Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Spike in drug, alcohol related jail deaths puts spotlight on fallout from 'war on drugs'
iStock/Feverpitched(NEW YORK) -- Drug and alcohol-related jail deaths have skyrocketed in recent years, according to a recent report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and experts say that spike go...
KIARA ALFONSECA, ABC News Jul 04, 2021

Oakland Zoo begins experimental COVID-19 vaccine program on its wildlife
Oakland Zoo(OAKLAND, Calif.) -- The Oakland Zoo has begun a vaccination program to inoculate their highest risk animals from COVID-19 with an experimental vaccine that has been authorized by the Unite...
JON HAWORTH Jul 04, 2021

8 and 9-year-old boys charged with shooting death of 62-year-old man
iStock/Josiah S(WESTMINSTER, S.C.) -- An 8-year-old boy along with a 9-year-old boy have been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a 62-year-old man in South Carolina. The in...
JON HAWORTH, ABC News Jul 04, 2021

Tropical Storm Elsa moves through Caribbean, sets sights on US coastline this week
ABC News(HAVANA, Cuba) -- Tropical Storm Elsa is now 85 miles east of Kingston, Jamaica, and 185 miles southeast of Cabo Cruz, Cuba, as it moves west-northwest at 14 mph with current sustained winds a...
BRITTANY BORER and JON HAWORTH, ABC News Jul 04, 2021

Massachusetts police arrest group of 'heavily armed men' claiming to 'not recognize our laws'
(WAKEFIELD, Mass.) -- A bizarre incident unfolded Saturday morning in Wakefield, Massachusetts as nearly a dozen armed men were arrested after a standoff with police in the middle of a major highway. ...
ROSA SANCHEZ and MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News Jul 04, 2021

Surfside building collapse latest: Death toll rises to 24 as search effort pauses during demolition prep
iStock/felixmizioznikov(SURFSIDE, Fla.) -- The death toll at the 12-story residential building that partially collapsed in South Florida's Miami-Dade County last week has risen to 24, leaving 121 unac...
Morgan Winsor, Meredith Deliso and Marlene Lenthang Jul 03, 2021

Elsa weakens to tropical storm as it moves through Caribbean
iStock/eduardo_almeida(FLORIDA) -- Elsa, which was the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, has weakened to a tropical storm, though it is bringing damaging winds and rain as it moves through the C...
Brittany Borer, Meredith Deliso, and Dan Peck Jul 03, 2021

Charges will not be filed against Honolulu police in fatal shooting of Black man from South Africa
iStock/MattGush(HONOLULU) -- Three Honolulu police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Lindani Myeni, an unarmed South African rugby player, will not face criminal charges, according to the Dep...
Kiara Brantley-Jones, ABC News Jul 02, 2021

Wildfire experts urge skipping fireworks this July 4th amid extreme conditions
iStock/Weedezign(LOS ANGELES) -- Wildfire scientists and fire officials are pleading with people to forego fireworks this Fourth of July, as unprecedented heat waves and drought conditions have elevat...
Meredith Deliso, ABC News Jul 02, 2021

Garth Brooks is counting down the days until his Stadium Tour resumes in Las Vegas
Kevin Mazur/BBMA2020/Getty Images for dcpAfter a long, pandemic-induced break from the road, Garth Brooks is headed back out onstage this month in a big way. He’ll resume his Stadium Tour -- who...
Carena Liptak Jul 02, 2021
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