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Family of Dijon Kizzee calls for officers in shooting to be identified, prosecuted
amphotora/iStockBy MATT GUTMAN and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- The family of a Black man who was shot and killed by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies is calling for the officers invo...
ABC Audio Sep 02, 2020
Alleged 'boogaloo' member arrested for mailing threats to public health official
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office By LUKE BARR and IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(SANTA CLARA, Calif.) -- Authorities in California charged an alleged member of the far-right extremist "boogaloo movem...
ABC Audio Sep 02, 2020
Desperate search continues for two missing children swept away by floodwater
WTVD-TVBy HALEY YAMADA, ABC News(RALEIGH, N.C.) -- Two children are missing after an overnight flash flood swept their mother's car off the road outside Raleigh, North Carolina on Tuesday.Up to 7 inch...
ABC Audio Sep 02, 2020
What other cities can learn from LA in wake of violent anti-transgender attack
nito100/iStockBy KARMA ALLEN, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- Monica Roberts, a 58-year-old transgender activist from Houston, travels around the country speaking at colleges and consulting with communities ...
ABC Audio Sep 02, 2020
Coronavirus updates: University reports 90% jump in cases on campus
Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 857,000 people worldwide.Over 25.7 million people across the globe have been d...
ABC Audio Sep 02, 2020
Communities in Colorado grapple with town names that hold troubling history
marekuliasz/iStockBy CLAYTON SANDELL, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- In the shadow of Denver’s old airport tower, the neighborhood known as Stapleton is a place with big parks and modern homes. But resid...
ABC Audio Sep 02, 2020
Deadly opioid 'ISO' implicated in at least 19 overdoses in US after China bans fentanyl
BackyardProduction/iStockBy DR. HEATHER J. KAGAN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A deadly and potent opioid, nicknamed "ISO," first hit the illicit drug market in the United States last year, and since August ...
ABC Audio Sep 01, 2020
Pilots report mysterious man with jetpack flying near planes
william87/iStockBy ALEX STONE and MINA KAJI, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- There is a mystery unfolding in Los Angeles. It wasn’t Buzz Lightyear or Robert Downey Jr. in "Iron Man," but pilots landing...
ABC Audio Sep 01, 2020
Kenneth Walker, boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, sues police and city of Louisville for immunity
kuzma/iStockBy Ivan Pereira, ABC News(LOUISVILLE) -- Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor who allegedly opened fire at the officers who shot and killed her, announced Tuesday he's suing the...
ABC Audio Sep 01, 2020
Dictionary.com announces it will capitalize the word 'Black,' among other updates
Devonyu/iStockBy OLIVIA EUBANKS, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As the Black Lives Matter movement has picked up momentum around the nation in recent months, companies like Dictionary.com are paying more atten...
ABC Audio Sep 01, 2020