George Floyd vigil in Iran leads to online backlash
nazarethman/iStockBy SOMAYEH MALEKIAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A candlelight vigil in honor of George Floyd was held in Iran, igniting a chain of critical reactions on social media. The ceremony was held in the Mellat Park
Biden addresses nationwide Floyd protests, condemns Trump church photo op in Philadelphia speech
Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesBy JOHN VERHOVEK and MOLLY NAGLE, ABC News (PHILADELPHIA) — Following a week of nationwide unrest and protests following the death of George Floyd, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and former vice president Joe Biden delivered
COVID-19 has made food insecurity worse in Puerto Rico
Michelle Valentin is shown in this photo, helping distribute food in Puerto Rico. – (Courtesy Michelle Valentin)By CHRISTINA CORUJO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — With the COVID-19 pandemic, the phone at the Food Bank of Puerto Rico
'It’s a tough place to be in right now': US police face scrutiny and violence amid angry protests
amphotora/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (NEW YORK) — While police officers across the country have come under scrutiny for a series of ugly encounters with protesters demanding justice in the wake of the white officer-involved killing of
Bernice A. King says her father would be 'proud' of young activists in wake of George Floyd's death
Bernice A. King appeared on “Good Morning America” June 2, 2020 talk about how young protesters are using their voices in wake of George Floyd’s death. – (ABC News)By NICOLE PELLETIERE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Bernice
Joe Exotic's arch nemesis Carole Baskin set to acquire his zoo
Kuzma/iStockBy LUKE BARR, ABC News (WYNNEWOOD, Okla.) — A federal judge on Monday ruled in favor of Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue Corp. in its lawsuit against Joe Exotic’s Greater Wynnewood Development Group, awarding BCR the land
Tulsa marks grim anniversary of 1921 'race massacre' as protests sweep the nation
Oklahoma Historical Society/Getty ImagesBy TONYA SIMPSON, ABC News (TULSA, Okla.) — As protests against police brutality continue to spread across the country in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after
In the race for a vaccine, children may be last to be vaccinated
MarianVejcik/iStockBy DR. MARK ABDELMALEK and SONY SALZMAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Even as scientists race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, experts acknowledge that children could be among the last members of society to be vaccinated. At
Bishop blasts message of Trump's church photo-op as 'antithetical to the teachings of Jesus'
ABC NewsBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington said she had no idea President Donald Trump was going to visit her church as protesters flooded the
Judge awards ownership of Joe Exotic's zoo to Carole Baskin
Netflix(OKLAHOMA) — If you thought the Tiger King drama was over, think again. A judge ruled on Monday that Joe Exotic’s nemesis Carole Baskin is now the owner of the zoo he founded. TMZ obtained copies of the court ruling where a federal