NRA representative says media ‘loves mass shootings’ as ‘crying white mothers are ratings gold’

A National Rifle Association spokeswoman accused the media of loving mass shootings because they boost viewership. You guys love it,” NRA representative Dana Loesch said during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Last week’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which left 17 people dead, has attracted intensive media coverage - as has the aftermath, which has seen some survivors demanding more gun control.

Deputy at Parkland school did not go inside to confront shooter, sheriff says

An armed resource deputy at Stoneman Douglas High School did not go into the building as the shooting was underway, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said after reviewing security camera footage.

911 Call From Domestic Disturbance Involving Nikolas Cruz Released

The call was placed by family friend Roxanne Deschamps, who took in the suspected killer before the Florida school shooting.

These Companies Are Sticking By The NRA

In what may be a pivotal moment for American gun law reform, the National Rifle Association has become a primary target for anti-gun activists and survivors of last week’s mass shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 dead.

NRA's LaPierre blames FBI, mental illness and security 'failures' for Florida shooting — not guns

The head of the National Rifle Association denounced lawmakers and the media on Thursday for renewing the debate over U.S. gun laws in the wake of last week’s deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school.

New charges filed against parents in California abused siblings case

A California couple accused of keeping 13 children imprisoned, chained and starved in a squalid suburban home were hit with additional charges on Friday as defense lawyers said they were overwhelmed by the sheer amount of evidence in the case. David Turpin, 57, and his wife Louise, 49, were advised of the new charges during a brief hearing in Riverside County Superior Court at which they appeared dressed in black at a table with their attorneys but did not speak. A spokesman for the Riverside County District Attorney's Office said the new charges included three counts of child abuse against both defendants.

Three executions planned Thursday in three U.S. states

A trio of inmates are scheduled to be executed on Thursday, one each in Alabama, Florida and Texas, raising the possibility that U.S. prison authorities will carry out three death sentences on the same day for the first time since 2010. The circumstances behind each case could halt any of the executions, including the one in Texas, where the convict received an unprecedented clemency recommendation. The state has conducted all three of this year's U.S. executions.