Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Anti-Asian hate bill could muster bipartisan support on Senate floor
drnadig/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate will take its first step aimed at combating the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes Wednesday in what could prove to be an increasingly rare bipartisan Senate effor...
Apr 14, 2021
Six rescued, others missing after 129-foot lift boat capsizes off Louisiana coast
U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Glenn Harris(NEW YORK) -- A massive lift boat capsized off the southern coast of Louisiana on Tuesday as severe storms moved through the region. A...
Apr 14, 2021
Maryland state trooper fatally shoots 16-year-old after responding to reports of an armed man
Allard1/iStock(LEONARDTOWN, Md.) -- Maryland State Police are investigating a trooper-involved shooting in Leonardtown that ended in the death of a 16-year-old. Just before 1:30 p.m. local time Tuesda...
Apr 14, 2021
Scoreboard roundup -- 4/13/21
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Tuesday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Oakland 7, Arizona 5 AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 4, Minnesota 2 Seattle 4, Baltimore 3 Baltimore 7, S...
Apr 14, 2021
Man who shot seal in head with pistol as it rested on beach imprisoned for three months
Sundry Photography/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A man has been sentenced to three months in federal prison after shooting an elephant seal in the head with a handgun while it rested peacefully on a California ...
Apr 14, 2021
Procol Harum releasing new three-track EP, 'Missing Persons,' in May
Credit: Deacon CommsVeteran U.K. prog-rock band Procol Harum will release a new EP called Missing Persons on May 7. The three-track collection features two versions of the song "Missing Persons (Alive...
Apr 14, 2021
Worried about your J&J COVID vaccine as shots are paused? Don't be, experts say.
narvikk/iStock By OLIVIA DAVIES, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Federal health officials on Tuesday ordered a temporary stop on administering COVID-19 vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson after reports of si...
Apr 13, 2021
Governors question Biden decision on J&J, warn of potential hit to vaccine confidence
OlegAlbinksy/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration faced pushback Tuesday after recommending a temporary suspension of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine following concerns that it could trigger a...
Apr 13, 2021
College softball player makes history pitching 21-strikeout perfect game
ABC(NEW YORK) -- One college softball player recently proved that she is truly in a league of her own. Hope Trautwein, a senior at the University of North Texas, became the first player in NCAA Divisi...
Apr 13, 2021
Officer who shot Jacob Blake acted 'within policy,' won't face discipline, chief says
Wisconsin Department of Justice(KENOSHA, Wisc.) -- Officer Rusten Sheskey was acting "within policy" when he fired seven times toward Jacob Blake, a Black man, last year, the Kenosha, Wisconsin, Polic...
Apr 13, 2021