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Boogaloo: The movement behind recent violent attacks
kali9/iStockBy LUKE BARR, ABC NEWS(WASHINGTON) -- Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Carrillo and Richard Justus allegedly pulled up in a white van alongside a guard shack at the federal courthouse in Oaklan...
ABC Audio Jun 19, 2020
Air Force makes history naming woman as top NCO
U.S. Air ForceBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC NEWS(WASHINGTON) -- The Air Force is making history by selecting Master Sgt. JoAnne S. Bass as the 19th chief master sergeant of the Air Force, making her the first...
ABC Audio Jun 19, 2020
Officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting to be fired by Louisville police
Mario Tama/Getty ImagesBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC NEWS (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- A police officer involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor will be fired, the Louisville, Kentucky, mayor announced Friday....
ABC Audio Jun 19, 2020
Novel coronavirus hospitalizations increasing in 17 states
narvikk/iStockBy ARIELLE MITROPOULOS, SOO RIN KIM, and ELLA TORRES, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) -- An ABC News analysis found that hospitalizations for COVID-19 are increasing in 17 states across the country, ...
ABC Audio Jun 19, 2020
Tennessee passes six-week abortion ban during last-second budget negotiation
Ron and Patty Thomas/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- The Tennessee state legislature passed a restrictive ban on abortions in the state during the early morning hours Friday in a ...
ABC Audio Jun 19, 2020
Air Force inspector general probes use of military aircraft to monitor George Floyd protests
hapabapa/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The Air Force inspector general is investigating the use of military aircraft to monitor protests across the United States this month in the wake...
ABC Audio Jun 19, 2020
Tulsa officials announce precautions ahead of Trump's 'unprecedented' rally
cineman69/iStockBy ELLA TORRES, ABC News(TULSA, Okla.) -- Tulsa, Oklahoma officials have announced precautions ahead of President Donald Trump's rally on Saturday, his first since the pandemic began a...
ABC Audio Jun 19, 2020
Philadelphia’s only accessible, intact stop on Underground Railroad goes virtual for Juneteenth
Bastiaan Slabbers/iStockBy ABBY CRUZ, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- For 13 years, Philadelphia's only accessible and intact stop on the Underground Railroad has celebrated Juneteenth with one of the largest s...
ABC Audio Jun 19, 2020
Thousands forced to evacuate from wildfires in the West
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Thousands of people are being forced to evacuate as more than three dozen wildfires are burning in the western part of the United States, from New Mexico ...
ABC Audio Jun 19, 2020
Inside Seattle's autonomous zone where residents are trying to 'enact change' 'in a new way'
David Ryder/Getty ImagesBy EMILY SHAPRIO and MATT GUTMAN, ABC News(SEATTLE) -- Near downtown Seattle, a several-block section of the city is sealed off.Inside, people can walk freely among murals, acc...
ABC Audio Jun 19, 2020