Jun 14 Watch 7:50 News Wrap: Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ draws sharp rebuke from Obama, Clinton By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump faced scathing criticism from both President Obama and Hillary Clinton for his renewed call to ban Muslim immigrants in the aftermath of the Orlando shooting. Also, French authorities carried out… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 4:49 It’s the weapon of choice for U.S. mass murderers: the AR-15 By PBS News Hour The AR-15 is the most popular rifle in America, and the most reviled. A civilian variant of the U.S. military’s standard-issue M16, the AR-15 has gained recent notoriety for its use in mass shootings in Newtown, Aurora, San Bernardino and… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 7:23 Inside Russian hacking of Democrats’ opposition research on Trump By PBS News Hour For nearly a year, Russian hackers have been penetrating Democratic National Committee computers and stealing, among other things, research compiled on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. Gwen Ifill talks to Dmitri Alperovitch of CrowdStrike and Sasha Issenberg of Bloomberg Politics… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 9:45 Baltimore’s dolphins moving from concrete tanks to seaside sanctuary By PBS News Hour The eight dolphins at the National Aquarium in Baltimore live in sterile concrete tanks that bear no resemblance to their natural habitat, but soon they’ll be moving on up — down, actually — to an outdoor marine mammal sanctuary in… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 5:38 Reflecting on the Charleston church massacre, one year later By PBS News Hour A year ago this week, nine black churchgoers were gunned down inside Charleston’s historic Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church by alleged white supremacist Dylan Roof, who faces the death penalty if convicted. Among those slain was the church’s pastor, the Rev. Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 3:13 Remember them: The names and faces of the lives cut short in the Orlando massacre By PBS News Hour A mother of two. An Army reservist. A cancer survivor. A gay rights activist. A high school basketball star. These are some of the victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The Newshour steps back to remember… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 8:25 How the U.S. is countering the Islamic extremist propaganda machine By PBS News Hour President Obama reiterated his promise to destroy the virulent Islamic State Tuesday while talking about the Orlando mass shooting — and how gunman Omar Mateen, a U.S. citizen, may have been radicalized by online extremist propaganda. NewsHour producer P.J. Tobia… Continue watching
Jun 14 Why can people on the terrorist watch list buy guns, and other FAQs By Alan Fram, Associated Press A look at the intersection between the terrorist list, guns and the Orlando bloodbath. Continue reading
Jun 14 ‘The guilt of being alive is heavy’: Orlando massacre survivor describes encounter with gunman By Joshua Barajas Patience Carter said she and her friends ended up at the Pulse nightclub because of a Google map suggestion. Moments after she and her friends planned to leave the club Sunday night, the gunshots began. Continue reading
Jun 14 Officials investigating reports that wife of Orlando gunman had prior knowledge of massacre By Joshua Barajas Investigators are looking into reports that the wife of 29-year-old Orlando gunman Omar Mateen had advanced knowledge of the mass shooting at a Florida gay nightclub that left 49 people dead, the Associated Press reported. Several media outlets have reported,… Continue reading