May 28 Watch 7:25 As pressure mounts after string of mass shootings, will Republicans agree to gun reforms? Thousands of people have been killed by guns in the U.S. so far this year and there have been 216 mass shootings, including in Buffalo and Uvalde. Calls for new gun safety laws often follow these tragedies, but Washington has… Continue watching
May 28 Watch 5:14 A mother whose daughter died in a 2012 mass shooting shares message with Uvalde parents By Amna Nawaz, Emily Carpeaux, Sam Lane, Frank Carlson Nearly 10 years after her daughter Jessi was killed in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater, Sandy Phillips is visiting yet another mass shooting site. Since her daughter and 11 others were killed in July 2012, Phillips has traveled the country… Continue watching
May 28 Vice President Harris visits Buffalo as last funeral is held for victims of racist attack By Susan Haigh, Associated Press The funeral for 86-year-old Ruth Whitfield — the oldest of the 10 Black people who were killed — included a speech by Vice President Kamala Harris, who attended the service at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Buffalo, New York. Continue reading
May 28 Former Proud Boys leader to remain jailed until Capitol riot trial By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The former top leader of the Proud Boys will remain jailed while awaiting trial on charges that he conspired with other members of the far-right extremist group to attack the U.S. Capitol and stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden's presidential… Continue reading
May 28 WATCH: Jon Stewart advocates for veterans affected by burn pits at the 'Pass the PACT Act Rally' By News Desk Comedian and former Daily Show host Jon Stewart is speaking at a Washington, D.C. rally to push for action by Congress to assist sick veterans, who say they were exposed to toxic waste while serving in the military overseas. Continue reading
May 28 Uvalde shooting investigation focuses on police response By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press The actions — or more notably, the inaction — of a school district police chief and other law enforcement officers moved swiftly to the center of the investigation into this week's shocking school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, The delay in… Continue reading
May 28 Largest wildfire in New Mexico history linked to planned burns By Morgan Lee, Cedar Attanacio, Associated Press The findings shift responsibility more squarely toward the U.S. Forest Service for initiating a natural disaster. Continue reading
May 27 Trump, Cruz stand by gun rights at NRA convention days after elementary school shooting By Juan A. Lozano, Jill Colvin, Associated Press One by one, speakers took the stage at the NRA convention and denounced the massacre at an elementary school across the state. And one by one, they insisted that changing U.S. gun laws or further restricting access to firearms was… Continue reading
May 27 Ballot recount begins in Pennsylvania's Republican primary for Senate By Marc Levy, Mark Scolforo, Associated Press Recounting began Friday in the too-close-to-call Republican primary contest for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. Barely 900 votes separate celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 9:47 Anger, torment grip Uvalde residents as details emerge on police response to the shooting By Amna Nawaz, Lorna Baldwin, Frank Carlson, Sam Lane, Alexis Cox, Lizz Bolaji Friday was supposed to be the first day of summer break for students in Uvalde, Texas. Instead the community is still reeling from the shooting that left 19 children and two school teachers dead. Days after the attack, new details… Continue watching