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George Floyd's brothers on the fight for justice, remembering him on Thanksgiving
Courtesy Ben Crump LawBy ANTHONY RIVAS and ALLIE YANG, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Six months after George Floyd was killed in police custody, his brothers said they still feel compelled to fight for justic...
ABC Audio Nov 27, 2020
Scientists, students demand action to keep Arecibo radio telescope operating
RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP via Getty ImagesBy CRISTINA CORUJO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- After the National Scientific Foundation (NSF) announced last Thursday the demolition and decommission of the iconic Arec...
ABC Audio Nov 27, 2020
Heavy rain in the Northeast, critical fire danger in the Southwest
ABC NewsBy DANIEL MANZO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The holiday storm that has been tracking across the country brought some severe weather and heavy rain to parts of the Midwest and the south on Wednesday...
ABC Audio Nov 26, 2020
Denver mayor offers apology for Thanksgiving travel after urging residents to stay home
cosmonaut/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(DENVER) -- The mayor of Denver apologized for traveling on Wednesday after having urged residents to stay home for Thanksgiving as COVID-19 cases surge.On ...
ABC Audio Nov 26, 2020
Sanford Health CEO steps down following reports he won't wear a mask
Ben Harding/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The head of one of the largest regional health systems in the Midwest announced his retirement this week, following a controversy over recen...
ABC Audio Nov 26, 2020
Coronavirus updates: TSA screens record number of travelers since pandemic began
Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, IVAN PEREIRA and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 60.7 million people and killed over 1.4 mi...
ABC Audio Nov 26, 2020
Health care workers speak out as COVID-19 cases surge
iStock/narvikkBY: JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Health care workers across the country are pleading with the public to follow COVID-19 guidelines as the nation struggles to contain another wave...
ABC Audio Nov 25, 2020
New York City buskers look back on a pandemic summer
Michael Dobuski/ABC NewsBy MICHAEL DOBUSKI, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Street performers are a common sight in New York City. Passersby can regularly catch a jazz performance on a Harlem street corner, a s...
ABC Audio Nov 25, 2020
Food banks face growing hunger crisis ahead of the holidays during the pandemic
Massimo Giachetti/iStockBy ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Food banks have seen a spike in demand since the pandemic struck. In communities across the country, millions of Americans -- even those who are employ...
ABC Audio Nov 25, 2020
'Defund the police' movement six months after killing of George Floyd
John Nacion/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesBy DEENA ZARU and TONYA SIMPSON, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Amid national outrage over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on M...
ABC Audio Nov 25, 2020