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
Jun 14 Democratic Party's computers breached by Russian hackers By Jack Gillum, Deb Riechmann and Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sophisticated hackers linked to Russian intelligence services broke into the Democratic National Committee's computer networks and gained access to confidential emails, chats and opposition research on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, people familiar with the breach said Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 14 360 Video: 'You'll never walk alone' sings Orlando Gay Chorus at vigil By News Desk Candles flickered and people embraced Monday night at a vigil to remember the victims of Sunday’s shooting rampage at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Continue reading
Jun 14 Obama explains why he doesn't use 'radical Islam' By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he doesn't use the term "radical Islam" when describing U.S. counterterrorism operations because it is a "political distraction" that would make no difference in the fight. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 7:53 LGBT Americans target of violent hate crimes more than any other group By PBS News Hour The Orlando mass shooting put a new focus on efforts to pass hate crime laws — and the sobering reality that LGBT Americans are more than twice as likely to be the target of a violent hate-crime than Muslims or… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 52:18 PBS NewsHour full episode June 13, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, mourning for the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting at a Florida gay nightclub gives way to tough questions about what the feds knew about gunman Omar Mateen. Also: How counterterror experts battle domestic threats, lawmakers react… Continue watching