kali9/iStockBy KARMA ALLEN, ABC NEWS (TULSA, Okla.) — An Oklahoma pastor said he plans to file criminal charges against a group of racist anti-mask protesters who allegedly attacked him as he peacefully called for reparations for descendants of African American slaves. Robert Turner, pastor of the historic Mount Vernon AME […]
ABCBy IGNACIO TORRES, JASMINE BROWN, and ALLIE YANG, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — The last three months have been hell for Vanessa Guillen’s family, in particular her 16-year-old sister Lupe. “The last 75 days for me, for my family– I haven’t slept,” she told ABC News. “[It’s been] a nightmare.” […]
pinkomelet/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC NEWS (PROVO, Utah) — Tensions flared at a public hearing in Utah over the state’s mask mandate for schoolchildren after several parents defied orders by packing the room without face coverings. The parents, some of whom carried signs condemning face masks, failed to sit in the […]
HAMILTON, Ontario, Canada-Per a Thursday announcement, former Utah State football standout Clyde Brock was named to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2020. Brock, an offensive lineman who starred for former Aggies coach John Ralston in 1959, was a staple on the offensive line for the Saskatchewan Roughriders […]
Stephanie Keith/Getty ImagesBY: JAMES HILL, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — An attorney for a woman who claims to be the first known child sex-abuse victim of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell is accusing the legal team representing Epstein’s estate of withholding evidence and attempting to prevent the testimony of a […]
SAN BRUNO, Calif.-Per a Thursday statement, the West Coast Conference’s Presidents’ Council will delay the beginning of fall competition in all sports the conference sponsors because of covid-19. The conference confirmed all competitions for fall sports will be delayed until at least September 24. This decision entails BYU men’s and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert carved out an exception to virus restrictions Thursday to allow Salt Lake City schools to fully reopen rather than hold classes online. The capital city has higher case numbers than most other parts of the state and remains under stricter rules […]
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christina RossBY: LUIS MARTINEZ AND MATT SEYLER, ABC NEWS (SAN DIEGO) — The Navy says that all known fires aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard have been extinguished, four days after the start of a raging blaze that has left in doubt […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A major Utah health care company says it will remove “Dixie” from the name of one of its hospitals. Intermountain Dixie Regional Medical Center, located in southern Utah, will be renamed Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital, effective in January. The decision comes as institutions throughout […]
Joaquin Barbara/iStockBY: KARMA ALLEN, ABC NEWS (MIAMI) — As Miami quickly takes its place as the epicenter of the nation’s ongoing COVID-19 surge, the city announced 155 officers had been placed under quarantine with nearly half of them testing positive as of Thursday. Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina, who contracted […]
