May 26 Watch 7:35 Will Cleveland’s police reform offer blueprint for other cities? By PBS News Hour After recurring instances of excessive force by Cleveland’s police force, the Department of Justice and city officials announced a sweeping legal agreement that rewrites the rules for the police department. Gwen Ifill learns more about the efforts to rebuild relations… Continue watching
May 21 What we know and don’t know about Freddie Gray’s death By Joshua Barajas Baltimore officials face a litany of questions over the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man, that died while in police custody. During a 30-minute ride in a police van, Gray sustained a severe spinal injury, something like the… Continue reading
May 18 Watch 9:40 Will banning military-style gear for police reduce tensions? By PBS News Hour Images of protests in Ferguson, New York and Baltimore showed police officers in military gear, pointing rifles and using tear gas. Today President Obama announced a ban on selling certain military-style gear to local police. Judy Woodruff talks to Charles… Continue watching
May 18 Obama limits military-style equipment for local police By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press Nine months after police in riot gear dispelled racially charged protests, President Barack Obama is prohibiting the federal government from providing some military-style equipment to local departments and putting stricter controls on other weapons and gear distributed to law enforcement. Continue reading
May 01 It’s not easy to sever a human spine. Here’s why By Nsikan Akpan After his arrest, Freddie Gray suffered a fatal spinal injury in the back of a police van. Neurosurgeons explain how such an injury might occur. Continue reading
May 01 Gwen’s Take: Ask me anything By Gwen Ifill I have turned this week’s Take over to you, gentle readers, in a new, irregularly recurring feature I believe I’ll call “Gwen’s Bingo.”… Continue reading
May 01 Freddie Gray’s death ruled a homicide By Joshua Barajas Maryland’s state attorney said Friday there was enough evidence to support criminal charges against six Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old black man who sustained a fatal spinal injury while in custody. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 6:35 Perception of the police depends on your Baltimore zip code By PBS News Hour Two neighborhoods in Baltimore are less than a mile apart, but have vastly different relations with the police. Hari Sreenivasan looks at how residents of the two communities are dealing with the recent unrest. Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 5:10 Orioles’ John Angelos on how the system is failing Baltimore By PBS News Hour Gwen Ifill talks to John Angelos, executive vice president of the Baltimore Orioles, about his defense of protesters, the economic factors behind the city’s anger and frustration, as well as why the baseball team closed to the public during a… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 7:43 News Wrap: Two earthquake survivors rescued as Nepal death toll grows By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, two survivors were pulled from rubble in Nepal, five days after the deadly earthquake. Officials say the overall death toll has passed 5,900, with no end in sight. Also, Baltimore police finished their investigation into… Continue watching