World Sep 15 Ex-British soldier on trial for Bloody Sunday killings in Northern Ireland By Brian Melley, Associated Press
Politics Mar 09 60th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ marked in Selma amid concerns about future of voting rights Selma on Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement, when voting rights marchers were attacked on March 7, 1965. The annual commemoration pays homage to those who fought to secure voting rights for… By Kim Chandler, Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press
World Mar 09 Watch 2:20 News Wrap: Deadly clashes continue for fourth day in western Syria In our news wrap Sunday, a fourth day of clashes in western Syria is testing the country’s new leadership, Israel says it’s cutting off the electricity it sends to Gaza, Secret Service officers shot a man brandishing a gun near…
World Apr 19 Northern Ireland prosecutor says UK soldiers involved in Bloody Sunday won’t face perjury charges Prosecutors say 15 former British soldiers won't face charges for perjury at an inquiry into Bloody Sunday, one of the deadliest days of the decades-long Northern Ireland conflict. By Associated Press
Politics Mar 03 WATCH: Harris marks 59th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ at Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma Vice President Kamala Harris is among those marking the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the day Alabama law officers attacked Civil Rights demonstrators on the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. By Kim Chandler, Associated Press
Mar 05 Watch 2:45 News Wrap: Biden pushes for voting rights during visit to Selma In our news wrap Sunday, President Biden marked the 58th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama, former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said he will not run for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, a fire at a Rohingya refugee camp… Continue watching
Mar 05 WATCH: Biden gives remarks on 58th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Selma By Aamer Madhani, Kim Chandler, Associated Press President Joe Biden used the searing memories of Selma's “Bloody Sunday” to recommit to a cornerstone of democracy, lionizing a seminal moment from the civil rights movement at a time when he has been unable to push enhanced voting protections… Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 2:19 Bloody Sunday: Northern Ireland marks anniversary, calls for justice By PBS NewsHour The city of Londonderry in Northern Ireland is marking the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when British troops fired on unarmed civil rights marchers, killing 13. Friends and family of those killed gathered on Sunday in remembrance. The massacre, one… Continue watching
Mar 07 Biden marks ‘Bloody Sunday’ by signing voting rights order By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press A new executive order from President Joe Biden directs federal agencies to take a series of steps to promote voting access, a move that comes as congressional Democrats press for a sweeping voting and elections bill to counter efforts to… Continue reading
Mar 03 Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee to honor civil rights icons By Kat Stafford, Associated Press Sunday marks the 56th anniversary of those marches and “Bloody Sunday,” when more than 500 demonstrators gathered on March 7, 1965, to demand the right to vote and cross Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge. Continue reading