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Month: March 2021

LeBron James becomes part-owner of Red Sox

LeBron James becomes part-owner of Red Sox

George Pimentel/WireImageBy ABC News (NEW YORK) — Lebron James made history this week as he and business partner Maverick Carter became the first Black partners at Fenway Sports Group, which owns Liverpool FC and the Boston Red Sox. “I think for me and for my partner, Maverick, to be the […]

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Eight dead in three shootings at Georgia spas; suspect in custody

Eight dead in three shootings at Georgia spas; suspect in custody

Cherokee Sheriff’s OfficeBy IVAN PEREIRA and MATT FOSTER, ABC News(ACWORTH, Ga.) — At least eight people were killed in three separate shootings at spas in the Atlanta area on Tuesday, according to law enforcement officials. Police said late Tuesday they had a suspect in custody and believe he carried out […]

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Half-ton of marijuana valued at over $8M found by dog on routine traffic stop

Half-ton of marijuana valued at over $8M found by dog on routine traffic stop

Indiana State PoliceBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News (LOWELL, Ind.) — More than half a ton of marijuana with a street value upwards of $8 million was discovered by a sharp-nosed police dog during a routine traffic stop in northwest Indiana. The incident occurred at approximately 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, March […]

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Tiger Woods announces he’s ‘back home and continuing my recovery’ after crash

Tiger Woods announces he’s ‘back home and continuing my recovery’ after crash

Scott Clarke / ESPN ImagesBy ABC News (NEW YORK) — Golf legend Tiger Woods shared a positive update on his recovery progress after sustaining serious injuries in a rollover crash last month. Woods, who suffered “significant orthopaedic injuries” from the wreck, took to his Twitter late Tuesday night to alert […]

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Widow speaks out after police body camera video shows deadly Delaware shooting

Widow speaks out after police body camera video shows deadly Delaware shooting

ABC NewsBy HALEY YAMADA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — For months now, Amanda Spence has been mourning her husband Lymond Moses, who was killed in a police shooting, while caring for a newborn daughter who will never meet her father. Spence and her lawyer spoke to ABC News Tuesday night […]

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Child, two others dead after small plane crashes in Florida neighborhood

Child, two others dead after small plane crashes in Florida neighborhood

katifcam/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (PEMBROKE PINES, Fla.) — A child and two people were killed after an airplane crashed into a south Florida neighborhood Monday shortly after takeoff, investigators said. The single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza went down around 3 p.m. in Pembroke Pines, Florida, after departure from North Perry Airport, […]

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NYC moves to dismiss hundreds of prostitution cases, decriminalize sex work

NYC moves to dismiss hundreds of prostitution cases, decriminalize sex work

DNY59/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Queens, New York, District Attorney Melinda Katz moved on Tuesday to dismiss nearly 700 cases against people charged with loitering for the purpose of prostitution. The move came the same day New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio pushed to decriminalize sex […]

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Body found at American Fork Canyon is likely missing 28-year-old hiker: Officials

Body found at American Fork Canyon is likely missing 28-year-old hiker: Officials

Jessica Richardson/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A body found Tuesday at American Fork Canyon in Utah is likely 28-year-old Bobby Healey, who went missing on a hike on Sunday, authorities said. It appears that Healey fell, Utah County Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon told ABC News. “Clearly he […]

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Catholic order pledges $100 million to benefit descendants of enslaved people it sold

Catholic order pledges $100 million to benefit descendants of enslaved people it sold

Descendants Truth and Reconciliation FoundationBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Jesuit Conference of U.S. and Canada, an order of the Catholic Church, announced the goal of raising $100 million to benefit the descendants of enslaved people historically owned and sold by Jesuits. The money will go toward […]

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Invasive species of mosquito that could transmit diseases from animals to people found in Florida

Invasive species of mosquito that could transmit diseases from animals to people found in Florida

frank600/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A new invasive species of mosquito that has the potential to transfer diseases from animals to humans has been found in Florida. The species, Aedes scapularis, was predominately found in South and Central America, as well as the Caribbean islands, but it […]

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