Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Black man wrongfully detained by maskless police officer tests positive for COVID-19, fiancee says
Shantel Covi/FacebookBy DAN TOOMEY, ABC News(VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.) -- A Black man who was detained by police in Virginia Beach, Virginia after being suspected for a crime he did not commit, has tested ...
Dec 30, 2020
Nonprofit founder charged with murder after hit-and-run that killed two boys: DA
aijohn784/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- A co-founder of a nonprofit is facing murder charges after she allegedly drove into two young brothers, killing them, in suburban Los Angeles...
Dec 30, 2020
Authorities searching for suspect in fatal shooting of 7-year-old out Christmas shopping in Atlanta
Atlanta Police DepartmentBy MEREDITH DELISO and RACHEL KATZ, ABC News(ATLANTA) -- Authorities are still searching for a suspect in a shooting that killed a 7-year-old while she was Christmas shopping ...
Dec 30, 2020
Louisville police to fire two officers involved in fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor
Jon Cherry/Getty ImagesBy MARK OSBORNE, ABC News(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- The Louisville Metro Police Department has moved to fire two officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in her apart...
Dec 30, 2020
Coast Guard calls off search for person in water following Chesapeake Bay Bridge semitrailer crash
drnadig/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(BALTIMORE) -- The Coast Guard and local officials called off a daylong search Tuesday night for a man in the water near Virginia Beach following a tractor-trail...
Dec 29, 2020
Andre Hill did not appear to pose any threat before he was shot, officer tells investigators
FacebookBy MEREDITH DELISO and ANDY FIES, ABC News(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- An officer at the scene of a police-involved shooting in Columbus, Ohio, last week told investigators Andre Hill did not appear to...
Dec 29, 2020
Thousands of Colorado residents without heat after attack on gas service
TPerkins/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(ASPEN, Colo.) -- The FBI has joined a criminal investigation of what police said appears to be an "intentional attack" on gas service lines in Aspen, Colora...
Dec 29, 2020
'Suspicious' fire at Black church in Massachusetts under investigation
Springfield Fire Department/TwitterBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(SPRINGFIELD, Mass.) -- A fire at a Black church in Springfield, Massachusetts, is under investigation by local, state and federal authorit...
Dec 29, 2020
Black teen wrongly accused of stealing woman's phone says he's 'shell-shocked'
ABC NewsBy KELLY MCCARTHY and SABINA GHEBREMEDHIN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- In the wake of a now-viral incident where a woman accused a Grammy-winning Black jazz musician's teenage son of stealing her ce...
Dec 29, 2020
Hazardous weather expected as two storms travel across US for New Year's Eve
ABC NewsBy DANIEL MANZO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A major storm brought heavy snow, heavy rain and gusty winds to parts of the Southwest on Monday, especially in Southern California.This is the beginning...
Dec 29, 2020