Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty ImagesBy ARIELLE MITROPOULOS and ELLA TORRES, ABC News (HOLYOKE, Mass.) — An independent investigation into the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts, a state-run facility where more than 90 residents died since the coronavirus pandemic began, found that “substantial errors” and “utterly baffling” decisions by the home’s leadership likely […]
DNY59/iStockBy CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — At 18-years-old Samuel Brownridge was identified by two witnesses as the gunman responsible for the 1994 execution-style murder of Darryle Adams in Queens, New York. Brownridge was convicted and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison the following year, yet, he […]
Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MATT GUTMAN and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles County has more cases of coronavirus than any other county in the U.S. as of Wednesday morning. LA has over 88,500 residents diagnosed with COVID-19, followed by 87,700 cases in Cook County, Illinois, and 64,000 cases […]
NEW YORK (AP) — By the time Major League Baseball returns in late July, it will have been more than four months since teams last played. The season is now going to be a 60-game sprint to the finish, held in ballparks without fans and featuring some unusual rules. There […]
Katherine Carscallen’s livelihood depends on seasonal sockeye salmon fishing in Bristol Bay, Alaska, but she fears COVID-19 may cause history to repeat itself. – (Courtesy Katherine Carscallen)By KAYNA WHITWORTH, CONNOR BURTON and JENNA HARRISON, ABC News (BRISTOL BAY, Alaska) — “It’s just how the earth is supposed to be,” says […]
ABC NewsBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A Black mother and her young child claim they were denied service at a Baltimore restaurant because of the color of their skin. Marcia Grant and her 9-year-old son Dallas were turned away from being seated at Ouzo Bay, an upscale […]
Skyhobo/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (MADISON, Wis.) — Turmoil unfolded outside the Wisconsin State Capitol on Tuesday night as protesters allegedly attacked a state senator, smashed windows and toppled two historic statues. Demonstrations began in downtown Madison earlier Tuesday following the arrest of a Black protest organizer, who police say […]
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — About 200 homes were evacuated in the Phoenix metro area due to a new wildfire that ignited Tuesday. The new wildfire is called the Aquila Fire and it is 893 acres and is 0% contained and, currently, gusty winds are fueling […]
Breonna Taylor FamilyBy ROSA SANCHEZ, ABC News (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — One of the three police officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor has been terminated from the force. Brett Hankison was fired from the Louisville Metro Police Department on Tuesday, more than three months after Taylor’s death. Taylor, a […]
US ArmyBy WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Officials and family members now suspect foul play in the disappearance of Pfc. Vanessa Guillen, who went missing on April 22. She was last seen in the parking lot of her Regimental Engineer Squadron Headquarters at Fort Hood, Texas. Texas Rep. […]
