Dec 05 San Bernardino shooting sparks fresh debate over gun laws By Michael D. Regan During his weekly White House address, President Barack Obama said the shooting in San Bernardino was an "act of terrorism" and called on Congress to close a loophole that allows people on the No-Fly list to purchase guns. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 12:28 Shields and Brooks on the San Bernardino shooting, Trump’s poll appeal By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 3:09 Evidence mounts behind San Bernardino as terror attack, but no clear links to outside groups By PBS NewsHour After days of questions about the deadly shooting in San Bernardino, the FBI says it is now investigating the attacks as an act of terrorism. The killers reportedly tried to cover their digital tracks, while at the same time the… Continue watching
Dec 04 Infographic: Where America’s mass shootings happened in 2015 By Laura Santhanam, Megan Crigger Following this week’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, the PBS NewsHour analyzed news reports of 354 shootings where at least four people were killed or wounded to understand where and when gun violence erupts in America. Continue reading
Dec 04 FBI investigating San Bernardino shooting as ‘act of terrorism’ By Joshua Barajas One of the two shooters accused of fatally shooting 14 people at a holiday party San Bernardino, California, on Wednesday posted online messages that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, a U.S. law enforcement offical told the Associated Press. Continue reading
Dec 04 California shooting doesn’t fit Washington’s gun debate By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press Bullets were still flying in San Bernardino when President Barack Obama, sitting for a scheduled television interview, issued a now-familiar call for more gun control. Around the same time Wednesday night, in an interview at his golf course in Northern… Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 8:10 The terrorism question looming over the San Bernardino attack By PBS NewsHour There are many unknowns in the San Bernardino mass shooting, including what motive propelled the suspects to unleash their deadly force at a social services center. So far, several reports have suggested that the FBI is treating it as a… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch 4:07 Police still searching for motive in San Bernardino case By PBS NewsHour Investigators have been piecing together evidence from Wednesday's violence in San Bernardino, California. Syed Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, opened fire at a social services center during a holiday luncheon, and later died in a gun battle with police. Continue watching
Dec 03 Obama: U.S. must make it harder to carry out violence By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says it's possible the mass shooting in California was related to terrorism but that authorities still don't know. He says it's possible it was workplace-related or that there were mixed motives. Continue reading
Dec 03 Everything we know about the San Bernardino shooting By Larisa Epatko Two assailants shot and killed 14 people and wounded 21 others at a holiday party for county employees in San Bernardino, California, on Wednesday. Reaction the next day included commentary on gun laws and words of comfort for the suffering. Continue reading