Author Archives: Syndicated Content

California mudslides trap residents, damage homes
ABC NewsBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif.) -- Dangerous mudslides have trapped residents and damaged 20 to 25 homes in the coastal California county of Monterey, fire officials said.M...
ABC Audio Jan 27, 2021

COVID-19 'long-haulers' trying to decode lasting symptoms a year after falling ill
ABC NewsBy IGNACIO TORRES, CHO PARK, ZOE LAKE, and ANTHONY RIVAS, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Shayna Zweiback is a survivor of the coronavirus. After contracting the viral infection in March last year, she ...
ABC Audio Jan 27, 2021

US Army changes standards for women to allow ponytails, nail polish, breastfeeding
Niyazz/iStockBy KATIE KINDELAN, GMA(WASHINGTON) -- Women in the U.S. Army can soon wear nail polish, lipstick and earrings as well as their hair in more natural hairstyles thanks to what the Army call...
ABC Audio Jan 27, 2021

DHS uses federal alert system for first time in a year to warn of domestic terrorist threat
400tmax/iStockBy MIKE LEVINE, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Using a federal system designed to warn all Americans about terrorist threats to the U.S. homeland, the Department of Homeland Security has issued...
ABC Audio Jan 27, 2021

70-year-old man at-large after allegedly killing two duck hunters: Officials
Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationsBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(LAKE COUNTY, Tenn.) -- Tennessee authorities are searching for a 70-year-old man accused of shooting and killing two duck hunters, official...
ABC Audio Jan 27, 2021

US 'actively looking' at requiring COVID testing before domestic flights
gerenme/iStockBy MINA KAJI and CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is "actively looking" at requiring COVID-19 tests before domestic flights, a senior Centers for Disease ...
ABC Audio Jan 27, 2021

Third storm in a row slams US causing threats of mudslides, flooding and avalanches
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Three storms continue to march across the country with the third storm reaching the West Coast overnight where thousands have been forced to evacuate.The...
ABC Audio Jan 27, 2021

Intel report warns officials are 'very likely' to be cyberattack targets amid remote transition
scyther5/iStockBy WILL STEAKIN and JOSH MARGOLIN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- Working remotely amid a pandemic has been complicated for the average person, but for officials involved in the transition fr...
ABC Audio Jan 27, 2021

Lawsuit filed after off-duty officer, 'mob' allegedly tried to force way into Black teen's home
DNY59/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A former North Carolina police officer who was fired and criminally charged last year after he allegedly gathered a group of armed people and tried ...
ABC Audio Jan 27, 2021

Latinos in LA area disproportionately affected by COVID
vlvart/iStockBy ABBY CRUZ, ABC News (LOS ANGELES) -- With California ending a regional stay-at-home order issued because of strained capacity in the state's intensive care units, current COVID-19 data...
ABC Audio Jan 27, 2021