Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Body found at American Fork Canyon is likely missing 28-year-old hiker: Officials
Jessica Richardson/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A body found Tuesday at American Fork Canyon in Utah is likely 28-year-old Bobby Healey, who went missing on a hike on Sunday, authori...
Mar 17, 2021
Catholic order pledges $100 million to benefit descendants of enslaved people it sold
Descendants Truth and Reconciliation FoundationBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- The Jesuit Conference of U.S. and Canada, an order of the Catholic Church, announced the goal of raising $...
Mar 17, 2021
Invasive species of mosquito that could transmit diseases from animals to people found in Florida
frank600/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A new invasive species of mosquito that has the potential to transfer diseases from animals to humans has been found in Florida.The species, Aede...
Mar 17, 2021
Georgia spa murders: Suspect charged with 8 counts of murder
Cherokee Sheriff's Office GeorgiaBy IVAN PEREIRA, MATT FOSTER and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(ATLANTA) -- The man suspected of killing eight people in three separate shootings at spas in the Atlanta area ...
Mar 16, 2021
Two dead as California neighborhood rocked by fireworks explosion, large fire
kali9/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO and IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(ONTARIO, Calif.) -- A "large amount" of fireworks at a house sparked an explosion and fire Tuesday that left two people dead in Ontario, Califor...
Mar 16, 2021
Virginia becomes 4th state to ban cosmetic animal testing
Oleksii Liskonih/iStockBy JACQULINE LAUREAN YATES, GMA(RICHMOND, Va.) -- Virginia has now become the fourth state to put an end to cosmetic animal testing and sales of animal-tested cosmetics.Gov. Ral...
Mar 16, 2021
More than 800 Massachusetts State Police employees decline COVID-19 vaccine
Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesBy MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News(FRAMINGHAM, Mass.) -- More than 800 Massachusetts State Police employees declined to receive the COVID-19 vaccine despite...
Mar 16, 2021
Man allegedly gunned down four people after argument over stimulus check: Officials
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police departmentBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(INDIANAPOLIS) -- A man allegedly gunned down three adults and a child after arguing with his girlfriend over her stimulus check, a...
Mar 16, 2021
Mother and daughter arrested after allegedly casting hundreds of fraudulent Homecoming Court votes
Laura Rose Carroll is seen here on March 15, 2021 in this mugshot. - (Escambia County Sheriff's Office)By JON HAWORTH, ABC News(CANTONMENT, Fla.) -- An assistant principal and her daughter have been a...
Mar 16, 2021
Kristin Smart case: New search warrant served at home of suspect's father
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's OfficeBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(ARROYO GRANDE, Calif.) -- A new search warrant has been served in the 1996 disappearance of California college student Kristin Smart.T...
Mar 16, 2021