Politics Jul 15 Special Report: America in Black and Blue 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 Watch 4:34 What is it like to be a black police officer in America? 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 On Dallas trip, Obama will try to make sense of shootings 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
Jul 10 Obama calls for greater respect, understanding in U.S. 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… Continue reading
Jul 09 New details emerge about Army veteran who killed five in Dallas 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. Continue reading
Jul 09 Obama: ‘America is not as divided as some have suggested’ 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. Continue reading
Jul 09 After Dallas shooting, neighbors of suspect in disbelief 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. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 6:37 Dallas, rattled by police murders, had made strides in community policing By PBS NewsHour 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… Continue watching