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Month: January 2021

POLL: 9 in 10 say pandemic not controlled; two-thirds intend to vaccinate

POLL: 9 in 10 say pandemic not controlled; two-thirds intend to vaccinate

Ridofranz/iStockBy ALLISON DE JONG, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Nearly 9 in 10 Americans say the coronavirus pandemic is not under control in the United States, but far fewer say they’ll get vaccinated against it, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds. As the country endures record levels of daily […]

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Residents asked to shelter in place in parts of Poconos after multiple shootings

Residents asked to shelter in place in parts of Poconos after multiple shootings

Daniel Tadevosyan/iStockBy DARREN REYNOLDS and WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Residents in parts of the Poconos have been asked to shelter in place after multiple shootings at multiple locations left at least four injured Monday night, according to officials. The Monroe County Office of Emergency Management said those […]

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Ohio police officer shot and killed following hours long standoff

Ohio police officer shot and killed following hours long standoff

amphotora/iStockBy MATT FOSTER and WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News (TOLEDO, Ohio) — The Toledo Police Department announced that 24-year-old officer Brandon Stalker was shot and killed after a standoff situation at a home Monday afternoon. Officer Stalker was killed when SWAT teams forced an unnamed suspect out of the home he […]

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All armed National Guardsman on duty in DC vetted by FBI amid inauguration threats

All armed National Guardsman on duty in DC vetted by FBI amid inauguration threats

MivPiv/iStockBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Every one of the armed National Guardsmen deployed around the U.S. Capitol and the streets of Washington, D.C., to help with security for Wednesday’s presidential inauguration has already been vetted by the FBI as they look for any potential insider threats, according to […]

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Two dogs credited with saving owner’s life from burning home die in same fire

Two dogs credited with saving owner’s life from burning home die in same fire

JeffKontur/iStockBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News (DINWIDDIE, Va.) — Two dogs are being credited with saving the life of their owner after they woke him up while his house was burning down before perishing in the fire themselves. The incident occurred at 6:24 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 18 in Dinwiddie, Virginia, […]

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Spirit agent hospitalized, passengers arrested after bag dispute

Spirit agent hospitalized, passengers arrested after bag dispute

DaveAlan/iStockBy MINA KAJI, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Two Spirit Airlines agents were injured on Sunday after three passengers “attacked them” while trying to board a flight from Detroit to Atlanta “without authorization” on Sunday, the airline said. Spirit Airlines told ABC News that the group became combative after the […]

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Man allegedly lived in Chicago airport’s secure area for three months

Man allegedly lived in Chicago airport’s secure area for three months

rafalkrakow/iStockBy MINA KAJI, ABC News (CHICAGO) — A man allegedly lived undetected inside the secure area of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for three months, living off of food provided to him by strangers, before he was arrested this weekend. “While this incident remains under investigation, we have been able to […]

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Coronavirus updates: Biden admin won’t lift COVID travel restrictions after Trump announces changes for UK, Europe

Coronavirus updates: Biden admin won’t lift COVID travel restrictions after Trump announces changes for UK, Europe

Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 95 million people worldwide and killed over 2 million of them, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins […]

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Capitol rioter who allegedly posted ‘Outside Pelosi’s office’ to Instagram arrested

Capitol rioter who allegedly posted ‘Outside Pelosi’s office’ to Instagram arrested

Win McNamee/Getty ImagesBY: AARON KATERSKY AND JULIA JACOBO, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — Federal authorities are continuing to charge rioters who took part in the siege on Capitol Hill. One New York resident was arrested Monday, according to federal court documents Nicholas Moncada, a 20-year-old student at the Fashion Institute of […]

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Coronavirus live updates: California calls for pausing use of Moderna vaccine lot

Coronavirus live updates: California calls for pausing use of Moderna vaccine lot

Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 95 million people worldwide and killed over 2 million of them, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins […]

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