Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Student raises over $70K for scholarship for women after professor's viral comments
Ally Orr(BOISE, Idaho) -- A college student who took action after a professor at her school stated that women should not be recruited into fields like engineering, medicine and law has now raised over...
Katie Kindelan, ABC News Jan 10, 2022

Smoke inhalation killed all 17 victims in New York City apartment fire, medical examiner says
Scott Heins/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An open door to an apartment unit where a space heater caught fire allowed the smoke to spread throughout all floors of a 19-story building in New York City on Su...
Morgan Winsor, ABC News Jan 09, 2022

5th victim possibly linked to 'shopping cart killer,' as police identity 2 others
Fairfax County Police Department(ALEXANDRIA, Virginia) -- Virginia police believe they have found a fifth victim linked to an alleged serial killer dubbed the "shopping cart killer," as authorities id...
Meredith Deliso, ABC News Jan 08, 2022

Sea lion rescued off busy California highway miles from harbor
Josefine Jandinger(SAN DIEGO, Calif.) -- A sea lion managed to make its way onto a busy California highway Friday, before animal rescuers, first responders and a couple of good Samaritans were able to...
Meredith Deliso, ABC News Jan 08, 2022

Webb telescope spreads its wings, completes final deployment measures
Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After two weeks in its cosmic nest, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spread its wings and will fly to the farthest regions of unknown space. Crews ...
Ivan Pereira, ABC News Jan 08, 2022

Worker dies in roof collapse at Pennsylvania mine
WTAE-TV(SPRINGHILL TOWNSHIP, Penn.) -- A worker is dead after a stone mine collapsed in southwestern Pennsylvania Friday, officials said. The roof of the Laurel Aggregates' Lake Lynn mine in Springhil...
Meredith Deliso, ABC News Jan 08, 2022

46 Philadelphia schools switch to virtual learning
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) -- The Philadelphia School District announced on Friday that 46 of its schools will switch to virtual learning as the omicron variant and a winter storm take a...
Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News Jan 08, 2022

Students demand action after Penn professor's 'racist' comments about Asians
iStock/sshepard(NEW YORK) -- The University of Pennsylvania came under fire this week after a law professor made inflammatory comments about Asians and the Asian-American community during an interview...
Abby Cruz, ABC News Jan 07, 2022

Body camera footage released in fatal shooting of Ohio man on New Year's Day
iStock/PeopleImages(NEW YORK) -- Just a few minutes after the clock struck midnight, James "Roe" Williams was fatally shot by police on New Year's Day. The Canton Police Department has now released bo...
Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News Jan 07, 2022

First confirmed casualty of devastating Colorado wildfire identified
iStock/Kamonchai Mattakulphon(DENVER) -- Officials have identified the first confirmed casualty of a devastating wildfire in Colorado. Partial human remains found Wednesday at a home in unincorporated...
Meredith Deliso, ABC News Jan 07, 2022
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