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Gun violence spike and pandemic gun-buying boom may be linked: Research
Kameleon007/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Ten people were shot, at least one fatally, in Philadelphia this week, underscoring a spike in gun violence in some of the nation's largest c...
ABC Audio Aug 21, 2020
Latest NWS forecast predicts two hurricanes in Gulf of Mexico at same time next week
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Two tropical systems are on a path toward the Gulf of Mexico and could possibly make landfall at the same time in the U.S. early next week.The latest fore...
ABC Audio Aug 21, 2020
As schools go virtual, advocates worry vulnerable will be left behind 
Burak Sür/iStockBy KARMA ALLEN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Educator. Advocate. Mom.Those are words that come to mind when one speaks with Michelle Parelleo, a New Jersey mom-turned-special needs advoc...
ABC Audio Aug 21, 2020
After more than 160 years, Central Park gets first statue honoring real-life women
Ingus Kruklitis/iStockBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- For the first time in its over 160-year history, New York City's famous Central Park will have a statue commemorating real-life women.A ...
ABC Audio Aug 21, 2020
Coronavirus updates: 17 reportedly suspended for going to college party without masks
Samara Heisz/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 794,000 people worldwide.Over 22.7 million people across the globe ...
ABC Audio Aug 21, 2020
California fires stretch resources as evacuation orders grow
LordRunar/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- Widespread fires continue to burn across California, stretching resources and expanding evacuation orders that have forced thousands to lea...
ABC Audio Aug 20, 2020
Mom traveling with 6 kids kicked off flight after 2-year-old refuses to wear mask
skyNext/iStockBy MINA KAJI, GIO BENITEZ, and SAM SWEENEY, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A mother and her six children were kicked off of a JetBlue Airways flight Wednesday after her 2-year-old daughter refuse...
ABC Audio Aug 20, 2020
Police arrest 2 suspects in Los Angeles hate crime targeting 3 transgender women
kali9/iStockBy KARMA ALLEN, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- Police arrested two suspects on Thursday in connection with a hate crime against three transgender women on Los Angeles' Hollywood Boulevard.The vi...
ABC Audio Aug 20, 2020
Devastated by pandemic, NYC restaurant owners call on government for indoor dining
Alena Kravchenko/iStockBy KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- New York City is home to some of the most diverse cuisines and talented chefs and restaurant owners in the world. But in the wake of the...
ABC Audio Aug 20, 2020
Los Angeles mayor shuts off utilities at home that was 'turned into a nightclub'
Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty ImagesBy ELLA TORRES, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has turned off the utilities at a Hollywood Hills home after he said it "turned into a nightclub...
ABC Audio Aug 20, 2020