Feb 16 Little action in Congress after shootings, despite lots of talk By Matthew Daly, Associated Press In a rare comment that appeared unscripted, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he would speak to Trump and fellow Cabinet members about gun violence. Continue reading
Feb 16 Could a tip to the FBI have stopped the Florida shooting? By Michael Balsamo, Sadie Gurman, Associated Press The massacre at a Florida high school is again raising concerns about whether the FBI missed signs that might have stopped a mass shooting. Continue reading
Feb 16 Six friends planned to play basketball after school. Then the shooting started. By Jason Dearen, Associated Press "We've created a bond you can't break," Jonathan said. "Going through a situation like this has brought us even closer together."… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 7:20 Florida school grieves deadly shooting by teen suspect with troubled past By PBS News Hour A routine day turned into terror at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Wednesday. Authorities say 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz has confessed to killing 17 people, and charged him with premeditated murder, as a clearer picture emerged… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 5:43 News Wrap: Senate fails to pass 4 immigration bills By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Senate voted on a series of immigration measures but came up short. A bipartisan compromise came closest to the needed 60 votes, but President Trump threatened a veto. Also, Sen. Chuck Grassley leveled a… Continue watching
Feb 15 The 17 victims of the Florida high school shooting By Corinne Segal Here is a full list of victims released by Broward County's Sheriff's Office. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 5:01 The national response to mass shootings is stuck on repeat By PBS News Hour The shooting at a school in Florida has set in motion a familiar pattern: Shock and grief give way to condolences and calls for greater gun control. But that pattern has been playing out for years and, at least in… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 14:22 Shootings are terrorizing America. There are real ways to stop them By PBS News Hour There have been so many deadly mass shootings in America that one could easily feel powerless in stopping them. What is the way forward? Judy Woodruff talks to Kristina Anderson of the Koshka Foundation for Safe Schools, Robert Draper of… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 11:13 Struggle for black and Latino mortgage applicants suggests modern-day redlining Ten years since the economic recession, lending has returned for many Americans. Yet the gap between white and black homeownership is wider now than it was in 1960, with signs of modern-day redlining showing up across the country. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 1:58 The Florida school shooting, in students’ own words By PBS News Hour As Parkland, Florida, mourns a school shooting that left 17 dead, we listen to the voices of those who experienced the tragedy firsthand. Continue watching