Dec 14 Watch 9:13 Newtown remembers those killed at Sandy Hook a decade after the tragedy By William Brangham, Layla Quran Ten years ago, a mass shooting forever changed the small town of Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty students and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history. William Brangham spoke with… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 8:58 House Majority Whip James Clyburn on budget negotiations and final weeks of term By Judy Woodruff House Democrats have a list of priorities they want to complete before the end of the year. Majority Whip James Clyburn, the third-ranking Democrat in the House, joined Judy Woodruff to talk about the final weeks of the term and… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 7:45 Pakistan's foreign minister discusses his country's often-tense relationship with the U.S. By Amna Nawaz It has been a year of political tumult and natural disasters in Pakistan. And to the west, there is another humanitarian crisis in neighboring Afghanistan more than a year after the Taliban conquest there. Pakistan's foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 6:31 The impact of Morocco's historic run at the World Cup By John Yang After an impressive run, Morocco’s journey to the World Cup championship came to a close after its match against France, a country that shares a complicated history with the North African nation. Sports journalist Shireen Ahmed joined John Yang to… Continue watching
Dec 14 Loneliness can affect physical and mental health. An expert shares ways to combat it this holiday season By Matt Rasnic, Casey Kuhn, Nicole Ellis The holiday season can be a time for community and family gatherings. But for some, it can be a season of more complicated feelings, including increased loneliness and isolation. Continue reading
Dec 14 On 10th anniversary of Sandy Hook, Biden says U.S. has moral obligation to prevent another shooting tragedy By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden says the U.S. "should have societal guilt" for the slow pace of action on restricting access to firearms as he marked the 10th anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Continue reading
Dec 14 Oregon governor commutes sentences of all inmates awaiting state execution By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has announced she is commuting the sentences of all of the state's 17 inmates awaiting execution. Continue reading
Dec 14 Ethiopians file lawsuit against Meta over hate speech in Tigray war By Cara Anna, Associated Press Two Ethiopians have filed a lawsuit against Facebook's parent company, Meta, over hate speech they say was allowed and even promoted on the social media platform amid heated rhetoric over their country's deadly Tigray conflict. Continue reading
Dec 14 Storm brings tornadoes, blizzard-like conditions to the U.S. By Jake Bleiberg, Kevin McGill, Associated Press A destructive storm marching across the U.S. spawned tornadoes that authorities say killed a young boy and his mother near Shreveport, Louisiana, and left a trail of destruction several miles long. Continue reading
Dec 14 Newtown marks 10 years after Sandy Hook with renewed grief and hope for the future By Dave Collins, Associated Press Ten years after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, victims' families and survivors say grief and trauma remain but hope continues to grow. Continue reading