Aug 11 Mass shootings have Latinos worried about being targets By Russell Contreras, Anita Snow, Associated Press The spate of recent mass shootings have some Hispanics looking over their shoulders, avoiding speaking Spanish in public and seeking out escape routes amid fears they could be next. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 13:15 David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart on Trump’s mass shooting response New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week’s political news, including whether there will be real momentum in Congress to enact stronger gun legislation, how President Trump conducted himself… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 5:29 Remembering the 31 people killed in El Paso and Dayton mass shootings American attention turned to gun violence this week after mass murders in El Paso and Dayton. But in the last 72 hours alone, at least 69 other people have been killed and 167 injured by gun violence in 32 states… Continue watching
Aug 09 El Paso gunman confessed: ‘I’m the shooter,’ was targeting Mexicans By Cedar Attanasio, Jake Bleiberg, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press El Paso Detective Adrian Garcia said Crusius waived his Miranda Rights and agreed to speak with detectives, telling them that he had driven to El Paso from the Dallas suburb of Allen — which is where he lived and is… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: Guam’s Catholic diocese sued over alleged sex abuse In our news wrap Thursday, more than 200 people in Guam are suing the U.S. territory’s Catholic diocese for sexual abuse dating back to the 1950s. The island’s former archbishop was convicted of sex abuse and cover-up in 2016 but… Continue watching
Aug 08 More than 200 mayors urge Senate to return to Washington for gun bill vote By Matthew Daly, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The mayors urged the Senate to vote on two House-passed bills expanding background checks for gun sales that passed that chamber earlier this year. Continue reading
Aug 07 ‘Not one more.’ Listen to the powerful memorial for the El Paso shooting’s youngest victim By William Brangham While there will be many memorials to come for those who died in the El Paso shooting -- and a separate shooting in Dayton, Ohio, that killed nine -- this was the first, and for its youngest victim. Continue reading
Aug 07 McConnell, GOP senators slow to act on guns despite outcry By Lisa Mascaro, Matthew Daly, Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is resisting pressure to bring senators back from recess to address gun violence, despite wrenching calls to "do something" in the aftermath of back-to-back mass shootings. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 3:57 Trump met with mixed reactions during visits to grief-stricken El Paso and Dayton President Trump traveled to Dayton and El Paso Wednesday in the wake of weekend mass shootings in the two cities. Protesters gathered in both stricken communities before he arrived, while other residents expressed appreciation for his presence. 2020 Democrats, meanwhile,… Continue watching
Aug 07 Why mental illness can’t predict mass shootings By Nsikan Akpan More than 90 percent of violent crimes — including shootings — would likely still occur even if every suspect with a mental health condition was stopped before they carried out an attack. Continue reading