Yearly Archives: 2020

Courtesy Deanna Berry(DETROIT) — BY: BRIANA STEWART, ABC News For Barbara, a 71-year-old grandmother caring for seven young children inside her Detroit home, daily life has boiled down to a vital quest to seek out and conserve

adamkaz/iStockBy KENDALL KARSON, ABC News (MILWAUKEE) — Health officials in the city of Milwaukee identified at least seven new cases of coronavirus that appear to be linked to the April 7 election, underscoring the risks of forging

shaunl/iStockBy ARIELLE MITROPOULOS (NEW YORK) — Amidst a contentious national debate over public health versus the economy, several states are beginning to lift stay-at-home restrictions in spite of continued reports of new coronavirus cases across the country.

rafalkrakow/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY, MARK CRUDELE AND ELLA TORRES, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Police in New York City broke up a “4/20” party in Manhattan on Monday not for the weed, but for failing to maintain social

Chalabala/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (TAMPA, Fla.) — Police in Tampa, Florida, arrested an Airbnb host after they say guests threw a party in her residence that not only violated social distancing orders, but also ended with

j2chav/iStockBy ZOE MOORE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Shooting stars are set to light up the night sky this Earth Day! The Lyrid meteor shower is active around the end of April every year. While this meteor

jarun011/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A global pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 170,000 people worldwide. Nearly 2.5 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease

ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — In the last two days there have been 14 reported tornadoes in four states from Texas to Florida. The strongest tornado was in Mississippi, just south of Hattiesburg,

kodda/iStockBy STEPHANIE EBBS, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Almost half of Americans live in communities with unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to the American Lung Association, as the country continues to grapple with a respiratory virus

WPVI-TVBy ABC News (PHILADELPHIA) — More than 40 employees who spent nearly a month living at the facility where they were helping to make protective gear for health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus

Courtesy The Herbert familyBy MARIYA MOSELEY, ABC News (DETROIT) — A 5-year-old Detroit girl who complained to her parents about a bad headache and was then admitted to the hospital died less than a month later from

Fort Myers Police Department By TOMMY BROOKSBANK, ABC News (FORT MYERS, Fla.) — The Fort Myers Police Department arranged their police cruisers in the shape of a heart outside a local hospital to thank health care workers

iStock/Tero VesalainenBy: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — Protesters defied stay-at-home orders on Monday and took to the streets in the capitals of Maine and Pennsylvania, toting American flags and “Don’t Tread on Me” banners, and

iStock(NEW YORK) — A judge declared the suspect who allegedly killed a man and slashed four others with a machete during a Hanukkah celebration was mentally unfit for trial and ordered him to undergo mental health treatment

Jacksonville Beach Police(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — A fugitive wanted to for murder tried to get some sun on one of Florida’s recently reopened beaches this weekend. But he ended up behind bars instead. Jacksonville Beach Police said they

South_agency/iStock(NEW YORK) —  With President Donald Trump saying he wants to lift stay-at-home novel coronavirus orders and open up parts of the country, more than 45 economists, social scientists, lawyers and ethicists say there’s a growing consensus

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A storm system moving through the Southern U.S. has already brought at least 150 reports of severe weather from Texas to South Carolina, including seven reported tornadoes so far — one in Texas

Nastasic/iStock(NEW YORK) — At the age of 81 and having survived a bout with prostate cancer, marijuana icon Tommy Chong meets the definition of someone the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers “vulnerable” to the coronavirus.

ChiccoDodiFC/iStock(RICHARDSON, Texas) — Police shot and killed a man who allegedly opened fire inside a public transportation bus, hijacked the vehicle with people inside and engaged in a firefight with officers. The incident began on Sunday around

Karen Ducey/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Opposition to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders has continued to build from coast to coast, with at least five states the site of protests Sunday. Protesters sporting masks and signs took to their state

narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) — A global pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 165,000 people worldwide. Over 2.4 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory

iStock(NEW YORK) — More than 2.3 million people have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus worldwide as the spread of the virus continues. The global coronavirus death toll stands at more than 163,000, according to data compiled

iStock(NEW YORK) — Plastic is everywhere — the average American consumes 70,000 pieces of plastic per year, according to the American Chemical Society. The reality is that most plastic doesn’t wind up getting recycled. Much of it

iStock(NEW YORK) — Six million Jews were murdered by the Nazi regime during the Holocaust as part of a movement to eradicate Europe’s Jewish population, according to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. During this time, people were

iStock(DALLAS) — A storm system is organizing rapidly this morning and will bring a tornado and severe weather outbreak across the South Sunday and through Sunday night. Additionally, Flash Flooding will be a major concern with severe

Vesnaandjic/iStock(HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.) — More than 200 protestors gathered in Huntington Beach, California, in what was the latest demonstration in the United States against stay-at-home orders under the novel coronavirus pandemic. The “March for Freedom” event took

United(HOUSTON) — Amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, a Houston-based United employee who usually handles baggage is now leading a companywide effort to transform empty cargo facilities into food distribution centers. In Houston, the food bank is currently

AzmanL/iStock(NEW YORK) — More than 2.2 million people have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus worldwide as the spread of the virus continues. The global coronavirus death toll stands at more than 154,000 people, according to data

Lindsey Burrell(TORRANCE, Calif.) — Lindsey Burrell didn’t always want to be a nurse. That changed nine years ago when her neighbor was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and put on hospice. Burrell, who had her heart

Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images(OKLAHOMA CITY) — The blast came only hours after the Almon family gathered to celebrate the first birthday of little Baylee. It’s a cliché to say the baby was her mother’s

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A quick-moving spring snow maker brought several inches of snow to parts of the Midwest and Appalachians on Friday and now it’s hitting the Northeast Saturday morning. Locally, more than a foot of

Nicole Hubbard, TeamHealth Chief Nurse Anesthetist(NEW YORK) — It’s a powerful image from the front lines: A married couple of nurse anesthetists, pausing for a moment together, before they moved to the next surgery at Florida’s Tampa General Hospital.

Ali Siraj/iStock(NEW YORK) — Students, teachers, colleges and universities have been caught in the crosshairs of the novel coronavirus outbreak which has now halted SAT and PSAT exams. The College Board, the nonprofit organization behind the SAT

Olivier Le Moal/iStock(NEW YORK) — A wave of divorce filings is expected to break across the country when COVID-19 confinement ends, according to several divorce attorneys. While access to courts is now limited, “when those restrictions are

csfotoimages/iStock(INDIANAPOLIS) — Adhering to social distancing rules amidst the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of police officers wearing protective masks stood next to their squad cars lining the track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a final salute to

Ovidiu Dugulan/iStock(CHICAGO) — A coronavirus outbreak has sickened at least 37 children at a Chicago shelter for unaccompanied and undocumented immigrant youth, and officials there said Thursday that they’ve been scrambling to test all the children in

Samara Heisz/iStock(NEW YORK) — More than 2.1 million people have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus worldwide as the spread of the virus continues. The global coronavirus death toll stands at more than 145,000 people, according to

Team Rubicon(NEW YORK) — It’s the beginning of tornado and flood season in the United States, and as disaster relief organizations are deployed, they’re adapting and following new protocols to protect staff, volunteers and the victims of

mixetto/iStock(SAN ANTONIO) — The San Antonio Food Bank, which has given away millions of pounds of food in the last 40 years, is ready to help Texas residents in need. The food bank, which services 16 counties

aquatarkus/iStock(NEW YORK) — Twenty-seven-year-old Matthew Gordon is a performer on Holland America’s Volendam. Gordon is one of a “fairly significant number of U.S. citizen crew members” still stuck on cruise ships around the world, Ian Brownlee, the

iStock/AlizadaStudios (OKLAHOMA CITY) — Marking 25 years since the deadliest domestic terrorist attack on U.S. soil, federal authorities on Thursday warned law enforcement agencies across the country that the threat from violent white supremacists and anti-government extremists

iStock/Hirurg (FAIRFAX, Va) — A recent survey done by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and George Mason University shows that 91% of the responding departments have offered guidance to officers over COVID-19 concerns. The survey,

iStock/Joerg Drescher (NEW YORK) — Despite there being fewer cars on the road thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, state highway safety officials across the country are reporting a “severe spike” in speeding, according to the Governors Highway

Dane County Sheriff’s Office(MADISON, WI) —  A Wisconsin judge ruled that law enforcement officials have enough evidence to proceed with the case of two 18-year-olds charged with the execution-style murder of a married couple. After a preliminary

Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan appear to be diving right into life in their new home, Los Angeles. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who recently moved to the City of Angels

Kameleon007/iStock(ANDOVER, N.J.) — The grisly discovery of 17 bodies stored inside a New Jersey nursing home amid the novel coronavirus pandemic has prompted the state to investigate the facility. Police said they found the bodies after a

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A pretty significant spring cold blast still has quite a grip across parts of the central and eastern U.S., and now an organized snowmaker is beginning to track across the country from the

USO(NEW YORK) — As Americans at home change their lifestyles in the wake of the novel coronavirus, organizations that support veterans and deployed troops are making changes too. “There’s a lot of the things that are challenging

narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) — More than two million have been infected with the novel coronavirus worldwide as the pandemic continues to affect every aspect of people’s lives. The global death toll stands at more than 137,000 people, according

Doug Schneider Photo/iStock(NEW YORK) — Rikers Island inmates Jagger Freeman and Christopher Ransom, who are charged in connection to the friendly fire death of an NYPD detective, and 19 others were denied requests for their release as

sonreir es gratis/iStock(FISHER ISLAND, Fla.) — Fisher Island, Florida is the richest zip code in the country. The tiny island just off the coast from downtown Miami is only accessible by ferry or private yacht, and the

Matthew Simmons’ co-worker made a shirt identifying him as hearing impaired after Simmons revealed he was struggling to communicate with customers at work. Courtesy Matthew Simmons(VANCOUVER, WA) — As a Deaf Trader Joe’s cashier, it can be

File photo. IPGGutenbergUKLtd/iStock(BROOKLYN, NY) — The morning call was a mix of emotions for those attending at Maimonides Medical Center. On Tuesday, Michael Antoniades, the executive vice president and chief operating officer, sat at the head of

Nick Stamford / Keith Walker(NEW YORK) — At Nick Stamford’s home just north of San Francisco, he and his fiancée, Angela Christian, are hashing out what groceries they can afford to pick up.  “Anything else you think

Bastiaan Slabbers/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Bureau of Prisons on Tuesday told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee that inmates would be allowed to make video and telephone calls at no cost. BOP Director Michael Carvajal said the federal

Joseph Williams, 26, was arrested for murder after getting administratively released from jail to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. – (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office)(TAMPA, Fla.) — A week after a Florida man was released from jail

pabradyphoto/iStock(LANSING, Mich.) — For three decades, Meshawn Maddock and her family have run the A-1 Bail Bonds business in Milford, Michigan. But just days ago, she said she was forced to lay off her last three employees

DNY59/iStock(KIRKLAND, Wash.) — The daughter of a resident at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, has filed a lawsuit against the company that operates the nursing home for fraud and the wrongful death of her mother,

jarun011/iStock(NEW YORK) — A global pandemic of the novel coronavirus has infected close to two million people worldwide. More than 126,000 people across the globe have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus,

Dona Ana County Jail(JUPITER, Fla.) — A Florida man is under arrest for allegedly killing his wife and attempting to cover up the crime by using her cellphone to send text messages that appeared to come from

ABC News(LYNCHBURG, Virginia) — A student from Liberty University is filing suit against the school over fees that were not reimbursed despite the novel coronavirus pandemic. The private, evangelical institution came under fire after the university president,

Jessica/Our Mama Village(ONTARIO, Canada) — A woman’s powerful post about her mother meeting her newborn through a glass door is resonating with parents who’ve experienced the same moment amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The touching photograph has

iStock/sshepard(NEW YORK) — Students and parents may be in need of new strategies and guidance as they navigate the college admissions process amid the coronavirus pandemic. Jayne Fonash, president of the National Association for College Admission Counseling,

AlxeyPnferov/iStock(NEW YORK) — At least 26 homeless people among the 421 confirmed to have COVID-19 in New York City had died as of Tuesday, city officials said. “As our city confronts this virus, we are marshaling every

oonal/iStock(HOLYOKE, Mass.) — The number of veterans who have died at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts, during the novel coronavirus pandemic has jumped to 40, according to state officials. Of the 40 veteran residents who have

vmargineanu/iStock(BAKERSFIELD, Calif.) — Six people were shot at a large gathering in an apartment complex in Bakersfield, California, this past Saturday as partygoers ignored the state’s stay-at-home orders, authorities said. The incident was one of three unrelated

Kameleon007/iStock(NEW YORK) — A New York pharmacist is under federal investigation for allegedly price-gouging N95 masks during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a federal search warrant. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents and New York Police Department detectives

narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) — A global pandemic of the novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of nearly 120,000 people around the world. More than 1.9 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the