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More than 5,000 unclassified NYC deaths may be linked to coronavirus: CDC
Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, EMILY SHAPIRO, MEREDITH DELISO and MARC NATHANSON, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 284,000 people worldwide.Mo...
ABC Audio May 11, 2020
Georgia attorney general calls for DOJ investigation into Ahmaud Arbery case
Glynn County Sheriff’s OfficeBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(ATLANTA) -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr formally requested on Sunday that the U.S. Department of Justice investigate the handlin...
ABC Audio May 11, 2020
Princeton University announces first black valedictorian in 274-year history
Tongshan/iStockBy MARIYA MOSELEY, ABC News(PRINCETON, N.J.) -- Nicholas Johnson is this year’s Princeton University valedictorian and he’s also making history at the same time.He is offici...
ABC Audio May 11, 2020
COVID-19 cluster traced to Southern California birthday party: Health department
Bill Oxford/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(PASADENA, Calif.) -- The Pasadena Public Health Department is reminding residents to stay home after a cluster of COVID-19 cases were traced to a birthda...
ABC Audio May 11, 2020
Oklahoma City University's virtual graduation ceremony 'Zoom bombed' with racist attack
iStock/sshepardBy: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (OKLAHOMA CITY) -- A virtual commencement ceremony at Oklahoma City University was disrupted by a message of hate from racist hackers who hijacked the onli...
ABC Audio May 10, 2020
Americans waiting out coronavirus in Canadian and Mexican border cities reflect on time away
iStock/Photo BetoBy: IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- They are Americans from two different worlds, but when the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. hard, they decided to take the same step -- riding...
ABC Audio May 10, 2020
More daily record lows possible today as Eastern US suffers cold blast
iStock/Andrei310(NEW YORK) -- A significant blast of cold air is still making it feel like winter across parts of the eastern U.S. this morning.While there will be some improvement in temperatures dur...
ABC Audio May 10, 2020
Joint Chiefs of Staff member gets conflicting coronavirus test results
iStock/koto_fejaBy: JON HAWORTH, MATT ZARRELL, MEREDITH DELISO and LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- The novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 281,000 people worldwide.More than four...
ABC Audio May 10, 2020
Elmhurst Hospital workers gifted free vacations as reward for COVID-19 fight
Courtesy HyattBy: JOSHUA HOYOS, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- The staff of Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, New York, got a well-deserved surprise Friday morning at its weekly staff call.ABC News got a first loo...
ABC Audio May 09, 2020
COVID-19 complicates transition for foster youth aging out
chokkicx/iStockBy: AVERI HARPER, ABC News (SAN FRANCISCO) -- When Rosie Portillo reached her 21st birthday in late April, it wasn’t all a celebration. It came with anxiety about how she would ke...
ABC Audio May 09, 2020