Mar 27 Man who drove car in Charlottesville attack pleads guilty to federal hate crimes By Associated Press The 21-year-old James Alex Fields Jr. was convicted in December of first-degree murder and other state charges for killing anti-racism activist Heather Heyer and injuring dozens of others. A jury found that Fields intentionally plowed his car into a crowd… Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 6:46 News Wrap: Senate passes farm bill after months-long stall In our news wrap Tuesday, senators passed a farm bill that will provide more than $400 billion in farm subsidies, and rejects stricter limits on food stamps. Also, a jury recommended life in prison for the man who killed a… Continue watching
Dec 11 Jury recommends life in prison for man who drove into Charlottesville protest, killing Heather Heyer By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press James Alex Fields Jr. was convicted of killing a woman and injuring dozens when he drove his car into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia last year. Continue reading
Dec 07 Man who drove into Charlottesville protest, killing Heather Heyer, convicted of first-degree murder By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press A state jury rejected arguments that James Alex Fields Jr. acted in self-defense during a "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, 2017. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch 3:32 News Wrap: Trump rejects finding of his own administration’s climate report In our Monday news wrap, a new climate change report from the Trump administration predicts dire economic effects from global warming, but President Trump said he doesn't believe it. Also, Prime Minister Theresa May has begun her final push to… Continue watching
Oct 24 White supremacists arrested on Charlottesville riot charges By Associated Press The leader of a Southern California white supremacist group and two other members were arrested on charges of inciting a deadly riot in Charlottesville, Virginia, last year, prosecutors said Wednesday. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 25:05 August 12, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Aug 12, counter protesters outnumber white nationalists in Washington, D.C. on the one year anniversary of the Charlottesville march. Also, a lawsuit alleges that sponsor agencies are exploiting au pairs as a cheap source of… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 4:24 Counterprotests overshadow white supremacist rally in Washington, D.C. By PBS News Hour White supremacists gathered in Washington, D.C., on Sunday for a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of the deadly “Unite The Right” event in Charlottesville, Virginia, during which 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed. They were outnumbered by a coalition of… Continue watching
Aug 12 White nationalists rally near White House By Associated Press More than 1,000 protesters gathered in Freedom Plaza near the White House to rally against a white nationalist demonstration scheduled for later in the day. Continue reading
Aug 12 Charlottesville victim’s mother: ‘So much healing to do’ By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Heather Heyer's mother said Sunday there's much healing to do a year after the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Continue reading