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Bureau of Prisons spends nearly $3 million on UV sanitizing gates, contracts show
Leonsbox/iStockBy LUKE BARR, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Bureau of Prisons has spent almost $3 million dollars on ultraviolet sanitizing devices to combat COVID-19 at 122 federal prisons, regional off...
ABC Audio Aug 07, 2020
Kentucky AG explains why Breonna Taylor case decision is taking so long
Breonna Taylor FamilyBy KARMA ALLEN and SABINA GHEBREMEDHIN, ABC News(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- Kentucky officials offered new details on Friday in the investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor, a youn...
ABC Audio Aug 07, 2020
Father, son suspects in Ahmaud Arbery killing want bond set, 2 charges dropped
Glynn County Sheriff's OfficeBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(COBB COUNTY, Ga.) -- The white father and son accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery, who was Black and was jogging down a Georgia street, are looking...
ABC Audio Aug 07, 2020
Strong storms, flash flood threat head toward areas still recovering from Isaias
ABC NewsBy DANIEL MANZO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Another round of summer storms is getting ready to impact parts of the eastern U.S. Friday as more than one million people are still without power in the...
ABC Audio Aug 07, 2020
Alaska cruise cut short after passenger tests positive for COVID-19
UnCruise Adventures CEO Captain Dan Blanchard. (ABC News)By AMANDA MAILE and MINA KAJI, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- One of the first U.S. cruises to resume sailing amid the novel coronavirus pandemic was cu...
ABC Audio Aug 07, 2020
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally could draw 250,000 people despite pandemic
deepblue4you/iStockBy ANDY FIES, ABC News (STURGIS, S.D.) -- Despite concerns about large gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, as many as 250,000 motorcycle enthusiasts from around the country are...
ABC Audio Aug 07, 2020
CBP chief defends rapid border 'expulsions' as unauthorized crossing attempts grow
Phototreat/iStockBy QUINN OWEN and KIARA BRANTLEY-JONES, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The number of unauthorized crossing attempts by migrants at the southern border increased in July when President Donald T...
ABC Audio Aug 07, 2020
Mississippi shaping up to become nation's next COVID-19 hot spot
EMPPhotography/iStockBy KARMA ALLEN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has ordered some residents to wear masks, bowing to political pressure as COVID-19 infection rates continue to s...
ABC Audio Aug 07, 2020
Coronavirus updates: Hard-hit state surpasses 10,000 deaths
narvikk/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- (NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 716,000 people worldwide.More than 19.1 million peo...
ABC Audio Aug 07, 2020
Power outage hits large portions of Manhattan in New York City
franckreporter/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Large portions of Manhattan in New York City were without power Friday morning as at least 1.3 million people are still without power alo...
ABC Audio Aug 07, 2020