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Drought conditions expected to worsen across US this spring, NOAA says
NOAABy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Ongoing drought conditions across the United States will likely worsen this spring, while flooding is expected to be less severe than in recent years, ac...
ABC Audio Mar 19, 2021
Deadly Atlanta shootings highlight violence against Asian American women: What allies can do to help
JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty ImagesBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A white gunman's deadly rampage in Georgia that left six women of Asian descent dead has put the spotlight on the harassment...
ABC Audio Mar 19, 2021
Child dies in 'tragic accident' involving Peloton treadmill, CEO says
PelotonBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A child has died in an accident involving a Peloton treadmill, according to a message from the company's CEO sent to owners of its Tread+ workout ...
ABC Audio Mar 19, 2021
Texas AG says $29 million in storm-related energy bills will be forgiven
Kameleon007/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (AUSTIN, Texas) -- More than $29 million in unpaid electric bills are set to be forgiven as part of Griddy Energy's bankruptcy plan, Texas Attorney G...
ABC Audio Mar 19, 2021
Capitol Police officer's widow wants his suicide death declared 'in the line of duty'
uschools/iStockBy MICHELLE STODDART and LUKE BARR, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The widow of Howard Liebengood, a U.S. Capitol Police officer who died by suicide three days after the Jan. 6 attack on the C...
ABC Audio Mar 18, 2021
Ohio mother charged in 6-year-old son's death seeks insanity plea
kali9/iStockBy MERDITH DELISO, ABC News(PREBLE COUNTY, Ohio) -- The attorney for an Ohio woman charged with the murder of her 6-year-old son is seeking to enter an insanity plea, court records show.Br...
ABC Audio Mar 18, 2021
Fauci warns possible 4th surge in COVID-19 cases could undermine progress
Anna Moneymaker-Pool/Getty ImagesBy STEPHANIE EBBS and CHEYENNE HASLETT, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday he's concerned about a possible fourth surge in COVID-19 cases as numbe...
ABC Audio Mar 18, 2021
FBI releases new videos of Capitol attack, asks for help identifying suspects
FBIBy LUKE BARR and JACK DATE, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The FBI on Thursday released more videos and pictures of alleged assaults on police officers during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.The released c...
ABC Audio Mar 18, 2021
Georgia sheriff's department under fire after official says spa shootings suspect had 'really bad day'
Megan Varner/Getty ImagesBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga.) -- The sheriff's department in Cherokee County, Georgia, is facing backlash after a captain described the alleged gunman in th...
ABC Audio Mar 18, 2021
Three arrested in beating and robbery of Asian man in San Francisco laundromat
San Francisco Police Dept.By MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Three people have been arrested for robbing and attacking a 67-year-old Asian American man in a San Francisco laundromat in Fe...
ABC Audio Mar 18, 2021