Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Portland, Oregon, and Oakland, California sue over federal law enforcement presence for protests
DNY59/iStockBy LUKE BARR, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Portland, Oregon, and Oakland, California, sued the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security over the use of federal agents and offic...
Oct 16, 2020
Strong winds, record heat will produce critical fire danger in California Friday
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Due to gusty winds and record heat in the Southwest and California, the areas are facing a critical fire danger Friday, especially in the Golden State.Fir...
Oct 16, 2020
Trump administration rejects California's request for wildfire disaster assistance
Toa55/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The federal government has denied California's request for a disaster declaration for wildfires that have burned swathes of land across the U.S. s...
Oct 16, 2020
How have students fared in the coronavirus pandemic? New data sheds some light
smolaw11/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- When the coronavirus pandemic disrupted school for millions of students last spring, studies projected alarming rates of learning loss as schoo...
Oct 16, 2020
Army makes changes to prioritize missing soldiers after Vanessa Guillen's death
powerofforever/iStockBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- In the wake of the high-profile disappearance of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen earlier this year, as well as other high-profile incidents, t...
Oct 16, 2020
Miami grapples with how to save treasured bay from rising seas, pollution
Art Wager/iStockBy STEPHANIE EBBS, JON SCHLOSBERG, GINGER ZEE and LINDSEY GRISWOLD, ABC News(MIAMI) -- An unprecedented fish kill in Miami's Biscayne Bay this summer has brought a new push to address ...
Oct 16, 2020
Family of Black man who died in police custody describe 'horrific' bodycam video
Mona Hardin, the mother of Ronald Greene. (ABC News)By ANTHONY RIVAS, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- It's been over a year since Ronald Greene died in an incident with the Louisiana State Police that's become ...
Oct 16, 2020
Self-described neo-Nazi pleads guilty in plot to attack historic synagogue
El Paso County Sheriff's Office via TwitterBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A self-described neo-Nazi pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to federal hate crime and explosives charges for p...
Oct 16, 2020
Coronavirus live updates: Chris Christie speaks out after contracting COVID-19
Myriam Borzee/iStock By MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1 million people worldwide.Over 38.9 million people across the globe have been...
Oct 16, 2020
Security guard to face 2nd-degree murder charges in Denver protest shooting: DA
kuzma/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(DENVER) -- A private security guard who claimed self-defense in a fatal shooting following protests in Denver over the weekend will face second-degree murder c...
Oct 15, 2020