Florida massacre families to get millions for FBI's inaction
Federal officials have confirmed that the U.S. Department of Justice has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with the families of most of those killed and wounded in a 2018 Florida high school massacre over the FBIโs failure to stop the gunman even though it had received information he intended to attack.
On Parkland anniversary, Biden calls for tougher gun laws
President Joe Biden used the the occasion to call on Congress to strengthen gun laws, including requiring background checks on all gun sales and banning assault weapons. The president used the occasion to call on Congress to strengthen gun laws, including requiring background checks on all gun sales and banning assault weapons. "For those of us who lost loved ones that day, it's pretty much like any other day. Even before the Parkland tragedy, there was already plenty of anguish in Florida over gun violence. โToday, as we mourn with the Parkland community, we mourn for all who have lost loved ones to gun violence,โ he said.
Never forgotten: 3 years later, remembering the school shooting tragedy in Parkland, in photos
The horrific school shooting took place Feb. 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. (Getty Images)Two sisters hug their mother while looking on at a memorial set up for those killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. (Getty Images)Melissa Shev visits a memorial set up in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. (Getty Images)Angela Tanner rests against the fence that surrounds Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, on Feb. 18, 2018, in Parkland, Florida. (Getty Images)People are brought out of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after the deadly shooting at the school in Parkland, Florida.