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Oregon attorney general announces lawsuit against federal agents for their tactics on protesters
Oleksii Liskonih/iStockBy CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC NEWSFollowing several weeks of protest that resulted in clashes with law enforcement officials in Oregon, the state's attorney general has launched a c...
ABC Audio Jul 18, 2020
As temperatures rise and COVID lingers, US residents face increased risk of blackouts: Experts
JulNichols/iStockBY: WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Even before the global coronavirus pandemic forced people to stay inside and businesses to close in a largely unprecedented way, summe...
ABC Audio Jul 18, 2020
Federal officers clash with protesters in Portland as US attorney calls for investigation
Mason Trinca/Getty ImagesBY: QUINN OWEN, LUKE BARR AND JAKE DATE, ABC NEWS (PORTLAND, Ore.) — The U.S. attorney in Oregon has requested an investigation of federal law enforcement agents followi...
ABC Audio Jul 18, 2020
Heat wave continues as heat alerts issued for 21 states Saturday
ABC NewsBY: REED MCDONOUGH, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — At least 21 states have some type of heat alert Saturday, from the Great Plains to New England. Heat index values are expected to soar into the ...
ABC Audio Jul 18, 2020
Coronavirus live updates: 25 million infected in Iran, president says
Go Nakamura/Getty ImagesBY: WILLIAM MANSELL AND ELLA TORRES, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — The novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 600,000 people worldwide. Over 14.1 million people acro...
ABC Audio Jul 18, 2020
Search underway for suspect in California trans woman's death
kali9/iStockBy KARMA ALLEN, ABC NEWS(BRAWLEY, Calif.) -- Investigators are still working to determine a motive in the death of 22-year-old Marilyn Cazares, who was found in an abandoned home in Brawle...
ABC Audio Jul 17, 2020
28 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico have issued mask mandates to prevent spread of COVID-19
pinkomelet/iStockBy ARIELLE MITROPOULOS, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) -- As the novel coronavirus surges across the U.S., with 71,000 new coronavirus cases across the country on Thursday, the most in a single d...
ABC Audio Jul 17, 2020
Charges filed against men filmed allegedly assaulting Black man at Indiana lake
Obtained by ABC NewsBY: IVAN PEREIRA, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Indiana prosecutors on Friday charged two white men who were filmed allegedly assaulting a Black man on July 4. Sean Purdy and Jerry C...
ABC Audio Jul 17, 2020
Police arrest the assistant of tech CEO found decapitated and dismembered
carlballou/iStockBY: AARON KATERSKY AND CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) -- The New York Police Department have taken into custody an assistant of the tech entrepreneur who was found decapitat...
ABC Audio Jul 17, 2020
3 men indicted for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery plead not guilty
Glynn County Sheriff's OfficeBY: CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC NEWS (ATLANTA) — The three men charged in connection to the murder of Ahmaud Arbery say they are not guilty. Gregory McMichael and his son...
ABC Audio Jul 17, 2020