Aug 05 How to help those affected by the shooting in El Paso By Yasmeen Alamiri, Harry Zahn A mass shooting Saturday morning at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, killed 22 people, and more than two dozen others were wounded. The attack is being handled as a domestic terrorism case, according to federal authorities. Here's how to… Continue reading
Aug 05 Mexico: Texas shooting 'act of terrorism' against Mexicans By Amy Guthrie, Associated Press Mexico's government said it considers a shooting at a crowded department store in El Paso, Texas that left seven of its citizens dead an "act of terrorism" against Mexicans and hopes it will lead to changes in U.S. gun laws. Continue reading
Aug 05 Analysis: Why it's time to stop blaming video games for real-world violence By Christopher J. Ferguson, The Conversation "There is no evidence to support these claims that violent media and real-world violence are connected."… Continue reading
Aug 05 Another El Paso victim dies, raising death toll to 22 By Associated Press A hospital official says another victim of the weekend mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, has died. Continue reading
Aug 05 Texas Republican congressman retiring as GOP departures rise By Alan Fram, Associated Press Another Texas Republican congressman, Rep. Kenny Marchant, announced his retirement Monday as the party's mounting departures made it increasingly unlikely it will be able to regain the House majority in next year's elections. Continue reading
Aug 05 WATCH: Trump calls for death penalty for hate crimes By Associated Press President Donald Trump is asking the Justice Department to propose legislation so that those who commit hate crimes and mass murders face the death penalty. Continue reading
Aug 05 WATCH: Trump addresses mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton President Donald Trump on Monday condemned weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio as barbaric crimes "against all humanity" and called for bipartisan cooperation to respond to an epidemic of gun violence. Continue reading
Aug 05 Trump suggests linking immigration reform to stronger gun checks, but offers no details By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump claimed Monday he wants legislation providing "strong background checks" for gun users, but he provided no details and has reneged on previous promises to strengthen gun laws after mass shootings. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 2:03 El Paso shooting is domestic terrorism, investigators say By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman Investigators of the El Paso mass shooting, which left 20 people dead and wounded at least 26 others, are treating the massacre as a case of domestic terrorism and will file capital murder charges against the suspect, now in custody. Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 3:39 El Paso 'standing strong' after shopping center massacre By PBS NewsHour A gunman, now in custody, opened fire at a shopping center in El Paso, Texas on Saturday, killing 20, and wounding dozens of others. Texas Tribune reporter Julian Aguilar joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from El Paso for more on… Continue watching