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Bernice A. King says her father would be 'proud' of young activists in wake of George Floyd's death
Bernice A. King appeared on "Good Morning America" June 2, 2020 talk about how young protesters are using their voices in wake of George Floyd's death. - (ABC News)By NICOLE PELLETIERE, ABC News(NEW Y...
ABC Audio Jun 02, 2020
Joe Exotic's arch nemesis Carole Baskin set to acquire his zoo
Kuzma/iStockBy LUKE BARR, ABC News(WYNNEWOOD, Okla.) -- A federal judge on Monday ruled in favor of Carole Baskin's Big Cat Rescue Corp. in its lawsuit against Joe Exotic's Greater Wynnewood Developme...
ABC Audio Jun 02, 2020
Tulsa marks grim anniversary of 1921 'race massacre' as protests sweep the nation
Oklahoma Historical Society/Getty ImagesBy TONYA SIMPSON, ABC News(TULSA, Okla.) -- As protests against police brutality continue to spread across the country in the wake of the death of George Floyd,...
ABC Audio Jun 02, 2020
Bishop blasts message of Trump's church photo-op as 'antithetical to the teachings of Jesus'
ABC NewsBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington said she had no idea President Donald Trump was going to visit her church as protester...
ABC Audio Jun 02, 2020
City curfews going into effect nationwide
Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesBy JON HAWORTH, EMILY SHAPIRO and IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The death of George Floyd, a black man who died on Memorial Day after he was pinned ...
ABC Audio Jun 02, 2020
Trump promises to move Republican National Convention over coronavirus restrictions
narvikk/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 380,000 people worldwide.Over 6.3 million people across the glob...
ABC Audio Jun 02, 2020
Louisville police chief fired after fatal shooting of David McAtee
iStock/ChiccoDodiFC(LOUISVILLE) -- BY: ANTHONY RIVASA police chief has been fired and two officers are on administrative leave after a barbecue business owner in the West End of Louisville, Kentucky, ...
ABC Audio Jun 01, 2020
Locations of George Floyd protests curfews and National Guard deployments
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- BY: JACK ARNHOLZTwenty-six states including the District of Colombia have activated their National Guards, with nearly 80 localities implementing curfews amid the nationwide prot...
ABC Audio Jun 01, 2020
Journalists covering George Floyd protests face attacks from police, advocacy groups say
iStock/Adonis page(WASHINGTON) -- BY: CATHERINE THORBECKEAs protests over the killing of George Floyd roil the nation, journalists covering the news have been indiscriminately arrested, tear gassed or...
ABC Audio Jun 01, 2020
Independent autopsy finds George Floyd died of asphyxia
iStock/ThamKCBy: IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- An independent autopsy ordered by George Floyd's family found his death was a "homicide caused by asphyxia due to neck and back compression that l...
ABC Audio Jun 01, 2020