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sshepard/iStockBy HALEY YAMADA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Back-to-school season is off to a challenging start. As new cases of the coronavirus are reported at K-12 schools that have reopened, many others are facing the difficult decision of whether or not to return to in-person classes. At some of the nation’s top universities, administrators are also struggling to formulate a cohesive plan to keep students on campus and safe from the […]

Jodi Jacobson/iStockBy KARMA ALLEN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A New York attorney who dubbed himself the "Lottery Lawyer" was charged in a million-dollar scheme involving three other men, including an accused mafia member who allegedly helped him cipher funds to support their own lavish lifestyles, prosecutors said.Jason "Jay" Kurland, once considered the "go-to" lawyer for jackpot winners, was charged with conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering in connection with an […]

narvikk/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 774,000 people worldwide.Over 21.8 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 Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed to be much higher due to testing shortages, many […]

Courtesy of Alisha MorrisBy Katie Kindelanvia, GMA(OLATHE, Kan.) -- A high school teacher in Kansas started a spreadsheet of COVID-19 cases in schools as a way to ease her anxiety about the upcoming school year.Less than two weeks later, the teacher, Alisha Morris, of Olathe, Kansas, has more than 700 entries and counting in her spreadsheet, which has now gone viral and become a go-to resource for other teachers."I started […]

Kuzma/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Survivors of Joseph DeAngelo, the man now known as the "Golden State Killer," addressed him directly in court on Tuesday in powerful and emotional victim impact statements.The three days of hearings, which includes statements from survivors and victims' family members, began Tuesday with victims of rapes in Sacramento County. DeAngelo, who was a police officer from 1973 to 1979, will be formally sentenced […]

KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post via Getty ImagesBy Eric Noll and Haley Yamada, ABC News(CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa) -- A group of volunteers is banding together to help Iowa residents after last week’s derecho storm-ravaged communities.The rare storm caused nearly 13,300 Iowa residents to lose power and destroyed nearly a third of the state’s cropland. In the aftermath, residents across Cedar Rapids were left with spoiled food, no cellphone service and […]

Santa Fe Fire DepartmentBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(SANTA FE, N.M.) -- A man and his two children rescued a hiker who was stranded in a New Mexico forest for 14 days, according to authorities.John Utsey was on a hike with his kids in the Santa Fe National Forest Saturday when they encountered the unidentified hiker, officials with the Santa Fe Fire Department said in a statement.Utsey told Albuquerque ABC affiliate […]

Nassau County Police DepartmentBy AARON KATERSKY and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A New York man allegedly threatened to start a shooting while making a social distancing complaint about a Jewish day camp, officials said.Nicola Pelle, 58, of Inwood, Long Island, was charged with making terroristic threats after allegedly saying he was going to shoot people at the Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island's children's camp, the Nassau County Police […]

Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, EMILY SHAPIRO and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 772,000 people worldwide.Over 21.7 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 Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed to be much […]