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Tree branches hitting power line may have sparked massive Bobcat Fire: Utility company
Kevin Lendio/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- The Bobcat Fire, the massive blaze burning through the Angeles National Forest, was likely ignited by tree branches that fell onto a power ...
ABC Audio Oct 13, 2020
Suspects behind thwarted kidnapping plot are 'domestic terrorists,' Michigan governor says
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appears on "Good Morning America," Oct. 9, 2020. - (ABC News)By KENDALL KARSON, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer urged for the conspirators behind th...
ABC Audio Oct 13, 2020
'Super-spreader event' linked to about 125 COVID-19 cases at Monmouth University
Myriam Borzee/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.) -- An "isolated super-spreader event" has been linked to about 125 COVID-19 cases at Monmouth University in New Jersey, according...
ABC Audio Oct 13, 2020
Mom missing for one week in Zion National Park
ZionNPS/TwitterBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Authorities are searching for a 38-year-old mother who has been missing for one week in Utah's Zion National Park.Holly Courtier was last seen on...
ABC Audio Oct 13, 2020
Critical wildfire danger in California, new fires in Colorado
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- After a raw, rainy and windy day in the Northeast, the remnants of Delta will finally be pushed out of the Northeast by a cold front.There was some coasta...
ABC Audio Oct 13, 2020
Puerto Ricans demand state of emergency amid rise in violence against women
TexPhoto/iStockBy CRISTINA CORUJO and JESSICA MENDOZA, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- As Puerto Rico struggles to recover from multiple turmoils, including an economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, anothe...
ABC Audio Oct 13, 2020
Boy, 5, caught on video tackling gunman during home invasion
South Bend Police Department/FacebookBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News (SOUTH BEND, Ind.) -- A 5-year-old boy has been caught on video tackling an armed gunman during a home invasion as four men burst into his...
ABC Audio Oct 13, 2020
Judge strikes down attempt to stop mask mandate as cases continue to rise in Wisconsin
Kuzma/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(MADISON, Wis.) -- A Wisconsin judge has struck down an injunction request filed Monday by state Republicans to end Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' mask mandate.This d...
ABC Audio Oct 13, 2020
Portland protest that took down statues of former presidents declared a riot by police
Stelsone/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- A demonstration in Portland, Oregon, that included people breaking windows and taking down statues of former Presidents Theodore Roosevelt a...
ABC Audio Oct 13, 2020
Coronavirus live updates: Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19
narvikk/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1 million people worldwide.Over 37.8 million people across the glob...
ABC Audio Oct 13, 2020