

Politics Jul 15

The PBS NewsHour Weekend special "America in Black and Blue" explores the tensions between America’s diverse communities and their local police forces.
By News Desk
Nation Jul 15

NewsHour's Hari Sreenivasan sits down with the President of the Black Police Association of Greater Dallas for a deeper look at police misconduct, the code of silence, and what it is like to be both a police officer and an…
By PBS NewsHour
Nation Jul 11

WASHINGTON — For President Barack Obama, the decision to return early from an overseas trip after a series of shocking shootings will prove to be easy compared to his next challenge: Comforting an America rattled by the violence.
By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press
Nation Jul 10

By PBS NewsHour
Jul 10

By Darlene Superville and Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press
President Barack Obama called Sunday for greater tolerance, respect and understanding from police officers toward the people they take an oath to protect as well as from individuals who think the police are too heavy handed and intolerant, particularly toward…
Jul 09

By Michael D. Regan
The gunman who killed five Dallas police officers this week acted alone and used a military-style semi-automatic rifle similar to those utilized in other mass shootings.
Jul 09

By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press
President Barack Obama on Saturday rejected the notion that this week's stunning violence is a signal that the U.S. has returned to some of the darkest days of its past.
Jul 09

By Stella M. Chávez, KERA
The suspect's cousin said he never heard his cousin talk about wanting to carry out an attack or wanting to harm someone.
Jul 08

More emerged Friday about Micah Johnson, the Army reservist believed to be behind the sniper slayings of five Dallas police officers in a city that was, by all accounts, making strides in cop/community relations. Until this week’s tragedy, the Dallas…
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