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New York City public elementary schools to reopen in-person
BY: ALEXANDRA SVOKOS, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced elementary schools will be reopening in-person on Monday, Dec. 7, in a reversal from…
Heavy rain ongoing on Gulf Coast as storm aims for Northeast next week
BY: REED MCDONOUGH, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Heavy rain is ongoing along the northern Gulf Coast Saturday morning. As of Friday evening, several counties reported over 2 inches of…
New storm system to travel across the South this weekend
By DANIEL MANZO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- After a relatively quiet Thanksgiving across much of the U.S., the weather pattern is about to turn quite turbulent in the coming…
Coronavirus live updates: US reports over 110,000 new cases on Thanksgiving
By MORGAN WINSOR, IVAN PEREIRA and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 61 million people and killed over 1.4…
George Floyd's brothers on the fight for justice, remembering him on Thanksgiving
By ANTHONY RIVAS and ALLIE YANG, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Six months after George Floyd was killed in police custody, his brothers said they still feel compelled to fight for…
Scientists, students demand action to keep Arecibo radio telescope operating
By CRISTINA CORUJO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- After the National Scientific Foundation (NSF) announced last Thursday the demolition and decommission of the iconic Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico, scientists,…
Heavy rain in the Northeast, critical fire danger in the Southwest
By DANIEL MANZO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The holiday storm that has been tracking across the country brought some severe weather and heavy rain to parts of the Midwest and…
Denver mayor offers apology for Thanksgiving travel after urging residents to stay home
By MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(DENVER) -- The mayor of Denver apologized for traveling on Wednesday after having urged residents to stay home for Thanksgiving as COVID-19 cases surge.On Wednesday, Mayor…