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Illinois reports record single-day COVID cases, hospitalizations rising in Chicago
Myriam Borzee/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Illinois reported a record number of new coronavirus cases on Thursday, with 9,935 new infections in a single day, according to state offic...
ABC Audio Nov 06, 2020
Mudslides caused by Eta rains kill 50 in Guatemala, storm heading toward US
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Eta remnants are now emerging in the western Caribbean Sea between Belize and Honduras and are forecast to strengthen into a tropical storm later Friday a...
ABC Audio Nov 06, 2020
Protesters in Portland target a city commissioner's home, set fire to city hall
Taphouse_Studios/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- Protests in Portland, Oregon once again turned violent Thursday night as protesters targeted a city commissioner's home and then ...
ABC Audio Nov 06, 2020
Negative COVID-19 test required for Washington, DC, visitors from high-risk states: Mayor
narvikk/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Most out-of-town visitors to Washington, D.C., from states deemed high-risk for COVID-19, will be required to have a negative test before arri...
ABC Audio Nov 05, 2020
Eta weakens but could restrengthen as it heads toward Florida next week
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Eta continues to produce deadly floods in Central America, with some areas are getting up to 40 inches of rain.At least for now, Eta is falling apart Thur...
ABC Audio Nov 05, 2020
Group tries to disrupt ballot counting at Detroit convention center
richjem/iStockBy OLIVIA RUBIN, IVAN PEREIRA, BILL HUTCHINSON and KENDALL KARSON, ABC News(DETROIT) -- A small group of angry demonstrators attempted to barge inside the TCF Center in Detroit on Wednes...
ABC Audio Nov 05, 2020
Body camera footage shows 'graphic' police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Police DepartmentBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (PHILADELPHIA) -- Authorities released body camera footage and 911 audio involving Walter Wallace Jr., a Black man fatally shot by officers d...
ABC Audio Nov 05, 2020
These are the notable ballot measures that voters approved or rejected
leezsnow/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Voters across the nation had crucial decisions to make at the state and local level.Here are the results for the most notable ballot measures on t...
ABC Audio Nov 05, 2020
Marijuana legalization measures pass in five states
Omer Serkan Bakir/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Five states will now legalize marijuana for both recreational and medical use.A majority of New Jersey and Arizona residents voted yes on...
ABC Audio Nov 04, 2020
US officially withdraws from Paris Agreement that aims to combat climate change
acilo/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. officially has left the Paris Agreement, three years after President Donald Trump announced he would leave the international climate change ...
ABC Audio Nov 04, 2020