Apr 24 Watch 4:21 What is behind the rise in gun related violence in the U.S. By Geoff Bennett So far this year, there have already been 154 mass shootings in the United States. And new data shows the leading cause of death among children in 2020 was gun-related injuries. Geoff Bennett spoke with Jennifer Mascia, a reporter for… Continue watching
Apr 19 Gun safety activists decry inaction as U.S. mass shootings surge By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Democrats have spent years pledging to address the gun violence that plagues communities across the U.S. But a surge of mass shootings over the weekend served as a reminder of how little has been accomplished. Continue reading
Apr 17 3 mass shootings occur in the U.S. during Easter weekend, leaving two 2 dead By Associated Press Authorities in South Carolina are investigating a shooting at a nightclub early Sunday that wounded at least nine people. It was the second mass shooting in the state and the third in the nation during the Easter holiday weekend. Continue reading
Apr 14 Suspect in Brooklyn subway attack ordered to be held without bail By Tom Hays, Associated Press The man charged with opening fire on subway riders on train in Brooklyn was ordered held without bail as prosecutors told a judge Thursday he terrified all of New York City. Continue reading
Apr 05 Police arrest second suspect in Sacramento shooting By Adam Beam, Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press Police in Sacramento say a second suspect has been arrested in connection with the weekend mass shooting that killed six people and wounded 12. Continue reading
Apr 04 Arrest made in connection with Sacramento mass shooting that killed 6 By Adam Beam, Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press Sacramento police have announced an arrest connected with the shooting that killed six people and wounded a dozen others in the heart of California's capital city. Continue reading
Apr 03 6 dead, 10 injured in Sacramento mass shooting, police say By Adam Beam, Associated Press Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester said at a news conference that police were patrolling the area at about 2 a.m. when they heard gunfire. When they arrived at the scene, they found a large crowd gathered on the street and… Continue reading
Mar 21 1 person killed, 26 wounded in shooting at Arkansas car show By Associated Press Authorities say one man was killed and 27 people were wounded when two people got into a gunfight during a car show that's part of an annual community event in a small southeast Arkansas town. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 12:51 David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart on the congressional response to Russian aggression New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the congressional response to Russian aggression and gun violence in the United States. Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch 1:26 Yo-Yo Ma and Gabby Giffords perform 'Sound of Silence' to honor lives lost to gun violence By Anne Azzi Davenport NewsHour profiled former Rep. Gabby Giffords' journey to "retrain her brain" after she was shot in 2011. Part of her routine includes playing her childhood instrument, the French horn. That piece caught the eye of cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who then… Continue watching