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In this Feb. 15, 2018 file photo people attend a candlelight vigil for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Parents whose children were killed or wounded during the Parkland high school massacre asked the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019 to rule that each pull of the trigger was a separate occurrence for which the Broward County School Board should be held liable.

Gun Reform Stagnant Two Years After Marjory Stoneman Douglas School Shooting

It’s been two years since the Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school shooting that left 17 dead. Since then, the legislature has passed several laws in an...

Intelligence leaders: We didn't share classified information in Signal chat group

The CIA Director and the Director of National Intelligence testified that they did not share classified information in a messaging group chat that discussed the U.S. bombing campaign in Yemen.

Macy's on Tuesday said it would close 150 stores. No word if stores in Fort Myers, Naples and Sarasota were among those to be shuttered.

Macy's to close 150 stores; no word if locations in Fort Myers, Naples, and Sarasota are on list

Macy's announced Tuesday that it will close about 150 underproductive locations, including 50 by the end of the fiscal year. There was no information if four stories in Southwest Florida — two in Sarasota and one each in Lee and Collier counties — would be among those closed.Including the Southwest Florida stores there are 41 Macy's sites across the state.The news on shuttering the stores came as the department store operator said it posted a fourth-quarter loss and declining sales. The Macy’s stores set to close account for less than 10% of its sales, the company said.