Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Newtown, Gun Violence
EmbedVideo(5266, 482, 304); Earlier this week, correspondent Gwen Ifill sat down with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan for the PBS special report "After Newtown," which airs 8 p.m. ET Friday, one week after the mass shooting at…
Gwen’s Take: Sandy Hook and the Politics of Pain
I think it's fair to say we have all been crying for a week. Watching the faces of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting scroll by, in silence, at the end of the PBS NewsHour on…
Exit Interview: Sen. Lieberman on Newtown, 24 Years in Senate
EmbedVideo(5255, 482, 304); On Wednesday's NewsHour, correspondent Judy Woodruff spoke with retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn. Here is an extended version of that interview. Lieberman discussed the recent tragedy in Newtown, Conn. and his hope that…
Why Diagnosing Adam Lanza Is a Problem
Authorities are wrestling to understand what drove Adam Lanza to commit the unthinkable massacre of 20 children and their guardians. While details of his mental state are still unclear, many have said that Lanza may have suffered from a mental…
President Obama attends Sunday's vigil at Newtown High School in Connecticut for families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters. "We as a nation, we are left with some hard questions." President…
Children hold stuffed animals during a vigil held at Newtown High School Sunday. One way parents can support their children in a time of stress is by helping them to participate in their normal routine as much as possible. Photo…
PBS NewsHour correspondent Hari Sreenivasan talks to Adam Lanza's former classmate in a Google Hangout. NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Kyle Kromberg, a junior at Endicott College, took three years of Latin in high school with Adam Lanza, the man police say…
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Dr. Jeannie V. Pasacreta is a psychologist and resident of Newtown. She helps people deal with trauma, stress and even teaches others how to recognize the signs. She offered the following advice to parents on recognizing…
A sign at a business located in Newtown, Conn., the site of the mass shooting Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Photos by Hari Sreenivasan/PBS NewsHour. DANBURY, Conn. -- I realize it has been a while since I've traveled…
