Jan 06 Watch 3:44 What we know about the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting By PBS News Hour At the Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport in Florida, a gunman killed at least five people and wounded eight others Friday before police captured him. William Brangham speaks with Feature Story News’ Steve Mort, who was at the airport soon after… Continue watching
Jan 04 Gun violence spreads like an infectious disease, new research finds By Megan Thielking, STAT Gun violence in Chicago spreads like an infectious disease — and now, researchers have figured out a way to predict who’s most likely get sick next. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 10:34 After another bloody weekend in Chicago, a look at the city’s violence epidemic By PBS News Hour It was yet another bloody holiday weekend in Chicago; five more people were also shot Monday morning, bringing the 3-day toll to nearly 50. To examine why violence is so entrenched in the city and to see how residents are… Continue watching
Nov 28 Judge grants Dylann Roof’s request to act as his own lawyer By Courtney Norris If Roof is convicted, the Justice Department plans to seek the death penalty. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 3:32 A child dies every other day from gun accidents in U.S. By PBS News Hour A joint investigation by the Associated Press and the USA Today Network has found that in the first six months of this year, gun accidents killed at least one child in the U.S. every other day. Both the shooters and… Continue watching
Sep 08 From prison to Ph.D, this activist fights for peace in Chicago By Kenya Downs Chico Tillmon went from being a leader in a gang, to steering inner-city young from a life of crime. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 9:51 Why Chicago hasn’t yet escaped an epidemic of gun violence By PBS News Hour How do you stop a “contagious” outbreak of violence? For Chicago, 2016 is already the deadliest year in more than two decades. John Yang visits the city to understand why the problem is so entrenched and to meet the people… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 8:46 Chicago police: spike in gun deaths represents ‘clear failure’ of criminal justice Continue watching
Aug 09 Trump comment that gun rights supporters can do something to stop Clinton draws criticism By Associated Press Donald Trump's campaign is saying the Republican nominee was touting the "amazing spirit" of Second Amendment supporters when he suggested they "could do" something to prevent Hillary Clinton as president from overturning the right to bear arms. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 5:53 ‘Mothers of the Movement’ to end gun violence speak out By PBS News Hour The mothers of seven African-Americans to die in gun violence were to take the convention stage in Philadelphia in a national call for gun control and police retraining. One of them is Florida’s Lucia McBath, whose 17-year-old son Jordan Davis… Continue watching