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Chmiel/iStockBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The family of Specialist Enrique Roman-Martinez wants answers from the U.S. Army about the circumstances of his death and dismemberment after he disappeared during a Memorial Day camping trip with fellow soldiers to North Carolina's Outer Banks.Six weeks after his partial remains washed up ashore, his loved ones still do not know what happened.Roman-Martinez's family in California said that Army officials at Fort […]

pinkomelet/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC NEWS(PROVO, Utah) -- Tensions flared at a public hearing in Utah over the state's mask mandate for schoolchildren after several parents defied orders by packing the room without face coverings.The parents, some of whom carried signs condemning face masks, failed to sit in the marked seats and booed at the Utah County officials Wednesday night. The hearing was held over a letter by Utah County Commissioner […]

ABCBy IGNACIO TORRES, JASMINE BROWN, and ALLIE YANG, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) -- The last three months have been hell for Vanessa Guillen’s family, in particular her 16-year-old sister Lupe.“The last 75 days for me, for my family-- I haven't slept,” she told ABC News. “[It’s been] a nightmare.”Guillen was a 20-year-old U.S. Army specialist who went missing from Fort Hood in April. After months of searching, her body was eventually […]

Myriam Borzee/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 584,000 people worldwide.Over 13.5 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 […]

kali9/iStockBy KARMA ALLEN, ABC NEWS(TULSA, Okla.) -- An Oklahoma pastor said he plans to file criminal charges against a group of racist anti-mask protesters who allegedly attacked him as he peacefully called for reparations for descendants of African American slaves.Robert Turner, pastor of the historic Mount Vernon AME Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, said the assault happened on Wednesday afternoon, while he carried out his routine demonstration outside Tulsa City Hall.The […]

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christina RossBY: LUIS MARTINEZ AND MATT SEYLER, ABC NEWS (SAN DIEGO) — The Navy says that all known fires aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard have been extinguished, four days after the start of a raging blaze that has left in doubt whether the amphibious assault ship can remain in service. "After four days of firefighting, all known fires have been extinguished […]

Stephanie Keith/Getty ImagesBY: JAMES HILL, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — An attorney for a woman who claims to be the first known child sex-abuse victim of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell is accusing the legal team representing Epstein’s estate of withholding evidence and attempting to prevent the testimony of a key witness, according to a letter sent to the judge overseeing her lawsuit on Wednesday. “This behavior flies in the […]

ABC NewsBY: KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — A young Black boy from Maryland went viral for his powerful, poetic prose, which captured the heavy atmosphere of racial injustice in the United States. Like so many Americans, Josiah Wheeler -- an 11-year-old musician and artist -- was saddened and frustrated by the death of George Floyd. So, he decided to channel his emotions into a poem, titled "My Skin's […]

kali9/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY AND CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — A 33-year-old tech entrepreneur was discovered decapitated and dismembered in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday, police sources confirmed to ABC News. Police identified the victim as Fahim Saleh on Wednesday and said the death was deemed a homicide. No arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing. Saleh co-founded Pathao, a ride-share app that's popular in Bangledash. More […]