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Florida teen 'mastermind' arrested in connection with massive Twitter hack
kali9/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News(TAMPA, Fla.) -- A Florida teen has been arrested in connection with the massive Twitter hack earlier this month that impacted the accounts of Barack Obama,...
ABC Audio Jul 31, 2020
Cardinals v. Brewers game canceled due to coronavirus cases
Pete Van Vleet/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(MILWAUKEE) -- The St. Louis Cardinals have postponed their game against the Milwaukee Brewers Friday after multiple positive coronavir...
ABC Audio Jul 31, 2020
Florida prepares for Hurricane Isaias
ABC NewsBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC NewsThe storm has already caused catastrophic flash flooding and mudslides in Puerto Rico.Hurricane Isaias, which strengthened into a Category 1 storm overnight, will hit ...
ABC Audio Jul 31, 2020
History-making NASA-SpaceX astronauts undock from International Space Station, set for splashdown
NASAby CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Two months after a history-making launch, the first NASA-SpaceX astronauts have undocked from the space station and are set for splashdown on Sunday.D...
ABC Audio Jul 31, 2020
One Marine dead, eight missing after training accident off California coast
Nick J./iStockBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- At least one Marine is dead and eight others are missing after a “mishap” involving an amphibious assault vehicle off the California...
ABC Audio Jul 31, 2020
Black colleges given millions in donations from Mackenzie Scott, Amazon boss' ex-wife
Kelvin Sterling Scott/iStockBy KIARA BRANTLEY-JONES, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Six historically Black colleges and universities received eight-figure donations all thanks to philanthropist Mackenzie Scott...
ABC Audio Jul 31, 2020
How Portland became nation's hotbed for clashes between protesters, federal agents
drakuliren/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- In the immediate aftermath of George Floyd's death in May, Portland Police Chief Jami Resch issued a statement she had hoped would help keep ...
ABC Audio Jul 31, 2020
Coronavirus updates: New Jersey at 'very dangerous place,' governor says
narvikk/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and ELLA TORRES, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 673,000 people worldwide.Over 17.3 million people across the globe ha...
ABC Audio Jul 31, 2020
Prosecutor not charging Ferguson officer who killed Michael Brown
Marilyn Nieves/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(SAINT LOUIS COUNTY, Mo.) -- The former police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown six years ago in Ferguson, Missouri, will not be criminally charg...
ABC Audio Jul 30, 2020
Ventilation systems can change spread of potential viral particles indoors: Study
iStock/smolaw11BY: DR. ALEXIS E. CARRINGTON and SONY SALZMAN(NEW YORK) -- A new study at the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering showed ventilation systems can change the spread...
ABC Audio Jul 30, 2020