Here's where Confederate statues and memorials have been removed in the US
ABC NewsBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Across the country, local and state leaders have been listening to protester’s calls to reexamine their controversial relics of the past and current policies on policing. In the last
Seattle police chief on autonomous takeover: 'We did not … abandon the precinct'
Alex_Schmidt/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(SEATTLE) — After confrontations with police, protesters in Seattle seized a several-block area to create an “autonomous police-free zone,” and Seattle’s police chief says she’s “very angry about the situation.” Seattle Police Chief
DOJ, Flynn attorney face skeptical panel of judges in bid to throw out case
DNY59/iStockBy ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department and the legal team for former national security adviser Michael Flynn faced tough questions from a skeptical panel of federal appeals court judges Friday morning in their
Spike Lee calls NFL commissioner's apology excluding Colin Kaepernick 'weak'
Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty ImagesBy JOANNE ROSA, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Director Spike Lee criticized NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s apology to players about racism, after he did not specifically name former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
What to know about police reforms after George Floyd's death and why 'defunding' might be a solution
Fedorovekb/iStockBy ELLA TORRES, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Police brutality and use of force have long been issues in the United States. In the aftermath of Eric Garner and Michael Brown’s deaths at the hands of police
Say hello to Matt James, the first black star of 'The Bachelor'
ABC/Craig Sjodin(NEW YORK) — Matt James will be the next guy looking for love on The Bachelor — and for the first time in the show’s 18 years, the guy with the roses is an African American. James was revealed this
Delroy Lindo and Jonathan Majors break down their powerful 'Da 5 Bloods' characters
L-R – Clarke Peters, Delroy Lindo — David Lee/Netflix(NEW YORK) — Delroy Lindo and Jonathan Majors play father and son in the Spike Lee-directed Vietnam vet drama Da 5 Bloods. Lindo, who plays Paul, a vet who suffers from severe PTSD, tells ABC Audio
UConn murder suspect extradited from Maryland to Connecticut to face charges
Washington County Sheriff’s OfficeBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A 23-year-old University of Connecticut student who allegedly killed two people and led police on a multi-state manhunt has been transported from Maryland back to Connecticut,
From David McAtee to Patrick Underwood: Lives lost in the days following George Floyd’s death
Kameleon007/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — From a retired police captain to a former college football player, the unrest in the wake of George Floyd’s death has led to more lives lost — including those
In hotels and beyond, UV light robots, lamps could help protect against coronavirus
Xenex Disinfection SystemsBy KAITLYN FOLMER and DR. JAY BHATT, ABC News (NEW YORK) — For guests checking into a high-profile California hotel, they might be staying in rooms that have been sanitized in part by an unusual