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Two dead, six injured in off-campus shooting near Rutgers University
kali9/iStockBy JON HAWORTH and BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) -- Two people were killed and six others were wounded during a shooting early Sunday morning near the Rutgers University c...
ABC Audio Sep 14, 2020
Lock of hair taken from Abraham Lincoln during postmortem exam sold at auction
ilbusca/iStockBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News (BOSTON) -- A lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair that was taken from him during his postmortem examination more than 155 years ago has sold at auction for $81,...
ABC Audio Sep 14, 2020
After 27 deaths in last week, West Coast firefighters brace again for tough conditions
David Ryder/Getty ImagesBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC NEWS(SAN FRANCISCO) -- After a devastating week of wildfires in the western U.S., meteorologists say Monday could bring even worse conditions.California fi...
ABC Audio Sep 13, 2020
All Michigan State students asked to quarantine due to 'exponential growth' of COVID-19
RichVintage/iStockBY: MEREDITH DELISO, ABC NEWS(EAST LANSING, Mich.) -- All local Michigan State University students have been asked to self-quarantine immediately for the next two weeks to contain th...
ABC Audio Sep 13, 2020
2 Los Angeles sheriff's deputies shot in ambush; both in critical condition
KABCBY: MARK OSBORNE AND JON HAWORTH, ABC NEWS(LOS ANGELES) -- Two Los Angeles sheriff's deputies were "fighting for their lives" on Saturday night after being shot multiple times in an ambush-style a...
ABC Audio Sep 13, 2020
Tropical Storm Sally expected to hit Gulf Coast as slow-moving hurricane
ABC NewsBy DANIEL MANZO, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Sally is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches the Gulf Coast Monday morning.As of late Sunday night, the storm was abo...
ABC Audio Sep 13, 2020
As infections at Arizona universities rise, so do questions about transparency
Wolterk/iStockBY: ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC NEWS(PHOENIX) -- As of Saturday, the University of Arizona reported at least 1,148 COVID-19 infections among students and staff, 877 of them in the last 10 days, ...
ABC Audio Sep 12, 2020
Navajo Nation, reeling from coronavirus, focuses attention on elections
ABC NewsBY: CONOR FINNEGAN AND MARTHA RADDATZ, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) -- When the pandemic hit the Navajo Nation this spring, it came fast and furious -- spreading "like wildfire," according to its presid...
ABC Audio Sep 12, 2020
Man charged with arson in connection with Almeda Fire in southern Oregon
Toa55/iStockBY: MEREDITH DELISO, ABC NEWS(PORTLAND, Ore.) --A man was arrested on arson charges Friday for allegedly setting a fire earlier this week in southern Oregon, while the region was already b...
ABC Audio Sep 12, 2020
Tropical Depression 19 hitting Florida, expected to become Tropical Storm Sally
ABC NewsBY: DANIEL MANZO, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) --Tropical Depression 19 officially strengthened into Tropical Storm Sally Saturday afternoon.Sustained winds were at 40 mph, and it is moving west at 7 mp...
ABC Audio Sep 12, 2020