All eyes are now on Republican Gov. Rick Scott to see if he'll sign the Florida legislature's narrowly approved response to last month's high school massacre of 17 people, a measure that isn't what he called for, falls short of what survivors demanded and challenges National Rifle Association orthodoxy.
Read More »Cruz Formally Charged With 17 Counts Of Murder, Florida House Passes School Safety Bill
Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz has been formally charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder, which could mean a death sentence if he's convicted.
Read More »After Florida Rampage, Some Owners Are Destroying Their Guns
In response to the killings of 17 people at a Parkland school by a 19-year-old with an AR-15, some gun owners across the country are waging personal protests against mass shootings by destroying their own guns.
Read More »Parkland Shooting Town Hall: Rubio On The Defensive on Gun Control
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio was put on the defensive in Sunrise Wednesday by angry students, teachers and parents who are demanding stronger gun-control measures after the shooting rampage that claimed 17 lives at a Florida high school.
Read More »Trump Hears Wrenching Tales At School Violence Meeting
Spilling out wrenching tales of lost lives and stolen security, students with quavering voices and parents shaking with anger appealed to President Donald Trump on Wednesday to set politics aside and protect American school children from the scourge of gun violence. Trump sat rapt and motionless, listening intently as raw emotions reverberated at the White House.
Read More »U.S. Women — Including Ocala’s Brittany Bowe — Win Bronze to End Speedskating Medal Drought
Ocala's Brittany Bowe and three other Americans had reason to celebrate Wednesday. They finally won a long-track speedskating medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics, ending a U.S. drought for the women dating to the 2002 Salt Lake City Games.
Read More »Sheriff’s Report: Suspect Confessed to Florida School Attack
19-year-old Nikolas Cruz has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder in the Wednesday afternoon shooting in Parkland, Florida.
Read More »17 Reported Dead in Broward County School Shooting
A former student opened fire at a Florida high school Wednesday as classes were being dismissed, killing at least 17 people and sending scores of students running into the streets to escape the bullets.
Read More »Fewer Seats In The Swamp? Stricklin Talks Possible Changes to Gators Facilities
Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin has a long-term plan to give The Swamp a much-needed face-lift. It includes possibly reducing seating in the Gators' football stadium.
Read More »Space Sports Car Now Flying Toward Asteroid Belt Beyond Mars
The world's first space sports car is cruising toward the asteroid belt, well beyond Mars.
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