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Red flag warnings issued for four states, fire weather watches issued
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- In the west, very dry and blustery conditions continue to spread the Bighorn Fire near Tucson, Arizona, where evacuations have been issued.The Bighorn Fi...
ABC Audio Jun 12, 2020
Hearings begin for suspect accused of killing former Arkansas state senator
Kuzma/iStockBy KATE HOLLAND and JOSH MARGOLIN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The sad and twisted tale that ended in the killing of a former state senator and businesswoman in northeastern Arkansas is about to...
ABC Audio Jun 12, 2020
Family wants charges dropped after teen arrested for jaywalking
Tulsa Police Department By MEREDITH DELISO and MARCUS MOORE, ABC News(TULSA, Okla.) -- A Tulsa, Oklahoma family is calling for charges to be dropped after a teen was arrested for jaywalking last week....
ABC Audio Jun 12, 2020
George Floyd's roommate: 'He had to give his life for every [one of] us to have justice in a different way'
ABC NewsBy TENZIN SHAKYA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- For many around the world, George Floyd has become the newest martyr in the plight to save future black men from dying at the hands of police brutality....
ABC Audio Jun 12, 2020
Ghislaine Maxwell seeks to keep Jeffrey Epstein court records under seal
Laura Cavanaugh/Getty ImagesBy JAMES HILL, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell, the former companion of deceased sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein, are asking a federal judge to keep a ba...
ABC Audio Jun 12, 2020
NYPD investigating claims officer zapped 16-year-old's face with stun gun
tillsonburg/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY and CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The New York Police Department is investigating claims a 16-year-old Bronx student was zapped in the face with a stun g...
ABC Audio Jun 12, 2020
Seattle officials clash with Trump on Twitter after protesters create autonomous zone outside police precinct
carlballou/iStockBy KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC NEWS(SEATTLE) -- Protesters in Seattle have seized a six-block area to create an autonomous police-free zone outside the East precinct that was abandoned on Mon...
ABC Audio Jun 11, 2020
Gunman who targeted Paso Robles police killed; three officers injured
Kali9/iStockBy MARK OSBORNE, EMILY SHAPIRO, ALEX STONE and WILL CARR, ABC NEWS(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) -- The Paso Robles, California, Police Department said they shot and killed the gunman who has been ...
ABC Audio Jun 11, 2020
LAPD launches over 50 investigations into officer misconduct during the protests
georgeclerk/iStockBy ELLA TORRES, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating 58 instances of officer misconduct during protests over George Floyd's death and police br...
ABC Audio Jun 11, 2020
Breonna Taylor case: Breonna's Law passed to ban no-knock warrants
Breonna Taylor FamilyBy EMILY SHAPIRO, CHRISTINA CARREGA and MARK OSBORNE, ABC News (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- The Louisville, Kentucky, Metro Council unanimously passed Breonna's Law -- named in honor of p...
ABC Audio Jun 11, 2020