Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Idaho health meeting cut short by protesters at board members' homes
Oleksii Liskonih/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News(BOISE, Idaho) -- A virtual board meeting for an Idaho health district was cut short by protesters Tuesday."I just got a text from my neighbor that th...
Dec 09, 2020
FBI warns of COVID-19 vaccine scams
domoyega/iStockBy LUKE BARR, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- As the United States inches closer to Food and Drug Administration approval of a COVID-19 vaccination, the FBI is warning Americans of potential va...
Dec 09, 2020
$600,000 of counterfeit PPE seized at Texas warehouse
ICEBy LUKE BARR, ABC News(EL PASO, TEXAS) -- More than 100,000 counterfeit 3M N95 masks worth about $600,000 were seized at a warehouse in El Paso, Texas, federal authorities said.The counterfeit PPE ...
Dec 09, 2020
National Guard assisting Pennsylvania nursing home as COVID-19 cases rise
Phil Feyerabend/iStock By JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (UNIONTOWN, Pa.) -- The National Guard has been brought in to assist a Pennsylvania nursing home experiencing an alarming spike in COVID-19 cases.On De...
Dec 09, 2020
Fires in California as new storm moves across US with heavy snow, thunderstorms
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Gusty, dry and warm winds Tuesday of 50 to 71 mph in Southern California helped to dry the vegetation and spread several brush fires that flared up in Ven...
Dec 09, 2020
Authorities: 158 people arrested at 'massive underground party' in LA County
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office via FacebookBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- Los Angeles County deputies arrested nearly 160 people at a "massive underground party" that violated state...
Dec 09, 2020
Mother of Casey Goodson Jr. demands justice as FBI opens investigation into fatal police shooting
Family of Casey GoodsonBy HALEY YAMADA, ABC News(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- The family of Casey Goodson Jr. is calling for justice after the 23-year-old was shot dead while entering his home on Dec. 4 in Colu...
Dec 09, 2020
Team Tiger hoping Trump pardons Joe Exotic
Katie Conway/ABC NewsBy KATIE CONWAY, ABC News(FORT WORTH, Texas) -- The legal team fighting to free Joe Exotic, the jailed former owner of an exotic animal park in Oklahoma and star of the Netflix do...
Dec 09, 2020
Providing police with military gear does not reduce crime or protect officers: Studies
drakuliren/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Two independent studies have drawn the same conclusions: billions of dollars in surplus military equipment, including armored tanks and high-...
Dec 09, 2020
Florida agents raid COVID-19 data scientist's home after controversial firing
Rebekah JonesBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Florida law enforcement agents raided the home of a data scientist Monday, alleging the scientist had hacked into the state's emergency alert syst...
Dec 09, 2020