After Parkland, guns at forefront in Florida Senate campaign

In this Feb. 27, 2018 file photo, Florida Gov. Rick Scott talks alongside Andrew Pollack, right, whose daughter Meadow was murdered in Parkland during press conference at Miami-Dade Police Department in Doral, Fla. The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has put guns at the forefront, for now, in the U.S. Senate campaign in Florida.

Florida lawmakers debate school-safety bill in rare session

The Florida Senate agreed to advance a bill that would increase school safety and restrict gun purchases during a rare Saturday session that often turned into a debate on gun control and arming teachers in the aftermath of last month's Parkland school shootings. The Senate spent nearly eight hours debating dozens of amendments to the 100-page bill before finally approving the legislation for a final vote on Monday.

Haley Praised by Rubio, S. Florida Republicans During Panel

Sen. Marco Rubio joined Nikki R. Haley, US Ambassador to the United Nations, for a panel discussion with Hispanic and Latin American community leaders Friday, as the all-Republican panel heaped effusive praise on her. The discussion took place at Florida International University's Modesto Maidique campus, after Haley's travels to Honduras and Guatemala.

Florida restaurant inspection fines drop sharply under Rick Scott

Fines from the Florida agency that oversees restaurants inspections has dropped sharply to $1.1 million in fines in 2017 against 2,500 food establishments in 2017, compared to $4.7 million in 2010. Fines from the Florida agency that oversees restaurants inspections has dropped sharply to $1.1 million in fines in 2017 against 2,500 food establishments in 2017, compared to $4.7 million in 2010.

After years of dejection, proponents of gun laws see hope

FILE- In this Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, file photo, parents wait for news of their loved ones after a former student opened fire killing several students and three staff members, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School i... . In this photo from Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 shows Dr. Allen Konis, a dentist whose son is a freshman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla., stands near a memorial for the students and three staff members ki... .

Emoluments suit vs. Trump now personal as well as official

U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has changed a proposed overhaul of his department with a new organizational map that more closely follows state lines instead of the natural boundaries he initially proposed. U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has changed a proposed overhaul of his department with a new organizational map that more closely follows state lines instead of the natural boundaries he initially proposed.

European Central Bank says Latvia’s ABLV failing, to wind up

U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has changed a proposed overhaul of his department with a new organizational map that more closely follows state lines instead of the natural boundaries he initially proposed. U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has changed a proposed overhaul of his department with a new organizational map that more closely follows state lines instead of the natural boundaries he initially proposed.

Airstrikes on suburbs of Syrian capital claim move lives

This photo released on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 by the Syrian Civil Defense group known as the White Helmets, shows members of the Syrian Civil Defense group carrying a man who was wounded during airstrikes and... . Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia, left, speaks to Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar al-Ja'afari in the Security Council chambers after a vote on a resolution demanding a 30-day cease-fire ... U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has changed a proposed overhaul of his department with a new organizational map that more closely follows state lines instead of the natural boundaries he initially proposed.

Chapter 2: Ledecka wins gold again, this time on a snowboard

U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has changed a proposed overhaul of his department with a new organizational map that more closely follows state lines instead of the natural boundaries he initially proposed. . A booking photo provided by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department shows Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018.

Florida school shooting: ‘abject breakdown at all levels’

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel speaks before a CNN town hall broadcast, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, at the BB&T Center, in Sunrise, Fla. President Donald Trump Thursday endorsed tighter background checks for purchasing guns and reiterated his calls for trained teachers to carry guns but said he believes armed shooting drills in school are "a very negative thing."

Florida school’s armed officer never went inside to confront gunman, has resigned

Mourners attend the funeral service for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School assistant football coach Aaron Feis at the Church by the Glades in Coral Springs, Florida, Thursday. Football players wearing Stoneman Douglas jerseys carried Feis' casket into the service at the church where family and friends gathered to remember him as loyal and caring.

Two Florida Lawmakers ‘Liked’ Tweets Insulting Parkland Survivors

Are you, perhaps, a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student who's sad or upset that a disturbed 18-year-old kid was able to legally buy an AR-15 rifle and kill 17 of your friends and teachers last week? Miami State Rep. Manny Diaz Jr. also has a message for you: You're actually too young and dumb to understand what happened to you, and are being used by disingenuous Leftists for political gain. They haven't actually said those messages in public.

South Koreans call for skaters to be booted from games

Some of the high school students who traveled to Florida's state capital for protests after last week's mass shooting committed what may have been their young movement's first act of civil disobedience. Some of the high school students who traveled to Florida's state capital for protests after last week's mass shooting committed what may have been their young movement's first act of civil disobedience.

Florida students pushing for gun regulations face pushback

Some of the high school students who traveled to Florida's state capital for protests after last week's mass shooting committed what may have been their young movement's first act of civil disobedience. Some of the high school students who traveled to Florida's state capital for protests after last week's mass shooting committed what may have been their young movement's first act of civil disobedience.

Florida Lawmakers Vote Against Taking Up Bill to Ban Assault Weapons

Students who survived the Florida school shooting began a journey Tuesday to the state Capitol to urge lawmakers to prevent another massacre, but within hours the gun-friendly Legislature had effectively halted any possibility of banning assault-style rifles like the one used in the attack. The legislative action further energized the teens as they prepared to confront legislators who have quashed gun-control efforts for decades in a state where 1.3 million people have concealed carry permits.