Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Doctor arrested in sex-for-drugs sting
Dr. William Spencer Suffolk County, New York, doctor and legislator has been arrested for allegedly attempting to exchange oxycodone for sex.- (WABC, FILE)By AARON KATERSKY, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A Lo...
Oct 21, 2020
Officer in Breonna Taylor shooting says he would have done things differently
Breonna Taylor FamilyBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- In the seven months since he and his police colleagues executed a warrant at Breonna Taylor's apartment that resulted in her being killed...
Oct 21, 2020
Record snow hits upper Midwest, red flag warnings from California to Colorado
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A record-breaking snowstorm has hit the upper Midwest with some areas getting more than 10 inches of snow.In Minneapolis, 7.9 inches of snow fell Tuesday ...
Oct 21, 2020
Vanessa Guillen's family to get full benefits after her death deemed 'in the line of duty'
U.S. ArmyBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Army has informed Spc. Vanessa Guillen's family that they are entitled to her full Army benefits because her death was "in the line of duty,...
Oct 21, 2020
Cop shoots and kills pit bull during mauling as victim was being dragged by her neck
vmargineanu/iStockBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A woman is lucky to be alive after a cop shot and killed a pit bull in the middle of a violent mauling that left her with serious injuries to h...
Oct 21, 2020
Coronavirus live updates: NJ governor self-isolating, being tested
narvikk/iStock By MORGAN WINSOR and CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1.1 million people worldwide.Over 40.7 million people across...
Oct 21, 2020
In this small Alaskan town, 5 COVID cases meant an immediate lockdown
pinkomelet/iStockBy ABC News(SKAGWAY, Ak.) -- Hours before an ABC News story about the last COVID-free counties in America published last week, one on the list, Skagway, a 1,000-person community nestl...
Oct 20, 2020
Officer shot during Breonna Taylor incident says her shooting 'not a race thing'
ABC News/The Louisville Courier JournalBy ALLIE YANG, ABC News(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- For the first time, the police officer injured in Breonna Taylor's shooting death is speaking out -- Jonathan Matting...
Oct 20, 2020
Navy F/A-18 crashes in California, pilot ejected safely
cr8it/iStockBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News(CENTRAL VALLEY, Calif.) -- A Navy F/A-18E fighter jet crashed in California on Tuesday, but the pilot was able to eject safely, according to a Navy spokesman."An...
Oct 20, 2020
7 charged in trafficking ring that sent thousands of flying squirrels from Florida to Asia, officials say
kali9/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(BUSHNELL, Fla.) -- Wildlife officials in Florida have charged seven people connected to a trafficking ring that allegedly smuggled thousands of flying squirrels t...
Oct 20, 2020