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Wisconsin governor asks Trump to call off trip to Kenosha
Official White House Photo by Shealah CraigheadBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(MADISON, Wis.) -- Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers "respectfully" asked that President Donald Trump reconsider visiting Kenosha thi...
ABC Audio Aug 31, 2020
St. Louis police officer, the eighth shot since June, dies from his injuries
St. Louis Police DepartmentBy MARC NATHANSON, ABC News(ST. LOUIS. Mo.) -- A St. Louis police officer who was shot while responding to a call Saturday has died, marking the latest round of summer viole...
ABC Audio Aug 31, 2020
Official fired for posting memes appearing to support suspect in fatal shootings at protest
luchezar/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(BALTIMORE) -- The deputy director of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's Community Initiative, which includes the Commission on African American History and Culture...
ABC Audio Aug 31, 2020
Hundreds of protesters gather against new flu vaccine mandate in Massachusetts
MarianVejcik/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(BOSTON) -- Hundreds of people gathered Sunday to protest a new flu vaccine mandate for Massachusetts students, enacted as school districts prepare to re...
ABC Audio Aug 31, 2020
Coronavirus live updates: 94% of COVID deaths in US had underlying conditions, CDC says
Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 847,000 people worldwide.Over 25.2 million people across the ...
ABC Audio Aug 31, 2020
Officer charged in George Floyd's death argues drug overdose killed him, not knee on neck
Hennepin County Jail BY: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC NEWS    (MINNEAPOLIS) -- A defense attorney for the fired Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in connection with the death of Ge...
ABC Audio Aug 30, 2020
After Trump calls him 'a fool,' Portland mayor says support us or stay out of the way
Nathan Howard/Getty ImagesBy MORGAN WINSOR and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC NEWS    (PORTLAND, Ore.) -- A day after a deadly shooting in downtown Portland, Oregon, President Donald Trump and Ma...
ABC Audio Aug 30, 2020
ACLU calls for Kenosha police chief and sheriff to resign in wake of Jacob Blake shooting
z1b/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (KENOSHA, Wisc.) -- The American Civil Liberties Union is calling for Kenosha's top law enforcement leaders to resign after Jacob Blake, a Black man, was paralyze...
ABC Audio Aug 29, 2020
Massachusetts governor activates up to 1,000 National Guard members
Oleksii Liskonih/iStockBy KIARA BRANTLEY-JONES, ABC NewsMassachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed an order on Friday obtained by ABC News, activating up to 1,000 National Guard members in the state.The ...
ABC Audio Aug 29, 2020
More than 1,200 students test positive for COVID-19 at major university
sonreir es gratis/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (TUSCALOOSA, Al.) -- As of Saturday, more than 1,200 students and 166 employees and staff have tested positive for COVID-19 at the University of Ala...
ABC Audio Aug 29, 2020