Author Archives: Syndicated Content
US is leaving the Paris Agreement: How that will affect efforts to stop climate change
acilo/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. is set to officially withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement on Wednesday, three years after President Donald Trump announced his intent t...
Nov 02, 2020
Coronavirus updates: New cases on the rise in 49 states, territories
Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER and MARC NATHANSON ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1.2 million people worldwide.Over 46.5 millio...
Nov 02, 2020
Protests erupt over fatal shooting of Black man by deputies near Vancouver, Washington
iStock/Zbynek PospisilBY: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- With tensions already running high over the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old Black man by sheriff's deputies, protests this weekend in...
Nov 01, 2020
All travelers to New York must test negative for COVID-19, Cuomo announces
pinkomelet/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- New York state is moving away from a travel advisory that required a two-week quarantine for people coming from COVID-19 h...
Oct 31, 2020
AG Cameron defends decision to not advise Breonna Taylor grand jury of more charges
Breonna Taylor FamilyBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is defending his decision to not give the grand jury on the case surrounding the death of B...
Oct 31, 2020
Officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting sues Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker
Marilyn Nieves/iStockBy STEPHANIE WASH, ABC News(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, the officer shot and wounded during the raid on Breonna Taylor's apartment has filed a counterclaim agains...
Oct 30, 2020
US produced more plastic waste in 1 year than any other country on Earth: Study
Galina Shafran/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The United States produced more plastic waste than any other country in the world in 2016 -- about 92.6 billion pounds, researchers have now...
Oct 30, 2020
First snow of season expected for Northeast, as coldest air of season forecast for millions
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The first snow of the season is expected Friday morning for millions in the Northeast as Zeta weakens in the Atlantic.Cold air and a coastal storm are cha...
Oct 30, 2020
Two charged after explosives found in van amid unrest in Philadelphia
kali9/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News(PHILADELPHIA) -- Two people were charged Thursday with multiple felonies after police found explosives in a van in Philadelphia amid unrest in the city over th...
Oct 30, 2020
Six indicted in connection to airport cargo heists totaling $6M in designer goods
ABC NewsBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Six people, including two former airport workers, have been indicted in connection with two cargo heists totaling over $6 million in designer goods, p...
Oct 30, 2020