Author Archives: Syndicated Content
These are the notable ballot measures that voters approved or rejected
leezsnow/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Voters across the nation had crucial decisions to make at the state and local level.Here are the results for the most notable ballot measures on t...
Nov 05, 2020
Marijuana legalization measures pass in five states
Omer Serkan Bakir/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Five states will now legalize marijuana for both recreational and medical use.A majority of New Jersey and Arizona residents voted yes on...
Nov 04, 2020
US officially withdraws from Paris Agreement that aims to combat climate change
acilo/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. officially has left the Paris Agreement, three years after President Donald Trump announced he would leave the international climate change ...
Nov 04, 2020
Law enforcement has 'delicate balance' at polls on election day, police chiefs say
Courtesy Katherine StadlerBY: LUKE BARR, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — As business owners in Washington, D.C., and New York City board up their storefronts to protect against potential election unrest, ...
Nov 02, 2020
Holden Matthews sentenced to 25 years for setting fire to 3 historically Black churches in Louisiana
ABC NewsBY: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC NEWS (NEW ORLEANS) — A white man who pleaded guilty to torching three historically Black Louisania churches in a 10-day span was sentenced on Monday to 25 years ...
Nov 02, 2020
Massachusetts governor issues overnight stay-at-home advisory amid rise in COVID-19 cases
Sean Pavone /iStockBY: JULIA JACOBO AND ARIELLE MITROPOULOS, ABC NEWS (BOSTON) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has issued an overnight stay-at-home order, among other new mandates, in respons...
Nov 02, 2020
South Dakota AG was 'distracted' when he hit, killed pedestrian with car: Investigation
South Dakota Department of Public SafetyBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(HIGHMORE, S.D.) -- South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was "distracted" when he fatally struck a pedestrian on a highway in ...
Nov 02, 2020
Ohio secretary of state stresses 'election night results are never final'
da-kuk/iStockBy QUINN SCANLAN, ABC News(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- With just one day until Election Day, the question of when Americans will know the results of the 2020 election is top of mind, as President ...
Nov 02, 2020
Actress Lori Loughlin begins prison sentence for role in 'Varsity Blues' scandal
John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesBy KAROLINA RIVAS and ANGELINE JANE BERNABE, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Actress Lori Loughlin began her two-month sentence for her involvement in the so-...
Nov 02, 2020
Cold blast, lake effect snow and strong winds to hit Northeast
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Another cold blast is hitting the Northeast on Monday with a threat for damaging winds and up to a foot of lake effect snow in western New York.Already, w...
Nov 02, 2020