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Texas man arrested after making racist video threat to kill 'at least 200' black people
kali9/iStockBy ELLA TORRES, ABC News(EL PASO, Texas) -- A Texas man is facing federal charges after authorities said he made racist and threatening comments against black people and Black Lives Matter...
ABC Audio Jun 18, 2020
Arizona Bush Fire doubles in size as California wildfires break out
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Evacuations are still in place as the Bush Fire rages in Arizona, where it has almost doubled in size since Wednesday morning. Arizona's Bush Fire, which ...
ABC Audio Jun 18, 2020
Haven't heard of Juneteenth? Here's what you need to know
Bastiaan Slabbers/iStockBy CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Celebration, reflection and progression are what historians say some African Americans across the country anticipate each year with ...
ABC Audio Jun 18, 2020
Calls to defund police shine light on the school-to-prison pipeline
SDI Productions/iStockBy ELLA TORRES, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As calls to defund police departments in the United States continue to spread in the wake of George Floyd's death, an offshoot message has g...
ABC Audio Jun 18, 2020
'Where there's smoke, there's fire': Is early intervention an effective police reform?
stocknshares/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- For some 30 years, early intervention systems have been a common reform in police departments. The data-driven approach attempts to identif...
ABC Audio Jun 18, 2020
Police policy violated multiple times in fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks: Prosecutor
Stewart Trial AttorneysBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(ATLANTA) -- The fired Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in the parking lot of a Wendy's restaurant violated at least seven pol...
ABC Audio Jun 18, 2020
Little Rock, Arkansas bans its police force from using neck restraints
dlewis33/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) -- The capital of Arkansas is banning its police force from using neck restraints following nationwide protests over the death of George Fl...
ABC Audio Jun 18, 2020
Conservative activist kicked off plane after refusing to wear mask
santirf/iStockBy MINA KAJI and LENA CAMILLETTI, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A passenger was kicked off an American Airlines flight after refusing to wear a face covering as airlines step up enforcement of t...
ABC Audio Jun 18, 2020
Fog may have disoriented pilot in helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, 8 others: NTSB
Allen Berezovsky/Getty ImagesBy KELLY MCCARTHY and ALEX STONE(LOS ANGELES) -- While the cause of the helicopter crash that killed NBA star Kobe Bryant has yet to be determined, newly released informat...
ABC Audio Jun 17, 2020
83-year-old beats COVID-19 after 75 days in hospital
Esther Silva(HOMESTEAD, Fla.) -- BY: TOMMY BROOKSBANKAn 83-year-old Florida man is now home after battling COVID-19 at a hospital for 75 days.Lorenzo Rodriguez tested positive for novel coronavirus ba...
ABC Audio Jun 17, 2020