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Capitol Police officer's family says his death 'left a gaping void in our lives'
U.S. Capitol PoliceBy LUKE BARR, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The family of Capitol Police officer Billy Evans, killed in last Friday's attack, said Tuesday his death "left a gaping void in our lives that ...
ABC Audio Apr 06, 2021
After the death of Marvin Scott in a Texas jail, advocates point to disparities over marijuana arrests
Courtesy Lee MerrittBy Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News(ALLEN, Texas) -- The arrest and shocking death of Marvin Scott III in police custody have put a spotlight again on the racial disparities for marijuana...
ABC Audio Apr 06, 2021
Man in car with George Floyd the day he died doesn't want to testify
BCFC/iStockBy Bill Hutchinson, ABC News(MINNEAPOLIS) -- A key witness in the trial of Derek Chauvin is threatening to invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination because his lawyer con...
ABC Audio Apr 06, 2021
Two injured in shooting near Fort Detrick identified, one remains in critical condition: Officials
vmargineanu/iStockBy Matt Zarrell, ABC News(FREDERICK, Md.) -- One of the two men shot near Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland, on Tuesday, allegedly by a fellow Navy hospital corpsman, remains in cr...
ABC Audio Apr 06, 2021
Severe weather moving through Central and South US, wildfire danger Southwest
ABC NewsBy Max Golembo, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Severe weather struck the Upper Midwest Monday in South Dakota and Minnesota with golf ball size hail, lightning and gusty winds.Later on Tuesday and into...
ABC Audio Apr 06, 2021
Family of 13-year-old killed by Chicago police wants to correct 'false mischaracterization'
WLS-TVBy Morgan Winsor, ABC News(CHICAGO) -- The attorney for the family of a 13-year-old boy who was shot dead by Chicago police last week said they "want to correct the hurtful and false mischaracte...
ABC Audio Apr 06, 2021
Woman raises over $100k in two days to pay for Asian American's taxi rides amid rise in hate crimes
ABC News/WABC-TVBy Jon Haworth, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- After seeing constant news reports and one shocking video after another of the recent spate of hate crimes against Asian Americans throughout the ...
ABC Audio Apr 06, 2021
Key takeaways from Day 6 of Derek Chauvin's trial in George Floyd's death
Scott Olson/Getty ImagesBY: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC NEWS (MINNEAPOLIS) — Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo took the witness stand in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin on Monday and testifi...
ABC Audio Apr 05, 2021
Pandemic food assistance extended for up to 25 million Americans
fcafotodigital/iStockBY: KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — Americans hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic will see relief when it comes to putting food on the table and fighting food insec...
ABC Audio Apr 05, 2021
Atlanta shooting victim’s family grieves from afar as strangers organize funeral
Courtesy Charles LiBY: DEBORAH KIM, PAULINA TAM AND JESSICA HOOPER, ABC NEWS (ATLANTA) — Even as her name became part of a rallying cry to “Stop AAPI Hate” around the country, Daoyou...
ABC Audio Apr 05, 2021