Parkland penalty trial jurors to visit school building where shooter killed 17 people

Jurors in the penalty trial for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz are expected to walk through the still blood-spattered rooms at the Parkland high school where he murdered 14 students and three staff members.

Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was '100% real'

The parents of a 6-year-old killed in the Sandy Hook shooting testified a day earlier that Alex Jones’ false hoax claims made their lives a “living hell” of death threats and harassment.

Johnson: Oxford security guard walked past Tate Myre, looked into bathroom before Justin Shilling shot

Attorney Ven Johnson said Oxford High School shooting surveillance video showed a security guard walking past Tate Myre after he was shot, then opening the door of the bathroom where Justin Shilling was shot while accused gunman Ethan Crumbley was inside.

Parkland shooter trial a rare, graphic look into one of the worst mass shootings in the U.S.

Few Americans outside law enforcement ever see the most graphic images from mass shootings because most of the killers die during or immediately after the attacks, so they never make it to court. That makes Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz's trial unusual.

Uvalde, Texas: Final victim of mass shooting discharged from San Antonio hospital

10-year-old Mayah Zamora was surrounded by dozens of applauding family, friends and staff when she walked out of a San Antonio hospital more than two months after being shot.

House passes semi-automatic gun ban after 18-year lapse

The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the firearms often used in the crush of mass shootings ripping through communities nationwide.

Gun makers made over $1B from selling AR-15-style guns over past decade, report finds

Firearm company CEOs testified at a congressional hearing that their products are legal and they are horrified by violence but guns themselves aren't to blame.

Parkland shooter penalty trial: Jail guard describes how Nikolas Cruz attacked him

As jurors watched jail security video, the guard described how Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz violently attacked him, flipping him on the ground and grabbing his Taser from his holster while in the Broward County jail.

Alex Jones' Sandy Hook defamation trial finally set to begin in Texas

Alex Jones is facing a defamation trial over his false comments that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax. Jury selection began Monday.

Uvalde school board meeting to discuss firing Chief Arredondo canceled

The board was expected to meet Saturday, July 23 to consider Superintendent Dr. Hal Harrell's recommendation to fire Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo.

Parkland shooter penalty trial: Video showed Nikolas Cruz walking casually into shop minutes after massacre

Jurors in Nikolas Cruz's penalty trial watched video that showed him casually walking into a sandwich shop minutes after he murdered 17 people at his Parkland high school. He blended in with other fleeing students as they evacuated the campus — and even tried to get a ride from another student whose sister was seriously wounded in the mass shooting.

Uvalde schools looking to fire police chief after shooting

The city's school board will consider firing schools police Chief Pete Arredondo at a special meeting Saturday to consider the superintendent's recommendation.

Indiana mall shooting: Gunman fired 24 times in 15 seconds, police say

Preliminary autopsy results show gunman Jonathan Sapirman of Greenwood was shot eight times, the Johnson County Coroner’s Office said Tuesday.

Parkland school shooter trial: Jurors see video of Nikolas Cruz's 'cold, calculated and cruel' rampage

Jurors in the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz viewed graphic security camera video of him murdering 17 people as he stalked through the building. Prosecutors said the footage showed Cruz shooting many of his victims at point-blank range, going back to some as they lay wounded on the floor to kill them with a second round of shots.

Texas state police launch internal review of Uvalde response

The review comes as a damning new 80-page report released over the weekend by the Texas House revealed wide failures by all levels of law enforcement.