Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Biden gives video address to graduating Parkland students

Jun. 08, 2021 09:00 PM EDT
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden, in a surprise video address to a Tuesday commencement ceremony, said graduating seniors who were freshmen when a...

Tanice Cisneros walks by an anti-gun sign on the way to leave flowers for her friend, Rikki Olds on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Olds was a King Soopers employee that was killed at the Boulder King Soopers on Monday. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)
Mass shooters exploited gun laws, loopholes before carnage

By Michael R. Sisak Mar. 25, 2021 12:18 AM EDT

This photo tweeted by the Boulder Police Department late Monday, March 22, 2021, shows Officer Eric Talley. Police say multiple people have been killed in a shooting at a supermarket in Boulder, Colo., including Talley. (Courtesy of Boulder Police Department via AP)
Colorado suspect got assault weapon 6 days before shooting

By Patty Nieberg, Thomas Peipert And Colleen Slevin Mar. 23, 2021 10:18 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Feb. 24, 2021 05:44 PM EST
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Feb. 24 The Democrat &...

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2021 06:02 PM EST
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Feb. 17 The Dallas Morning...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2021 04:18 PM EST
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Feb. 13 The Miami Herald on marking three years...

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2018, file photo, an early morning fog rises where 17 memorial crosses were placed for the 17 students and faculty killed in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. It’s been more than 1,000 days since a gunman with an AR-15 rifle burst in and opened fire. And yet, with Valentine’s Day on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, marking the three-year milestone, the death penalty trial of Nikolas Cruz is in limbo. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
3 years later, Parkland school shooting trial still in limbo

By Curt Anderson Feb. 11, 2021 09:48 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Dec. 30, 2020 11:25 AM EST
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Dec. 29 The Orlando Sentinel on making Florida...

Florida school massacre case no closer to a trial date

By Curt Anderson Dec. 11, 2020 10:35 AM EST
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The 2018 Florida school massacre in which 17 people were killed and 17 others wounded is still not close to going to trial,...

Virus worries latest hurdle in Florida school shooting case

Nov. 17, 2020 10:37 AM EST
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Concerns about the coronavirus in jail emerged Tuesday as the latest roadblock in the death penalty case against Nikolas Cruz, who...

Jake Angeli, a supporter of President Donald Trump, speaks at a rally outside the Maricopa County Recorder's Office Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Phoenix. Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by the historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Elation and Anger: Catharsis in the streets as election ends

By Claire Galofaro Nov. 07, 2020 04:42 PM EST

In this image from video, Mark and Patricia McCloskey speak from St. Louis, during the first night of the Republican National Convention Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. (Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP)
The Latest: Guilfoyle says she's a 1st-generation American

Aug. 24, 2020 12:22 PM EDT

A polling worker waits outside the polling place during early voting for primary election at the Miami Dade College North Campus located at 11380 NW 27th Avenue in Miami on Sunday, August 9, 2020. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)
A million more Floridians voted by mail in Tuesday primaries

By Brendan Farrington Aug. 19, 2020 01:25 PM EDT

A polling workers leave as a man walks to the polling place for casting his vote during early voting for the primary election at the Miami Dade College North Campus located at 11380 NW 27th Avenue in Miami on Sunday, August 9, 2020. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)
Scott Franklin beats US Rep. Spano in Fla. GOP primary

By Brendan Farrington Aug. 18, 2020 01:41 PM EDT

FILE- In this Oct. 21, 2019 file photo, former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel appears before the Senate Rules Committee concerning his dismissal by Gov. Ron DeSantis, in Tallahassee, Fla. Israel is running against Sheriff Gregory Tony in the upcoming Florida primary. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)
Florida sheriff race hinges on massacre, old shooting

By Terry Spencer Aug. 15, 2020 09:53 AM EDT

Maria Esposito stretches during a dance class at the Girl's Empowerment and Mentoring (G.E.M.) Summer Arts Camp during the coronavirus pandemic, Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Miami. This Miami-Dade County summer camp program is operating at limited capacity, and has enhanced health screening and sanitizing procedures, practices social distancing, and required wearing of face coverings. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Florida breaks 300K mark for coronavirus; another 112 die

By Terry Spencer And Bobby Caina Calvan Jul. 15, 2020 11:32 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2019 Nikolas Cruz appears at a hearing in Fort Lauderdale Fla. The death penalty trial of Cruz, the man charged with killing 17 people at a Florida high school is off indefinitely because of restrictions related to the coronavirus. Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer said Monday, June 22, 2020, in a hearing held remotely that it's not even clear when the courthouse will reopen to the public. It's been closed since March 16. Cruz is charged with fatally shooting 17 people and wounding 17 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day 2018. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Judge: Florida school shooting trial off indefinitely

By Curt Anderson Jun. 22, 2020 12:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2019 file photo, acting Broward County sheriff Gregory Tony, right, speaks after being introduced by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, at the Broward County Sheriff's Office in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Tony is defending himself over allegations that he should have disclosed that he fatally shot another teenager when he was 14 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Florida sheriff defends keeping childhood shooting a secret

May. 04, 2020 10:29 AM EDT

Union votes no confidence in sheriff over pandemic response

Apr. 20, 2020 06:27 PM EDT
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A deputy union in Florida has voted its no confidence in the county sheriff following disputes over gear to protect against the...

Limor Moake, a Spanish teacher at Tavares High, cheers as graduating seniors receive their cap and gowns during a parking lot pep rally at Tavares High School on Monday, April 20, 2020. While practicing social distancing, seniors came to campus to drive through to pick up their caps and gowns from their cars. With proms canceled and graduation ceremonies postponed, parents, teachers and others are looking for opportunities to celebrate the Class of 2020 despite the global pandemic that has the state under a stay-at-home order. So, what could have been a routine distribution of caps and gowns to Lake County high school seniors, became a parking lot pep rally. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
Florida political, business heads to map state's reopening

By Brendan Farrington And Terry Spencer Apr. 20, 2020 05:38 PM EDT