Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Lawyers try to save Parkland shooter from death penalty

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Nikolas Cruz is accused of murdering 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. His attorneys claim that his traumatic upbringing caused his “brain was irreparably shattered”. The case is the bloodiest mass shooting case in US history to go to a jury trial. Nikolas Cruz, 23, admitted culpability last year to the murder of … Read more

The Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz defence requests a 45-day delay

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The defense for Nikolas Cruz asked for a 45-day continuance on Monday morning. They said a mental health professional needs time to prepare for a proper evaluation of their client. The jury selection process took nearly three months and began with 1,800 candidates. Prior to the start of the opening remarks on Monday morning, the … Read more

Parkland school shooter faces death penalty

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Nikolas Cruz is suspected of murdering 17 people at his former high school in Parkland, Florida. He has previously pled guilty to 17 counts of murder in the first degree. The jury must reach a unanimous verdict in order to impose the death penalty; life without parole is an alternative. MIAMI: A young man who … Read more

Thousands to demonstrate for action on US gun violence

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Thousands of people expected to demonstrate in support of stricter gun laws. March for Our Lives was founded by Parkland shooting survivors. Gun violence has killed over 19,300 people in the U.S. so far this year.   Thousands of people were expected to demonstrate across the United States on Saturday in support of stricter gun … Read more

Thousands to rally in Washington, across US to protest gun violence

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The gun-control group March for Our Lives (MFOL) has announced that it will have more than 450 protests on Saturday. The organization’s 2018 march on Washington, held just weeks after 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, drew hundreds of thousands of people. A gunman in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 children and … Read more

Survivors of the Columbine and Parkland school shootings, express their perspectives on the Robb Elementary shooting.

On Wednesday, a survivor of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting in Colorado and the parent of a victim of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre in Florida offered their views on the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, which took 21 lives. The shooting at Robb Elementary School on … Read more