Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 372,000 people worldwide. Over 6.1 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center […]
Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesBy ALEXANDRA SVOKOS, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As images of police officers in riot gear clashing with protesters in response to the death of George Floyd proliferated from across the country, a very different theme emerged from several cities. Instead of lining up in opposition to the […]
Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesBy JON HAWORTH, 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. The […]
Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 372,000 people worldwide. Over 6.1 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center […]
Hennepin County Jail By MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Investigators are looking into a new video that appears to show the moments before George Floyd was pinned to the ground and died. On May 25, four Minneapolis Police Department officers responded to a 911 call reporting that Floyd […]
Zenobillis/iStockBy MAX GOLEMBO and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Atlantic hurricane season is now underway, and there’s a 60% chance of an above-normal season, according to forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. There’s a 30% chance of a near-normal season and just a 10% chance […]
ABC NewsBy ROSA SANCHEZ and ALEX PEREZ, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Terrence Floyd, the younger brother of George Floyd, on Monday visited the Minneapolis memorial created at the site where his brother died at the hands of a police officer one week earlier. As a crowd gathered around him, […]
ABC NewsBy ROSA SANCHEZ and ALEX PEREZ, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The younger brother of George Floyd is pleading with protesters not to “tear up your town” as violent demonstrations have taken place in numerous cities across the country. In an interview with ABC News’ Alex Perez on Sunday […]
Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Amidst the cries for justice, the violent clashes with police, the burning of squad cars and the looting businesses across the country, protesters like Arianna Evans took to the streets to denounce what they say have been […]
Heiko Küverling/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Volunteers turned out in droves over the weekend to help clean up their hometowns following the (sometimes violent) protests sparked by the death of George Floyd. In downtown Reno, Nevada, one local politician estimates that at least 3,000 people went out […]
