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Trump brother hospitalized in New York: Sources
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesBy JOHN SANTUCCI, KATHERINE FAULDERS and AARON KATERSKY, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Robert Trump, the younger brother of President Donald Trump, has been hospitalized ...
ABC Audio Aug 14, 2020
Wildfires continue to threaten in West as region sees record temperatures
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- At least 94 wildfires are burning in the U.S., as record heat scorches the West. Several new wildfires exploded in southern California Thursday, including...
ABC Audio Aug 14, 2020
Thousands of students, staff sent home nationwide as COVID gnarls school reopenings
smolaw11/iStockBy ANNE FLAHERTY, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The United States' attempt to return children to the classroom this fall has turned into a slow-motion train wreck, with at least 2,400 students ...
ABC Audio Aug 14, 2020
Prosecutors face pushback for what critics call a lenient response to unrest
filo/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Several top prosecutors have faced pushback in recent weeks for what critics say has been too lenient a response to unrest, including looting.The C...
ABC Audio Aug 14, 2020
Coronavirus updates: CDC predicts death toll could reach 200,000 by Labor Day
Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL and ELLA TORRES, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The novel coronavirus has now killed more than 753,000 people worldwide.Nearly 21 million people across the globe have be...
ABC Audio Aug 14, 2020
Kansas City police arrest alleged killer of 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro, namesake of 'Operation LeGend'
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStockBy ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC News(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) -- The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department announced on Thursday the arrest of a suspect in the murder case of 4-year-old Le...
ABC Audio Aug 13, 2020
DOJ accuses Yale of discriminating against Asian American, white applicants
sshepard/iStockBy ALEXANDER MALLIN and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice has accused Yale University of illegally discriminating against Asian American and white appl...
ABC Audio Aug 13, 2020
Jeffrey Epstein's estate lawyers accused of 'belittling' alleged victim
BCFC/iStockBy JAMES HILL, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A lawyer for an alleged child-sex trafficking victim contends in a new court filing that attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein's $655 million estate are engaged...
ABC Audio Aug 13, 2020
Five months later, Kentucky attorney general speaks with Breonna Taylor's family
Breonna Taylor FamilyBy ELLA TORRES, STEPHANIE WASH and SABINA GHEBREMEDHIN, ABC News(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- More than 150 days after the killing of Breonna Taylor, a young Black medical worker fatally s...
ABC Audio Aug 13, 2020
Wildfires spreading in West, Lake fire forces evacuations
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Wildfire season is in full effect Thursday as multiple fires throughout the West are being fueled by bone dry conditions. The Lake fire broke out north of...
ABC Audio Aug 13, 2020