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US coronavirus cases surpass 11 million as surge continues
South_agency/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The United States surpassed 11 million coronavirus cases Sunday, less than a week after it reached 10 million, according to the Johns Hopkins ...
ABC Audio Nov 16, 2020
New restrictions announced in Washington state amid 'third wave' of COVID-19 cases
smodj/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(OLYMPIA, Wash.) -- Jay Inslee, the governor of Washington, announced new restrictions Sunday on residents and businesses as the state deals with record-breaking C...
ABC Audio Nov 16, 2020
Hiker reflects on being revived after going missing in mountain in freezing weather
Samson1976/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The hiker rescued after going missing during a mountain hike praised the team of doctors who revived him after his heart stopped for nearly 45 m...
ABC Audio Nov 16, 2020
Coronavirus updates: Nearly 70,000 Americans hospitalized, ICUs almost out of space
narvikk/iStockBy JON HAWORTH and ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1.3 million people worldwide.Over 54.4 million people across the glo...
ABC Audio Nov 16, 2020
Tropical Storm Iota forecast to hit Central America at or near major hurricane strength
ABC NewsBy DANIEL MANZO and DAN PECK(NEW YORK) -- With parts of Central America still reeling from flooding and landslides caused by Hurricane Eta, Tropical Storm Iota is now forecast to hit the regio...
ABC Audio Nov 14, 2020
Deadly, major flooding continues in North Carolina and Virginia
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Eta’s moisture combined with a cold front Thursday, which resulted in copious amounts of rain that caused some of the worst flooding in parts of Vir...
ABC Audio Nov 13, 2020
'Racial' texts, social media posts read at hearing for suspects in Ahmaud Arbery killing
Kuzma/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A Georgia judge heard arguments Thursday on whether to release two men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man shot while jogging in February...
ABC Audio Nov 13, 2020
‘Suspicious’ circumstances around Black teen found dead in Louisiana
Young Quawan Charles is seen here in this undated family photo. (Quawan Charles' family)By VICTORIA MOLL-RAMIREZ, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As the rural Louisiana town of Baldwin mourns the death of Quawa...
ABC Audio Nov 13, 2020
Chicago announces new COVID-19 restrictions as Thanksgiving approaches
Gian Lorenzo Ferretti Photography/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(CHICAGO) -- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced new restrictions for city residents as Thanksgiving approaches and COVID-19 case...
ABC Audio Nov 13, 2020
Marijuana legalization successes pave way for national conversation on drug laws: Experts
Nastasic/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A majority of voters in five states, both red and blue, passed ballot measures that legalized marijuana on Election Day.This show of support at th...
ABC Audio Nov 13, 2020