Defense secretary calls for accountability in George Floyd's 'murder,' opposes use of active duty troops
Defense Secretary Mark Esper gives a press conference at the Pentagon, June 3, 2020, in Arlington, Va. – (ABC News)By ELIZABETH MCLAUGHLIN and LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday called the killing
Nickelodeon, other networks air powerful ad supporting Black Lives Matter
Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Nickelodeon temporarily interrupted its normal programming at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday to deliver a powerful message in support of Black Lives Matter. The kid-friendly cable channel
'Batwoman' replacing Ruby Rose’s Kate Kane with new lead character
Bettina Strauss/The CW(LOS ANGELES) — Following Ruby Rose’s sudden departure from the CW series Batwoman, the show has decided to replace her with a new character, rather than recast the role, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Word of the change,
Senate Republicans grill Rosenstein amid renewed scrutiny of Russia probe
rarrarorro/iStockBy ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, whose appointment of Robert Mueller established the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, faced a grilling from Senate Republicans Wednesday
Number of mass shootings in May was a record, research group says
Kameleon007/iStockBy JACK DATE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — There were 59 mass shootings in May, the highest monthly total ever tallied since the Gun Violence Archive (GVA), a nonprofit research group, began tracking the data in 2013.
Twenty-five black students surprised with acceptance into elite Harvard program
marvinh/iStockBy CHRIS LUMSDEN, ABC News(ATLANTA) — Twenty-five students received the surprise of a lifetime on their front doorsteps when they learned they had been accepted into a prestigious program at Harvard University. The Harvard Debate Council Diversity
Feds warn 'violent opportunists' infiltrating George Floyd protests, could be 'emboldened' to attack police
amphotora/iStockBy MIKE LEVINE and JOSH MARGOLIN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Federal authorities are increasingly worried that “violent opportunists” are infiltrating otherwise peaceful protests across the country and could be “emboldened” to attack law enforcement as they see
US diplomats struggle to navigate racial protests, Trump's messages, charges of hypocrisy
Official White House Photo by Shealah CraigheadBy CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s administration has come under criticism at home for using strong-arm tactics to clear protesters in the nation’s capital or failing to
George Floyd's daughter speaks out about her dad for first time
ABC NewsBy STEPHANIE WASH, SABINA GHEBREMEDHIN and EVA PILGRIM, ABC News (NEW YORK) — George Floyd was at his daughter Gianna Floyd’s side from the moment she let her first cry out into the world. Just off
HelloFresh says goodbye to Lea Michele following racism accusations
ABC/Kelsey McNeal(LOS ANGELES) — Lea Michele’s deal with HelloFresh just went rotten. On Tuesday, the meal-kit delivery company announced they had cut ties with the former Glee star writing in a tweet, “HelloFresh does not condone racism nor discrimination of any kind. We