Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Did Mariah Carey exit Jay-Z's Roc Nation following "explosive meeting"?
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc NationAccording to a report, Mariah Carey has severed her ties with Jay-Z and quit the rapper's agency, Roc Nation. British tabloid The S...
Megan Stone Jun 07, 2021

Tom Hanks tasks American educators, Hollywood to openly tackle teaching about racism
ABC/Ida Mae AstuteLast week marked the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, where a mob of angry white Oklahomans killed as many as 300 Black Tulsans and seized whatever proper...
Megan Stone Jun 07, 2021

Where nursing home staff vaccinations lag, COVID-19 outbreaks may follow, experts warn
Ridofranz/iStock(NEW YORK) -- When 28 residents in two Rochester, New York, nursing homes tested positive for COVID-19 last month, officials there saw the unexpected outbreak as a stark reminder of th...
Laura Romero and Meredith Deliso, ABC News Jun 07, 2021

Clarence Williams III, "Mod Squad" and "Purple Rain" actor dies at 81
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for FIJIClarence Williams III, the actor best-known for portraying Linc Hayes on the 1968-73 ABC television series, The Mod Squad, died on Friday of colon cancer, h...
George Costantino Jun 07, 2021

US surpasses 300 million COVID-19 vaccine shots administered
simon2579/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. surpassed another milestone Sunday in its efforts to vaccinate Americans against the coronavirus. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced t...
Ivan Pereira, ABC News Jun 07, 2021

Suspects arrested in death of 6-year-old killed in California 'road rage' incident
Courtesy Cloonan Family(LOS ANGELES) -- Two people have been arrested in connection to the shooting death of 6-year-old Aiden Leos, who was killed during an alleged road rage incident in California la...
William Mansell and Ivan Pereira, ABC News Jun 07, 2021

Cop dies in the line of duty while saving the life of swimmer in distress
Shelby County Sheriff's Office/Facebook(NEW YORK) -- A police officer has died in the line of duty while rescuing a swimmer in distress off of Alabama’s Gulf Coast. The incident occurred in the ...
Jon Haworth, ABC News Jun 07, 2021

Low-flying helicopters, emergency vehicles part of Capitol training exercise
wellesenterprises/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- It's being called a routine training exercise. But the sight of helicopters landing on the U.S. Capitol grounds Monday -- almost five months to the day after th...
Beatrice Peterson, ABC News Jun 07, 2021

Women of color eye historic firsts nationwide in races for mayor, governor, US Senate
ABC News(BOSTON) -- In the birthplace of the American Revolution, women of color are making new history. For the first time in 199 years, a Black woman is leading Boston, and all the candidates in thi...
Devin Dwyer and Jacqueline Yoo, ABC News Jun 07, 2021

Coworkers donate their kidneys to save each other’s husbands
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta(ATLANTA) -- A chance encounter in a bathroom at work turned into a lifesaving kidney transplant chain for two coworkers at an Atlanta hospital. Susan Ellis and Tia Wim...
Katie Kindelan, ABC News Jun 07, 2021



