iStock/peterspiroBy: ELLA TORRES, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Police departments across the country have come under fire for their handling of what were largely peaceful protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death, which were, in part, against police brutality. In some cases, officials are now investigating alleged officer misconduct. […]
ABC News By: DANIEL MANZO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Southeast U.S. will remain unsettled for the next several days due to back-to-back interacting stalled weather systems. A stationary front is currently sitting over Florida stretching to the Carolinas and is not forecasted to move much over the next […]
iStockBy: IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Many minority police officers have found themselves in a unique position during the current debate over police reform. Members of black and Latino police associations say their members have experienced both what it feels like to be targeted by prejudice because of […]
kali9/iStockBy MARK OSBORNE and JOSH HOYOS, ABC NEWS (ATLANTA) — Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields has resigned, according to city Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Shields had served in the position since December 2016. Shields will continue with the department in a role to be determined. “It has become abundantly clear […]
Michael Ciaglo/Getty ImagesBY: LIONEL MOISE AND LEIGHTON SCHNEIDER, ABC NEWS (DENVER) — For the past few weeks Sergeant Carla Havard of the Denver Police Department has been on the frontlines of protests and demonstrations, but her experience differs from the white officers she works with. “When I take off this […]
Rexburg Police Dept.BY: ELLA TORRES, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — The months-long search for Joshua “JJ” Vallow and Tylee Ryan, two Idaho children last seen in 2019, officially ended Saturday after authorities confirmed the human remains found earlier this week belonged to the children. “It is with heavy hearts that […]
Michael Ciaglo/Getty ImagesBY: LIONEL MOISE AND LEIGHTON SCHNEIDER, ABC NEWS (DENVER) — For the past few weeks Sergeant Carla Havard of the Denver Police Department has been on the frontlines of protests and demonstrations, but her experience differs from the white officers she works with. “When I take off this […]
Peter Van Breukelen/Redferns via Getty ImagesBy KYRA PHILLIPS and DEENA ZARU, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Jazz, a genre with deep roots in the African American community, has always told the stories of pain and reckoning in America. As the death toll from novel coronavirus surpasses 110,000 in the U.S., […]
MattGush/iStockBY: WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC NEWS (SAN ANTONIO) — At least eight people have been shot outside a San Antonio bar Friday night and police are still searching for the shooter. The victims are all in stable condition at this time, according to San Antonio Police Chief William McManus. A group […]
ABC NewsBY: DANIEL MANZO, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Critical fire danger, driven by the combination of strong winds, hot temperatures, and dry vegetation will persist this weekend in parts of the western U.S. In Arizona, the Bighorn Fire in the Coronado National Forest grew to at least 8,950 acres […]
