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Month: July 2020

Coronavirus updates: Three new states added to NY’s travel advisory

Coronavirus updates: Three new states added to NY’s travel advisory

Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, JON HAWORTH and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 539,000 people worldwide. Over 11.6 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to […]

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Trump insists schools ‘must open’ in fall, but local authorities still hold control

Trump insists schools ‘must open’ in fall, but local authorities still hold control

Official White House Photo by Tia DufourBy JORDYN PHELPS and SOPHIE TATUM, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has been clear about where he stands in the debate over whether schools should resume in-person learning amid the global pandemic, tweeting Monday in all-caps that “SCHOOLS MUST OPEN IN THE […]

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Blake Moore wins GOP primary in race to replace Bishop

Blake Moore wins GOP primary in race to replace Bishop

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Businessman Blake Moore won the GOP primary in northern Utah’s 1st Congressional District Monday in the race to replace retiring longtime Congressman Rob Bishop. Moore bested three competitors in a close race that was determined Monday after days of vote counting. The other candidates were: […]

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Data shows companies cited as virus hot spots received loans

Data shows companies cited as virus hot spots received loans

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two companies in Utah that were accused of creating COVID-19 hot spots have been named as recipients of a $600 billion-plus coronavirus aid program. The data released Monday shows Built Brands LLC and Wasatch Truss Inc. both received loans under the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck […]

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Cox bests ex-ambassador Huntsman in Utah governor race

Cox bests ex-ambassador Huntsman in Utah governor race

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Spencer Cox won the Republican nomination for Utah governor on Monday, as the lieutenant governor successfully staved off a comeback attempt by former U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. The competitive four-way contest was conducted entirely by mail during the coronavirus pandemic, which also shaped the […]

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‘We’re paying for it’: COVID-positive Atlanta mayor says state reopened too soon

‘We’re paying for it’: COVID-positive Atlanta mayor says state reopened too soon

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms appears on “Good Morning America,” July 7, 2020. – (ABC News)By BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (ATLANTA) — Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Tuesday that she, her husband and one of their children are now among a rising number of Georgia residents who have tested […]

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Ghislaine Maxwell transitions from lavish lifestyle to troubled lockup

Ghislaine Maxwell transitions from lavish lifestyle to troubled lockup

FILE photo – stocknroll/iStockBy LUKE BARR and AARON KATERSKY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Ghislaine Maxwell’s temporary new home is a far cry from the 156-acre New Hampshire estate where she was arrested for enabling Jeffrey Epstein’s sex offenses. Maxwell, who was charged with conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse […]

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Cops investigating human head found by road

Cops investigating human head found by road

vmargineanu/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) — Homicide detectives in Florida are investigating a shocking discovery in St. Petersburg: a human head that was found in the street. A jogger informed St. Petersburg police officers of the remains at the intersection of 38th Ave. S and 31st St. […]

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Coronavirus updates: Three new states added to New York’s travel advisory

Coronavirus updates: Three new states added to New York’s travel advisory

Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, JON HAWORTH and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 539,000 people worldwide. Over 11.6 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to […]

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Severe storms and flash flooding in the East, gusty winds spread fires in West

Severe storms and flash flooding in the East, gusty winds spread fires in West

ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — There were more than 220 damaging storm reports from the Plains to the Northeast Monday. Winds gusted to 71 mph in Mamaroneck, New York, just north of New York City, and there were winds of up to 66 mph in New Jersey […]

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