Deputy dies after wounded in shootout on Florida-Georgia border
Decatur County Sheriff Wiley Griffin posted a photo of Capt. Justin Bedwell on his Facebook announcing Bedwell died from injuries inflicted during a shootout. – (Sheriff Wiley Griffin)By BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — A sheriff’s
Judge returns to bench after son's murder: 'I will not be frightened or be afraid to do what I love to do'
DNY59/iStockBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas returned to the bench Monday for the first time since her 20-year-old son Daniel was killed and her husband Mark was wounded in
No big gatherings for Saint Patrick's Day in Boston: 'We are so close to a finish line'
Svetlanais/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (BOSTON) — As Saint Patrick’s Day approaches, Boston’s mayor is urging residents to avoid large gatherings, warning that they could become super-spreader events that would set back progress made in the fight
Will HBCUs recruit more five-star athletes?
mj0007/iStockBy: ERIC MOLLO, ABC News (NEW YORK) – Last summer, five-star high school basketball recruit Makur Maker was weighing offers from top college programs like Kentucky and UCLA. He turned down all of those offers, instead choosing
Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls freed days after being kidnapped, official says
Adam Smigielski/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and JAMES BWALA, ABC News (LONDON) — Hundreds of students who were abducted from an all-girls boarding school in northwestern Nigeria last week have been released, authorities said Tuesday. Gunmen kidnapped 317 students
New mint M&M's cookie ice cream sandwiches arrive in time for St. Patrick's Day
Mars WrigleyBy KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Actor Dan Levy may have sworn off eating his candy-coated chocolate friends during the Super Bowl this year, but for all other M&Ms fans, there’s a sweet, colorful
Biden's first 100 days live updates: Biden to announce deal to make more J&J vaccine
Official White House Photo by Adam SchultzBy MICHELLE STODDART, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Tuesday is Day 43 of the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Here is how the day is unfolding. All
Third woman comes forward with harassment allegations against Cuomo
SETH WENIG/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesBy MATT ZARRELL and IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A third woman has alleged unwanted advances by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Anna Ruch told the New York Times Monday that
Major flooding continues in South as Northeast hit with cold blast
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — There is major to near historic river flooding in parts of the Mid-South, especially in Kentucky on Tuesday. Locally, 7 inches of rain fell over the weekend in
Four former surgeons general join call for 'National Vaccine Day'
MarianVejcik/iStockBy ZOE MAGEE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Four former surgeons general are joining a campaign calling for a National Vaccine Day to “focus our nation’s attention on the importance of vaccination.” In a letter exclusively obtained