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4 Amish children dead, 1 missing after horse-drawn buggy swept away by flood
djperry/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(BATH COUNTY, Ky.) -- Four Amish children are dead and another is missing in Kentucky after floodwaters swept away the buggy they were riding in while crossing a...
ABC Audio Apr 30, 2020
Flooding rain expected for the East Coast as record heat moves into Texas
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A major storm system is producing flooding from the Great Lakes to the Carolinas Thursday morning, with some areas receiving more than 4 inches of rain in...
ABC Audio Apr 30, 2020
States' missing COVID-19 racial, ethnic data creates incomplete view of virus' impact
oonal/iStockBy MATTHEW VANN and SOO RIN KIM, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A hard look at COVID-19 racial data by the nation’s top public health experts and epidemiologists revealed a harrowing truth: ...
ABC Audio Apr 30, 2020
Coronavirus erodes dreams of college for low-income students
adamkaz/iStockBy ARIELLE MITROPOULOS and JAMES HILL, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Imani Rivera has dreamed her entire life of working in the fashion industry. However, the stark reality of COVID-19 has force...
ABC Audio Apr 30, 2020
Feds slam Martin Shkreli's attempt to leave prison to find COVID-19 cure
Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesBy AARON KATERSKY and BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Convicted fraudster Martin Shkreli's request to be freed from prison for three months to research a coronavirus cu...
ABC Audio Apr 30, 2020
Navy delays Crozier decision, launches broader investigation into carrier COVID-19 outbreak
U.S. NavyBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The acting Navy secretary said Wednesday he has ordered a broader investigation into the circumstances of the spread of the novel coronavirus aboard ...
ABC Audio Apr 30, 2020
California's Orange County closes beaches after photos showed them packed with people
Samara Heisz/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, EMILY SHAPIRO and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 233,000 people worldwide.Over 3.2 million pe...
ABC Audio Apr 30, 2020
Investigation opens after video of aggressive arrest of teen allegedly buying tobacco
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStockBy CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC NEWS(RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.) -- Images from a 15-second video that viewed over 5 million times on social media has led to an internal police investigat...
ABC Audio Apr 29, 2020
Brooklyn man arrested for allegedly stealing coronavirus relief checks from the mail
kali9/iStockBy MERDITH DELISO, MARK CRUDELE, JOSH MARGOLIN, and AARON KATERSKY, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) -- A Brooklyn man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stealing nine coronavirus relief checks from ...
ABC Audio Apr 29, 2020
Nevada gov outlines plan to reopen state as stay-at-home order is extended
LPETTET/iStock(CARSON CITY) -- As lawmakers in Western states join forces to tackle the next steps in handling the coronavirus pandemic, Nevada's governor has created a roadmap for how he plans to saf...
ABC Audio Apr 29, 2020