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'Substantial errors,' 'utterly baffling' decisions led to COVID tragedy at Holyoke Soldiers' Home
Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty ImagesBy ARIELLE MITROPOULOS and ELLA TORRES, ABC News(HOLYOKE, Mass.) -- An independent investigation into the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts, a state-run facility w...
ABC Audio Jun 24, 2020
New York City man exonerated after spending 25 years in prison for a crime he did not commit
DNY59/iStockBy CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- At 18-years-old Samuel Brownridge was identified by two witnesses as the gunman responsible for the 1994 execution-style murder of Darryle Adams...
ABC Audio Jun 24, 2020
Tiny Alaskan village tries to manage influx of commercial fishermen amid COVID-19
Katherine Carscallen's livelihood depends on seasonal sockeye salmon fishing in Bristol Bay, Alaska, but she fears COVID-19 may cause history to repeat itself. - (Courtesy Katherine Carscallen)By KAYN...
ABC Audio Jun 24, 2020
Up to 150K coronavirus deaths possible by July 18, CDC says
Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MATT GUTMAN, EMILY SHAPIRO, BRIAN HARTMAN and MARK OSBORNE, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- As coronavirus cases continue to climb across the country, a new forecast from the Centers f...
ABC Audio Jun 24, 2020
Black mother, son speak out after being denied service at Baltimore restaurant
ABC NewsBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A Black mother and her young child claim they were denied service at a Baltimore restaurant because of the color of their skin. Marcia Grant and her 9-y...
ABC Audio Jun 24, 2020
New fire evacuations in the West, severe weather in the East
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- About 200 homes were evacuated in the Phoenix metro area due to a new wildfire that ignited Tuesday. The new wildfire is called the Aquila Fire and it is ...
ABC Audio Jun 24, 2020
Foul play suspected in disappearance of missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen
US ArmyBy WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Officials and family members now suspect foul play in the disappearance of Pfc. Vanessa Guillen, who went missing on April 22. She was last seen in the...
ABC Audio Jun 24, 2020
Protesters allegedly attack senator, topple statues outside Wisconsin State Capitol
Skyhobo/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (MADISON, Wis.) -- Turmoil unfolded outside the Wisconsin State Capitol on Tuesday night as protesters allegedly attacked a state senator, smashed windows and ...
ABC Audio Jun 24, 2020
US cities seeing increase in violent crime, police group says
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStockBy LUKE BARR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The Police Executive Research Forum surveyed four cities across the country and found that crime rates in Indianapolis, Milwaukee, New York a...
ABC Audio Jun 24, 2020
DA says he was 'just doing his job' by charging officers in death of Rayshard Brooks
DNY59/iStockBy STEPHANIE WASH, ABC News(ATLANTA) -- As the district attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, Paul L. Howard Jr. says he attends a lot of funerals.On Tuesday, at the invitation of the Brooks...
ABC Audio Jun 24, 2020