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kali9/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(SAVANNAH, Ga.) -- The Savannah Police Department announced Wednesday that it terminated two of its officers following a three-month investigation into excessive force used in an arrest.District Attorney Meg Heap told reporters at a news conference that she will call for a grand jury in September to look into the April incident involving Corporal Daniel Kang and Sergeant Octavio Arango. Heap, the police officers and Mayor […]

Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, EMILY SHAPIRO and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 738,000 people worldwide.Over 20 million people across the globe 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 […]

wdstock/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY and KARMA ALLEN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- New York City officials are trying to use social media to track down the culprits behind an illegal pop-up party on an MTA bus.Social media users documented the wild party on video, capturing dozens of people as they took over the bus at around 4 a.m. Sunday in the borough of Queens. The horde descended on MTA bus #7239 as […]

DenGuy/iStockBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News(RALEIGH, N.C.) -- The first dog to test positive for COVID-19 in North Carolina has died.The dog, who had been demonstrating signs of respiratory distress, was brought to the NC State Veterinary Hospital on Aug. 3 at approximately 6 p.m. after the owner noticed the onset of distress earlier in the day.The dog ended up succumbing to the acute illness and the owner alerted staff at […]

DNY59/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(AURORA, Colo.) -- The family of Elijah McClain filed a lawsuit against the city of Aurora, Colorado, on Tuesday that accuses several officers and paramedics of violating the 23-year-old's civil rights and negligently causing his death nearly a year ago.Attorneys for the family contend the city hasn't done enough to discipline the officers and paramedics involved in an Aug. 24, 2019, incident that led to McClain's […]

Obtained by ABC NewsBy ALEX STONE, IVAN PEREIRA and MATTHEW FUHRMAN, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says it is investigating an incident last week in which deputies were recorded on video pointing their guns, including at least one rifle, at a pair of unarmed Black teenagers who witnesses said had been the victims of a crime.In video of the incident, which occurred Friday around 5 […]

ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The Northeast is expected to have another hot and humid day with flash flooding possible. A Heat Advisory has been issued from New York City to Hartford, Providence and Boston with temperatures near 90 degrees and, with humidity, it will feel like its 90 to 100 for most of the I-95 corridor. Thankfully much cooler and drier air is moving into the […]

iStock/MUC1968BY: KARMA ALLEN(NEW YORK) -- Seattle’s police chief resigned late Monday in the wake of protests against police brutality and a recent Seattle City Council vote to defund her department by 14%.Carmen Best announced her shocking retirement in an email to staff, saying it was a “difficult decision,” but the department formally announced her departure in a press conference Tuesday afternoon. "I'm sad to leave in some ways but you […]

Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 737,000 people worldwide.Over 20 million people across the globe 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 due […]