Nikolas Cruz penalty trial verdict: Jury recommends life in prison without parole
The jury found the mitigating factors outweighed the aggravating factors.
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The jury found the mitigating factors outweighed the aggravating factors.
They deliberated for about six hours Wednesday
Jurors were adjourned for the day after they asked to see the murder weapons used to kill 19 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
The judge told jurors she will provide them with case instructions Wednesday morning.
Police identified the attacker as a former police officer who was fired from the force earlier this year because of a drug charge.
Russia's Investigative Committee identified the gunman as 34-year-old Artyom Kazantsev, a graduate of the school, and said he was wearing a shirt bearing "Nazi symbols."
Will challenge defense contention that he murdered 17 people because his birth mother abused alcohol during pregnancy
The shooting took place during a sporting event on Sunday.
Two of the main reporting tools include Fortify and SaferWatch.
After the Columbine High School tragedy more than two decades ago, Colorado enacted an approach that other places are emulating.
Those who've experienced mass violence say the state isn't doing enough to prevent future incidents, while law enforcement officials tell CBS News state law makes it easy for criminals to get guns.
Miami-Dade Schools Police Department held a large-scale functional active shooter drill at Hialeah Senior High School on Wednesday.
The report from Texas state lawmakers was sharply critical of law enforcement at all levels. Parents didn't hold back in addressing board members.
The police officers know that every second counts in a critical incident
Austin Carter reports a convoy of 50 empty school buses headed to Sen. Ted Cruz's home to demand change.
Leaked Uvalde video becomes public.
The defense contends the prosecution's use of such evidence would only inflame the jurors' emotions
Dr. Michael Brannon was asked about his diagnosis from materials that he had reviewed.
The sentencing trial is expected to last about four months.
Jury will decide if he gets the death penalty or life in prison without parole.
Jury will decide if he gets the death penalty or life in prison without parole.
Educators across the country are scrutinizing security plans to see what more they can do to protect students after the killing of 21 people - including 19 children -- in one of the deadliest school shootings in American history. It's an exercise that experts say may do little to prevent another school mass shooting.
With mass shootings refueling a national debate about gun laws, the Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments next week in a dispute about a 2011 state law that threatens stiff penalties if city and county officials pass gun-related regulations.
"It's absolute chaos, especially on two-way radio, where you can only talk one at a time and you have so many officers on scene."
CBS4’s Danya Bacchus reports the president’s message comes a day after meeting with the families of the victims of last week's shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas that killed two teachers and 19 children.
"Survivor" 48 and 50 contestant Joe Hunter believes his sister Joanna, whose death was ruled a suicide, was murdered. He and their mother are working to be Joanna's voice and advocate for others who have experienced domestic violence.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino joked that if someone does pay $2 million for a ticket to the World Cup final, "I will personally bring him a hot dog and a Coke."
The city set up several sandbag distribution sites and will have them throughout the season.
Venezuela's government says it has deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro to face judicial proceedings in the U.S. less than three years he was pardoned by President Joe Biden.
Napoleon Solo hustled to first place at the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, coming out on top against 13 other horses.
"Survivor" 48 and 50 contestant Joe Hunter believes his sister Joanna, whose death was ruled a suicide, was murdered. He and their mother are working to be Joanna's voice and advocate for others who have experienced domestic violence.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino joked that if someone does pay $2 million for a ticket to the World Cup final, "I will personally bring him a hot dog and a Coke."
The city set up several sandbag distribution sites and will have them throughout the season.
Venezuela's government says it has deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro to face judicial proceedings in the U.S. less than three years he was pardoned by President Joe Biden.
Napoleon Solo hustled to first place at the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, coming out on top against 13 other horses.
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.
Russia's Putin will travel to Beijing next week to meet China's Xi. The announcement came one day after President Trump returned from his own summit with the Chinese leader.
President Trump announced Friday evening that U.S. and Nigerian military forces had killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a leader in the Islamic State group.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
President Trump's trip to China could bolster economic relations, but failed to deliver a breakthrough deal, some trade and energy experts said.
In an interview with "Face the Nation," Gates said another mass exodus from Cuba is the "biggest risk."
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
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.
"Survivor" 48 and 50 contestant Joe Hunter believes his sister Joanna, whose death was ruled a suicide, was murdered. He and their mother are working to be Joanna's voice and advocate for others who have experienced domestic violence.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.