Aug 09 Watch 7:01 Ferguson residents have turned anger into action — but say some wounds won’t heal By Yamiche Alcindor, Maea Lenei Buhre, Jaywon Choe Friday marks the fifth anniversary of the deadly Ferguson, Missouri, shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown Jr. by a white police officer. Protesters gathered in Ferguson after the incident to voice outrage, but the officer was never charged. Since then, activists… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 5:29 Remembering the 31 people killed in El Paso and Dayton mass shootings American attention turned to gun violence this week after mass murders in El Paso and Dayton. But in the last 72 hours alone, at least 69 other people have been killed and 167 injured by gun violence in 32 states… Continue watching
Aug 09 After Ferguson, black men still face the highest risk of being killed by police By Laura Santhanam These numbers are “conservative,” and many killings likely go unreported, researchers said in this recent study. Continue reading
Aug 09 El Paso gunman confessed: ‘I’m the shooter,’ was targeting Mexicans By Cedar Attanasio, Jake Bleiberg, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press El Paso Detective Adrian Garcia said Crusius waived his Miranda Rights and agreed to speak with detectives, telling them that he had driven to El Paso from the Dallas suburb of Allen — which is where he lived and is… Continue reading
Aug 09 Documents: Epstein ducked sex abuse questions in deposition By Larry Neumeister, Jim Mustian, Associated Press The 66-year-old Epstein has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges after his July 6 arrest. Continue reading
Aug 09 The odds are stacked against black, Latino students going to grad school. Here are some solutions By Melba Newsome, The Hechinger Report A handful of universities are trying to help more black and Hispanic students get into and through graduate school, where they enroll in disproportionately low numbers. This is a problem not only for the students, but for the schools themselves… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 6:47 Why massive Mississippi ICE raids took communities by surprise On Thursday, federal immigration officials released 300 of the nearly 700 people arrested Wednesday in Mississippi workplace sweeps believed to be the largest single-state action of the kind in U.S. history. The raids targeted immigrant workers in food processing plants. Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 7:29 5 years after Michael Brown’s death, what has changed in Ferguson — and what hasn’t By PBS NewsHour It’s been five years since Michael Brown Jr. was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. The incident sparked protests, questions about race and police brutality and a Justice Department conclusion that the city’s law enforcement practices… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 7:29 5 years after Michael Brown’s death, what has changed in Ferguson — and what hasn’t By Yamiche Alcindor, Maea Lenei Buhre, Jaywon Choe It’s been five years since Michael Brown Jr. was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. The incident sparked protests, questions about race and police brutality and a Justice Department conclusion that the city’s law enforcement practices… Continue watching
Aug 08 How states have moved to make gun laws while Congress is deadlocked By Laura Santhanam With no shortage of gun law ideas but an absence of national consensus and data, states have stepped up to pass their own. The PBS NewsHour looked into what policies have gained traction. Continue reading