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Marilyn Nieves/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(SAINT LOUIS COUNTY, Mo.) -- The former police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown six years ago in Ferguson, Missouri, will not be criminally charged, the St. Louis County prosecutor said Thursday."This is one of the most difficult things I have had to do as an elected official," Wesley Bell said at a press conference announcing the findings of an independent, five-month review.After examining thousands […]

ABC NewsBy DANIEL MANZO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Isaias continues its path through the Caribbean leaving intense flooding in Puerto Rico.Multiple municipalities on the west and east side of the island have been hit the hardest by the storm.On the west side of the island at least 41 people have been rescued amid the flooding, Puerto Rico National Guard Gen. Jose Reyes told ABC News.Officials are still visiting […]

iStock/smolaw11BY: DR. ALEXIS E. CARRINGTON and SONY SALZMAN(NEW YORK) -- A new study at the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering showed ventilation systems can change the spread of aerosolized and potentially virus-containing particles in common indoor areas. The study looked at results in an elevator, a supermarket and a classroom.Although their findings are still undergoing peer review, they have caught the attention of an anxious nation gearing […]

Myriam Borzee/iStockBy JON HAWORTH and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 668,000 people worldwide.Over 17 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 to testing […]

Miramar Police Department via TwitterBy CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC News(HOLLYWOOD, Fla.) -- The vehicle last driven by a mother whose toddler was found abandoned in a Miramar, Florida, parking lot has been recovered about 15 miles away from there.Leila Cavett, 21, was reported missing after her toddler, Kamdyn, was found wandering by himself on Sunday morning.Miramar police on Wednesday evening turned over Cavett's disappearance case to the Hollywood Police Department.Police in […]

U.S. ArmyBy LUIS MARTINEZ and MATT SEYLER, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Army has named the five members of the independent panel that will soon review the command climate and culture at Fort Hood, Texas, in the wake of Spc. Vanessa Guillen’s murder and her family's claims that she was too intimidated to report allegations of sexual harassment by a fellow soldier.The five civilians named to the panel are: Chris Swecker, […]

Nathan Howard/Getty ImagesBy ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump said Thursday that federal agents dispatched to Portland, Oregon, would not be ordered to depart the city until "safety" was restored, appearing to contradict statements a day earlier by the state's governor, who said she had been assured that officers would begin their phased withdrawal as soon as Thursday.Trump said in a tweet Thursday morning that Gov. Kate Brown, […]

Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy JON HAWORTH, EMILY SHAPIRO and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 664,000 people worldwide.Over 16.9 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 […]

tillsonburg/iStockBy CATHERINE SANZ, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Authorities in New York City are ramping up efforts to crack down on massive parties and other large gatherings as more videos pop up on social media showing mask-less revelers flouting the rules.The city's Phase 4 regulations forbid indoor gatherings of more than 50 people, and say that anyone who attends a properly sized event must adhere to health department guidelines on social […]