Contradicting Trump, Barr says he went to White House bunker for security not 'inspection'
Official White House Photo by Shealah CraigheadBy LIBBY CATHEY, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General William Barr has directly contradicted President Donald Trump’s claim that he went to a White House bunker for an “inspection” last Friday
Family, friends gather at George Floyd's funeral service in Houston
Bob Levey/Getty ImagesBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (HOUSTON) — A three-state, five-day final journey for George Floyd ended Tuesday in Houston, the city he called home for most of his life. Thousands of mourners, including longtime friends
NYPD officers hit with criminal charges, discipline over actions during George Floyd protests
Ben185/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY, EMILY SHAPIRO and IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — An NYPD officer who allegedly violently shoved a protester to the ground has turned himself in Tuesday morning to face criminal charges. The court
Trump tweets conspiracy theory about Buffalo protester police officers knocked to ground
Official White House Photo by Andrea HanksBy JORDYN PHELPS, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — On the day of George Floyd’s funeral, President Donald Trump on Tuesday touted a new conspiracy theory in a high-profile case of alleged police
Natalie Portman calls out her white privilege in post supporting defunding the police
ABC/Fred Lee(LOS ANGELES) — As more celebrities call for defunding the police in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Natalie Portman revealed she was hesitant to support the movement at first. In a brutally honest message on Instagram on Monday, the
Strict lockdown measures in Moscow lifted as Russian coronavirus cases approach half a million
AvigatorPhotographer/iStockBy DRAGANA JOVANOVIC, ABC News (MOSCOW) — Despite its high number of cases, the citizens of Moscow began to resume their normal lives on Tuesday as the Russian capital is ending a strict lockdown that has been
New cancer prevention guidelines call for no alcohol consumption
Instants/iStockBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — In a major change, the American Cancer Society is now saying that cutting alcohol out of your diet completely is best for cancer reduction and prevention. “For the first
2020 MTV Movie & TV Awards postponed “indefinitely”
MTV(LOS ANGELES) — Bad news for those looking forward to the MTV Movie & TV Awards, chances of the award show taking place this year are now slim to none due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show —
'The Flash' star Hartley Sawyer fired over racist and misogynistic tweets
Sergei Bachlakov/The CW(LOS ANGELES) — Hartley Sawyer has been fired from CW’s The Flash over a series of racist and misogynistic tweets he posted prior to joining the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The tweets, mainly
Statues of Confederate figures, slave owners come down amid protests
Vivien Killilea/Getty ImagesBy MEREDITH DELISO and IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — After years of civil rights activists calling for the removal of Confederate monuments, they’re falling like dominoes amid nationwide protests in the wake of