[ad_1] New York CNN Business — Alex Jones’ day of reckoning has arrived. A jury in Connecticut decided that the right-wing conspiracy theorist should pay eight families of Sandy Hook shooting victims and a first-responder a staggering $965 million. The decision comes shortly after a trial in Texas where a …
Read More »Jurors in Parkland shooter trial begin deliberations to determine if Nikolas Cruz will receive the death sentence
[ad_1] CNN — A 12-person jury in the sentencing trial of the Parkland, Florida, school shooter has begun deliberating over whether to recommend he be sentenced to death or life in prison. The jury, which received its instructions from Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer in court Wednesday morning, about six …
Read More »Former San Antonio officer who shot 17-year-old at McDonald’s parking lot turns himself in on aggravated assault charges
[ad_1] CNN — The former San Antonio police officer who shot an unarmed 17-year-old eating in his car at a McDonald’s parking lot last week is facing two counts of aggravated assault by a public servant, the police department announced Tuesday. The officer, identified as James Brennand, turned himself in to …
Read More »Parkland shooter’s death penalty trial nears its end as the prosecution and defense make closing arguments
[ad_1] CNN — Prosecutors have called on a Florida jury to recommend the Parkland school shooter be put to death, saying in a closing argument Tuesday he meticulously planned the February 2018 massacre, and that the facts of the case outweigh anything in his background that defense attorneys claim warrant …
Read More »Uvalde schools superintendent announces retirement after new details following the Robb Elementary massacre
[ad_1] Uvalde, Texas CNN — Hal Harrell, superintendent of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, announced his retirement Monday, according to a Facebook post by his wife, Donna Goates Harrell. “I am truly grateful for your support and well wishes. My decision to retire has not been made lightly and …
Read More »Why the brother of a Parkland school shooting victim is against the death penalty for her killer
[ad_1] CNN — With the conclusion of his death penalty trial looming, families of the Parkland school shooter’s victims will soon learn whether he will spend the rest of his life in prison or be sentenced to death, an outcome many have indicated they prefer. But Robert Schentrup – whose …
Read More »Thailand’s day care massacre unites families and a country in grief
[ad_1] Uthai Sawan, Thailand CNN — Smears of dried blood still stained the wooden floor of a classroom in northeastern Thailand on Friday, a day after the country’s worst massacre unfolded in perhaps one of the most unlikely places. At the Child Development Center Uthai Sawan, school bags sat uncollected …
Read More »Buffalo shooting highlights mental health
[ad_1] Buffalo, NY CNN — The day after Buffalo experienced the largest mass shooting in its history, teams of emergency volunteers and mental health counselors arrived on the scene, offering emotional support and distributing food. The response was robust and swift, but there was one big problem. “The community didn’t …
Read More »China’s ‘Lipstick King’ returns to Alibaba’s Taobao Live after missing for three months
[ad_1] Hong Kong CNN Business — One of China’s most popular livestreamers quietly resurfaced online Tuesday night, after a three-month absence linked to his appearance with a cake shaped like a tank, in what many believed was an oblique reference to the Tiananmen Square massacre. On Tuesday night, Li Jiaqi …
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