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.
GEM has run 16 cargo planes and 7 shipping containers to Venezuela since June 24 amid the deadly earthquakes.
The staff files nails, trims cuticles, and scrubs feet without using water, a process designed to help prevent infections in clients with diabetes or fungal conditions.
According to arrest documents, the off-duty officer was notified by the mall's security that a male patron later identified as Johnathan Sobenis, 26, being loud, disruptive, and causing a disturbance inside an unidentified business.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
For this year, lawmakers moved the discount dates to July 20 through Aug. 20.
GEM has run 16 cargo planes and 7 shipping containers to Venezuela since June 24 amid the deadly earthquakes.
The staff files nails, trims cuticles, and scrubs feet without using water, a process designed to help prevent infections in clients with diabetes or fungal conditions.
According to arrest documents, the off-duty officer was notified by the mall's security that a male patron later identified as Johnathan Sobenis, 26, being loud, disruptive, and causing a disturbance inside an unidentified business.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
For this year, lawmakers moved the discount dates to July 20 through Aug. 20.
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.
President Trump delivered a speech on election security Thursday night at the White House. Here are the facts behind some of his claims.
Immigration officers could weigh use of Medicaid, food aid and housing help in green card decisions after Trump administration rescinds Biden-era public charge rule.
The legislative proposal would allow the defense secretary to withhold "controlled unclassified information," potentially curbing public access to a wide range of defense records.
Part of President Trump's speech Thursday night is expected to touch on previously unreported alleged Chinese meddling in U.S. elections, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The Pentagon will now require service members over 30 to screen for testosterone deficiency, and if needed, they can elect to have testosterone replacement therapy.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has avoided talking about both topics with opponents calling him "the most corrupt attorney general Florida has had."
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
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.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.