News Brief: New Zealand Attack, Sandy Hook Lawsuit, Border Wall
Dozens are dead after an attack on 2 mosques. Connecticut’s high court ruled suits by Sandy Hook victims against a gun maker may proceed. Trump vows a veto after Congress blocks his border wall order.
2 Mosques Attacked In Christchurch, New Zealand. 49 People Are Dead
New Zealand’s prime minister said the attacks “can now only be described as a terrorist attack.” Rachel Martin talks to Keith Lynch, deputy editor of the New Zealand news site Stuff
Venezuela Musician Hopes Change Is On The Way To His Embroiled Country
As Venezuela’s economy collapses, a musician once successful enough to live a life of privilege now wanders a hotel lobby playing the saxophone for an inattentive audience.
Boeing 737 Max 8 Crash Puts Ethiopian Airlines In The Spotlight
The airline has been operating for more than 75 years, and it’s become Africa’s largest airline in terms of destinations, passengers carried and revenue. It suffered a blow with a deadly crash.
Fatal Shootings At 2 New Christchurch, New Zealand, Mosques
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says, “It is clear this is one of New Zealand’s darkest days. … What has happened is an extraordinary and unprecedented act of violence.”
State Department Says All U.S. Diplomats Have Left Venezuela
The embassy is closed but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured Venezuelans the U.S. stands by interim President Juan Guaidó and supports Venezuelans’ aspirations to live in a democracy.
British Parliament Agrees To Ask European Union For An Extension In Brexit Process
In a vote Thursday, the British parliament voted overwhelmingly to delay the Brexit process beyond the country’s planned exit date of March 29.
In California two proposed laws with one aim: saving civilian lives
The two police officers who shot and killed Stephon Clark behind his grandmother’s home in Sacramento last March recounted their actions in interviews with police investigators later that night. Officers Terrence Mercadal and Jared Robinet described t…
In rare rebuke, Senate votes to block Trump’s emergency order
In a rare 59-to-41 vote against President Donald Trump, a dozen Senate Republicans joined with the minority Democrats to deny the president emergency powers to fund his wall. The emergency move violates the Constitution, which gives Congress the power…
47 Years After ‘Bloody Sunday,’ Former British Soldier Faces Prosecution For Killings
A former British soldier is facing murder charges from Bloody Sunday in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in 1972. NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with former BBC correspondent Denis Murray.
A budding nuclear threat, from more than just the usual suspects
Over the summer of 2017, as President Trump was promising “fire and fury” in response to North Korea’s provocations and a nuclear confrontation seemed closer than it had in decades, a funny thing was happening in American backyards.
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