Jul 10 Relatives of journalist Marie Colvin sue Syria for her death By Will Lester, Associated Press Relatives of Marie Colvin, a U.S.-born journalist who worked for the British newspaper The Sunday Times, have filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming that Syrian government officials targeted and killed her in 2012 to silence her reporting on Syria… Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 25:07 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 9, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, July 9, police in Dallas look at the motives of a sniper who shot and killed five officers during a protest, and the mayor shares his perspective on the tragedy. Later, President Obama meets with… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch 5:17 Dallas Mayor says gunman acted alone, city is safe By PBS News Hour Authorities say the man who shot a dozen police officers in Dallas, Texas on Thursday, killing five, acted alone when he carried out the attack. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings tells Hari Sreenivasan that the city is safe now and can… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch 3:49 Report finds racial disparities in police use of force By PBS News Hour A report released by the Center for Policing Equity on Friday found that African Americans are more likely than white Americans to be subjected to the use of force by police. University of California at Berkeley Professor Jack Glaser, one… Continue watching
Jul 09 Lawyer of officer who killed Castile 'not concerned' about criminal charges By Kamala Kelkar The lawyer representing the St. Anthony police officer who shot and killed a black motorist in Minnesota on July 6 said Saturday that the officer was not reacting to race, but "the actions of the driver."… Continue reading
Jul 09 Gingrich says he will weigh choice if asked to run with Trump By Associated Press Newt Gingrich says he wouldn't automatically say yes to an eventual proposal to become Donald Trump's running mate. Continue reading
Jul 09 74 #BlackLivesMatter protesters arrested in upstate New York By Michael D. Regan Police in the city of Rochester in upstate New York arrested 74 people during a demonstration of the Black Lives Matter movement on Friday. Continue reading
Jul 09 New details emerge about Army veteran who killed five in Dallas By Michael D. Regan The gunman who killed five Dallas police officers this week acted alone and used a military-style semi-automatic rifle similar to those utilized in other mass shootings. Continue reading
Jul 09 Obama: 'America is not as divided as some have suggested' By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press President Barack Obama on Saturday rejected the notion that this week's stunning violence is a signal that the U.S. has returned to some of the darkest days of its past. Continue reading
Jul 09 Islamic State's Twitter traffic drops amid U.S. efforts By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The Islamic State group's Twitter traffic has plunged 45 percent in the past two years, the Obama administration says. Continue reading