Feb 17 Anger bubbles over at funerals for Florida shooting victims By Terry Spencer, Tamara Lush, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press At funerals and in the streets of Parkland, a suburb on the edge of the Everglades, anger bubbled over at the widespread availability of guns and senselessness of the shooting. Continue reading
Feb 16 Trump visits Florida hospital after school shooting By Jonathan Lemire and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Trump is expected to meet with officials from the Broward County Sheriff's Office later Friday. Continue reading
Feb 16 Column: The false, racist theory of eugenics once ruled science. Let’s never let that happen again By Dr. Howard Markel Sir Francis Galton, who first coined the idea of eugenics, was born on this day in 1822. We come today not to praise Galton but to bury him along with his faulty and dangerous pseudoscience. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 10:05 Russians linked to U.S. election interference indicted despite Trump calling probe a hoax By PBS News Hour Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced a sweeping federal indictment on Friday afternoon against "Russian conspirators," detailing a highly orchestrated campaign to interfere with the 2016 election by tarnishing Hillary Clinton and promoting Donald Trump. William Brangham reports and Judy… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 5:39 Why did a Florida shooter FBI tip fall through the cracks? By PBS News Hour The FBI says it got a tip about the man accused of murdering 17 people in Parkland, Florida, but never investigated. Director Christopher Wray said on Friday that a caller warned the bureau of Nikolas Cruz's desire to kill people. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 4:21 News Wrap: White House ‘must do better’ on security clearance process, says John Kelly By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, White House chief of staff John Kelly ordered an overhaul of the security clearance process. Kelly has come under fire after reports that Rob Porter maintained interim clearance despite abuse allegations by his two ex-wives. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 4:52 What caretakers are telling kids about the Florida shooting By PBS News Hour How do you talk to children about mass shootings so they feel both prepared and reassured? John Yang asks parents and school administrators how they handle this responsibility in the wake of another tragedy. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 4:34 New Yorker investigation into Trump affair finds system of ‘silencing women’ By PBS News Hour According to The New Yorker, former Playboy model Karen McDougal alleges she had an affair with President Trump more than a decade ago, resulting in extensive efforts to keep the story out of the press through payouts and contracts. Judy… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 11:39 Corn and Ponnuru on Russia probe indictments, Florida school shooting By PBS News Hour Mother Jones Washington bureau chief David Corn and National Review senior editor Ramesh Ponnuru join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including criminal charges against Russian operatives for interfering in the election, the politics of gun control after another… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 4:17 The lives we lost in Parkland, Florida By PBS News Hour Funeral services began Friday for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. We remember each of the 17 people killed on Wednesday, including the teachers who helped save students’ lives. Continue watching