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DougSchneiderPhoto/iStock(NEW YORK) — Two men involved in the death of a New York City police detective were among the violent offenders on the list of inmates slated to be released from the infamous Rikers Island jail complex due to the coronavirus pendemic, until prosecutors intervened, multiple sources told ABC News. Christopher Ransom, 28, and Jagger Freeman, 26, were charged with armed robbery in connection with the February 2019 shooting death of New York Police Department Detective Brian Simonsen. They appeared on a list of names obtained by ABC News that…

Cook County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook(CHICAGO) — The number of detainees testing positive for coronavirus at the Cook County Jail in Chicago skyrocketed over the weekend, leaving Sheriff Tom Dart grappling with a dilemma that runs against the very grain of a veteran lawman and former prosecutor: whether to free alleged criminals instead of keeping them locked up. As of Monday afternoon, one of America’s largest single-site jails had 134 inmates who have tested positive for COVID-19, up from just 38 on Friday, Dart told ABC News. Of all the inmates tested…

jarun011/iStock(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has infected over three-quarters of a million people around the world. The new respiratory virus, which causes an illness known officially as COVID-19, has rapidly spread to every continent except Antarctica since first emerging in China in December. There are now more than 787,000 diagnosed cases of COVID-19, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Over 166,000 of those patients have recovered from the disease while more than 37,000 have died. With…

narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 36,900 people across the globe. The new respiratory virus, which causes an illness known officially as COVID-19, has rapidly spread to every continent except Antarctica since first emerging in China in December. There are now more than 775,000 diagnosed cases of COVID-19, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Over 164,000 of those patients have recovered from the disease. With more than 159,000 diagnosed COVID-19…

iStock/MattGush(NEW YORK) — A Brooklyn man who allegedly coughed on FBI agents and told them he had novel coronavirus, after the agents said they had confronted him about hoarding and selling medical equipment, has been arrested, according to the Justice Department. Prosecutors said 43-year-old Baruch Feldheim sought to take advantage of the COVID-19 crisis and equipment shortages at New York’s hospitals to make medical workers pay inflated prices for surgical masks, medical gowns and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). On Sunday, FBI agents said they approached Feldheim at his home…

KRDO(MANITOU SPRINGS, Colorado) — At a time of national crisis, heroes come in all shapes and sizes—furry friends included. Sundance, Karen Evelth’s dog, is helping neighbor Renee Hellman stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic by dropping off groceries at the door of her home in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Hellmen is over 65 and suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which puts her at particularly high risk of severe illness from COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So Evelth thought of a clever way to help…

narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 36,000 people across the globe. The new respiratory virus, which causes an illness known officially as COVID-19, has rapidly spread to every continent except Antarctica since first emerging in China in December. There are now more than 766,000 diagnosed cases of COVID-19, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. At least 160,000 of those patients have recovered from the disease. With more than 153,000 diagnosed…

FILE photo – jpgfactory/iStock(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) —  A 14-day trip from Argentina to Chile has turned into a nightmarish, seemingly never-ending cruise for passengers aboard Holland America’s Zaandam ship. After nearly three weeks since passengers departed from Buenos Aires, “73 guests and 116 crew members on Zaandam have reported influenza-like illness symptoms,” according to a press release from Holland America dated March 29. “There are 797 guests and 645 crew on Rotterdam. On Zaandam there are 446 guests and 602 crew.” Two people have been reported as testing positive for…

WABC(NEW YORK) — The operator of a bar in Brooklyn is the first person to be arrested under New York City’s executive order banning nonessential gatherings and business as authorities take steps to enforce the mandate amid the coronavirus pandemic. Police arrested Vasil Pando, the operator of the Miami II Sport Cafe in the Gravesend neighborhood of Brooklyn, over the weekend. New York City has become the new epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S., with more than 33,700 confirmed cases and over 770 deaths from the virus. Authorities…