Search About Newsletters Donate
Students at Roosevelt High School take part in a protest in Seattle against gun violence, following the Parkland, Fla., school shooting that killed more than a dozen teenagers.

Broward County high school shooting (Feb 2018)

Manuel Valdes/Associated Press
Feature
Could People Facing the Death Penalty Lose the Right to Tell Juries Their Life Stories?
Some defense lawyers fear that a conservative Supreme Court could overturn that precedent.
A photo of nine people holding red signs with dates and names in front of a white, columned marble building.
A collage shows a color photo of a young White man with glasses and brown hair looking to the side while sitting down. In the foreground and out of focus, two men speak with each other. Around the photo are illustrations depicting a sonogram and brain scan, and photos of a middle-aged White man at a podium and of a memorial with candles and photos.
Feature September 17
5 Things to Know About How the Parkland Shooter’s Life Was Spared
Key takeaways from our investigation into how Nikolas Cruz’s defense team convinced jurors not to impose the death penalty.
By Joe Sexton
Feature September 17
The Hardest Case for Mercy
Inside the effort to spare the Parkland school shooter.
By Joe Sexton
About
People
Jobs
Sitemap
Funders