Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Billionaire calls relationship with Jeffrey Epstein a 'horrible mistake'
Florida Dept. of Law EnforcementBy JAMES HILL, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Billionaire investor Leon Black addressed his prior relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during an earnings call Thursday...
Oct 30, 2020
Coronavirus live updates: ICU beds are 80% filled in quarter of US hospitals
Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1.18 million people worldwide.Over 45 million people across the globe have b...
Oct 30, 2020
Nearly 30% increase in guns, drugs seized at northern border, CBP says
CBP BuffaloBy LUKE BARR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- In September, according to authorities, Pascale Ferrier sent letters to President Donald Trump filled with ricin, and a few days later she was arrested a...
Oct 29, 2020
Former Miss America winner Leanza Cornett dies at 49
M. Von Holden/WireImageBy MEGAN STONE, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Leanza Cornett, who was crowned Miss America in 1993, has died at the age of 49.The Miss America Organization confirmed the beauty queen's ...
Oct 29, 2020
Amid pandemic, hospitals warned of 'credible' and 'imminent' cyberthreat
beerkoff/iStockBy LUKE BARR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are warning of an upcoming ransomw...
Oct 29, 2020
Coronavirus updates: Clemson's Trevor Lawrence, likely NFL top pick, tests positive
Samara Heisz/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1.1 million people worldwide.Over 44.9 million people across...
Oct 29, 2020
Zeta latest: 5 dead, massive power outages, delayed early voting in Georgia
ABC NewsBy EMILY SHAPIRO and MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- At least five people are dead after Hurricane Zeta slammed into the South, leaving a trail of destruction before turning toward the Nort...
Oct 29, 2020
Van full of explosives found in Philadelphia following week of social unrest: Police
ABC News/WPVI-TVBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News (PHILADELPHIA) -- The city of Philadelphia is on high alert Thursday after authorities discovered a van filled with explosives and other suspicious cargo -- in...
Oct 29, 2020
3 men facing firearms charges had extremist ties, possible list of targets: Official
Marilyn Nieves/iStockBy LUKE BARR, ALEXANDER MALLIN, and LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- A senior law enforcement official told ABC News Wednesday that three men charged with federal firearms v...
Oct 28, 2020
NASA and SpaceX targeting Nov. 14 for next crewed launch to ISS
Andrei Stanescu/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News(ORLANDO) -- In just a few weeks, NASA and SpaceX are set to launch a diverse crew of astronauts to the International Space Station as part of the...
Oct 28, 2020