Author Archives: Syndicated Content
California authorities identify those injured in deadly crash near US-Mexico border
katifcam/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(HOLTVILLE, Calif.) -- Authorities have begun to identify the victims of a deadly car crash that happened earlier this week in California, just north of the U....
Mar 05, 2021
Water slowly returns to Jackson, Mississippi residents but boil order remains
Oleksandr Filon/iStockBy MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News(JACKSON, Miss.) -- Water is slowly returning to homes in Jackson, Mississippi, but a boil water order remains for the city's more than 160,000 resid...
Mar 05, 2021
Texas governor on ending mask order: 'We no longer need government running our lives'
Michael Anthony/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(HOUSTON) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is opening up about his decision to end the state mask mandate, stressing that he still urges residents to take prec...
Mar 05, 2021
Cold blast hits Northeast as new storm gets ready to slam West, from California to Washington
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Winter is back for the Northeast.Upstate New York and New England are seeing below zero-degree wind chills Friday morning, as the I-95 corridor is seeing...
Mar 05, 2021
Body found 465 feet below Grand Canyon rim believed to be missing Kentucky man, authorities say
jose1983/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Authorities believe they have found the body of a Kentucky man who disappeared at the Grand Canyon last week.John Pennington, 40, of Walton, Ken...
Mar 05, 2021
Texas power grid CEO fired in wake of last month's fatal blackouts
Aaron M. Sprecher/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBy HALEY YAMADA, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Bill Magness, CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, was fired on Wednesday in the wake of February's dea...
Mar 05, 2021
San Diego Zoo vaccinates great apes against COVID-19
Goddard_Photography/iStockBy MARK OSBORNE, ABC News (SAN DIEGO) -- The San Diego Zoo announced on Thursday it was in the process of inoculating many of its great apes after several of its gorillas bec...
Mar 05, 2021
'I am an American, too': Violence sparks new grief, reckoning for Asian Americans
ABC Photo IllustrationBy NAM CHO and CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A barrage of attacks on Asian Americans, reported to be fueled in part by biases pertaining to the coronavirus pandemic...
Mar 05, 2021
LA business owners fighting to survive in pandemic feel mix of hope and frustration
ABC NewsBy ASHLEY RIGGLE, MARJORIE MCAFFEE, and ANTHONY RIVAS, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- As Los Angeles edges out of the most restrictive tier in its covid-19 reopening plan, small business owners who&...
Mar 04, 2021
Dallas police officer arrested on 2 counts of capital murder
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStockBy MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News(DALLAS) -- A Texas police officer was arrested Thursday on two counts of capital murder, authorities said.Bryan Riser, a 13-year veteran of the Dal...
Mar 04, 2021