narvikk/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 219,000 people worldwide. More than 3.1 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican state leaders in Oklahoma and Utah are facing scrutiny over the spending of millions of dollars combined to purchase malaria drugs promoted by President Trump to treat COVID-19 patients that many other states obtained for free and that doctors warned shouldn’t be used without more […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge has reduced the number of voter signatures required to join a Utah primary ballot, giving a Republican gubernatorial candidate a second chance to compete in the race. Businesswoman Jan Garbett sued the state after her attempt to turn in fewer than the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will allow the reopening of dine-in eateries, gyms, barber shops and nail salons at the end of the week. Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday that people will also be allowed to gather in groups of 20 as of Friday, but strict social-distancing measures will […]
FILE photo – Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesBy ELLA TORRES, ABC News (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio vehemently condemned a large funeral for a Orthodox rabbi Tuesday night amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, and received staunch criticism in return for his comments. In a series of tweets, […]
LPETTET/iStockBy JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES and AARON KATERSKY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — For the first time, New York City is making marriage licenses available online due to the coronavirus pandemic. The new order, slated to last until May 18, will allow people to obtain marriage licenses online. The city is […]
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — In the last 24 hours, there were more than 240 damaging storm reports from Texas to Illinois. These storms also produced a tornado north of New Orleans and just east of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri, winds gusted […]
narvikk/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 217,000 people worldwide. More than 3.1 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 […]
Davel5957/iStockBy JAMES HILL, ABC News (DETROIT) — City commissioners in the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak voted on Tuesday to censure one of their own members after she participated in a rally earlier this month organized in protest of Michigan’s strict stay-at-home orders. The 5-2 vote for an official rebuke […]
Devin Dwyer/ABC NewsBy DEVIN DWYER, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Crowds of tourists have deserted Arlington National Cemetery during the pandemic, but sentinels are still standing watch 24/7 at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. ABC News got an inside look at the elite guards from the Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment […]
