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Hundreds expected at George Floyd funeral in North Carolina
Courtesy Ben Crump LawBY: CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC NEWS (RAEFORD, N.C.) -- Hundreds of mourners mostly dressed in all white gathered in Raeford, North Carolina, on Saturday to celebrate the life of Geor...
ABC Audio Jun 06, 2020
Black riders join George Floyd protests on horses to spread message of justice
Turkey Leg HutBY: IVAN PEREIRA, ABC NEWS (HOUSTON) -- Some activists brought signs to the George Floyd protests in Houston, while others offered chants and music. One group of black protesters, howeve...
ABC Audio Jun 06, 2020
George Floyd protest updates: Judge orders Denver Police to limit use of chemicals, projectiles
Win McNamee/Getty ImagesBY: WILLIAM MANSELL, 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 Minnesota police officer, has sp...
ABC Audio Jun 06, 2020
Buffalo police officers arrested after shoving 75-year-old protester
photobyphotoboy/iStockBY: AARON KATERSKY, MATT FOSTER AND CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC NEWS (BUFFALO, N.Y.) -- Two Buffalo, New York, police officers are now facing criminal charges in connection with the g...
ABC Audio Jun 06, 2020
Path of Tropical Storm Cristobal continues to track toward Gulf Coast, could bring 1 foot of rain
ABC NewsBY: DANIEL MANZO, ABC NEWS (NEW ORLEANS) -- Tropical Storm Cristobal is still moving north across the Gulf of Mexico Saturday at 14 mph with winds at 45 mph. The storm is located about 370 mil...
ABC Audio Jun 06, 2020
School infrastructure report raises questions about returning to classrooms
recep-bg/iStockBY SOPHIE TATUM, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) -- A new report released Thursday reveals thousands of school buildings across the country could need critical repairs, raising more questions about ...
ABC Audio Jun 05, 2020
‘Cascading failures of the state’: COVID-19 impacts on health, food security amplifying George Floyd protests
Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesBy STEPHANIE EBBS, ABC NEWS (MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) -- In Yates High School, in Houston, Texas, where George Floyd attended, the vast majority of the students qualify for a fr...
ABC Audio Jun 05, 2020
Minneapolis City Council to hold an emergency meeting to vote for immediate police reform
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, right, kneels as the hearse of George Floyd arrives to North Central University ahead of funeral service on June 4, 2020, in Minneapolis, MN. - (Salwan Geor...
ABC Audio Jun 05, 2020
Buffalo police officers suspended after shoving 75-year-old protester
Buffalo City Hall file photo - Jacek_Sopotnicki/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY, MATT FOSTER and CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC News(BUFFALO, N.Y.) -- The two Buffalo, New York, police officers seen on video shoving ...
ABC Audio Jun 05, 2020
Tropical Depression Cristobal's path headed toward Gulf Coast, storm surge expected
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Tropical Depression Cristobal is meandering over the Yucatan Peninsula Friday morning, but it's expected to move back into the Gulf of Mexico overnight a...
ABC Audio Jun 05, 2020