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Man threatened to shoot Jewish camp while reporting social distancing violation: Police
Nassau County Police DepartmentBy AARON KATERSKY and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A New York man allegedly threatened to start a shooting while making a social distancing complaint about a J...
ABC Audio Aug 18, 2020
Hiker survives being stranded for 14 days in Santa Fe National Forest
Santa Fe Fire DepartmentBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(SANTA FE, N.M.) -- A man and his two children rescued a hiker who was stranded in a New Mexico forest for 14 days, according to authorities.John Utsey...
ABC Audio Aug 18, 2020
Volunteers in Iowa step up to help those in need after devastating derecho storm
KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post via Getty ImagesBy Eric Noll and Haley Yamada, ABC News(CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa) -- A group of volunteers is banding together to help Iowa residents after last week&rsqu...
ABC Audio Aug 18, 2020
Teacher has more than 700 entries on a spreadsheet tracking COVID-19 in schools
Courtesy of Alisha MorrisBy Katie Kindelanvia, GMA(OLATHE, Kan.) -- A high school teacher in Kansas started a spreadsheet of COVID-19 cases in schools as a way to ease her anxiety about the upcoming s...
ABC Audio Aug 18, 2020
More wildfires explode in the West as historic heat continues
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Several new wildfires have exploded in the West due to lightning and bone dry conditions on the ground. There are currently at least 28 wildfires burning ...
ABC Audio Aug 18, 2020
California resident tests positive for the plague, first case in the state in five years
Dmitry Belyaev/iStockBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- California health officials have confirmed that an individual has tested positive for a case of the plague in the state -- the first such cas...
ABC Audio Aug 18, 2020
'Golden State Killer' victims address him in court: 'The devil can keep you company'
Kuzma/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Survivors of Joseph DeAngelo, the man now known as the "Golden State Killer," addressed him directly in court on Tuesday in powerful and e...
ABC Audio Aug 18, 2020
All-female team of skydivers jumps to celebrate 100th anniversary of women's suffrage
Highlight Pro Skydiving TeamBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- A team of all-female elite skydivers is taking to the skies to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th A...
ABC Audio Aug 18, 2020
Coronavirus updates: 'Cases are falling, and we know that's true,' US official says
narvikk/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 774,000 people worldwide.Over 21.8 million people across the globe have been diagnose...
ABC Audio Aug 18, 2020
Facing reelection, top Chicago prosecutor will not face charges in Jussie Smollett case probe
iStock/KuzmaBY: CHRIS FRANCESCANI(CHICAGO) -- Despite "substantial abuses of discretion and operational failures," the dismissal of charges against Jussie Smollett by Cook County State's Attorney Kimb...
ABC Audio Aug 17, 2020