Jan 16 President Outlines Executive Actions for Gun Control EmbedVideo(5471, 482, 304); President Barack Obama announced today his intention to use executive action to promote the most stringent regulation of guns since the Federal Assault Weapons Ban was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1994. Continue reading
Jan 16 What Do You Think of Obama’s Gun Control Agenda? President Barack Obama outlined on Wednesday his intention to use executive action toward gun control legislation. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images In an address earlier today, President Barack Obama announced his legislative proposals for gun control, including a requirement… Continue reading
Jan 15 Metal Detectors to Bear Spray, Students Search For Gun Violence Solutions By Thaisi Da Silva Universal background checks, armed officers in schools and changes to the country's mental health system are all ideas being floated as the nation searches for solutions to gun-related violence. In the wake of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary… Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 2:59 Students Across the U.S. Reflect on Gun Control By PBS News Hour Students reflect on gun control. Continue watching
Jan 15 Former Incarcerated Staff Serves Up Lunch, With a Story on the Side Garrett Gordon at the Haley House Bakery Café in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood. Photos by Mike Fritz/PBS NewsHour. BOSTON -- Traveling around the country exploring stories about America's dropout problem and shooting for hours on end, my colleague Mike… Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch High Court Examines Whether the Police Need a Warrant to Test Blood Alcohol High Court Examines Whether the Police Need a Warrant to Test Blood Alcohol… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch News Wrap: Judge Says WikiLeaks Soldier Received Harsh Treatment After Arrest In other news Tuesday, a U.S. Army judge ruled that Pfc. Bradley Manning, convicted of leaking classified documents to Wikileaks, was treated too roughly after his arrest, but she wouldn't dismiss the charges against him. Also, the U.S. military may… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch Major Banks to Pay $8.5 Billion in Settlement Over Housing Foreclosure Abuses Major Banks to Pay $8.5 Billion in Settlement Over Housing Foreclosure Abuses… Continue watching
Jan 01 Health Reform May Be Headed Back to Supreme Court in 2013 By Jason Kane Tea Party activist William Temple, protests in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, on June 28, the morning the justices ruled to uphold the vast majority of the health care reform law. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. Should old acquaintance… Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch California Law That Aspires to Improve Mental Health Raises Coercion Concerns California Law That Aspires to Improve Mental Health Raises Coercion Concerns… Continue watching