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Protesters try to topple Andrew Jackson statue near White House
Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Anti-racism protesters tried to pull down a monument of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, in a park near th...
ABC Audio Jun 23, 2020
MLK's daughter shares message with Rayshard Brooks' children at funeral
Stewart Trial AttorneysBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(ATLANTA) -- Friends and family -- some wearing Black Lives Matter face masks -- gathered on a cloudy day in Atlanta for the funeral of Rayshard Brooks...
ABC Audio Jun 23, 2020
Police hunt woman who deliberately coughed on a baby after argument with mother
San Jose Police DepartmentBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News(SAN JOSE, Calif.) -- A woman who deliberately coughed on a baby in a stroller at a restaurant is being hunted by police.The incident occurred in the ...
ABC Audio Jun 23, 2020
Minnesota sees no rise in COVID-19 cases tied to protests: Health official
Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO and JOSHUA HOYOS, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Infectious disease experts have warned that mass protests over the death of George Floyd could lead to another wave of C...
ABC Audio Jun 23, 2020
Teen survives shark attack on North Carolina beach
iStockBy: ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Just yards off a North Carolina beach, 16-year-old Nick Arthur was attacked by a shark.The incident happened Thursday afternoon as the teen was jumping over waves on a...
ABC Audio Jun 22, 2020
Man rescues police officer from fiery crash
iStock/NadejdaReidBy: EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- When a Pennsylvania police officer crashed his patrol car on the way to a call, a bystander stepped in to save him, authorities said.The fie...
ABC Audio Jun 22, 2020
NYPD officer suspended after filmed using chokehold on suspect
iStock/ChiccoDodiFCBy: IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A New York police officer who was previously charged with misconduct was suspended without pay and is under investigation for an incident wh...
ABC Audio Jun 22, 2020
Remains believed to be found of missing 20-year-old; boyfriend is person of interest
Washington County Sheriff's Office via FacebookBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NORTH PLAINS, Ore.) -- Six months after a young woman who was last seen with her boyfriend disappeared, Oregon authorities say...
ABC Audio Jun 22, 2020
New York City reopens restaurants, salons, more in Phase 2
ImageKit/iStock(NEW YORK) -- After spending almost all of spring in a COVID-19 pause, the Big Apple kicked off the first week of summer with the next step in its return to normal.New York officially b...
ABC Audio Jun 22, 2020
Man kidnapped, tied to tree naked; 2 suspects arrested: Police
kali9/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(MANCHESTER, N.H.) -- Two people are facing charges after a New Hampshire man was allegedly kidnapped and left naked, tied to a tree, police said.Ariel Dupuis, 29...
ABC Audio Jun 22, 2020