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ABC NewsBy DANIEL MANZO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A potential tropical cyclone is developing Wednesday morning in the Caribbean and is expected to become Tropical Storm Isaias Wednesday.When the system officially receives the name Isaias, it will be the earliest “I” storm on record.As of early Wednesday morning, the developing tropical system was located about five miles south of Dominica and 385 miles ESE of San Juan, Puerto Rico.The system […]

Darren MitchellBy NICOLE PELLETIERE, ABC NEWS(DEKALB, Ill.) -- A 17-year-old who has been named valedictorian is the first Black female to achieve the honor in her high school's 159-year history.Nina Mitchell graduated from DeKalb High School in DeKalb, Illinois, with a 4.549 GPA."I was very humbled and honored," Nina told Good Morning America. "I am representing Black students and female students. They can look up to me and say, 'Wow. […]

Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesBy LUKE BARR and ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC News(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- After unrest and public outcry over clashes between protesters and law enforcement, there will be a "phased withdrawal" of federal officers from Portland, the Oregon governor announced Wednesday."These federal officers have acted as an occupying force, refused accountability, and brought violence and strife to our community. Beginning Thursday, all Customs and Border Protection and ICE officers […]

jetcityimage/iStockBy ELLA TORRES and AARON KATERSKY, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- New York political leaders, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Human Rights Campaign are demanding answers after an 18-year-old protestor was arrested by plainclothes officers and thrown into an unmarked van on Tuesday night.That protestor, Nikki Stone, was arrested at a demonstration near 2nd Avenue and East 25th Street in Manhattan. Other protesters said they were fighting for […]

iStock/nathanphotoBY: CATHERINE THORBECKE(HOUSTON) -- Despite a global pandemic here on Earth, NASA is persevering with its mission to Mars -- launching its most advanced "Perseverance" rover to discover more about our neighboring red planet."We are in extraordinary times right now with the coronavirus pandemic and yet we have in fact persevered, and we have protected this mission because it is so important," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said at a news […]

Samara Heisz/iStockBy JON HAWORTH and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 655,000 people worldwide.Over 16.5 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 […]

pawel.gaul/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News(BOSTON) -- A Massachusetts cruise liner has been hit with a cease and desist order after photos of a packed ship deck went viral over the weekend.Bay State Cruise Company, which runs ferries between Boston and Provincetown, was ordered to stop operating just shortly after reopening as part of the state's Phase III, Step 1 plans.The Boston Public Health Commission and the state's Department of Labor […]

Police are searching for Leila Cavett, who may be the mother of the child in the photograph, that was found alone in a parking lot in Miramar, Florida. - (Miramar Police Department via Twitter)By CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC News(MIRAMAR, Fla.) -- Two days after a young boy was spotted wandering around a Florida parking lot, the Miramar Police Department still hasn't found his mother.The boy, approximately 2 or 3 years old, […]

Leonsbox/iStockBy KARMA ALLEN, ABC News(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- Florida officials are working to stem a fast-growing coronavirus outbreak among inmates as the Sunshine State quickly becomes the nation's ground zero for the virus.Since Friday afternoon, the number of Florida inmates testing positive for COVID-19 has jumped 20%. In total, at least 6,217 inmates had tested positive at correctional facilities across the state as of Monday afternoon, according to the most recent […]