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deepblue4you/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News(SALEM, Ore.) -- Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act as wildfires continue to spread throughout the state.There are at least 35 active fires, with more than 368,029 acres burning in the state, according to the Oregon Office of Emergency Management."Wind continues to fuel the wildfires, with devastating consequences across Oregon," Brown said in a statement Tuesday night. "People's homes, lives & land […]

Toa55/iStockBy MATT ZARRELL, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The National Guard is working to rescue dozens of people who are still trapped near the Creek Fire in Fresno County, California.There are multiple locations where people are unable to get out; the record-high heat, low humidity, wind conditions and rugged terrain have made rescue operations difficult.There are currently rescue operations underway -- a National Guard helicopter is trying to reach Hidden Lake […]

narvikk/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 892,000 people worldwide.Over 27.3 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 criteria for diagnosis -- through clinical means or a lab test -- has […]

iStockBy: KARMA ALLEN and MARC NATHANSON, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- After Florida deputies detained an innocent Black man who they say fit the description of an accused burglar, body camera footage showed the man and the officers chatting about the sensitive state of race relations -- and the encounter left such an impression on the county sheriff that he's arranged to have the man assist his department with its […]

iStock/july7thBy: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News At least 27 people were arrested during Labor Day protest in Seattle in which police said rioters hurled rocks and Molotov cocktails at officers.The latest civil unrest in Seattle, which has become a flashpoint among demonstrations throughout the U.S., came on the same day police in Salem, Oregon, said supporters of President Donald Trump clashed with protesters demanding justice for a string of recent police-involved […]

iStock/Tero VesalainenBy: IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (ROCHESTER, N.Y.) -- After days of protests against the Rochester Police Department in light of the death of Daniel Prude, its top officer and his deputy announced Tuesday they are retiring from the force. Along with the police chief, the city's entire command staff announced it will vacate their roles.Rochester Police Chief La'Ron Singletary said in a statement that he was honored to serve […]

iStockBy: KARMA ALLEN and MARC NATHANSON, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- After Florida deputies detained an innocent Black man who they say fit the description of an accused burglar, body camera footage showed the man and the officers chatting about the sensitive state of race relations -- and the encounter left such an impression on the county sheriff that he's arranged to have the man assist his department with its […]

iStock/july7thBy: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News At least 27 people were arrested during Labor Day protest in Seattle in which police said rioters hurled rocks and Molotov cocktails at officers.The latest civil unrest in Seattle, which has become a flashpoint among demonstrations throughout the U.S., came on the same day police in Salem, Oregon, said supporters of President Donald Trump clashed with protesters demanding justice for a string of recent police-involved […]

iStock/Tero VesalainenBy: IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (ROCHESTER, N.Y.) -- After days of protests against the Rochester Police Department in light of the death of Daniel Prude, its top officer and his deputy announced Tuesday they are retiring from the force. Along with the police chief, the city's entire command staff announced it will vacate their roles.Rochester Police Chief La'Ron Singletary said in a statement that he was honored to serve […]