Aug 07 Why online communities that breed hate and violence are so hard to control By Courtney Vinopal When extremist communities are banned from one website, they usually find another. Continue reading
Aug 07 680 arrested in largest U.S. immigration raids in a decade By Rogelio Solis, Jeff Amy, Associated Press U.S. immigration officials raided numerous Mississippi food processing plants Wednesday, just hours before President Donald Trump was scheduled to visit El Paso, Texas, the majority-Latino city where a man linked to an online screed about a "Hispanic invasion" was charged… Continue reading
Aug 07 Texas governor says ‘no red flags’ seen in El Paso gunman By Morgan Lee, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's first calls for action after a gunman in El Paso killed 22 people include cracking down on internet sites used by violent extremists and confronting racism. But the Republican didn't suggest any major gun-control measures. Continue reading
Aug 07 Protesters chant for action on guns as Trump visits Dayton By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Protesters greeted President Donald Trump's arrival in Dayton Wednesday, blaming his incendiary rhetoric for inflaming political and racial tensions in the country and demanding action on gun control as he visited survivors of last weekend's mass shootings and saluted first… Continue reading
Aug 07 Puerto Rico high court overturns Pedro Pierluisi as governor By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Puerto Rico's Supreme Court has overturned the swearing in of Pedro Pierluisi as the island's governor less than a week ago, clearing the way for Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez to take up the post after weeks of turmoil. Continue reading
Aug 07 El Paso, with deep Mexican American past, rallies amid pain By Russell Contreras, John L. Mone, Associated Press The massacre that killed 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso struck a city that has long been the cradle of Mexican American culture and immigration and suffered through bloody episodes of racial violence in the past. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 2:44 How El Paso residents are coping with deadly shooting’s aftermath El Paso is reeling from Saturday’s shooting massacre, which killed at least 22 people and injured dozens more. How is the community coping with the shocking violence? Dan Bush reports from the stricken Texas city and joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 11:36 Why addressing mental illness isn’t enough to reduce gun violence How do we explain and stop mass shootings like those in El Paso and Dayton? Some Americans point to guns, saying they're too common and easy to obtain, while others emphasize the mental and emotional conditions that could drive perpetrators… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 3:51 China calls Hong Kong protesters ‘criminals,’ threatens retaliation By Jonathan Miller, Independent Television News A day after a strike disrupted public transportation and blocked major roads in Hong Kong, China’s central government strongly condemned the protesters, whom it called “criminals.” It did not address the grievances of the pro-democracy forces or propose solutions, but… Continue watching