Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Plan called off to shorten sentences of Massachusetts prisoners who get COVID vaccine
sorsillo/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(BOSTON) -- The governor of Massachusetts has rescinded a plan to shorten the sentences of inmates in the state's prison system for getting COVID-19 vaccinat...
Feb 04, 2021
Former police officer Adam Coy charged with murder in death of Andre Hill
Franklin County Ohio SheriffBy William MANSELL and BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Former Columbus, Ohio, police officer Adam Coy has been charged with murder in the shooting death of And...
Feb 04, 2021
Jeffrey Epstein victims' fund to suspend compensation offers
Stephanie Keith/Getty ImagesBy JAMES HILL, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- An independent claims program for alleged victims of the late sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein has suspended compensation offers to those i...
Feb 04, 2021
Mexico stops accepting families turned away from the US/Mexico border due to Trump-era COVID-19 order
stellalevi/iStockBy LUKE BARR and QUINN OWEN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Mexico has stopped accepting families designated for "expulsion" from the U.S.-Mexico border under the auspice of a COVID-19 order...
Feb 04, 2021
'Unprecedented' NYC police discipline guidelines could serve as model throughout US
Marco Curaba/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Heralding a "major, unprecedented step" toward holding errant police officers accountable, the Civilian Complaint Review Board and the New Y...
Feb 04, 2021
Car stolen with 30 vials of COVID-19 vaccines inside: Police
Plant City Police Dept.By EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(PLANT CITY, Fla.) -- Police said the car is a 2018 gray Hyundai Accent with Florida license plate NPJJ58.Police in Florida are searching for a man who...
Feb 04, 2021
DHS 'closely monitoring' for domestic violent extremist threats ahead of Super Bowl
400tmax/iStockBy LUKE BARR, ABC News(TAMPA, Fla.) -- The acting deputy DHS secretary said that the department is "closely monitoring" domestic violent extremist threats ahead of the Super Bowl but sai...
Feb 04, 2021
Angry maskless man denied food service, returns with gun to steal fried chicken and waffles
KABC-TVBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News (LOS ANGELES) -- A man who was denied service for not wearing a mask at a fried chicken restaurant allegedly returned with a gun and held up the kitchen before robbing ...
Feb 04, 2021
COVID-19 live updates: More European countries limit Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine
Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER, IVAN PEREIRA and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 104.5 million people worldwi...
Feb 04, 2021
Snowstorm with dangerous blizzard conditions slams Midwest: Latest forecast
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, MELISSA GRIFFIN and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A powerful storm is bringing snow, ice, high winds and blizzard conditions to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes on Thur...
Feb 04, 2021