Jun 20 Watch What we know so far about suspected shooter Dylann Roof's motivations By PBS News Hour Reuters reporter Luciana Lopez has been in South Carolina covering the fallout of the tragic shooting in Charleston on Wednesday, where nine people were killed at Emanuel AME Church. What do we know about the motives of Dylann Roof, who… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 4:04 FBI: Blacks most often targeted in hate crimes By PBS News Hour An estimated 260,000 suspected hate crimes happen in the U.S. every year. More than 50 out of every 1 million black citizens was the victim of a racially motivated hate crime in 2012, the highest of any group, according to… Continue watching
Jun 20 Sanders gaining against Clinton in early polls By Ken Thomas, Associated Press In a race for the Democratic presidential nomination with Hillary Rodham Clinton, the blunt talk about the economy and the gap between the rich and poor is working for Bernie Sanders. Continue reading
Jun 20 Clinton: Congress should pass 'common sense' gun control legislation By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling for "common sense" gun control legislation and decrying "institutional racism" just days after a violent shooting in a historic South Carolina church that killed nine of its black members. Continue reading
Jun 20 Website emerges with photos of accused Charleston shooter, manifesto By Kenzi Abou-Sabe, Elisabeth Ponsot A white supremacist website containing an unsigned manifesto as well as photographs of accused Charleston gunman Dylann Roof surfaced across social media on Saturday. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 54:17 PBS NewsHour full episode June 19, 2015 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, Yemen peace talks in Geneva end without a ceasefire as the civil war worsens on the ground. Also: Vladimir Putin tells Charlie Rose Kiev is to blame for conflict in Eastern Ukraine, energy secretary Ernest Moniz… Continue watching
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Jun 19 Watch 4:15 News Wrap: Will Greece reach loan agreement in time? By PBS News Hour In Friday’s news, the EPA imposes new carbon restrictions on trucks and other heavy vehicles. Also, Greece attempts to come to loan agreement as deadline looms, and the Congressional Budget Office estimates that repealing the Affordable Care Act will leave… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 5:04 South Carolina still reeling after devastating hate crime By PBS News Hour Wracked by grief, Charleston is struggling to recover in the wake of the shooting at Emmanuel AME church. During a bond hearing for gunman Dylann Roof, family members of victims presented a portrait of grief, strength, and forgiveness. Continue watching
Jun 19 What preachers are preparing for their Sunday sermons after the unspeakable event in Charleston By Corinne Segal What can you say? The murder of nine people by a gunman at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, Wednesday has left people throughout the country mourning and struggling for answers. Meanwhile, the men and women who… Continue reading