iStock/imagedepotpro(NEW YORK) -- Portions of Hawaii are bracing for potentially catastrophic rainfall this week, just days after some islands were hit with an early winter snowstorm. Major flash floo...
Julia Jacobo, ABC News Dec 06, 2021

Omicron live updates: US daily death average surges
Tempura/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.2 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 790,000 Americans, according to real-time da...
Morgan Winsor, Emily Shapiro and Ivan Pereira, ABC News Dec 06, 2021

Artist did not knowingly help alleged Michigan school shooter's parents flee: Lawyer
Oakland County Sheriff's Office(DETROIT) -- The parents of Ethan Crumbley, the 15-year-old who authorities said killed four classmates at his Michigan high school, are still in jail after a judge assi...
Julia Jacobo, ABC News Dec 06, 2021

With omicron in Colorado, 'last thing that we want is another wave,' governor says
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Despite two cases being detected in his state, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis reiterated he's not yet alarmed by the emergence of the omicron variant. "We always wish that we had next...
Hannah Demissie, ABC News Dec 06, 2021

Man arrested, charged in harassment case against Kim Potter judge
ilkaydede/iStock(MINNEAPOLIS) -- A man was arrested for allegedly harassing the judge overseeing the trial of Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, officer who shot Daunte Wright during a...
Sasha Pezenik and Ivan Pereira, ABC News Dec 06, 2021

Four family members dead after small plane crashes in California
MattGush/iStock(VISALIA, Calif.) -- All four people on board a small plane that crashed in California Saturday are dead, according to the Tulare County Sheriff's Office. They were all related. It is u...
William Mansell, ABC News Dec 06, 2021

Florida Tech student fatally shot in armed confrontation with officers, police say
iStock/tillsonburg(FLORIDA) -- A Florida Institute of Technology student who was reportedly wielding a knife at students on campus was fatally shot by officers Friday night, authorities said. Pol...
Meredith Deliso Dec 04, 2021

Member of 'Jena Six' speaks out on race and the justice system 15 years later
Getty/Bloomberg(LOUISIANA) -- Bryant Purvis was just 17 when he became a part of the "Jena Six." He and five other Black teens were accused and later convicted of attacking a white student at a high s...
Abby Cruz and Kiara Alfonseca Dec 04, 2021