Jun 21 Watch 6:19 Top Texas law enforcement official castigates Uvalde police response to school shooting Texas' top state law enforcement official on Tuesday called the police response to the Uvalde school massacre an "abject failure." Testifying at a state Senate hearing, Col. Steve McCraw said police could have stopped the gunman within 3 minutes, but… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 5:39 Supreme Court decision allows use of public funds for religious education The Supreme Court handed another victory Tuesday to advocates asserting religious rights over government restrictions. The case involved an unusual program in a small town in Maine and the use of public funds to help pay for tuition at a… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 8:46 Women reflect on what life was like before Roe v. Wade By Amna Nawaz, Maea Lenei Buhre, Layla Quran In light of the leaked Supreme Court opinion that would reverse the landmark Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, the country faces the prospect of a future where abortion will no longer be legal nationwide. Amna Nawaz spoke to women… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 5:52 Future of cryptocurrencies in question after plunge in value It's been a very rough year so far for stocks and other investments as the markets have dropped sharply over the past few months. That plunge has been even larger for cryptocurrencies. Since November, the total market value of all… Continue watching
Jun 21 Mark Shields, a voice of political civility across decades, dies at 85 By Erica R. Hendry, Travis Daub For 30 years, PBS viewers tuned into the NewsHour on Friday nights to hear what Shields had to say about the most pressing political issues of the week. Mark brought a lifetime of Washington experience to the conversation, drawing upon… Continue reading
Jun 21 40 years after Vincent Chin's death, activists work to keep legacy from fading By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Correction: The original version of this story misspelled Yuji Ichioka's name. It has since been updated. Director and writer Curtis Chin grew up in Detroit's small, close-knit Chinatown. His family owned Chung's, a long popular Chinese restaurant and local… Continue reading
Jun 21 Minnesota Supreme Court rules Minneapolis mayor failed to hire more police By Associated Press The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled the mayor of Minneapolis hasn't met a legal duty to hire more police officers or demonstrate why he hasn't done so. Continue reading
Jun 21 Head of Texas Department of Public Safety says Uvalde police response was an 'abject failure' By Jim Vertuno, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says three minutes after a gunman entered a school where he slaughtered 19 elementary students and two teachers there was sufficient armed law enforcement on scene to stop the gunman. Continue reading
Jun 21 WATCH: Head of Texas police says Uvalde officers could've ended shooting early By Jim Vertuno, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says three minutes after a gunman entered a school where he slaughtered 19 elementary students and two teachers there was sufficient armed law enforcement on scene to stop the gunman. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: COVID vaccinations begin for children under age 5 In our news wrap Monday, children under the age of 5 began receiving COVID vaccines, President Biden considers a pause on the federal gas tax, militants killed at least 132 villagers in Mali, Israel is headed for a new election,… Continue watching