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States Aim, Often Miss, for Armed Security in Schools
Arming teachers and faculty or school officers are among the more popular pieces of gun legislation to be proposed post-Newtown.
April 10, 2013
Shtetl: A FRONTLINE Digital Premiere
Before the Holocaust engulfed Europe, Bransk was a quiet little town in Poland. By the end of the war, every Jewish person in Bransk was gone, most of them killed in gas chambers at Treblinka. In Shtetl, director Marian Marzynski goes back to tell their story.
April 5, 2013
How Connecticut Got Its Tough New Gun Legislation
Until recently, most Connecticut residents doubted they'd even bring a bill to the floor. Now a bill's likely to pass on Wednesday. What happened?
April 2, 2013
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Kind Hearted Woman
An unforgettable portrait of Robin Charboneau, a 32-year-old divorced single mother and Oglala Sioux woman living on North Dakota's Spirit Lake Reservation.
April 1, 2013
What Police Found in Adam Lanza's Home
A Connecticut state prosecutor released today new information on the investigation of the Newtown, Conn. shooting, revealing that Adam Lanza had access to the multiple guns his mother had purchased and taught him to shoot.
March 28, 2013
Right-to-Die Group Claims Initial Victory in Minnesota
The Final Exit Network, which has defeated charges of illegally aiding suicides in Arizona and Georgia, is now fighting its third case.
March 26, 2013
Newtown Firearms Lobby Wades Into Connecticut Gun-Control Debate
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, based in Newtown, today released a radio ad warning that proposed gun-control legislation would only "punish" law-abiding firearms owners.
March 22, 2013
Why ICE Released Those 2,000 Immigrant Detainees
It was due to budget reasons, Director John Morton told Congress today.
March 19, 2013
While Feds Debate, States Take Up Gun Fight
More than 1,000 new bills have been proposed at the state level since Newtown. What's happening in your state?
March 15, 2013
Report: Newtown Shooter Researched Several Mass Murderers
Articles and documents related to several mass murderers were found in one of two bedrooms Adam Lanza used in the house he shared with his mother, Nancy.
March 14, 2013
Live Online Screening: ENDGAME: AIDS in Black America
Read the transcript of our special digital screening with filmmaker Renata Simone and a panel of experts and activists from the film.
March 8, 2013
Bringing Good From the Newtown Tragedy
How the Barden family is coping with the loss of their 7-year-old son Daniel, who was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and trying to encourage acts of compassion in his memory.
March 7, 2013