FatCamera/iStockBY: CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC NEWS (SEATTLE) — A family of four trying to enjoy a day of camping on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state cut their trip short when several people allegedly armed with rifles accused the family of having ties to anitfa, said police. The Spokane family, which […]
Shirlaine Forrest/Getty ImagesBY: CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC NEWS (OAKLAND, Calif.) — A family-owned Oakland, California, clothing store shipped off four packages of “Black Lives Matter”-themed cloth face masks that were stopped by the U.S. Postal Service on Thursday for “further investigation,” before going to their destination. The packages contained several black […]
Martin Holverda/iStockBY: CAMMERON PARRISH, ABC NEWS (DALLAS) — Two of Texas’ biggest cities are reporting an uptick in COVID-19 cases over the past several days as concerns mount over how protests sparked by the death of George Floyd may be increasing the spread of the virus. Dallas County announced an […]
Courtesy Ben Crump LawBY: CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC NEWS (RAEFORD, N.C.) — Hundreds of mourners are expected to gather in Raeford, North Carolina, on Saturday to celebrate the life of George Floyd who died shortly after a former officer Derek Chauvin was seen on video kneeling on Floyd’s neck. The memorial […]
Turkey Leg HutBY: IVAN PEREIRA, ABC NEWS (HOUSTON) — Some activists brought signs to the George Floyd protests in Houston, while others offered chants and music. One group of black protesters, however, decided it was time to call in the cavalry. About 40 black activists showed up to Houston’s protest […]
Win McNamee/Getty ImagesBY: WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — The death of George Floyd, a black man who died on Memorial Day after he was pinned down by a white Minnesota police officer, has sparked outrage and protests in Minneapolis and across the United States. Second-degree murder, third-degree murder […]
photobyphotoboy/iStockBY: AARON KATERSKY, MATT FOSTER AND CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC NEWS (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Two Buffalo, New York, police officers are now facing criminal charges in connection with the graphic caught-on-video shove of a 75-year-old man during a protest, prosecutors said. Officers Aaron Torglaski and Robert McCabe were charged with second-degree […]
Obtained by ABC NewsBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Police arrested a cyclist Friday who was allegedly caught on video assaulting and cursing at activists who were posting flyers in support of George Floyd earlier this week. Anthony Brennan III, 60, of Kensington, Maryland, surrendered to police Friday […]
ABC NewsBY: DANIEL MANZO, ABC NEWS (NEW ORLEANS) — Tropical Storm Cristobal is still moving north across the Gulf of Mexico Saturday at 14 mph with winds at 45 mph. The storm is located about 370 miles south of the Mississippi River. A tropical storm watch and tropical storm warning […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has suspended defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley for using a racial slur in a 2013 text message. Utes athletic director Mark Harlan says in a statement that he was made aware of a social media post that referenced the text message. Utah will have an […]
