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What it's like for one teacher who already carries a gun
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Sisters in Syria plea for help on Twitter
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New questions raised over whether Florida gunman could have been stopped
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Sheriff: School officer “never went in” during mass shooting
PARKLAND, Fla. — The armed school resource officer assigned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School “never went in” last Wednesday while a gunman opened fire on students with an AR-15 rifle, Broward Sheriff Scott Israel said. The massacre police say was perpetrated by former student Nikolas Cruz left 17 dead and 15 wounded. Scot Peterson, the school resource deputy, was…
How warplanes are getting a high-tech upgrade
KERN COUNTY, Calif. — Warplanes that cost billions to develop aren’t worth a dime if they can’t communicate with each other. That’s why the military just wrapped up one of it’s largest exercise in California, involving dozens of aircraft — old and new. The newest generation of warplanes and decades — old fighters from three branches of the armed forces…
Broward County comes up in Eric Trump's CPAC speech, but not because of the shooting
Eric Trump, son of Republican president-elect Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower in New York, New York, U.S. November 16, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Last Updated Feb 22, 2018 6:49 PM EST Oxon Hill, Md.—Broward County, Florida, came up in Eric Trump’s speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday night just outside Washington, D.C. — but not because of…
New questions after sheriff says Parkland armed guard never went inside
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — New questions are being raised about whether the gunman in the Florida school shooting could have been stopped. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said Thursday that armed security officer Scot Peterson had a chance to stop the shooting and did not. Video at the scene showed he never went inside. Seventeen people were killed. Fourteen others…
Strong Storms Possible Late Saturday
Unseasonably warm and humid conditions will keep the rain and storm chances going into the weekend.
“Save the children of Ghouta,” plead young sisters in Syria as missiles rain down
LONDON — In the merciless bombardment of eastern Ghouta, nowhere is safe. Missiles rained down on one neighborhood, as 10-year-old Noor and 8-year-old Alaa tweeted their plight to the world. “The children of Ghouta are being mortared,” Noor said. “Save the children of Ghouta before it’s too late.” Two sisters plea for help from Syria CBS News On Thursday, it…
Road rage allegedly prompted man to shoot Postal worker
DALLAS — An arrest has been made in the shooting death of a United States Postal Service worker in Texas, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth reports. According to police, 25-year-old Donnie Ferrell was arrested Wednesday night. He’s currently being held without bond. Tony Mosby, 58, was shot and killed early Monday morning while driving along Interstate 30 in Dallas. Upon their arrival, officers located…
Nurses seen on video laughing as WWII vet dies indicted
DECATUR, Ga. — A Georgia grand jury has indicted two nurses and an aide in the death of an elderly patient. Former licensed nurse practitioners Loyce Pickquet Agyeman, of Snellville, faces a charge of felony murder and neglect to an elder person and Wanda Nuckles, of Buford, is charged with depriving an elder person of essential services. Certified nurse assistant…
Alabama Lawmaker Proposes To Raise Age For Assault Rifle Purchase
Federal law requires someone to be 21 to buy a handgun, but an 18-year-old can buy a long gun in most places.
Alabama Senate Votes To Allow Execution By Nitrogen Gas
No state has used nitrogen gas in an execution.
Civil Rights Groups Appeal Alabama Voter ID Ruling
Some organizations sued in 2015, arguing that the law disenfranchises 100,000 voters.
Curtis Flowers Latest Appeal Denied
JACKSON (WCBI) – The 22 year old legal case surrounding a Winona quadruple murder case might finally be winding to a close. FLOWERS The Mississippi Supreme Court Thursday declined to rehear Curtis Flowers appeal of a November 2017 State Court of Appeals case upholding his conviction and four death sentences. Today’s move gets the first set of appeals complete but…
Swollen rivers keep rising as Midwest flooding forces people from homes
ELKHART, Ind. — Shelters were open to assist people forced from their homes Thursday by flooding in Indiana and Michigan, as rivers swollen by heavy rain and melting snow continue to rise in the Midwest. Flood warnings were in effect across a wide swath of the central and southern U.S., from Wisconsin, Illinois and Ohio to Texas and Louisiana. The…
Judge convicts man in 1980 killing that baffled authorities
PORTLAND, Maine – A judge found a 57-year-old man guilty Thursday of a murder that baffled authorities in Maine for nearly four decades and at one time looked like a cold case that would never be resolved. Philip Scott Fournier was charged in 2016 with killing 16-year-old Joyce McLain in East Millinocket in 1980. Superior Court Justice Ann Murray issued the…
Trump suggests bonuses for armed teachers in effort to prevent shootings
President Trump doubled down on his calls to arm teachers in schools across the country in an effort to help prevent mass shootings from taking place. He suggested during the administration’s most recent White House listening session with state and local officials that teachers who were trained in being “adept at guns” could receive a bonus for their training efforts….
“Racially insensitive” menu at NYU leads to firings
Flags fly from a New York University building in this 2012 file photo. Stan Honda / AFP/Getty Images NEW YORK — A racially insensitive menu for a Black History Month meal at New York University has led to a company apology and workers being fired. According to The New York Times, NYU President Andrew Hamilton said it was “inexcusably insensitive”…
Noxubee Shooting Victim Dies
His son, Everett Shields was arrested last week on a aggravated assault charge but those charges are expected to be upgraded by Brooksville Police.
After bizarre moment, skaters face calls to be booted from Olympics
GANGNEUNG, South Korea — Thousands of South Koreans are calling for two speedskaters to be expelled from the Olympics after they left their slower teammate behind in a race defined by teamwork and walked away as she quietly sobbed at the stadium in one of the most bizarre moments of this year’s Winter Games. As of Thursday afternoon, nearly 570,000…
County Road Collapses From Yalobusha County Flooding
The Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department says in a Facebook post that county crews are on the way the barricade the road.