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FBI probes possible link between Air Force sergeant suspected in ambush killing of CA deputy and officer's murder
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's OfficeBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ALEX STONE, JOSH MARGOLIN and ELIZABETH MCLAUGHLIN, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- An active-duty U.S. Air Force sergeant suspected of wielding a rifle ...
ABC Audio Jun 08, 2020
Attorney says accused officer in George Floyd's death 'did not commit a crime'
AGUSTIN PAULLIER/AFP via Getty ImagesBy JON HAWORTH, EMILY SHAPIRO, MEREDITH DELISO and MARC NATHANSON, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The death of George Floyd, a black man who died on Memorial Day after he w...
ABC Audio Jun 08, 2020
Legendary debate coach Dr. Thomas F. Freeman, who taught MLK, dies at 100
Thomas Shea/Getty ImagesBy MARIYA MOSELEY, ABC News(HOUSTON) -- Legendary Texas Southern University debate coach Dr. Thomas F. Freeman has died at 100, the university has announced.Tributes are pourin...
ABC Audio Jun 08, 2020
Statues of Confederate figures, slave owners come down amid protests
iStock/traveler1116By: MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- After years of civil rights activists calling for the removal of Confederate monuments, they're falling like dominoes amid nationwide pro...
ABC Audio Jun 07, 2020
US Marine Corps issues details on ban of Confederate battle flags
iStock/mariusz_prusaczykBy: ELLA TORRES, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Marine Corps has issued details on its ban of public depictions of the Confederate battle flag on Marine installations.The depi...
ABC Audio Jun 07, 2020
Tropical Storm Cristobal makes landfall in southeast Louisiana
ABC News By DANIEL MANZO and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (ORLANDO, Fla.) -- Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall in Southeast Louisiana Sunday evening.The National Hurricane Center announced that the ...
ABC Audio Jun 07, 2020
Huge crowd turns out for Hollywood march
iStock/ChiccoDodiFCBy: JON HAWORTH, ELLA TORRES and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) --  The death of George Floyd, a black man who died on Memorial Day after he was pinned down by a white Mi...
ABC Audio Jun 07, 2020
Family of campers accused of having ties to antifa menaced by gunmen: Police
FatCamera/iStockBY: CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC NEWS (SEATTLE) -- A family of four trying to enjoy a day of camping on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state cut their trip short when several people all...
ABC Audio Jun 06, 2020
'Black Lives Matter' face mask shipment halted for inspection by USPS
Shirlaine Forrest/Getty ImagesBY: CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC NEWS (OAKLAND, Calif.) -- A family-owned Oakland, California, clothing store shipped off four packages of "Black Lives Matter"-themed cloth fac...
ABC Audio Jun 06, 2020
Texas sees record uptick in COVID-19 cases as protests continue
Martin Holverda/iStockBY: CAMMERON PARRISH, ABC NEWS (DALLAS) -- Two of Texas' biggest cities are reporting an uptick in COVID-19 cases over the past several days as concerns mount over how protests s...
ABC Audio Jun 06, 2020