Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1.1 million people worldwide.Over 43 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at…… Read more »
byryo/iStockBY: JULIA JACOBO, ABC NEWS(BOSTON) — Five people have died from an outbreak of COVID-19 at a nursing home in Massachusetts, according to officials.A total of 30 people were infected at the Sunny Acres Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Chelmsford, according to statistics released weekly by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.The outbreak comes after…… Read more »
Twitter screenshotBY: FERGAL GALLAGHER, ABC NEWS(WASHINGTON) — Russian election interference, Iranian emails, falsities trumpeted by government officials and the explosion in popularity of online conspiracy theories have combined into a deluge of misinformation that’s left many American voters swimming upstream. Some advocates are working together to build a bigger boat.Before many had even heard of…… Read more »
carlballou/iStockBY: JON HARWORTH, ABC NEWS(PORTER, TX) — A 3-year-old boy has died at his birthday celebration after finding a family member’s gun and accidentally shooting himself in the chest.The incident occurred at approximately 4:15 p.m. at a family residence in Porter, Texas, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, when authorities were called to the…… Read more »
ABC NewsBY: DANIEL MANZO, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) — It is going to be a turbulent and dangerous week of weather across nearly the entire U.S. with extremely critical fire conditions in California, a tropical system approaching the Gulf coast by mid-week, and a major storm traveling across the country that will bring snow and ice…… Read more »
treese094/iStockBY: HALEY YAMADA AND ERIC NOLL, ABC NEWS(BOSTON) — One college sophomore went beyond just walking a mile in someone else’s shoes.Gordon Wayne walked more than 500 miles on foot to raise money for The National Alliance to End Homelessness, a cause that Wayne has been affected by personally.”Every time I want to quit I…… Read more »
ABC NewsBY: DANIEL MANZO, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) — The fire danger in parts of the West, especially in parts of California is looking quite significant.A major offshore wind event is coming to California and extreme southern Oregon. Red flag warnings and fire weather alerts have been posted for large parts of the state including, San…… Read more »
Narvikk/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News(COUER d’ALENE, Idaho) — When it comes to caring for patients with coronavirus in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and surrounding rural areas, Kootenai Health is the only game in town.”We’re pretty much it,” said Andrea Nagel, a spokesperson at the hospital, in the northern part of the state near the border with…… Read more »
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images/PoolBy LUCIEN BRUGGEMAN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Mail delivery standards in parts of the country remain well below levels prior to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s cost-cutting overhaul of the Postal Service in July, a new report from a Senate Democrat found Friday, casting renewed scrutiny on the beleaguered agency and…… Read more »
Marilyn Nieves/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(SALT LAKE CITY) — A Utah man was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to the killing of University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck.Ayoola Ajayi addressed the court to offer an apology for Lueck’s June 2019 slaying. The victim and her killer…… Read more »