Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Military investigating whether service members participated in US Capitol assault
Elisank79/iStockBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- The military services are looking into whether any active-duty military personnel may have participated in the assault on the U.S. Capitol la...
Jan 13, 2021
Cat reunites with owner after vanishing three years ago in deadly California mudslides
Facebook/Animal Shelter Assistance ProgramBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) -- A pet cat who was thought to have died along with her owner in the massive Southern California mudslides i...
Jan 13, 2021
Coronavirus live updates: Ohio State University researchers discover new variant
Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 91.7 million people worldwide and killed o...
Jan 13, 2021
Barbershops in Black communities provide information on COVID-19, vaccine
Andrew SuggsBy BECKY PERLOW and KENNETH MOTON, ABC News(BALTIMORE) -- A teenage boy with electric-blue glasses reached toward the handle of the barbershop entrance, trying to grab the door before it c...
Jan 12, 2021
Former officer Derek Chauvin to stand trial for George Floyd's death separately
Hennepin County JailBy HALEY YAMADA, ABC News(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) -- Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will stand trial for the death of George Floyd alone, a Minnesota judge ordered on ...
Jan 12, 2021
Couple indicted for allegedly faking COVID infection to delay husband's trial
Valerii Evlakhov/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A New York City couple was indicted Monday for allegedly faking their coronavirus infections in order to delay the husband’s drug ...
Jan 12, 2021
Atmospheric river hitting West with threat of flooding, landslides, winds and snow
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A major atmospheric river is aimed at the West Coast Tuesday and Wednesday and will bring a threat for river flooding, landslides, damaging winds and hea...
Jan 12, 2021
Experts say echo chambers from apps like Parler, Gab contributed to attack on Capitol
BackyardProduction/iStockBy LAURA ROMERO, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- As Trump loyalists stormed the U.S. Capitol last week, conservative-leaning social media sites like Parler and Gab erupted with talk ...
Jan 12, 2021
Kentucky lawmaker introduces three new bills in wake of Breonna Taylor case
traveler1116/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (FRANKFORT, Ky.) -- A Kentucky lawmaker has begun the state's legislative session by introducing three bills that address police conduct and protests in th...
Jan 12, 2021
Police officer killed just one day before retirement in high-speed chase
amphotora/iStockBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A police officer has been killed in the line of duty just one day away from retirement when a suspect intentionally crashed into his police cruis...
Jan 12, 2021