Oct 11 Prosecutor makes final case for Parkland shooter’s execution By Terry Spencer, Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The lead prosecutor of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz made his final push Tuesday to persuade jurors to sentence him to death, telling them during his closing argument that the 2018 attack that killed… Continue reading
Oct 11 Florida shrimpers rush to save fleet destroyed by Hurricane Ian By Jay Reeves, Associated Press The seafood industry in southwest Florida is racing against time and the elements to save what’s left of a major shrimping fleet — and a lifestyle — that was battered by Hurricane Ian. Continue reading
Oct 10 Southwest Florida residents on long road to recovery post-Ian as search for survivors concludes By Jay Reeves, Associated Press The major search for victims of Hurricane Ian ended over the weekend, and residents return to a decimated Fort Myers Beach. Continue reading
Oct 10 Hurricane Ian survivors face immense grief as many return home to ruin By Bobby Caina Calvan, Brian Melley, Associated Press Experts say suicides climb after disasters and more funding for mental health should be provided as climate change makes storms and fires more frequent and devastating. Continue reading
Oct 08 Disasters like Ian pose extra risk for less mobile seniors, people with chronic illness By Anita Snow, Jay Reeves, Associated Press Older people with limited mobility and those with chronic health conditions requiring the use of electrically powered medical devices were especially vulnerable when Hurricane Ian slammed into Southwest Florida, and experts warn such risks to society's oldest are growing as… Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 3:45 News Wrap: Hurricane Ian death toll tops 100, Uvalde suspends campus police force In our news wrap Friday, Hurricane Ian is now the second-deadliest storm to hit the U.S. mainland this century behind Hurricane Katrina, the Uvalde school district suspended its entire campus police force after intense criticism over their response to the… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 12:53 Brooks and Capehart on October surprises with just a month until the midterms By Amna Nawaz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including October surprises in the U.S. and crises on the world stage with just a month until the… Continue watching
Oct 06 Hurricane Ian evacuees return to devastation as death toll hits 101 By Stephen Smith, Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Hurricane Ian's death toll has climbed into the triple digits. The number of recorded storm-related deaths rose Thursday to at least 101 in the eight days since the storm made landfall in southwest Florida. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 7:34 News Wrap: Dozens of children and adults killed by attacker in Thailand In our news wrap Thursday, an attacker armed with guns and a knife stormed into a daycare center in Thailand and massacred dozens of children and adults, a federal judge halted key provisions of New York's sweeping gun law and… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 6:26 Housing, food, electricity still in short supply for many after Hurricane Ian By William Brangham More than a week after Hurricane Ian's landfall, search efforts for the missing or dead are still ongoing in some of the hardest hit communities in southwestern Florida. Chessa Latifi is a senior program advisor with Project Hope, a nonprofit… Continue watching