Teenage girl dies after saving younger brother when they fell in frozen lake
real444/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A teenage girl has died after saving her brother when they both fell into a frozen lake in Ohio, officials said.An officer who responded to the drowning incident also died, authorities said.The 16-year-old girl and 13-year-old boy fell through the ice near boat docks at Rocky Fork…… read more »
Neighbor gives up COVID-19 vaccine appointment to stranger in need
ABCBy HALEY YAMADA and ERIC NOLL, ABC News(AUSTIN, Texas) — As many struggle to get a vaccine appointment, two neighbors who met online found a way to help each other.Grandmother Emily Johnson of Austin, Texas, was in need of open-heart surgery, but her doctor said she had to have one vaccination before the operation. After…… read more »
South Dakota attorney general faces call to resign over fatal crash as impeachment proceedings begin
Marilyn Nieves/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(PIERRE, S.D.) — Nearly a week after the South Dakota attorney general was charged with three misdemeanors for fatally striking a pedestrian on a highway last year, the South Dakota governor has called on him to resign and released investigation interviews that detail the incident, and state lawmakers have begun…… read more »
California commits $1.4 million to combat ‘horrific’ attacks on Asian Americans
ABCBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — California committed $1.4 million toward helping Asian Americans report hate incidents and tracking the attacks after a slew of cases — including the murder of an 84-year-old man — has rocked the nation in recent weeks.Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the larger AB85 pandemic budget bill, which includes $1.4…… read more »
Texas doctor discusses firing over alleged COVID-19 vaccine theft: ‘I did what I believe was expected’
ABC NewsBy JOANNE ROSA, ABC News(HOUSTON) — Dr. Hasan Gokal defended his decision to give away COVID-19 vaccines that were on the verge of expiring even after he was fired from his job as medical director of the Harris County Public Health department in Texas over the decision.The Houston doctor said he had an open…… read more »
Biden to make 25 million masks available at community health centers, food banks
Official White House Photo by Adam SchultzBy MOLLY NAGLE, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 response team announced Wednesday it would make 25 million masks available to Americans at community health centers and food banks.”We will deliver more than 25 million masks across the country. These masks will be available in more than 1300…… read more »