Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has instituted a “pause” on lifting any additional virus-related restrictions as the state’s rate of positive COVID-19 tests continues to skyrocket. The state epidemiologist said Thursday that the recent spike began over Memorial Day weekend and was likely caused by more people gathering while disregarding social […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert enacted a ban on choke holds for all state law enforcement officers and called on all other police agencies to follow suit. His announcement Thursday marked his first major police reform since George Floyd’s killing by a police officer in Minneapolis […]
brazzo/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (BOSTON) — Boston’s mayor declared racism an emergency and a public health crisis in an executive order on Friday. Mayor Marty Walsh vowed to “increase equity in public safety and public health” and promised that city officials will start “a conversation that […]
amphotora/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO and AARON KATERSKY, ABC News (ALBANY, N.Y.) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a series of police reforms Friday that include making police use of chokeholds that result in injury or death a crime. Cuomo in a tweet called this “a historic moment” for New York. […]
ABC NewsBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Across the country, local and state leaders have been listening to protester’s calls to reexamine their controversial relics of the past and current policies on policing. In the last two weeks, locations such as Richmond, Virginia, Jacksonville, Florida and Indianapolis, Indiana, have […]
Alex_Schmidt/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(SEATTLE) — After confrontations with police, protesters in Seattle seized a several-block area to create an “autonomous police-free zone,” and Seattle’s police chief says she’s “very angry about the situation.” Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said she supports the right to free speech, but adds, “this […]
Fedorovekb/iStockBy ELLA TORRES, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Police brutality and use of force have long been issues in the United States. In the aftermath of Eric Garner and Michael Brown’s deaths at the hands of police officers six years ago, reforming law enforcement became a rallying cry. The horror […]
Washington County Sheriff’s OfficeBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A 23-year-old University of Connecticut student who allegedly killed two people and led police on a multi-state manhunt has been transported from Maryland back to Connecticut, authorities said Friday. Peter Manfredonia was moved overnight from Maryland to a Connecticut […]
Kameleon007/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — From a retired police captain to a former college football player, the unrest in the wake of George Floyd’s death has led to more lives lost — including those of more black men. Here are some who lost their lives in events […]
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — In the west, very dry and blustery conditions continue to spread the Bighorn Fire near Tucson, Arizona, where evacuations have been issued. The Bighorn Fire is only 10% contained and is more than 6,000 acres. A brush fire also broke out […]
