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3 dead, 2 injured after shooting inside Louisiana gun store, officials say
Oleksii Liskonih/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(METARIE, La.) -- Three people are dead and another two injured after a shooting inside a gun store in Louisiana, authorities said.The deadly shootou...
ABC Audio Feb 20, 2021
Family farm brings calves into the kitchen with South hit by record cold
Megan HarrisBy ANDY FIES, ABC News(HUNTSVILLE, Ark.) -- The bitter cold of the past two weeks has imposed a unique burden on Megan and Kenny Harris, who own a farm in Huntsville, Arkansas: Calves now ...
ABC Audio Feb 20, 2021
Plane lands safely after dropping debris outside Colorado house
kali9/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(BROOMFIELD, Co.) -- A plane flying over Broomfield, Colorado, dropped debris in several locations Saturday, said Broomfield police.The Boeing 777-200 experienced...
ABC Audio Feb 20, 2021
Rutgers President Releases New Book, "The Cause of Freedom"
Wildpixel/iStockBy JENNI GOLDSTEIN and AARON KATERSKY, ABC News (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- In his new 120-page book “The Cause of Freedom,” Rutgers University president Jonathan Holloway, hope...
ABC Audio Feb 20, 2021
2 dead after military jet crashes near airport in Alabama
Google Maps Street ViewBY: MEREDITH DELISO, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Two pilots are dead after a military jet crashed near an Alabama airport Friday evening, officials said.The aircraft landed in a...
ABC Audio Feb 20, 2021
Fire breaks out in Texas hotel as sprinkler system fails due to frozen pipes from winter storm
THEGIFT777/iStockBY: ROSA SANCHEZ, ABC NEWS (KILLEEN, TX.) — A massive fire broke out in a hotel in Killeen, Texas, after the building's sprinkler systems failed to work due to frozen pipes. On ...
ABC Audio Feb 20, 2021
Major winter blast coming to an end as milder temperatures move into South
ABC NewsBY: DANIEL MANZO, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — The major winter blast that has gripped the nation for the last few weeks is finally lifting. According to the National Weather Service, over 3,00...
ABC Audio Feb 20, 2021
Half of COVID-19 vaccines administered in Chicago last week went to Black, Latinx residents
WLS-TVBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC NewsAmid efforts to "double down" on distribution equity, half of the COVID-19 vaccines administered last week in Chicago went to Black and Latinx residents, city officia...
ABC Audio Feb 19, 2021
Cold snap causes water crisis for some Mississippi residents
edelmar/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(JACKSON, Miss.) -- As power and water outages rock the South, among the hard-hit cities is Jackson, Mississippi, where most residents face little to no water p...
ABC Audio Feb 19, 2021
Bitter Texas freeze hits most vulnerable hardest
Montinique Monroe/Getty ImagesBy SASHA PEZENIK and STEPHANIE EBBS, ABC News (HOUSTON) -- Donna Sue Taylor didn't know the cold was coming. Her blue-gray tent, in one of Houston's storm drainage bayous...
ABC Audio Feb 19, 2021