Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesBy JON HAWORTH and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The death of George Floyd, a black man who died on Memorial Day after he was pinned down by a white Minnesota police officer, has sparked outrage and protests in Minneapolis and across the United States.

Second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter charges have been filed against De...

Courtesy White FamilyBy CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Iranian government has freed a U.S. Navy veteran after detaining him for nearly two years, according to his family.

Michael White departed the country Thursday on a Swiss government aircraft, according to President Donald Trump, who welcomed the news in a tweet.

"For the past 683 days my son, Michael, has been held hostage in Ira...

ABC NewsBy ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Chris Wray appeared together at a news conference Thursday to provide an update on the federal response so far to the protests and pockets of violence that have erupted around the country since the death of George Floyd.

Barr, who is under fire for his order Monday to push back a peaceful protest ...

FelixCatana/iStockBy GENEVIEVE SHAW BROWN, ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Walt Disney Company has pledged $5 million to support nonprofit organizations that advance social justice, beginning with a $2 million donation to the NAACP.

That donation, the company said, would "further their longstanding work promoting social justice by eliminating disparities and racial discrimination through their advocac...

ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, delivered a powerful speech to the 2020 graduates of Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles, her alma mater, urging them to "lead with love," "lead with compassion," and to "use your voice."

Her video, shared Wednesday evening for the class of 2020s virtual graduation, begins with Markle telling the all-girls school she was "really nervo...

Pierre Crom/Getty ImagesBy DEBORAH ROBERTS, SARAH LANG and ANGELINE JANE BERNABE, ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As the demonstrations and unrest continue in the wake of George Floyds death, the protests are hitting home for many across the country who are trying to understand and learn about the racial disparities and inequities that take place everywhere.

For Jamie Jones Coleman, a white mother to two...