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Hog farmers face 'devastating decision' over euthanizing herds
dusanpetkovic/iStockBy ANDY FIES, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) -- While shoppers may be confronting shortages at deli counters this week, those who raise the nation's livestock, especially hog farmers, are conf...
ABC Audio May 07, 2020
Dallas salon owner jailed for violating stay-at-home order released early
Dallas County Sheriff(DALLAS) -- BY: MEREDITH DELISOThe Dallas salon owner who defied an executive order to shut down her business amid the state's coronavirus response has been released from jail ear...
ABC Audio May 07, 2020
Salvadoran man detained by ICE dies of COVID-19
iStock/alexskopje(SAN DIEGO) -- BY: QUINN OWENA 57-year-old man from El Salvador held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody died at a Southern California hospital Wednesday after contracting ...
ABC Audio May 07, 2020
Nightmare scenarios as travelers attempt to fly with pets amid coronavirus
Courtesy Elizabeth Johns(SAN DIEGO) -- BY: CLARA MCMICHAELWhat started as a complicated international move for Elizabeth Johns, an Australian hairstylist who has lived in Mexico for the past 10 years,...
ABC Audio May 07, 2020
Florida man accused of using COVID-19 to cover up killing estranged wife requests 'care' in extradition
Doña Ana County Jail(HILLSBORO, Oregon) -- BY: CHRISTINA CARREGAA man accused of killing his estranged wife and using the coronavirus pandemic as a ruse to deceive her family and friends of her...
ABC Audio May 07, 2020
Oregon's 1st coronavirus patient released from hospital after months
ABC News(HILLSBORO, Oregon) -- BY: CAMMERON PARRISHAfter more than two months in the hospital, the first Oregon resident to test positive for coronavirus was released to cheers and a mariachi parade.C...
ABC Audio May 07, 2020
Two men charged with murder of unarmed Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia
Courtesy of the Arbery FamilyBy MORGAN WINSOR and CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC News(ATLANTA) -- Two men have been arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault for the February shooting of 25-year...
ABC Audio May 07, 2020
'Incomprehensible': Confrontations over masks erupt amid COVID-19 crisis
eranicle/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Masks have been a contentious issue throughout the novel coronavirus pandemic.Should you wear one? Who should wear one? What type? Do they prot...
ABC Audio May 07, 2020
2 McDonald's employees shot after angry customer told dining room was closed
ivanastar/iStockBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News(OKLAHOMA CITY) -- Two employees at a McDonald's in Oklahoma City were shot and a third was injured after a woman allegedly became angry after learning that she...
ABC Audio May 07, 2020
Wildfire threat for parts of Florida, wintry blast for Northeast
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Wednesday, a combination of ongoing drought, gusty winds of up to 36 mph and low humidity helped to spread wildfires in the panhandle of Florida.Apalachic...
ABC Audio May 07, 2020