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Deputy dies after wounded in shootout on Florida-Georgia border
Decatur County Sheriff Wiley Griffin posted a photo of Capt. Justin Bedwell on his Facebook announcing Bedwell died from injuries inflicted during a shootout. - (Sheriff Wiley Griffin)By BILL HUTCHINS...
ABC Audio Mar 02, 2021
Judge returns to bench after son's murder: 'I will not be frightened or be afraid to do what I love to do'
DNY59/iStockBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas returned to the bench Monday for the first time since her 20-year-old son Daniel was killed and her husband...
ABC Audio Mar 02, 2021
No big gatherings for Saint Patrick's Day in Boston: 'We are so close to a finish line'
Svetlanais/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(BOSTON) -- As Saint Patrick's Day approaches, Boston's mayor is urging residents to avoid large gatherings, warning that they could become super-spreader ev...
ABC Audio Mar 02, 2021
Major flooding continues in South as Northeast hit with cold blast
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- There is major to near historic river flooding in parts of the Mid-South, especially in Kentucky on Tuesday.Locally, 7 inches of rain fell over the weeke...
ABC Audio Mar 02, 2021
Gov. Cuomo faces calls to resign from lawmakers after third woman comes forward
SETH WENIG/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesBy MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Rep. Kathleen Rice has become the first New York Democrat in Congress to join mounting calls for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to res...
ABC Audio Mar 02, 2021
Missouri father, two young children found dead days after disappearance, authorities say
kali9/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A Missouri father and his two young children were found dead Monday, four days after they had disappeared, authorities said.The bodies of Darrell P...
ABC Audio Mar 02, 2021
Thousands of students reported 'missing' from school systems nationwide amid COVID-19 pandemic
diane39/iStockBy ARIELLE MITROPOULOS, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- States around the country are reporting a significant decline in the number of students enrolled in public school because of the coronaviru...
ABC Audio Mar 02, 2021
Court mulling whether to reinstate 3rd-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin in George Floyd's death
Courtesy Ben Crump LawBY: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC NEWS (MINNEAPOLIS) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals is deciding whether to reinstate a third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, the former...
ABC Audio Mar 01, 2021
Teachers in LA County approved for vaccine in latest expansion
adamkaz/iStockBY: ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC NEWS (LOS ANGELES) — Teachers in Los Angeles County will be able to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday, as part of a wave of essential workers w...
ABC Audio Mar 01, 2021
Minneapolis scraps plans to pay social media influencers to spread information during Chauvin trial
oatawa/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News(MINNEAPOLIS) -- Minneapolis has scrapped plans to pay social media influencers to share information during the upcoming trial of former police officer Der...
ABC Audio Mar 01, 2021