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South Dakota governor says lockdowns are 'useless' as state's COVID-19 cases soar
Ingo Dörenberg/iStockBy KARMA ALLEN, ABC News(PIERRE, S.D.) -- South Dakota's governor is doubling down on her controversial stance against state-wide lockdown measures even as the local positivi...
ABC Audio Oct 07, 2020
Coronavirus live updates: Fauci predicts US could have 300-400k COVID-19 deaths
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 35.9 million people across the glob...
ABC Audio Oct 07, 2020
Authorities arrest New York man allegedly involved in deadly mask dispute
PinkOmelet/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A New York man was arrested this week in the death of an 80-year-old bar patron stemming from a mask dispute last month, authorities said.Don...
ABC Audio Oct 06, 2020
ISIS 'Beatles' guards finally heading to US courtroom: Officials
Marilyn Nieves/iStockBy JAMES GORDON MEEK, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Two men accused of being from a quartet of ISIS guards known as the “Beatles” -- so nick-named by their hostages so they ...
ABC Audio Oct 06, 2020
Hurricane Delta, a Category 4, takes aim at Cancun before heading to Louisiana
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Powerful Hurricane Delta is heading to Cancun, Mexico, before taking aim at Louisiana.Delta rapidly strengthened to a Category 3 storm, ...
ABC Audio Oct 06, 2020
Officer charged in death of Black man who family says was trying to break up dispute
Texas RangersBy MARC NATHANSON, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A Texas police officer has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a Black man in East Texas over the weekend.Wolfe City police officer ...
ABC Audio Oct 06, 2020
NJ judge on family assault that killed son: 'I can't let him take anything else'
ABC NewsBy HALEY YAMADA, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A New Jersey judge whose 20-year-old son was killed in a racially motivated assault this summer opened up about her life since the tragic attack.Salas t...
ABC Audio Oct 06, 2020
Families of COVID-19 victims slam president's downplaying of his diagnosis
Official White House Photo by Tia DufourBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Hours before he was released from a hospital stay for his coronavirus diagnosis Monday, President Donald Trump tweeted hi...
ABC Audio Oct 06, 2020
Wisconsin's COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow
South_agency/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News(MADISON, Wis.) -- Wisconsin recorded more coronavirus infections, logging 1,865 COVID-19 cases Sunday on the heels of a five-day streak in which the stat...
ABC Audio Oct 06, 2020
Coronavirus live updates: University suspends over 100 students for COVID-19 violations
Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1 million people worldwide.Over 35.5 million people across the globe have been ...
ABC Audio Oct 06, 2020