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Tennessee mother charged with murder in death of 15-month-old Evelyn Boswell
Sullivan County Sheriff's OfficeBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn.) -- Megan Boswell has been charged with murder in the death of her 15-month-old daughter, Evelyn, who was reported miss...
ABC Audio Aug 19, 2020
Student loan relief isn’t enough to calm recent graduates’ repayment stress
ABC NewsBy Seni Tienabeso, Lindsey Griswold, and Anthony Rivas, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- By his account, Elie Kirkland shouldn't have been at Morehouse College's commencement last year, when billionaire ...
ABC Audio Aug 19, 2020
Nearly 11,000 lightning strikes in 72 hours ignite more than 300 fires in California
Lord Runar/iStockBy BILL HUTCHISON, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- Nearly 11,000 lightning strikes over 72 hours ignited hundreds of fires across California that have roared through wildland, destroyed home...
ABC Audio Aug 19, 2020
'Golden State Killer' survivor confronts rapist: 'Remember what I have to say'
imaginima/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Survivors of rapes committed by Joseph DeAngelo, the man now known as the "Golden State Killer," made their voices heard in victim imp...
ABC Audio Aug 19, 2020
White Long Island couple charged following harassment complaints by Black neighbor
Jennifer McLeggan talks to reporters in front of her home in in Valley Stream, N.Y., where she says she was the target of racial harassment from neighbors. - (WABC)By BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(NEW YOR...
ABC Audio Aug 19, 2020
'Who is going to man the prison if everyone tests positive?' asks penitentiary staffer
LightFieldStudios/iStockBy LUKE BARR, ABC News(CHICAGO) -- When Jonathan Zumkehr woke up Thursday morning with mild symptoms of COVID-19, he said he figured he should get tested for the virus.Later th...
ABC Audio Aug 19, 2020
Colleges rethink reopening: 'If these steps are not successful, we'll have to send students home'
sshepard/iStockBy HALEY YAMADA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Back-to-school season is off to a challenging start. As new cases of the coronavirus are reported at K-12 schools that have reopened, many others ...
ABC Audio Aug 19, 2020
New wildfires started by lightning in West, Tropics turn active with three new systems
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- More wildfires have exploded in the West, particularly in California, due to numerous lightning strikes.At least 26 wildfire complexes are burning in Cali...
ABC Audio Aug 19, 2020
Coronavirus updates: University suspends football practice due to cluster of cases
Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 781,000 people worldwide.Over 22 million people across the globe have been dia...
ABC Audio Aug 19, 2020
‘Lottery Lawyer’ allegedly swindled jackpot winners in $107M scheme
Jodi Jacobson/iStockBy KARMA ALLEN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A New York attorney who dubbed himself the "Lottery Lawyer" was charged in a million-dollar scheme involving three other men, including an acc...
ABC Audio Aug 18, 2020