Jan 07 Watch 8:54 Understanding the threat of Islamic extremism in Europe – Part 3 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 3:53 Parisians protest attack on Charlie Hebdo and free speech – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 07 Update: Gunman who killed doctor at Texas VA clinic was a retired soldier By News Desk The soldier was medically retired from the rank of specialist in 2007. Continue reading
Dec 27 Thousands gather for funeral of slain NYPD officer By Elisabeth Ponsot Tens of thousands of mourners gathered on Saturday for the funeral of New York City Police Department officer Rafael Ramos, who was killed along with his partner on Dec. 20 by a man targeting the police. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 3:11 ‘It’s wrong’: Shock, frustration surround shootings of NYPD officers By PBS News Hour As the investigation into the two New York Police Department officers who were fatally shot over the weekend unfolds, shock and frustration prevail. The incident tops off months of nationwide demonstrations against police and a public fallout between New York… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 2:44 NYPD officer killings expose rift between police and mayor By PBS News Hour Pervaiz Shallwani, a criminal justice reporter for the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan for the latest information about the murder of two NYPD officers in Brooklyn Saturday, Dec. 20. Continue watching
Dec 21 New York City mourns NYPD officers slain in Brooklyn ambush By Carey Reed Flags flew at half staff around the city of New York on Sunday, as residents mourned the killings of two New York Police Department officers in what was characterized by Police Commissioner Bill Bratton as an assassination. Continue reading
Dec 20 Gunman ‘assassinates’ two NYPD officers in Brooklyn ambush By Andrew Mach Two New York City Police Department officers were shot and killed in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn on Saturday, and the gunman also died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Continue reading
Dec 15 Update: Suspect in Philadelphia area shooting spree identified and on the loose By Justin Scuiletti The Associated Press and WPVI-TV Philadelphia are reporting that SWAT teams are surrounding a home in Souderton, Pennsylvania, where police say the suspect has barricaded himself. The house, according to police, is where two of the victims were shot… Continue reading
Nov 28 Austin shooter killed by police targeted government buildings, Mexican consulate By Anna Sillers Early this morning, a lone gunman was shot and killed in downtown Austin, Texas, after firing more than 100 shots at government buildings and attempting to set the Mexican Consulate on fire. While the motives are unclear, the white male… Continue reading