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Month: July 2020

Georgia activists seek to remove ‘Stone Mountain’, the ‘granddaddy of Confederate monuments’

Georgia activists seek to remove ‘Stone Mountain’, the ‘granddaddy of Confederate monuments’

Kirkikis/iStockBy JADE LAWSON and BRIANA STEWART, ABC News (STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga.) — Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial often called “the granddaddy of all Confederate monuments ” and a former Ku Klux Klan meeting place is once again at the center of an ongoing debate over what some see as a symbol […]

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‘Unbelievable I’m alive’: Woman survives after car swept away in flash floods

‘Unbelievable I’m alive’: Woman survives after car swept away in flash floods

Nathalia Bruno survived a flash flood after her car was swept away by the water. – WABCBy ELLA TORRES, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A New Jersey woman survived a harrowing ordeal after her car was swept away in a flash flood, leaving her to be dragged through the waters. […]

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Coronavirus live updates: Dog in Texas confirmed to have COVID-19

Coronavirus live updates: Dog in Texas confirmed to have COVID-19

Myriam Borzee/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 555,000 people worldwide. Over 12.2 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled […]

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Coronavirus live updates: US COVID-19 deaths begin to climb again

Coronavirus live updates: US COVID-19 deaths begin to climb again

Myriam Borzee/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 552,000 people worldwide. Over 12.2 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 for […]

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Tropical Storm Fay path heading toward NYC, NJ, CT coast

Tropical Storm Fay path heading toward NYC, NJ, CT coast

ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A tropical storm warning for the entire New Jersey coast, New York City, Long Island and all of the Connecticut coastline has been issued as Tropical Storm Fay’s path moves north Friday. Fay has winds of 50 mph Friday morning and is […]

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Tropical Storm Fay heads toward New York City, New Jersey coast

Tropical Storm Fay heads toward New York City, New Jersey coast

ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A tropical storm warning for the entire New Jersey coast, New York City, Long Island and all of the Connecticut coastline has been issued as Tropical Storm Fay’s path moves north on Friday. Fay has winds of 50 mph on Friday morning […]

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Ghislaine Maxwell attorneys call federal indictment against her ‘meritless’

Ghislaine Maxwell attorneys call federal indictment against her ‘meritless’

Paul Zimmerman/WireImageBy JAMES HILL, ABC News (NEW YORK) — An attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell, the former companion of sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein, has issued the first on-the-record response to the criminal indictment against Maxwell for perjury and sex crimes against minors, calling the federal charges “meritless.” “The United States Attorney’s Office […]

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Sergeant involved in Breonna Taylor’s death, her boyfriend recount details

Sergeant involved in Breonna Taylor’s death, her boyfriend recount details

Louisville Metro Police DepartmentBy ENJOLI FRANCIS, STEVE OSUNSAMI, KELLY MCCARTHY, SABINA GHEBREMEDHIN and STEPHANIE WASH, ABC News (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — New audio has emerged from the investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot at home by police during the execution of a no-knock warrant. Newly released interviews […]

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Massachusetts police narcotics squad routinely used excessive force: DOJ

Massachusetts police narcotics squad routinely used excessive force: DOJ

amphotora/iStockBy JACK DATE, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — A Justice Department investigation into a specialized narcotics unit of the Springfield, Massachusetts, Police Department found officers routinely used excessive force, including punching people in the face and using head strikes in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. “We found in […]

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California prison using tents, warehouse to treat inmates with COVID-19

California prison using tents, warehouse to treat inmates with COVID-19

DanHenson1/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO and MEREDITH LONGO, ABC News (SAN QUENTIN, Calif.) — San Quentin State Prison in California has erected tents and is converting a warehouse to treat a coronavirus outbreak that’s infected more than 1,800 inmates and staff. Aerial footage shows nine tents on the institution’s baseball field, part […]

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