Feb 18 Watch 4:50 Parkland shooting survivors push for gun reform By PBS News Hour In the aftermath of the Parkland high school mass shooting, students are leading the way in calling for gun reform. On Sunday, the survivors announced they are planning a march this spring in Washington, D.C., a day after they criticized… Continue watching
Feb 18 Life or death main decision for school shooting suspect By Curt Anderson, Associated Press The evidence against the Florida school shooting suspect is so overwhelming, the only question left for the courts if he is convicted is whether he will be sentenced to death. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 24:50 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode February 17, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 17, new details emerge about the Florida school shooting suspect as survivors demand change. And, the fallout after the indictment of 13 Russians accused of meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections. Also, a nonprofit… Continue watching
Feb 17 At Fort Lauderdale rally against gun violence, impassioned calls for change and anger at politicians By Corinne Segal, Kamala Kelkar A loud, angry and clear call for change came from Fort Lauderdale on Saturday as survivors of a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, along with local leaders and community members, spoke to a rally of several hundred people. Continue reading
Feb 17 What a bullet does to a human body By Jenny Marder, Laura Santhanam When bullets enter a human body, they don’t just pierce tissue, they shatter bones and dislocate limbs. Continue reading
Feb 17 Anger bubbles over at funerals for Florida shooting victims By Terry Spencer, Tamara Lush, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press At funerals and in the streets of Parkland, a suburb on the edge of the Everglades, anger bubbled over at the widespread availability of guns and senselessness of the shooting. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 7:20 Florida school grieves deadly shooting by teen suspect with troubled past By PBS News Hour A routine day turned into terror at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Wednesday. Authorities say 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz has confessed to killing 17 people, and charged him with premeditated murder, as a clearer picture emerged… Continue watching
Feb 15 The 17 victims of the Florida high school shooting By Corinne Segal Here is a full list of victims released by Broward County's Sheriff's Office. Continue reading
Feb 15 Sheriff’s report says suspect confessed to Florida school attack By Terry Spencer, Kelli Kennedy and Tamara Lush, Associated Press The teenager accused of using a semi-automatic rifle to kill 17 people at a Florida high school confessed to carrying out one of the nation's deadliest school shootings. Continue reading
Feb 15 Officer says shooting suspect looked like typical student By Associated Press The police officer who arrested the high school shooting suspect in Florida says the teen looked like a "typical high school student" when he spotted him walking away from the school. Continue reading