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Month: September 2021

COVID-19 live updates: Unvaccinated are 11 times more likely to die: CDC director

COVID-19 live updates: Unvaccinated are 11 times more likely to die: CDC director

Halfpoint/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 654,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.6 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems […]

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Fighter pilot reflects on would-be 9/11 suicide mission

Fighter pilot reflects on would-be 9/11 suicide mission

ABC (NEW YORK) — As the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks were unfolding, then-Air Force Lt. Heather Penney was given a mission to intercept hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 before it reached Washington, D.C. The rookie F-16 pilot said she believed she would not come back from that mission. “[I remember] […]

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Details released in deaths of newlywed couple at campsite

Details released in deaths of newlywed couple at campsite

MOAB, Utah (AP) — According to newly unsealed police documents, a newlywed couple that was gunned down near a Utah campsite had told friends that they were afraid of a “creepy man” that was near their camp prior to their death. Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner were found dead on […]

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Milwaukee Public Schools offers $100 to students who get vaccinated

Milwaukee Public Schools offers $100 to students who get vaccinated

Emily Elconin/Bloomberg via Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — Milwaukee Public Schools, the largest school district in Wisconsin, will give $100 to students who get the COVID-19 vaccine. The district’s school board voted unanimously Thursday night to mandate vaccinations for staff by Nov. 1, with exceptions for religious or medical reasons. The […]

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Man Attempts to Lure Children Into Vehicle in Ephraim

Man Attempts to Lure Children Into Vehicle in Ephraim

An investigation is underway in Ephraim. On Sept. 8, the Ephraim Police Department received information regarding an adult male attempting to lure two children to a vehicle. Officers responded to the scene but were unable to locate the suspect or his vehicle. With the help of community tips and through […]

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WATCH: Teen sensations square off in women’s US Open finals

WATCH: Teen sensations square off in women’s US Open finals

SeventyFour/iStock (NEW YORK) — Canadian Leylah Fernandez, 19, an unseeded player who took down defending champ Naomi Osaka, and Emma Raducanu, 18, will face off in the final. Watch the report from ABC’s Good Morning America: Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Family spokesperson says ‘their world is shattered’ after 6-year-old dies at amusement park

Family spokesperson says ‘their world is shattered’ after 6-year-old dies at amusement park

Estifanos Family (NEW YORK) — A friend of the family of a 6-year-old girl who died tragically at a Colorado amusement park is speaking out. “This is a parent’s worst nightmare and something you don’t wish on your worst enemy,” Bementayehu Mekonnen, a spokesperson for the Estifanos family, told Good […]

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1-year-old girl dies after being left in hot car all day in Texas: Sheriff

1-year-old girl dies after being left in hot car all day in Texas: Sheriff

kali9/iStock (HOUSTON) — A 1-year-old girl has died after being left in a hot car all day in the Houston area, authorities said. On Thursday morning, the baby’s mother drove three children — ages 5, 3 and 1 — to day care, where she dropped off the 5-year-old and 3-year-old, […]

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Fence going up around US Capitol, as law enforcement braces for Sept. 18 protest

Fence going up around US Capitol, as law enforcement braces for Sept. 18 protest

traveler1116/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Fencing outside U.S. Capitol is expected to return ahead of the “Justice for J6” rally, a source familiar with the plans confirmed to ABC News. The fencing, erected after the Jan. 6 riot, was removed in July. “Justice for J6” is being billed by organizers as a […]

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COVID-19 live updates: Texas breaks its daily death toll record

COVID-19 live updates: Texas breaks its daily death toll record

Halfpoint/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 654,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.6 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems […]

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