In “The Florida Project,” Dafoe plays Bobby, the manager of a motel on the seedy outskirts of Orlando, that is home to struggling families always on the edge. “I’m kind of, in the movie, connective tissue,” Dafoe laughed. “I’m always going around putting out fires, because all these people have […]
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Trump says “no child, no teacher should ever be in danger in an American school”
Last Updated Feb 15, 2018 11:37 AM EST President Trump on Thursday spoke briefly in an address to the nation about the Parkland, Florida high school shooting that left 17 people dead a day earlier. The president said that more must be done to “tackle” the issue of mental illness […]
Math teacher and students took cover in school shooting
PARKLAND, Fla. — Jim Gard, a math teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, locked himself and several students inside his classroom during a gunman’s deadly rampage. Moments before the chaos, school’s fire alarm went off around 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, he recounted. “Then we got an announcement that […]
Man says he warned FBI about Fla. suspect’s alleged YouTube post
A Mississippi man tells CBS News’ Jeff Pegues that he warned the FBI last September about a social media comment allegedly posted by Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz. Ben Bennight says he saw a comment on a YouTube video that troubled him and notified the FBI in September, Pegues reports. […]
FBI probes whether Fla. suspect made troubling YouTube post
Last Updated Feb 15, 2018 12:04 PM EST The FBI says it’s investigating whether or not a disturbing YouTube comment reported to them in September was posted by the suspect in Wednesday’s deadly Florida school shooting rampage. A Mississippi man tells CBS News’ Jeff Pegues that he warned the FBI […]
Russia says U.S. airstrike killed 5 of its citizens
Last Updated Feb 15, 2018 8:52 AM EST Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that five Russian citizens were killed by a U.S. strike in Syria on Feb. 7, the first government confirmation from Moscow or Washington of Russian nationals being killed by U.S. military action on the complicated Syrian battlefield. […]
Trump suggests school shooting suspect was “mentally disturbed”
President Donald Trump says it appears the suspect in Florida’s deadly school shooting was “mentally disturbed” and that neighbors knew the shooter was “a big problem.” Mr. Trump tweeted Thursday about the shooting at a Parkland, Florida high school. Authorities say Nikolas Cruz, a former student, opened fire on Wednesday with […]
Florida student: I saw my teacher get shot in rampage
PARKLAND, Fla. — State flags in Florida are at half-staff Thursday in memory of those who died in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. At least 17 were killed in the rampage. The suspected gunman was identified as Nikolas Cruz, a 19-year-old who had been expelled from the school. We […]
School shooting suspect was troubled after mom’s death, neighbor says
Friends and students describe the suspected shooter who opened fire at a Florida high school, killing at least 17, as a troubled, violent teenager before he was kicked out of Stoneman Douglas High. One student who knew Nikolas Cruz says he had threatened other students. An attorney representing the family […]
Florida school shooting suspect makes first court appearance
PARKLAND, Fla. — An orphaned 19-year-old with a troubled past and an AR-15 rifle was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder Thursday morning after being questioned for hours by state and federal authorities following the deadliest school shooting in the U.S. in five years. Fifteen wounded survivors were hospitalized as […]