This 2011 ASL news video reports on a fatal campus shooting near Virginia Tech. A 22-year-old man, Ross Truett Ashley, shot and killed a campus police officer before taking his own life. The incident triggered lockdowns and renewed trauma for students still affected by the 2007 mass shooting. A vigil later honored the fallen officer as investigators and community members...
Penn State Scandal: Court Cases Move Forward After Key Testimony (2011)
This 2011 ASL news video covers court proceedings tied to the Penn State University scandal. Two senior administrators faced charges for perjury and failing to report child sexual abuse connected to allegations against Jerry Sandusky. Testimony from a former coach described reporting what he witnessed to university leadership, leading a judge to allow the cases to move forward. Sandusky pleaded...
Middle Class vs. Millionaires: The 2010 Tax Debate
This December 2010 ASL news video explains the political battle over the expiring Bush-era tax cuts and the struggle to renew unemployment benefits during the Great Recession. Congress was split: Democrats wanted to extend tax cuts only for the middle class, while Republicans insisted on extending them for everyone, including the wealthy. Senate filibusters blocked Democratic bills twice, and unemployment...
Government Shutdown Drags On – October 14, 2013
This video was created in 2013, but the terms and concepts apply during any federal government shutdown. This historical video explains the events surrounding the U.S. government shutdown that began on October 1. With Congress unable to agree on a budget or debt ceiling increase, federal agencies closed, workers were furloughed, and national parks and museums shut down. The deadlock...




