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Aug. 7, 2012
Jared Lee Loughner pleaded guilty to a 2011 shooting that left six people dead and 13 wounded, including former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Jeffrey Brown talks to Loyola Law School's Laurie Levenson about the plea, which will spare victims going through a trial and rule out the death penalty.
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July 25, 2012
Less than a week after the mass shooting in a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., that left 12 dead, there has been little policy response from the political world -- no prominent new proposals or legislation. In fact, there's been precious little disagreement about the traditionally divisive issue of gun laws.
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July 23, 2012
At a preliminary hearing, Colo. shooting suspect James Holmes remained silent and stoic. Gwen Ifill speaks with Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), University of Denver's Dave Kopel and the Pew Research Center's Mike Dimock on whether shootings influence public opinion on issues such as gun control and gun safety.
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July 20, 2012
Thegunman who opened fire in Aurora, Colorado Friday morning, killing 12 people and injuring 59 others, had four weapons in his possession: an AR-15 assault rifle, a Remington 12-guage shotgun and two handguns. Within hours of the incident, discussions on gun control began circulating on the Internet.
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Dec. 9, 2011
The Virginia Tech community was terrorized by another deadly shooting attack Thursday that left a police officer dead, but the response this time by the university and police was much different than the 2007 massacre on campus. Hari Sreenivasan reports.
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Dec. 8, 2011
Shootings Thursday on the campus of Virginia Tech left two people dead, and roused fears and memories of the tragedy that occurred there four years ago. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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July 14, 2011
In an effort to crackdown on multiple purchases of semi-automatic weapons along the U.S.-Mexico border the Justice Department announced new reporting requirements for gun dealers in four states on Thursday. Gwen Ifill reports.
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May 26, 2011
A federal judge has ruled that Jared Loughner, accused in the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others, is mentally unfit to stand trial. Judy Woodruff discusses what the ruling means for Loughner, the victims and their families with Loyala Law School's Laurie Levenson.
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May 19, 2011
NASA's space shuttle Endeavour launched Monday on a 16-day mission to the International Space Station. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien posed crowdsourced questions to the commander and crew early Thursday in a collaboration with Google and YouTube. Here is an excerpt.
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May 19, 2011
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is recovering well after a piece of her skull was repaired during surgery in Houston on Wednesday, reports her husband Mark Kelly, in an interview Thursday morning from space.
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April 28, 2011
Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' recovery from a gunshot wound marks a milestone as she travels to watch husband Mark Kelly command Space Shuttle Endeavour's final flight. Despite regaining some abilities, she face many more challenges. Ray Suarez discusses her recovery with the National Rehabilitation Hospital's William Garmoe.
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Feb. 9, 2011
Spencer Michels reports on a California organization working to identify mental illness in young people before their problems become worse.
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Jan. 25, 2011
Gun legislation is back in the spotlight after the shooting in Tucson that wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed six. Long before the rampage hit the headlines, several states had been moving to broaden gun rights, arguing the way to ensure safer streets is to allow citizens to protect themselves.
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Jan. 24, 2011
Alleged Tucson shooter Jared Loughner appeared Monday in a Phoenix courtroom, where a plea of not guilty was entered on his behalf. Gwen Ifill talks to Michael Kiefer of The Arizona Republic about the day's events, and then to Laurie Levenson of Loyola Law School for an in-depth look at the legal issues at play in the case.
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Jan. 21, 2011
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' ambulance passed scores of well-wishers as she was taken to Houston for the next phase of rehabilitation after being shot. Judy Woodruff discusses what therapies she faces with Dr. Alexander Dromerick of Georgetown University Hospital and Dr. Christina Kwasnica of St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix.
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Jan. 21, 2011
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is being transported from Tucson to Houston for further rehabilitation, another step in a long journey to recovery after being shot in the head at a constituent meet-and-greet event earlier this month at a grocery story. Well-wishers gathered along her ambulance's route as she headed to an airport.
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Jan. 17, 2011
The treatment of severe brain injuries has garnered increased attention in the wake of the shooting of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
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Jan. 17, 2011
A synopsis of the day's other top news stories.
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Jan. 17, 2011
Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier makes a surprise visit after 25 years in exile; new riots break out in Tunis ahead of government announcement.
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Jan. 14, 2011
Members of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' staff have kept her office open, even as the Congresswoman fights to recover from a gunman's attack. Tom Bearden reports from Tucson.
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Jan. 14, 2011
University Memorial Hospital, where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is in intensive care, was chaotic. Frustrated police officers did their best to direct heavy traffic through a maze of satellite trucks and news vehicles that lined every nearby street.
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Jan. 14, 2011
When Congress returns to Washington to begin work in earnest following the shootings of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 other people in Tucson, gun control advocates will likely be making the case for new measures.
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Jan. 13, 2011
Jeffrey Brown talks to Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, D-Fla., a friend and colleague of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords who was with her when she opened her eyes in the hospital.
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Jan. 13, 2011
Tom Bearden reports from Tucson on thoughts and feelings after President Obama's speech remembering the victims of Saturday's shooting rampage.
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Jan. 13, 2011
Ray Suarez talks to David Fahrenthold of the Washington Post and Kirk Johnson of the New York Times about what friends and neighbors are saying about alleged Tucson gunman Jared Loughner's mental state and background.
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Jan. 13, 2011
Mourners remembered 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green Thursday in Tucson, the first of the funerals for the six victims killed on Saturday. Doctors treating Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said there were signs of progress in her recovery.
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Jan. 12, 2011
President Obama joined thousands of mourners at the University of Arizona's McKale Center to remember the victims of Saturday's shooting in Tucson.
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Jan. 12, 2011
President Obama's address in Tucson will echo a broader role presidents must play as leaders of national mourning. Jim Lehrer looks back on presidential responses to national crises with historian Michael Beschloss and Ellen Fitzpatrick, professor of history at the University of New Hampshire.
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Jan. 12, 2011
All too often, the country has mourned tragedies like the Tucson shooting spree through major memorials and services. After a report from Tom Bearden in Tucson, a panel reflects on how communities recover from unexpected violence.
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Jan. 12, 2011
Judy Woodruff examines the impact of Saturday's shooting on other members of Congress with Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah.