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Trump says federal law enforcement, National Guard on way to site of violent protests in Wisconsin
Official White House Photo by Shealah CraigheadBy ELIZABETH THOMAS, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday tweeted that federal law enforcement and National Guard troops were on t...
ABC Audio Aug 26, 2020
Hawaii reinstates strict Oahu shutdown as coronavirus cases surge
jewhyte/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News(HONOLULU) -- Hawaii's governor approved a sweeping stay-at-home mandate in Oahu that significantly rolls back reopening plans on the state's most-populou...
ABC Audio Aug 26, 2020
New Orleans sues Hard Rock Hotel developers over fatal collapse
Sean Pavone/iStockBy ELLA TORRES, ABC News(NEW ORLEANS) -- New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced that the city has filed suit against the property developers who were overseeing the construction...
ABC Audio Aug 26, 2020
Sheriff has grim advice for those who don't evacuate Hurricane Laura
ABC NewsBy KARMA ALLEN, MAX GOLEMBO and MARC NATHANSON, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Laura is approaching the Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane with "unsurvivable storm surge" expected in some areas, acco...
ABC Audio Aug 26, 2020
Body of missing Fort Hood soldier may have been found: Police
powerofforever/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News(TEMPLE, Texas) -- Authorities in Texas believe a body found Tuesday is likely that of missing Fort Hood soldier Sgt. Elder Fernandes, who was last see...
ABC Audio Aug 26, 2020
Judge delays questioning of co-executor of Jeffrey Epstein estate
Florida Dept. of Law EnforcementBy JAMES HILL, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in New York has ordered that a deposition of a co-executor of Jeffrey Epstein's estate be postponed while she consi...
ABC Audio Aug 26, 2020
Ammon Bundy arrested after refusing to obey Idaho Statehouse meeting rules
amphotora/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(BOISE, Idaho) -- Idaho state police troopers arrested states' rights activist Ammon Bundy Tuesday and wheeled him out of the Idaho Statehouse, still in his se...
ABC Audio Aug 26, 2020
Digital divide amplified: Schools scramble to provide at-home learning options
Courtesy Kristiina ArrasmithBy KIARA BRANTLEY-JONES, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Devon Conley, a mom and trustee of the Mountain View Whisman School Board in California, said she typically spends the last f...
ABC Audio Aug 26, 2020
In new lawsuit, NY adds to mounting legal pressure on Postal Service over mail-in voting
cherylsb63/iStockBy LUCIEN BRUGGEMAN and AARON KATERSKY, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- In yet another sign of mounting legal pressure on the beleaguered mail agency, New York Attorney General Letitia James l...
ABC Audio Aug 26, 2020
Coronavirus live updates: HHS responds to CDC’s updated testing guidelines
Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 819,000 people worldwide.Over 23.9 million people across the globe have been di...
ABC Audio Aug 26, 2020