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Colorado man planning armed protest against state's coronavirus restrictions arrested for pipe bombs
GoodLifeStudio/iStockBy CLAYTON SANDELL, ABC News(LOVELAND, Colo.) -- A Colorado man arrested after federal agents allegedly discovered pipe bombs in his home had also been helping organize an armed p...
ABC Audio May 04, 2020
NYPD officer put on modified duty after violent social distancing violation arrest filmed
Ben185/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- An NYPD officer is under investigation after he was filmed punching and shoving a man to the ground after he allegedly violated coronavirus social d...
ABC Audio May 04, 2020
Severe weather to hit from Texas to Kentucky, record heat returns Southwest
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A storm system moving through the Plains and Mid-South brought 218 damaging storm reports from the Dakotas to Tennessee.The highest wind gust was reported...
ABC Audio May 04, 2020
As pandemic continues, global coronavirus deaths surpass 250,000
Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 250,000 people worldwide.Over 3.5 million people across the...
ABC Audio May 04, 2020
Man arrested three times in one day under CA's coronavirus-based zero-bail policy
Glendora Police DepartmentBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(GLENDORA, Calif.) -- Officers in Los Angeles County arrested and released a suspect three times in one day after he was repeatedly let go based o...
ABC Audio May 04, 2020
Nazi slogan sign displayed at 're-open Illinois' rally ripped by Auschwitz Memorial
KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty ImagesBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(CHICAGO) -- A sign displayed by an anti-lockdown protester at a demonstration in Chicago was blasted by the Auschwitz Museum and Memo...
ABC Audio May 04, 2020
Oklahoma city reverses face mask requirement amid threats of violence
Alex Potemkin/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(OKLAHOMA CITY) -- An Oklahoma city has reversed an emergency proclamation requiring shoppers to wear face masks due to threats of violence.Stillwater, ...
ABC Audio May 04, 2020
DOJ files statement supporting church in legal battle over coronavirus lockdown
iStock/mrtom-ukBy JON HAWORTH, BILL HUTCHINSON and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- The novel coronavirus has now killed more than 244,000 people worldwide.More than 3.4 million people across t...
ABC Audio May 03, 2020
What it takes to be a COVID-19 contact tracer in NYC
iStock/koto_fejaBy: ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Out-of-work New Yorkers looking to secure employment as New York City COVID-19 contact tracers -- tracking the spread of the virus in an effo...
ABC Audio May 03, 2020
Record breaking heat in continues in parts of the Southwest
iStock/enter89By: DANIEL MANZO, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- Saturday was another day of record-breaking heat in parts of the Southwest U.S. In Texas, Both San Angelo and Midland hit a scorching 104 degre...
ABC Audio May 03, 2020