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Doggy diploma: Therapy dog to receive honorary degree from Virginia Tech
Courtesy of Virginia TechBy HALEY YAMADA, GMA(NEW YORK) -- This dog is more than just a good boy -- he’s an honorary doctor of veterinary medicine.Meet Moose, an 8-year-old therapy dog at Virgin...
ABC Audio May 15, 2020
Family of Amazon employee who died of COVID-19: 'We want answers'
400tmax/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) -- As Amazon faces increased calls for transparency over how many employees have tested positive for COVID-19, the company confirmed to ABC New...
ABC Audio May 15, 2020
Air Force F-22 fighter crashes at Florida range, pilot ejected safely
ecliff6/iStockBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News(VALPARAISO, Fla.) -- A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter crashed Friday morning at the training range at Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida panhandle during ...
ABC Audio May 15, 2020
90% of Boston residents have not been exposed to COVID-19
CasPhotography/iStockBy ELLA TORRES and AARON KATERSKY, ABC News(BOSTON) -- The majority of people in Boston have not yet been infected with COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, Mayo...
ABC Audio May 15, 2020
Damaging winds, tornado threat possible in NY, Pennsylvania Friday
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A huge part of the country will see severe weather Friday from Texas to New England, with damaging winds and a tornado threat possible in the Northeast. C...
ABC Audio May 15, 2020
Coronavirus live updates: NY beaches to open, with restrictions
Samara Heisz/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 304,000 people worldwide. More than 4.4 million people across the...
ABC Audio May 15, 2020
New York City's open streets policy could be permanent fixture, experts say
Ben Gabbe/Getty ImagesBy ELLA TORRES, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As a new normal takes shape in New York City under the novel coronavirus, experts in urban planning believe miles of open street for foot tr...
ABC Audio May 15, 2020
As US begins reopening, nursing home residents remain on lockdown
Cecilie_Arcurs/iStockBy MATTHEW MOSK, HALLEY FREGER, LAURA ROMERO and ALLISON PECORIN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- After weeks of being unable to see her uncle in a Richmond, Virginia, nursing home, Preciou...
ABC Audio May 15, 2020
After delay, CDC releases new guidance on how states can safely reopen
sshepard/iStockBy ANNE FLAHERTY, BEN GITTELSON, and LIBBY CATHEY, ABC NEWSAfter weeks of delay, the federal government’s top experts on infectious diseases on Thursday released new, more detaile...
ABC Audio May 14, 2020
Initiative brings millions of meals to children in need in rural areas
ABC NewsBy WILL CARR, ENJOLI FRANCIS, and GINA SUNSERI, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) -- Before her family started receiving boxes of food from the Meals-to-You initiative, Julie Estes-Gibbs said she was forced...
ABC Audio May 14, 2020