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Breonna Taylor's mom seeking justice one year later: 'They should be held accountable'
Breonna Taylor FamilyBy EMILY SHAPIRO andd SABINA GHEBREMEDHIN, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- One year after Breonna Taylor was shot dead by police in her Louisville, Kentucky, home, no officers have been ch...
ABC Audio Mar 12, 2021
Record number of state bills in 2021 impact transgender rights, advocacy group says
nktwentythree/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- State legislators have filed a record number of bills this year that would impact the rights of transgender people, according to an LGBTQ...
ABC Audio Mar 12, 2021
Family calls for charges after daughter dies in collision with Lamborghini
@LAPDWestTraffic/TwitterBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (LOS ANGELES) -- In the aftermath of a fatal car crash in Los Angeles last month, a family is reeling from the sudden death of their daughter, and ...
ABC Audio Mar 12, 2021
Three security failures allowed intruder on base, aboard military aircraft: IG report
Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/U.S. Air ForceBy MATT SEYLER, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- Three major security failures allowed an intruder to drive on to Joint Base Andrews without authorization, meand...
ABC Audio Mar 12, 2021
As daylight saving time approaches, some states want to make switch permanent
Jens Domschky/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- As Americans prepare to "spring forward" one hour on Sunday for daylight saving time, some senators are hoping to make the...
ABC Audio Mar 12, 2021
Cheetah attacks Columbus Zoo employee; staffer hospitalized and released
Zocha_K/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- An employee at Ohio's Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has been released from the hospital after being attacked by a cheetah on Thursday, the zoo ...
ABC Audio Mar 12, 2021
Asian American man dies following assault, robbery in Oakland
kali9/iStockBy HALEY YAMADA, ABC News(OAKLAND, Calif.) -- In what's become a string of recent attacks on Asian Americans, a 75-year-old man was assaulted and robbed in Oakland, California, just before...
ABC Audio Mar 11, 2021
Asian American mother spit on, called 'Chinese virus' while holding baby
Wachiwit/iStockBy MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- An Asian American mother allegedly was spit at while holding her baby and called "Chinese virus" in Queens, New York City, on Tuesday morning....
ABC Audio Mar 11, 2021
'Slender Man' teen wants conditional release from mental health facility
DNY59/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(OSHKOSH, Wis.) -- Anissa Weier, one of the two 12-year-old girls who said they attacked a friend to please the fictional character "Slender Man," is asking for c...
ABC Audio Mar 11, 2021
Judge reinstates third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin in death of George Floyd
Kuzma/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(MINNEAPOLIS) -- The judge presiding over the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd has reinstated a third-degre...
ABC Audio Mar 11, 2021