Dec 21 Watch 3:30 ‘My Mom Grabbed Me and Held Me as Tight as She Could:’ Kids React to Newtown By PBS News Hour As young people across the country began to mourn and process the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., the NewsHour asked students from the 45 schools participating in its Student Reporting Labs to talk with their classmates about their initial reactions. Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch President Obama Announces Gun Policies Task Force President Obama Announces Gun Policies Task Force… Continue watching
Dec 17 Newtown Mourns the Lives Lost By Colleen Shalby The Newtown community mourns those whose lives were cut short. Friday's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary took the lives including 20 children and 6 adults. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch President Obama: ‘Newtown, You Are Not Alone’ President Obama: 'Newtown, You Are Not Alone'… Continue watching
Dec 14 Fatal Shooting at Conn. Elementary School By Ellen Rolfes A shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Friday left the gunman dead and at least 28 dead, including 20 children. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch Some Senate Candidates Race Toward Photo-Finish Elections in Fight for Majority Some Senate Candidates Race Toward Photo-Finish Elections in Fight for Majority… Continue watching
May 09 Watch ‘Last In, First Out’ Among Teacher Layoff Policies Under Scrutiny As the end of the school year approaches, thousands of teachers across the U.S. are facing the prospect of being laid off. NewsHour special correspondent John Tulenko reports on questions over layoff policies in Hartford, Conn. Continue watching
May 18 Watch Conn. Candidate Blumenthal Under Fire Over Vietnam Service Record Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut's leading Democratic candidate for the Senate, spoke out amid allegations that he lied about his military record in Vietnam. Judy Woodruff talks to a reporter with the Hartford Courant in Connecticut about the backlash from the Republican… Continue watching
May 18 Watch Republicans Attack Blumenthal’s Service Record Republican Senatorial candidates have attacked Richard Blumenthal, the frontrunner on Connecticut's Democratic ticket, about statements they said inflate his service record in Vietnam. Judy Woodruff reports on Blumenthal's response. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Senate Retirements Hint at Shifting Political Landscape Two veteran Democratic senators will not be coming back after this year. Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut announced his decision Wednesday, hours after Byron Dorgan of North Dakota did the same. Gwen Ifill talks to reporters for context on the… Continue watching