Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Scripps National Spelling Bee crowns champion after he confidently spells 'psammophile'
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images(OXON HILL, Md.) -- Dev Shah hoisted the coveted Scripps Cup after correctly spelling the word psammophile -- an organism that prefers or thrives in sandy areas ...
Jun 02, 2023
Texas cheerleader who was shot after friend got into the wrong car speaks out
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Payton Washington, one of two Texas cheerleaders shot in April after her friend accidentally opened the door of the wrong car, is speaking out for the first time since the attack...
Jun 02, 2023
With only dozens left, South Dakota zoo welcomes litter of 'critically endangered' red wolf pups
The Great Plains Zoo(SIOUX FALLS, S.D.) -- A zoo in South Dakota has welcomed a litter of critically endangered red wolf pups -- a litter vital to the existence of the species with only an estimated t...
Jun 02, 2023
Cadaver dogs arrive at Iowa building collapse in race against time to find survivors
georgeclerk/Getty Images(DAVENPORT, Iowa) -- An elite task force with dogs trained to smell death is combing through a partially collapsed building in eastern Iowa as three people remain missing. Iowa...
Jun 02, 2023
Judge rules Andrew Lester case to be partially sealed in the shooting of teenager Ralph Yarl
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) -- A judge on Thursday set preliminary hearing dates for Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, 2023 in Lester's case, according to ABC affiliate in Kansas City, KMBC....
Jun 02, 2023
Jon Pardi and wife Summer waltz easily into parenthood
ABC Jon Pardi seems to have made a seamless transition into fatherhood since the arrival of his daughter,Presley Fawn, on February 18. "Oh, man. Presley's awesome," the new dad tells ABC Aud...
Jun 02, 2023
South Carolina teen killed after shoplifting allegations remembered as 'intelligent, humorous'
Courtesy Rutherford Law(COLUMBIA, S.C.) -- A South Carolina teenager who police say was fatally shot by a gas station owner who they say had falsely accused him of shoplifting was remembered by h...
Jun 01, 2023
Former Houghton University employee claims he was fired for using pronouns in email signature
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As debate grows over how gender identity is handled in schools, many employees at educational institutions have said that they feel caught in the middle, and some also say t...
Jun 01, 2023
Daniel Penny chokehold death case before grand jury: Sources
Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The case against the Marine veteran charged in the chokehold death of a homeless man aboard a New York City subway train is now before a grand jury, sour...
Jun 01, 2023
Appeal planned after Ed Sheeran win over copyright infringement lawsuit involving 'Thinking Out Loud'
Theo Wargo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The family of Marvin Gaye's co-writer on "Let's Get it On" intends to appeal a verdict in Manhattan federal court for Ed Sheeran, according to a court filing ...
Jun 01, 2023