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Minneapolis mayor calls for charges against officer in death of African American man
Evghen_Prozhyrko/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON and WHITNEY LLOYD, ABC NEWS(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) -- The mayor of Minneapolis called on prosecutors Wednesday to file criminal charges against a white police of...
ABC Audio May 27, 2020
13-year-old with 4 associate degrees becomes youngest to graduate Fullerton College
Ru AndradeBY: NICOLE PELLETIERE, ABC NEWS (FULLERTON, Calif.) — A teen who earned four associate degrees is starting undergrad work next week -- all before being old enough to drive. Jack Rico, ...
ABC Audio May 27, 2020
99-year-old veteran who beat COVID-19 surprises granddaughter on wedding day
Heather SimeoneBY: NICOLE PELLETIERE, ABC NEWS (WOBURN, Mass.) — A 99-year-old veteran and coronavirus survivor healed just in time to celebrate his granddaughter's wedding day. Vincent Simeone,...
ABC Audio May 27, 2020
Hearing set for three Georgia men charged in Ahmaud Arbery killing
Zolnierek/iStockBy CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC News(GLYNN COUNTY, Ga.) -- The three Georgia men charged in connection with the killing of Ahmaud Arbery have been scheduled for a preliminary hearing on June...
ABC Audio May 27, 2020
Live Updates: NASA and SpaceX to launch astronauts to the ISS
Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News(MERRITT ISLAND, Fla.) -- History was set to be made today as NASA and SpaceX geared up to launch Americans into space from American soil and on ...
ABC Audio May 27, 2020
Investigation launched into Central Park incident involving white woman and black man
Chris CooperBy AARON KATERKSY, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- New York City's Commission on Human Rights launched an investigation Wednesday into the incident involving a woman who called police after encounte...
ABC Audio May 27, 2020
SpaceX launch forecast includes possible showers and thunderstorms, unfavorable conditions
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- There was record rainfall in Miami Tuesday where half a foot of rain fell in in just 90 minutes and numerous streets and roads were flooded. For the month...
ABC Audio May 27, 2020
Sister of black man who died after police filmed kneeling on his neck speaks out
ABC NewsBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Bridgett Floyd thought she was dreaming when she received a phone call Monday night and was told that her brother, George Floyd, had died shortly after ...
ABC Audio May 27, 2020
Elderly residents at NYC hotel concerned for their health after homeless moved in
oatawa/iStockBy ELLA TORRES, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Elderly residents at a boutique hotel on New York City's Upper West Side are voicing concerns over the city moving homeless people into their buildin...
ABC Audio May 27, 2020
Superintendent at Soldiers' Home did not keep officials in the dark, attorney says
Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesBy ARIELLE MITROPOULOS and ELLA TORRES, ABC News(HOLYOKE, Mass.) -- The superintendent of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts, a state-run facility...
ABC Audio May 27, 2020