Author Archives: Syndicated Content
North Carolina stops issuing Confederate flag license plates
BSPollard/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(RALEIGH, N.C.) -- The Tar Heel State removed a remnant from its Confederate past from the roads.A representative from the North Carolina Department of Transpo...
Feb 02, 2021
Congress pays tribute to fallen Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick
uschools/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Members of Congress and law enforcement gathered at the Capitol Rotunda Wednesday for a ceremony to honor Capitol Police of...
Feb 02, 2021
New Minneapolis police body camera policy intended to boost transparency in wake of George Floyd's death
reddees/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(MINNEAPOLIS) -- In an ongoing effort to improve police accountability and transparency in the aftermath of George Floyd's death, the mayor and police chief o...
Feb 02, 2021
Two FBI agents gunned down while serving warrant are identified
Nes/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO and LUKE BARR, ABC News (SUNRISE, Fla.) -- Two FBI agents were gunned down and three others were hurt from a shooting during a search warrant execution in Sunrise, Florida, ...
Feb 02, 2021
Nor'easter to linger through Tuesday with more snow expected along I-95 corridor
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, MELISSA GRIFFIN and JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The nor’easter slamming the East Coast is bringing more than 2 and a half feet of snow, winds of over 70 mph and c...
Feb 02, 2021
Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow at virtual ceremony
Jeff Swensen/Getty ImagesBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Punxsutawney Phil, Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog, awoke Tuesday morning to see his shadow which means that -- according to legend...
Feb 02, 2021
COVID-19 updates: One million vaccine doses going out directly to pharmacies next week
Myriam Borzee/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 103.8 million people worldwid...
Feb 02, 2021
Barbara Bush foundation, city of Houston team up to take on illiteracy
David Hume Kennerly/Getty ImagesBy ADISA HARGETT-ROBINSON, ABC News (HOUSTON) -- Former first lady Barbara Bush’s foundation is partnering with the city of Houston to increase the city's jaw-dro...
Feb 02, 2021
Activists take over Washington hotel to demand housing for homeless during pandemic
RapidEye/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (OLYMPIA, Wash.) -- Members of a housing advocacy group were arrested in Washington state Sunday after they allegedly stormed a hotel in Olympia and occupied i...
Feb 02, 2021
Judge puts brakes on return to school for COVID-worried Minneapolis teachers
narvikk/iStockBy: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (MINNEAPOLIS) -- A judge has granted public school teachers and staff in Minneapolis a temporary restraining order halting the school district's plan to res...
Feb 01, 2021