• Muriel Bowser wins Democratic primary for mayor in Washington, D.C.

    Muriel Bowser wins Democratic primary for mayor in Washington, D.C.

    Jun 22, 2022 01:05 AM EST

    ... in a radio debate last month. “We need the police that we need.”In the summer of 2020, following mass protests over the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, Bowser publicly feuded with then-President Donald Trump after racial justice protesters were forcibly cleared from an area near ...

  • Minnesota Supreme Court rules Minneapolis mayor failed to hire more police

    Minnesota Supreme Court rules Minneapolis mayor failed to hire more police

    Jun 21, 2022 08:42 PM EST

    ... a number based on the population of Minneapolis. Interim City Attorney Peter Ginder said the city has about 300 fewer officers than it did before George Floyd was killed by police in May 2020. The city's former police chief had attributed the departures to retirements and officers who filed ...

  • Juneteenth's evolution into a national holiday and meaningful ways to celebrate

    Juneteenth's evolution into a national holiday and meaningful ways to celebrate

    Jun 19, 2022 09:40 PM EST

    ... about Juneteenth meaning. John Yang:  Geoff, Juneteenth dates back more than a century. It`s gaining traction in recent years with the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and it`s come to mean different things to different people. Two perspectives now from Athenia Rodney, founder of Juneteenth ...

  • Jan. 6 participant who carried Confederate flag into Capitol begins trial

    Jan. 6 participant who carried Confederate flag into Capitol begins trial

    Jun 13, 2022 02:41 PM EST

    ... that the Justice Department has been unjustly tougher on Capitol riot defendants compared with people arrested at protests against police brutality and racial injustice after George Floyd’s 2020 murder by a Minneapolis police officer. McFadden also has criticized prosecutors for seeking jail time for some nonviolent Capitol riot defendants ...

  • Michigan police officer charged in Patrick Lyoya shooting death

    Michigan police officer charged in Patrick Lyoya shooting death

    Jun 09, 2022 07:29 PM EST

    ... because we are going to beef it up.’” Lyoya’s killing by an officer came after numerous others in recent years involving Black people, including George Floyd, whose killing in Minneapolis sparked a national reckoning on race;Daunte Wright, who was shot during a traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis; Andre ...

  • Lessons and takeaways from Tuesday's primaries and what lies ahead for both parties

    Lessons and takeaways from Tuesday's primaries and what lies ahead for both parties

    Jun 08, 2022 10:40 PM EST

    ... ways, Chesa Boudin was never well-liked by law enforcement here. But I think there was a series of missteps he made and also just the reality of the past two years, the pandemic, the George Floyd protests, the sort of strange crime rate changes we saw over the pandemic.

  • Meet 5 artists hoping to change the world on Beyond The CANVAS

    Meet 5 artists hoping to change the world on Beyond The CANVAS

    Jun 04, 2022 02:00 AM EST

    ... statements about the lives of everyday LGBTQ+ people. We also hear from Peyton Scott Russell, the street artist who created the now-iconic mural of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The larger-than-life depiction ensures we will always remember Floyd and his life. Next, we turn to the Liberty Exhibit ...

  • Retired Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski reflects on his long, illustrious career

    Retired Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski reflects on his long, illustrious career

    May 31, 2022 10:25 PM EST

    ... course of his career, Krzyzewski has never shied away from voicing his opinions. Protesters: Black lives matter~! Protesters: Black lives matter~! Judy Woodruff: In 2020, when the murder of George Floyd rocked the nation, he released a video statement after a series of conversations with his current and former players.

  • May 25, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    May 25, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    May 25, 2022 11:40 PM EST

    Wednesday on the NewsHour, residents of Uvalde, Texas mourn the students and teachers killed in a horrific shooting at an elementary school. Then, voters in Georgia make their voices heard in critical primary elections as former President Trump's endorsement yields mixed results. Plus, a new biography on George Floyd ...

  • News Wrap: FDA acknowledges missteps in baby formula shortage

    News Wrap: FDA acknowledges missteps in baby formula shortage

    May 25, 2022 10:40 PM EST

    ... s 1.5 percent. The S&P 500 added 37. That's 1 percent. Still to come on the "NewsHour": a new biography of George Floyd puts his life in context against the United States' legacy of systemic racism; former President Trump's endorsement deals mixed results in Georgia ...