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How the Salvation Army is collecting donations this holiday season
Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty ImagesBy STEPHANIE PAWLOWSKINon-profits that typically benefit from a year-end push are facing a challenge this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. More Americans are in need of assistance but traditional means of collection donations are ... Read More
1-year-old boy shot dead in ‘heinous crime,’ reward offered for information: DC mayor
D.C. Metropolitan Police Dept.By EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Police and the mayor of Washington, D.C., are pleading with the public to help find the suspect who gunned down a 1-year-old boy in a "heinous crime."
Around 9:30 ... Read More
Houston police investigating possible human smuggling case after finding 26 people locked in house
welcomia/iStockBy ROSA SANCHEZ, ABC News(HOUSTON) -- Police are investigating a possible human smuggling operation after at least 26 people were found locked inside a home in southwest Houston.
Officers responded to a kidnapping call in the 4800 block ... Read More
Multiple US Marshals injured in Bronx shootout, one suspect killed
zocik/iStockBy ROSA SANCHEZ AARON KATERSKY, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Two U.S. Marshals were injured in a shootout with a suspect in the Wakefield section of the Bronx, New York, Friday morning.
Shots were fired on Ely Avenue at ... Read More
California’s ‘trillion dollar’ mega disaster no one is talking about
United States Geological SurveyBy JON SCHLOSBERG, GINGER ZEE, STEPHANIE EBBS and LINDSEY GRISWOLD, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Disasters typically associated with the West Coast include devastating earthquakes and out-of-control wildfires, but there's an epic disaster that could be ... Read More
With teachers hard to find, parents step in as substitutes to keep schools operating
Patrice PullenBy GENEVIEVE SHAW BROWN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A teacher shortage that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic has become a nationwide issue, prompting parents to step in as substitute teachers in their children's schools.
Lisa Ursy ... Read More
Federal probe into alleged bribery-for-pardon scheme involved now-deceased billionaire: Sources
robertcicchetti/iStockBy MATTHEW MOSK, JOHN SANTUCCI and ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department investigation into a possible scheme to lobby the Trump Administration for a presidential pardon -- news of which garnered attention earlier this week -- ... Read More
Tiger nearly bites volunteer’s arm off at Florida cat sanctuary run by Carole Baskin
Kbytes/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(TAMPA, Fla.) -- A tiger attacked and seriously injured a volunteer at a big cat sanctuary in Tampa, Florida, run by Carole Baskin, who was featured prominently in the Netflix docuseries Tiger King. ... Read More
Coronavirus live updates: Virus ‘has entered a phase of high-level transmission’ in US
Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER, IVAN PEREIRA and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 65.5 million people and killed over 1.5 million worldwide, according to real-time ... Read More
Texas front-line doctor dies of COVID-19 complications, family says
FacebookBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(HARRIS COUNTY, Texas) -- A Texas doctor who treated COVID-19 patients died this week due to complications from the virus, relatives said.
Dr. Carlos Araujo-Preza died Monday night, his wife said in a moving ... Read More
Coronavirus live updates: US virus deaths top 2,800 in a single day for first time
Samara Heisz/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER, IVAN PEREIRA and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 64.6 million people and killed over 1.4 million worldwide, according to real-time ... Read More
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