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ABC NewsBY: KARMA ALLEN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has dedicated the East River State Park in Brooklyn to Marsha P. Johnson, making it country's first state park to honor an LGBTQ person, according to the state.Cuomo made the announcement on Monday, on what would have been the transgender civil rights icon's 75th birthday."I'm proud to announce the dedication of East River State Park in Brooklyn […]

Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The global coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 806,000 people worldwide, nearly a quarter of those in the U.S.More 23.2 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed to be much higher […]

iStock/carlballouBY: BILL HUTCHINSON(SIOUX FALLS, S.D.) -- A nationwide manhunt for a man and a woman suspected in a string of shootings in Ohio, West Virginia and Indiana that left two people dead and three wounded ended with their arrests Monday morning in South Dakota, authorities said.Timothy Sargent, 42, of Akron, Ohio, was taken into custody by state troopers in Sioux Falls, according to the Northern Ohio Fugitive Task Force. Also […]

kali9/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(KENOSHA, Wis.) -- Authorities issued a curfew in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as angry crowds gathered in protest after a Black man was shot and seriously wounded by police Sunday evening.Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has also authorized the National Guard to support local law enforcement and "help protect critical infrastructure and assist in maintaining public safety and the ability of individuals to peacefully protest," according to a statement.“I […]

Killeen Police DepartmentBy MATT SEYLER, ABC News(KILLEEN, Texas) -- As the search for missing Fort Hood soldier Sgt. Elder Fernandes continues, his unit at a Texas base says he seems to have left by choice."Information gathered from fellow soldiers indicate Sgt. Fernandes left on his own accord," the 1st Cavalry Division said in a statement over the weekend.The unit also reaffirmed that the search for Fernandes, 23, will continue until […]

vmargineanu/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(OTTO, N.Y.) -- A 16-year-old girl died over the weekend after falling off a steep ledge in New York state's Zoar Valley, authorities said.Deputies from the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office along with New York State Police troopers responded to the scene near the tiny town of Otto on Saturday evening, after receiving several 911 calls about a girl who had fallen off a ledge in the […]

ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Marco has weakened even more as of 5 a.m. Monday morning and winds are now down to 60 mph.Marco is expected to continue weakening and Hurricane Warnings have been discontinued for the Louisiana coast.Here are all the Watches and Warnings for the region this morning along with new Tropical Storm Warnings that have been issued for Laura in the Florida Keys, including […]

ANPerryman/iStockBY: JON HAWORTH, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) -- The global coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 803,000 people worldwide, nearly a quarter of those in the U.S.More 23.1 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed to be much higher […]

ABC NewsBY: DANIEL MANZO, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Marco has now strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane as warnings have been issued for parts of the Gulf Coast.Marco is currently 325 miles south-southeast of southern Louisiana and the storm has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph while moving north-northwest at 14 mph.Tropical Storm Laura has strengthened Sunday morning and now has winds of 50 mph. The storm […]