Nov 15 UVA students grapple with emotional trauma after campus shooting By Sarah Rankin, John Seewer, Associated Press Students hid inside laboratory closets and dorm rooms across the University of Virginia after getting warnings of an active shooter. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 4:57 Maxwell Frost, 1st Gen Z member of Congress, on young people's role in politics In Florida's 10th Congressional District, Maxwell Alejandro Frost became the first member of Gen Z ever elected to Congress on Tuesday. Frost, a 25-year-old Democrat, joins Geoff Bennett to discuss his historic win and what's next. Continue watching
Nov 01 Chicago Halloween shooting injures 15, including 3 children By Associated Press Chicago police say as many as 15 people, including three children, were injured in a drive-by shooting Halloween night. Continue reading
Oct 26 St. Louis school shooting focuses area leaders on threats to children from guns By Gabrielle Hays The school shooting in St. Louis this week fit a gruesome but familiar template, similar to other shootings around the nation. A 19-year-old used an AR-15 style weapon, carried more than 600 rounds of ammunition and left a teacher and… Continue reading
Oct 14 5 people killed in North Carolina; 15-year-old shooter hospitalized By Associated Press Authorities didn’t offer any details on a motive. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 6:48 Parkland parents respond to jury's recommended sentence of life in prison for gunman By John Yang A Florida jury recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole for the gunman who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland in 2018. The decision spares Nikolas Cruz from the death penalty. Cruz admitted… Continue watching
Oct 04 WATCH: PBS NewsHour presents 'Ricochet: An American Trauma' By William Brangham, Sam Lane, Sam Weber The PBS NewsHour explores the swath of trauma gun deaths have left in their wake across America in: “Ricochet: An American Trauma.” The documentary was reported by correspondent William Brangham and produced by Sam Weber and Sam Lane. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 7:30 Students return to school in Uvalde for first time since mass shooting that killed 21 By Amna Nawaz Students and teachers returned to school in Uvalde for the first time since the massacre at Robb Elementary that left 21 dead. The new year comes with new concerns as parents, teachers and students worry if their schools are safe. Continue watching
Sep 02 Mass shootings obscure daily U.S. gun toll By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press Now, police are on edge heading into Labor Day weekend, with its traditional end-of-summer festivities, and some are adding extra patrols as they brace for more potential violence. Continue reading
Sep 01 About 2 in 10 Americans report experience or connection to gun violence: poll By Corey Williams, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press About 2 in 10 Americans say they've had a personal experience with gun violence or a connection to someone who experienced it. Continue reading