May 31 Watch 4:47 Questions persist as the Justice Department reviews police response to the Uvalde shooting The U.S. Department of Justice announced it is launching an investigation of the law enforcement response to the Uvalde shooting. Juliette Kayyem, professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security and… Continue watching
May 31 Watch 14:52 Retired Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski reflects on his long, illustrious career Recently retired Mike Kzyrzewski, known to many fans as Coach K, is one of basketball's most successful coaches during his nearly 50-year career. Judy Woodruff spoke with Kzyrzewski about the state of the NCAA and his illustrious career. Continue watching
May 31 Texas police say Uvalde teacher closed door before attack but it didn't lock By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press State police say the Robb Elementary School teacher who propped open an exterior door that a gunman used to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers had closed the door but it did not lock. Continue reading
May 31 National Spelling Bee returns leaner and meaner after pandemic pause By Ben Nuckols, Associated Press The Scripps National Spelling Bee's preliminary rounds are much tougher and packed with drama this year. Continue reading
May 31 Supreme Court temporarily blocks Pennsylvania recount By Associated Press The Supreme Court is temporarily blocking the counting of some mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania. Continue reading
May 31 Analysis: How firearm manufacturers influence American gun culture, in 6 charts By Michael Siegel, The Conversation The United States is saturated with guns, and has become a lot more so over the past decade. Continue reading
May 31 In Uvalde, anger and confusion over school district police chief's delay in breeching classroom By Adriana Gomez Licon, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The blame for an excruciating delay in killing the gunman at a Texas elementary school — even as parents outside begged police to rush in and panicked children called 911 from inside — has been placed with the school district's… Continue reading
May 31 High-needs foster kids sometimes have to sleep in hotels or offices. The pandemic made the problem worse By Sam Whitehead, Kaiser Health News Some foster children with complex mental, behavioral, and physical health needs without a foster placement are having to stay in hotel rooms and even office buildings, a practice called “hoteling.”… Continue reading
May 30 Funeral visitations begin for children slain at Uvalde school By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Over the next two-and-a-half traumatic weeks, people in the southwestern Texas town will say goodbye to the children and their teachers, one heart-wrenching visitation, funeral and burial after another. Continue reading
May 30 Watch 6:00 Biden pledges push for new gun laws as funeral visitations begin in Uvalde Nearly a week has passed since the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two teachers were murdered. The Justice Department said Sunday it will investigate law enforcement’s response to the massacre as questions and frustration mount. Tony… Continue watching