Nation Sep 14 Defense abruptly rests case in trial for Parkland school shooter Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz have suddenly and surprisingly rested their case, leading to a shouting match after the judge accused them of a lack of professionalism.
Politics Aug 18 Judge who authorized Trump FBI search appears willing to unveil some of Mar-a-Lago affidavit A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to put forward proposed redactions as he committed to making public at least part of the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump's estate in Florida.
Politics Aug 18 Media to ask judge to make public FBI search warrant affidavit for Trump Attorneys for the nation's largest media companies will try to persuade a federal magistrate judge to make public the affidavit supporting the warrant that allowed FBI agents to search former President Donald Trump's Florida estate.
Nation Jul 18 Prosecutor in Parkland shooter trial argues for execution A prosecutor says the gunman who attacked the high school in Parkland, Florida, in 2018 should be executed because he killed his victims in a cold and calculated manner.
Nation Jul 18 Penalty trial for Parkland school shooter begins in Florida The penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz has begun. It's the deadliest U.S. mass shooting to go before a jury.
Nation Mar 16 Surfside votes out mayor after Florida condo collapse The mayor has lost his job in a small South Florida town where 98 people died in the collapse of an oceanfront condominium last summer.
Nation Nov 22 Families of those killed in Florida high school massacre settle lawsuit against federal government The families announced Monday they have settled their lawsuit against the federal government over the FBI's failure to stop the gunman even though it had received information he intended to attack.
Nation Nov 22 Florida judge clears four Black men falsely accused of 1949 rape of white woman At the request of the local prosecutor, a judge on Monday dismissed the charges and convictions against the Groveland Four: Ernest Thomas, Samuel Shepherd, Charles Greenlee and Walter Irvin.
Nation Oct 20 Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to 2018 Parkland school massacre Cruz was charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted first-degree murder for those wounded in the Feb. 14, 2018, attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Nation Oct 15 Hearing set abruptly in Parkland school massacre case The trial has been delayed by the pandemic and arguments between the prosecution and defense over what evidence and testimony could be presented to the jury.