Nov 13 Death of black security guard by white police officer draws call for investigation By Don Babwin, Associated Press Footage from surveillance or body cameras could explain whether Roberson was clearly identifiable as a security guard. Audio could determine what, if anything, was said to the officer before the shooting. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 4:13 Remembering the 12 lives cut short in the Thousand Oaks shooting A sheriff’s deputy about to retire, an aspiring soldier, a Marine Corps veteran, a survivor of the Las Vegas massacre and a Pepperdine University freshman were among the dead in Wednesday night’s mass shooting at a bar in Thousands Oaks,… Continue watching
Sep 04 Parkland victim’s father approaches Kavanaugh during confirmation hearing By Associated Press Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter Jamie died in the February 2018 attack, approached Kavanaugh after he rose from the witness table for a lunch break. He put out his hand to Kavanaugh, who paused for a moment before turning away as… Continue reading
Aug 21 A poet grows up in the post-Columbine world By Jennifer Hijazi Kelly Forsythe's latest collection “Perennial” imagines a different kind of narrative in the wake of the Columbine High School shooting -- a “coming-of-age” story about what it means when feeling safe has drastically changed. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 8:00 David and Lauren Hogg never thought it would happen in Parkland. Now they say #NeverAgain It’s been almost six months since the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed. But out of that tragedy emerged a group of students dedicated to preventing future school shootings, including David… Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch 6:37 How Chicago communities are trying to stop gun violence Sixty-six people were shot over the weekend in Chicago, and behind those numbers are stories of the victims and their families. Nick Schifrin talks with Lance Williams of Northeastern Illinois University and Tamar Manasseh of Mothers and Men Against Senseless… Continue watching
Aug 06 In spasm of gun violence, 11 killed and nearly 70 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings By Associated Press The violence peaked early Sunday, including one shooting on the city's South Side that wounded eight people. Continue reading
Aug 03 7 takeaways from the final police report on the Las Vegas shooting By Joshua Barajas, Michael Rios There was no clear motive for the shooting, but the report contained more details from Stephen Paddock's personal life. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 6:02 Chicago anti-violence protesters want entire city to ‘feel our pain’ Anti-violence protesters in Chicago took to the streets Thursday in numbers they hoped would shut down one of the city's major arteries in a more affluent section of the city during the afternoon rush hour. Planners hope to highlight the… Continue watching
Aug 02 Chicago anti-violence protesters demand action, resignation of city leaders By Associated Press Organizers say they believe the march in the affluent North Side neighborhood will draw attention to violence, corruption and the lack of economic investment in the city's African-American neighborhoods. Continue reading