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iStock/KuzmaBY: MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan) -- Two fugitives who allegedly escaped a Virginia juvenile correctional center with the help of two of the facility's employees were caught in Michigan after nearly two weeks on the run, officials said.Following a "complex investigation," the Grand Rapids Fugitive Task Force arrested Rashad E. Williams, 18, and Jabar Ali Taylor, 20, without incident Saturday evening at a hotel in Battle Creek, Michigan […]

Police in Aurora, Colo. have shared this image of a person of interest in a shooting involving protesters on highway I-225, July 25, 2020. - (Aurora Police Department via Twitter)By BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(AURORA, Colo.) -- A "person of interest" is wanted for questioning by police in a shooting that erupted on a Colorado freeway that left two demonstrators injured when an SUV drove through a group protesting the police-involved […]

donald_gruener/iStockBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A rare hurricane warning was in effect for parts of Hawaii overnight as Hurricane Douglas passed dangerously close to the state.The warning has since been canceled, but Douglas is still bringing Hawaii gusty winds, flooding rain and life-threatening surf.Hurricanes don't make landfall in Hawaii or even make it to the Hawaii waters very often. Only two hurricanes in recorded history have made landfall […]

Kathy Byrd/iStockBy KARMA ALLEN, ABC News(HOT SPRINGS, Ark.) -- An Arkansas city saw its coronavirus numbers spike nearly 200% last week as the state grapples with record-breaking infection rates amid shortening testing supplies, according to an internal Federal Emergency Management Agency memo.Hot Springs, Arkansas -- known for its famous spa resorts and natural thermal springs -- saw a 198% increase in infections last week with 145 new cases being reported, […]

Myriam Borzee/iStockBy JON HAWORTH and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 650,000 people worldwide.Over 16.3 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 actual numbers are believed to be much higher due to testing […]

iStock/svetikdBy: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- The two owners of a New Jersey gym were arrested on Monday morning for continuing to operate their business in defiance of Gov. Phil Murphy's COVID-19 orders for indoor workout facilities to remain closed.Ian Smith, 33, and Frank Trumbetti, 51, owners of Atilis Gym in the Camden County town of Bellmawr, were taken into custody at their business, where they have been […]

iStock/WolterkBy: CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News  (MARSHALL, Minn.) -- The couple seen in a now-viral video wearing face coverings with Nazi swastikas while shopping at a Walmart in Marshall, Minnesota, are not allowed at any Walmart stores for the next year.Video of the incident was captured and shared on Facebook by bystander Raphaela Mueller. It has garnered over 230,000 views on the platform since Sunday."I was speechless," Mueller told ABC News […]

ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- There is a rare Hurricane Warning for parts of Hawaii Monday morning as Hurricane Douglas passes dangerously close to the state, bringing gusty winds, flooding rain and life threatening surf. Right now, Douglas is about 50 miles northeast of Lihue, Hawaii, and about 100 miles northwest of Honolulu. Douglas has winds Monday morning of 90 mph making it a high end Category […]

filo/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Peaceful protests against police brutality and the presence of federal agents at demonstrations turned violent as police in several large cities across the country declared riots, and one protester in Austin was killed in a shooting that erupted during a weekend of civil unrest.A Black Lives Matter protester was fatally shot just before 10 p.m. on Saturday during a march in downtown […]