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Severe weather in the Heartland, excessive heat warning for the West
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- There were 332 damaging storm reports from Colorado to Virginia over the weekend, bringing damage and one death due to these storms. One person died in th...
ABC Audio Jun 22, 2020
Tennessee's largest county could return to Phase 1 due to spike in COVID-19 cases
filadendron/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Tennessee's largest county could go back to the first phase of its reopening plan due to a recent spike in novel coronavirus infections.Tami S...
ABC Audio Jun 22, 2020
Police declare unlawful assembly as protesters try to tear down Confederate statue
SeanPavonePhoto/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(RICHMOND, Va.) -- Police in Virginia's capital declared an unlawful assembly on Sunday night as anti-racism protesters tried to tear down a Confederate...
ABC Audio Jun 22, 2020
Attorney for former officer who killed Rayshard Brooks questions charges
Fulton County Sheriff's OfficeBy STEPHANIE WASH and ALONDRA VALLE, ABC News(ATLANTA) -- An attorney for former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe is questioning Fulton County District Attorney Paul ...
ABC Audio Jun 22, 2020
Twelve states have set record highs in new COVID-19 cases since Friday
Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO and ARIELLE MITROPOULOS, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A dozen states have seen record highs of new COVID-19 cases since Friday, an ABC News analysis has found.The state...
ABC Audio Jun 22, 2020
Mock lynching of police officer wearing a pig mask found hanging over highway
Jacksonville Sheriff's OfficeBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) -- A mock lynching of a mannequin wearing a police officer’s uniform and a pig mask has been found hanging over a highw...
ABC Audio Jun 22, 2020
Politicians call for California attorney general to probe police shooting of teen
amphotora/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- The fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man by a Southern California sheriff's deputy who was not wearing a body camera has prompted politicia...
ABC Audio Jun 22, 2020
Roosevelt statue to be removed from American Museum of Natural History
SeanPavonePhoto/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A statue of Theodore Roosevelt outside the American Museum of Natural History in New York City that has been criticized for symbolizing ...
ABC Audio Jun 22, 2020
Foul play suspected in death of Fort Hood soldier after remains found in Texas field: Army
iStock/omersukrugoksuBy: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (KILLEEN, Texas) -- Foul play is suspected in the death of a Fort Hood, Texas, soldier, whose remains were found 10 months after he went missing, mil...
ABC Audio Jun 21, 2020
Minority jail officers were barred from guarding ex-cop charged with George Floyd's murder: Complaint
iStock/bizoo_nBy: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Eight Minnesota correctional officers of color have filed a discrimination complaint alleging they were barred from guarding the white former ...
ABC Audio Jun 21, 2020