Author Archives: Syndicated Content
irginia lawmakers introduce bill to abolish death penalty
ablokhin/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(RICHMOND, Va.) -- Virginia state lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday that would abolish the state's death penalty.Virginia House of Delegates member Mik...
Jan 13, 2021
ABC News exclusive: Jacob Blake recalls going 'limp' when shot 7 times by police officer
ABC NewsBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(KENOSHA, Wis.) -- Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old father, said he "kinda went limp" when he was shot seven times by a Wisconsin police officer and was left partially para...
Jan 13, 2021
FAA toughens unruly passenger policy after flight disruptions in wake of Capitol riot
NoDerog/iStockBy MINA KAJI, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will begin handing down stricter punishments to unruly airline passengers without a warning, including "fi...
Jan 13, 2021
ICUs at risk of being overrun within days in Austin, Texas
narvikk/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News(AUSTIN, Texas) -- Intensive care units in Austin, Texas, are expected to run out of capacity within days as hospitalizations in the area continue to rise.As o...
Jan 13, 2021
Up to 20,000 Guardsmen, many armed, will now help with inauguration security
Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The security preparations for next week’s presidential inauguration increased yet again Wednesday with now up t...
Jan 13, 2021
Far-right video blogger, man with Confederate flag among latest Capitol siege arrests
Tidewater Regional JailBy ALEXANDER MALLIN and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- More than a week after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, federal authorities continue to charge people who alleged...
Jan 13, 2021
Manhunt continues for three escaped California inmates after three others captured
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(MERCED COUNTY, Calif.) -- Authorities in California are still on the hunt for three of the six men they say escaped from jail over the weekend using a...
Jan 13, 2021
Major storm hitting the West with damaging winds and flooding
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A strong cold front moved through the West Coast overnight bringing damaging winds, heavy rain and landslides.Winds gusted near 70 mph in western Washing...
Jan 13, 2021
Video shows retired Navy SEAL boasting of 'breaching the Capitol'
Obtained by ABC NewsBy JAMES GORDON MEEK and CATHERINE SANZ, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- A retired U.S. Navy SEAL is facing questions from the FBI after boasting in a Facebook video about "breaching the ...
Jan 13, 2021
School board threatens to dock pay for teachers who do not report to class
smolaw11/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (CHICAGO) -- Chicago Public Schools has threatened to dock the pay of teachers who do not report to class as the school district returns to in-person learning ...
Jan 13, 2021