Apr 19 Watch Gonzales Faces Tough Questioning in Senate U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales fielded tough questions about the firing of eight U.S. attorneys at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday. Committee leaders Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Arlen Specter, R-Pa., discuss his testimony. Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch Virginia Tech Community Responds to Media Flurry Virginia Tech continued to reel in the aftermath of Monday's rampage. On Thursday, many criticized NBC's decision to air excerpts of gunman Seung-Hui Cho's tirade while university officials defended the decision to allow Cho back after being hospitalized in 2005. Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch Supreme Court Upholds Partial-Birth Abortion Ban The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday narrowly upheld a ban on the procedure known as partial-birth abortion. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal discusses the implications of the 5-4 decision. Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch College Officials Re-evaluate Handling of Troubled Students Following revelations that professors at Virginia Tech had recognized gunman Seung-Hui Cho as troubled long before his rampage Monday, officials and experts consider the role of universities in handling such cases. Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch Virginia Tech Gunman Mailed Package to NBC Between Shootings Seung-Hui Cho, the student at Virginia Tech University who killed 32 people Monday, mailed a package to NBC News between his two shootings. The NewsHour reports on these developments, including earlier stalking accusations against the gunman. Continue watching
Apr 17 Professor Saw Suspected Shooter as 'Troubled' By PBS News Hour Cho Seung-Hui, a 23-year-old South Korean student from the western suburbs of Washington, D.C., has been identified as the gunman in the April 16 shooting rampage at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Va. Continue reading
Apr 17 Virginia Tech Shooter Identified as 23-year-old Student By PBS News Hour The Virginia Tech Police Department on Tuesday identified the gunman responsible for shooting 32 people on campus before taking his own life the previous day as a student at the university. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch Impact of Virginia Tech Shootings Felt Worldwide Several of the victims in Monday's mass shooting of 32 Virginia Tech faculty and students came from other countries. The NewsHour reports on the local and international reaction to the tragedy. Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch Campus Attempts to Deal with Shooting Aftermath A day after mass shootings left 33 people dead at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Va., the students and faculty were working on dealing with the aftermath, even as more information about the shooter was becoming available. Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch Police Uncover More Information About Virginia Tech Shooter Police officials released the name of the Virginia Tech shooter, 23-year old student Cho Seung-Hui, who shot and killed 32 students Monday before killing himself in the worst mass shooting in American history. Continue watching