Mar 17 New Zealand citizens open to gun reform after massacre By Stephen Wright, Kristen Gelineau, Associated Press The New Zealand leader’s promise of tightened gun laws in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shootings has been widely welcomed by a stunned population. Continue reading
Mar 17 Biden verbally slips about 2020 campaign, Gillibrand officially enters the race By Associated Press Former Vice President Joe Biden told Delaware Democrats in a speech Saturday night that he has “the most progressive record of anybody running,” then clarified that he meant to say “anybody who would run,” and New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand… Continue reading
Mar 17 Houses of worship bear arms, install cameras to protect sacred spaces By Associated Press Houses of worship have traditionally been places of refuge where strangers are welcome. But high-profile attacks in recent years on an African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, a synagogue in Pittsburgh and now mosques in New Zealand have made many… Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 5:41 The role of media and technology after terror attacks By PBS NewsHour The gunman accused of killing 49 people at two New Zealand mosques Friday live-streamed the attack, emailed his manifesto to media outlets, and shared his racist and hateful messages online. Charlie Warzel, opinion writer-at-large for The New York Times and… Continue watching
Mar 16 New Zealand gunman entranced with Ottoman sites in Europe By Jovana Gec, Associated Press The white supremacist suspected in the mosque shootings that left at least 49 people dead in New Zealand had traveled to the Balkans in the past three years, where he toured historic sites and apparently studied battles between Christians and… Continue reading
Mar 16 Rescues, evacuations as floodwaters breach levees in Midwest By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Authorities were using boats and large vehicles on Saturday to rescue and evacuate residents in parts of the Midwest where a recent deluge of rainwater and snowmelt was sent pouring over frozen ground, overwhelming creeks and rivers, and killing at… Continue reading
Mar 16 Stories of the victims of the New Zealand mosque attack By Associated Press An attack on a New Zealand mosque took the lives of 49 worshippers Friday and left dozens more wounded when a white supremacist opened fire and live-streamed the shootings. Here are the stories of the lives lost and those who… Continue reading
Mar 16 French rioters set fire to Paris bank; mother, child saved By Thomas Adamson, Angela Charlton, Associated Press French yellow vest protesters set life-threatening fires, smashed up luxury stores and clashed with police Saturday in the 18th straight weekend of demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron. Large plumes of smoke rose above the rioting on Paris’ landmark Champs-Elysees Avenue,… Continue reading
Mar 16 New U.S. military budget focused on China despite border talk By Robert Burns, Associated Press To a remarkable degree, the 2020 Pentagon budget proposal is shaped by national security threats that acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has summarized in three words: “China, China, China.”… Continue reading
Mar 16 Donate, organize or show up: How to help after the New Zealand massacre By Maea Lenei Buhre As details about the shooting continue to emerge and the victims are identified, here are some ways you can help their families and communities. Continue reading