May 16 Watch 5:24 Buffalo mourns as details emerge about gunman’s plans for second attack By Cat Wise, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz, Mary Fecteau, Shoshana Dubnow, Frank Carlson Federal authorities are investigating the massacre in Buffalo as a potential hate crime. Law enforcement officials also reported Monday that the accused gunman had planned to continue his shooting spree at another location if he had escaped. That news came… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 10:25 How America can respond to white nationalist violence This attack in Buffalo in a predominantly Black neighborhood, like too many before it, is leading to another period of conversation and self-examination for some on questions of race, white supremacy and extremist ideology. Eric Ward, of the Southern Poverty… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 4:56 News Wrap: Shooting at California church driven by hate for Taiwan, police say In our new wrap Monday, police in southern California have charged a Las Vegas man with murder and attempted murder in a Sunday shooting at a church that left one person dead and five wounded, President Biden is redeploying U.S. Continue watching
May 16 Watch 6:51 Why the fight against COVID appears to have stalled in the U.S. The CDC on Monday formally confirmed that COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have surpassed 1 million. That's roughly the American death toll in the Civil War and World War II combined. It’s the highest reported death toll of any country,… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 8:23 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the Buffalo shooting and the dangers of racist conspiracy theories NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the latest political news, including the response of political leaders after the attack in Buffalo, the move of white “replacement theory”… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 6:48 Young playwrights use the theater to confront the trauma of gun violence By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson, Madison Staten In 2021, more than 1,500 children and teenagers in the United States were killed by gunfire. Activists across the country are working to shed light on that issue through a series of plays written and performed by young adults, many… Continue watching
May 16 2022 Pennsylvania Primary Election Results By News Desk and Associated Press Heart surgeon-turned-TV celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick are locked in a too-early-to-call race for the Republican nomination to fill an open Pennsylvania U.S. Senate seat. Vote counting continued Wednesday. Continue reading
May 16 2022 North Carolina Primary Election Results By News Desk and Marc Levy, Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press North Carolina's election results and maps for the 2022 midterm primary elections. Continue reading
May 16 Authorities say hate against Taiwanese people led to California church attack By Amy Taxin, Deepa Bharath, Associated Press Authorities say a gunman in a deadly attack at a California church was a Chinese immigrant motivated by hate for Taiwanese people. Continue reading
May 16 Biden to deploy U.S. troops to Somalia, reversing Trump’s ordered withdrawal By Ben Fox, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden has signed an order to redeploy hundreds of U.S. troops to Somalia to counter the Islamic extremist rebel group al-Shabab. It's an effort that American military leaders said had been hampered by Trump's late-term decision to withdraw forces. Continue reading