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Derek Chauvin was considering guilty plea but deal fell apart: Prosecutor's office
Kuzma/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ALEX PEREZ, and ANDY FIES, ABC NEWS(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) -- Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was considering a guilty plea in the death of George Floyd, b...
ABC Audio Jun 10, 2020
Manhunt underway for suspect who fired at police; one deputy shot, seriously hurt
vmargineanu/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO and ALEX STONE, ABC News(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) -- A manhunt is underway in California for an armed man who authorities say fired at the Paso Robles Police Department ...
ABC Audio Jun 10, 2020
'Remains of children' found on Chad Daybell's property: Prosecutor
Rexburg Police Dept.By ELLA TORRES, ABC News (REXBURG, Idaho) -- Officials announced on Wednesday that Chad Daybell, the husband of an Idaho mother suspected in her kids' months-long disappearance, ha...
ABC Audio Jun 10, 2020
Dr. Fauci voices concerns about coronavirus spreading amid nationwide protests
Official White House Photo by Shealah CraigheadBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- As tens of thousands of people across the United States protest against racism and police brutality, the nation...
ABC Audio Jun 10, 2020
George Floyd's daughter offered full scholarship to Texas Southern University
David J. Phillip-Pool/Getty ImagesBy NICOLE PELLETIERE, ABC News(HOUSTON) -- Texas Southern University is honoring the memory of George Floyd by providing a full scholarship for his 6-year-old daughte...
ABC Audio Jun 10, 2020
Long-running reality series 'Cops' canceled amid protests against police brutality
By GEORGE COSTANTINO, ABC NewsStelsone/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The Paramount Network announced Tuesday it has canceled its long-running reality series Cops after 32 seasons.The move comes in the wake of n...
ABC Audio Jun 10, 2020
Man drowns as officers look on without coming to his aid, family wants them fired
amphotora/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(DECHERD, Tenn.) -- The family of a 24-year-old who drowned while police looked on, instead of coming to his aid, are outraged after seeing the events unfold ...
ABC Audio Jun 10, 2020
Democrats release transcript of fired IG's interview as State Dept. accuses him of leaks, requests new probe
Kiyoshi Tanno/iStockBy CONOR FINNEGAN, KATHERINE FAULDERS and BENJAMIN SIEGEL(WASHINGTON) -- Fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick told lawmakers last week that he does not know if his...
ABC Audio Jun 10, 2020
Cristobal remnants lead to severe weather from Great Lakes to Northeast
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Remnants of Cristobal combined with a frontal storm system to produce gusty winds and damage in Chicago, downing trees and even interrupting local train s...
ABC Audio Jun 10, 2020
NJ corrections officer suspended after being filmed mocking George Floyd's death
Courtesy Ben Crump LawBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A New Jersey corrections officer has been suspended after a video purportedly showed him mocking the death of George Floyd at a recent pro...
ABC Audio Jun 10, 2020