Parkland school shooter's struggles started early, witnesses say
It was the second day of testimony for the defense in the trial.
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It was the second day of testimony for the defense in the trial.
Tuesday marks Day 2 of the sentencing trial of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz.
Melisa McNeill, Cruz's lead public defender, gave her opening statement Monday morning.
Melisa McNeill, Cruz's lead public defender, gave her opening statement Monday morning.
A grand jury empaneled after the 2018 Parkland school massacre has recommended that Gov. Ron DeSantis remove from office four members of the Broward County school board, saying they and district administrators displayed "deceit, malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty and incompetence" in their handling of a campus safety program.
The court decided to not show Nikolas Cruz's qEEG's brain scans to the jury.
CBS4's Gabrielle Arzola reports on how the court decided to not show Nikolas Cruz's qEEG's brain scans to the jury, but his trial resumes Monday.
The defense drops push por Nikolas Cruz's brain exam testimony.
The prosecution rested Thursday in the sentencing trial of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz.
The prosecution in the sentencing trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz rested its case hours after the jury visited the crime scene at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Thursday.
Amid a day of emotionally draining testimony prosecutors hit a pivotal moment. "Your honor the state rests," said veteran prosecutor Mike
Maria Schneider speaks on the jurors' visit to the shooting's crime scene and what it can do to the case.
CBS4's Ted Scouten reports on day 12 of the Nikolas Cruz trial.
CBS4's Bobeth Yates reports on the jury from the Parkland school shooting and how they will be allowed to visit the crime scene Thursday.
CBS4's Joan Murray reports on day 11 of the Nikolas Cruz testimony and how the grieving parents took the stands Wednesday.
Maria Schneider speaks on the jurors who will tour the crime scene at Marjory Stoneman Douglas and the potential future of the trial.
The sentencing trial of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz resumed Tuesday as the state called up expert witness George Bello and more grieving families took the stand.
Expert witness George Bello, who works as the crime lab manager at the Broward County Sherriff's Office, also took the stands.
Dr. Terril Tops testified that he performed the autopsy of students Joaquin Oliver and Luke Hoyer.
Dr. Terril Tops testified that he performed the autopsy of students Joaquin Oliver and Luke Hoyer. He also performed the autopsy of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School coach Aaron Feis.
This week, more details about the horrific event will be revealed.
Maria Schneider explains prosecutors' reason or purpose behind showing the video of Nikolas Cruz attacking a Broward Sheriff's Office sergeant.
Sgt. Raymond Beltran testified that Cruz got ahold of his Taser
Nikolas Cruz is facing life in prison without parole or the death penalty.
Michael Morrison noted that Cruz made modifications to the weapon post-purchase.
The first Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is coming from the Pacific, is still making its way toward the region.
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any other information.
Police in Barcelona said the death of Jimmy Gracey, a University of Alabama student from Illinois who went missing on vacation, was likely an accident.
The Trump administration argued that Harvard unlawfully discriminated against Jewish and Israeli students, in violation of federal civil rights law.
After some spotty showers in South Florida on Friday, plenty of sunshine and warmer temperatures will move into the region for the first full weekend of spring.
The first Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is coming from the Pacific, is still making its way toward the region.
Police in Barcelona said the death of Jimmy Gracey, a University of Alabama student from Illinois who went missing on vacation, was likely an accident.
The Trump administration argued that Harvard unlawfully discriminated against Jewish and Israeli students, in violation of federal civil rights law.
After some spotty showers in South Florida on Friday, plenty of sunshine and warmer temperatures will move into the region for the first full weekend of spring.
Two pedestrians were killed after being hit by a vehicle on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach on Wednesday night, police say.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The first Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is coming from the Pacific, is still making its way toward the region.
The Trump administration argued that Harvard unlawfully discriminated against Jewish and Israeli students, in violation of federal civil rights law.
The Justice Department says it has shuttered four websites that were allegedly used by Iranian government-linked groups to post hacked information and threaten regime critics.
The vote by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members are supporters of the president and were appointed by him earlier this year, was without objection.
The FCC announced Thursday that it had approved the $6.2 billion merger of major broadcast station owners Nexstar and Tegna.
Critics of the bill argue that the attacks on the teacher unions are part of a broader education strategy that has slowly been unfolding for the past 30 years.
Nixon is in the Democratic primary against Alex Vindman, the retired lieutenant colonel who was instrumental in causing Trump's first impeachment.
In a wide-ranging CBS News Miami interview with Jim DeFede, Byron Donalds discussed his troubled past, tensions with Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political views.
For the first time, Donalds acknowledges that he didn't just possess marijuana, but that he was also dealing at the time.
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any other information.
ABC has canceled its already filmed season of "The Bachelorette" starring Taylor Frankie Paul after video surfaced of a 2023 incident in which she was charged with assault.
Law enforcement sources told CBS News that additional images were obtained from surveillance cameras installed at Guthrie's Tucson home, but they showed nothing suspicious.
The Kennedy Center's board of directors has voted to shut down operations for two years following this summer's July 4 celebrations.
The film follows CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp through their seven-year journey to document the toll of America's school shooting epidemic.