Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New York City public elementary schools to reopen in-person
fernandogarciaesteban/iStockBY: ALEXANDRA SVOKOS, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced elementary schools will be reopening in-person on Monday, Dec. 7, in a revers...
Nov 29, 2020
Heavy rain ongoing on Gulf Coast as storm aims for Northeast next week
georgeclerk/iStockBY: REED MCDONOUGH, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Heavy rain is ongoing along the northern Gulf Coast Saturday morning. As of Friday evening, several counties reported over 2 inches of...
Nov 28, 2020
New storm system to travel across the South this weekend
ABC NewsBy DANIEL MANZO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- After a relatively quiet Thanksgiving across much of the U.S., the weather pattern is about to turn quite turbulent in the coming days.A new storm syste...
Nov 27, 2020
Coronavirus live updates: US virus cases may be about 8 times higher than reported
Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, IVAN PEREIRA and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 61 million people and killed over 1.4 milli...
Nov 27, 2020
George Floyd's brothers on the fight for justice, remembering him on Thanksgiving
Courtesy Ben Crump LawBy ANTHONY RIVAS and ALLIE YANG, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Six months after George Floyd was killed in police custody, his brothers said they still feel compelled to fight for justic...
Nov 27, 2020
Scientists, students demand action to keep Arecibo radio telescope operating
RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP via Getty ImagesBy CRISTINA CORUJO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- After the National Scientific Foundation (NSF) announced last Thursday the demolition and decommission of the iconic Arec...
Nov 27, 2020
Heavy rain in the Northeast, critical fire danger in the Southwest
ABC NewsBy DANIEL MANZO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The holiday storm that has been tracking across the country brought some severe weather and heavy rain to parts of the Midwest and the south on Wednesday...
Nov 26, 2020
Denver mayor offers apology for Thanksgiving travel after urging residents to stay home
cosmonaut/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(DENVER) -- The mayor of Denver apologized for traveling on Wednesday after having urged residents to stay home for Thanksgiving as COVID-19 cases surge.On ...
Nov 26, 2020
Sanford Health CEO steps down following reports he won't wear a mask
Ben Harding/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The head of one of the largest regional health systems in the Midwest announced his retirement this week, following a controversy over recen...
Nov 26, 2020
Coronavirus updates: TSA screens record number of travelers since pandemic began
Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, IVAN PEREIRA and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 60.7 million people and killed over 1.4 mi...
Nov 26, 2020