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Trump says he'll 'put pressure' on governors to reopen schools in fall
Official White House Photo by Tia DufourBy JORDYN PHELPS and SOPHIE TATUM, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump has been clear about where he stands in the debate over whether schools should...
ABC Audio Jul 07, 2020
'We're paying for it': COVID-positive Atlanta mayor says state reopened too soon
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms appears on "Good Morning America," July 7, 2020. - (ABC News)By BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(ATLANTA) -- Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Tuesday that she, her h...
ABC Audio Jul 07, 2020
Ghislaine Maxwell transitions from lavish lifestyle to troubled lockup
FILE photo - stocknroll/iStockBy LUKE BARR and AARON KATERSKY, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Ghislaine Maxwell’s temporary new home is a far cry from the 156-acre New Hampshire estate where she was arre...
ABC Audio Jul 07, 2020
Cops investigating human head found by road
vmargineanu/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) -- Homicide detectives in Florida are investigating a shocking discovery in St. Petersburg: a human head that was found in the street....
ABC Audio Jul 07, 2020
Severe storms and flash flooding in the East, gusty winds spread fires in West
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- There were more than 220 damaging storm reports from the Plains to the Northeast Monday. Winds gusted to 71 mph in Mamaroneck, New York, just north of New...
ABC Audio Jul 07, 2020
Suspect in Vanessa Guillen case appears in court; remains confirmed as Guillen's
U.S. ArmyBy IVAN PEREIRA, LUIS MARTINEZ and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(WACO, Texas) -- A woman accused of helping to hide the body of murdered Fort Hood Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen made her first c...
ABC Audio Jul 07, 2020
As shootings surge across US, police see COVID-19 enabling crime
carlballou/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- For the last six weekends, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown has awakened to word of another eruption of shootings in his city.On Mon...
ABC Audio Jul 07, 2020
Students on F-1, M-1 visas can't remain in US if all their fall classes are online
travelview/iStockBy SOPHIE TATUM, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- International students studying in the United States on an F-1 or M-1 student visa won't be able to continue their studies in the fall if their ...
ABC Audio Jul 07, 2020
Descendants weigh in on debate over Confederate symbols
Xtremest/iStockBy DANA SCHAEFFER, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- In recent weeks, statues of Confederate leaders have toppled to the ground amid nationwide protests, and Mississippi lawmakers have decided to r...
ABC Audio Jul 07, 2020
US submits formal notice it will withdraw from WHO
Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, JON HAWORTH, EMILY SHAPIRO and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 540,000 people worldwide.Over 1...
ABC Audio Jul 07, 2020