Oct 03 The Las Vegas shooter had a cheap modification that made his rifles more deadly By Gretchen Frazee At about 10 p.m. Sunday, a rapid pop-pop-pop rang out at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, a country music festival in Las Vegas. At first the rapid-fire burst was so steady, many concertgoers mistook it for firecrackers. The noise came… Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: The latest developments in Las Vegas shooting investigation By Joshua Barajas Las Vegas officials are scheduled to provide a 4 p.m. ET update on the investigation into Sunday's Las Vegas shooting. Watch their remarks here. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: Ryan says no plan to act soon on easing gun regulations By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Republican-led Congress had been pushing ahead on measures to loosen gun restrictions. Continue reading
Oct 02 5 important stories you may have missed By Joshua Barajas, Jennifer Hijazi, Ilayda Kocak With the rush of news about the deadly shooting in Las Vegas, and the continuing recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, these five stories may have slipped under your radar. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 6:50 How do you protect soft targets like a concert? By PBS News Hour Can anything be done to predict or prevent mass shootings? How do you protect people in hard-to-secure public spaces? Hari Sreenivasan talks to security expert Russ Simons of Venue Solutions Group and Jeffrey Swanson of the Duke University School of… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 11:31 An outpouring of sorrow and help after Las Vegas shooting massacre By PBS News Hour The rapid fire of gunshots interrupted an evening of country music at an outdoor festival in Las Vegas Sunday night, where 22,000 people were gathered. A gunman took aim at the crowd from the 32nd floor of a nearby hotel,… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 9:22 The grim political routine of responding to a mass shooting By PBS News Hour Will the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history move the needle on the debate over access to guns? Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamra Keith of NPR join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the politics of gun… Continue watching
Oct 02 WATCH: White House says now is not the time to debate gun control By Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said President Donald Trump was focused on the victims and stressed that it was a "time to unite the country."… Continue reading
Oct 02 WATCH: Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, retired astronaut Mark Kelly call for stronger gun laws By Joshua Barajas Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will speak at 1 p.m. ET Monday in Washington, D.C., with her husband, retired NASA astronaut Mark Kelly. Watch their remarks here. Continue reading
Oct 02 WATCH: Trump calls Las Vegas shooting an ‘act of pure evil’ By Joshua Barajas Trump also said he plans to travel to Las Vegas on Wednesday to meet with the families of the victims, as well as local law enforcement officials and first responders. Continue reading