Florida high school shooting plunges city into mourning

Students released from a lockdown are overcome with emotion following following a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. (John McCall/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Seventeen people died Wednesday in the nation?s deadliest school shooting since a gunman attacked an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, more than five years ago.

PARKLAND, FL - FEBRUARY 14: Scott Israel, Sheriff of Broward County, (L) and Florida Governor Rick Scott speak to the media as they visit Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after a shooting at the school killed 17 people on February 14, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. Numerous law enforcement officials continue to investigate the scene. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Florida school shooting suspect made ?disturbing? social media posts

The suspect is a troubled teenager who posted ?very, very disturbing? material on social media, the Broward sheriff said.

PARKLAND, FL - FEBRUARY 14: Police block a road leading to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where at least 17 people were killed, on February 14, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. Police arrested the suspect after a short manhunt and have identified him as 19 year old former student Nikolas Cruz. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

?We were more worried about those kids,? says Mass. college official locked down during Fla. mass shooting

Two officials from Dudley?s Nichols College on a football recruiting trip in Florida were locked down inside a high school where at least 17 people were killed on Wednesday.

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Wednesday found Parkland, Fla., Mayor Christine Hunschofsky, a Boston native, trying to make sense of a senseless horror.

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Tyrék Lee Sr. was suspended from his job at 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East in December amid allegations of inappropriate conduct.

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The decision came after an independent review ?verified claims that he had created an abusive environment.?

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Shirley Leung

WEEI is taking a step in the right direction with ?sensitivity training? for all employees

Some of you may think my end goal all along was to have bad-behaving hosts fired. Not true. That?s not how you change the culture of the place.

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Tara Sullivan

A rematch of these Olympic women?s hockey titans would be golden

The women on the US and Canadian Olympic women?s hockey teams reminded us again of what a fantastic sports rivalry looks like.

Olympics | women?s giant slalom

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The American star finished atop the podium to capture her first gold in the Olympic giant slalom.

JOHN POWERS I ON OLYMPICS

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The Germans produced the skate of their fantasies, hitting every lift, every jump, every throw. None of the other contenders could match it.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/918002010.jpg Here?s what we know about the sexual misconduct lawsuit against Shaun White

White dismissed the allegations made against him in a 2016 lawsuit as ?gossip? and hurried away from reporters trying to ask him more.

Senator Elizabeth Warren greeted Ernie Stevens, Jr., the Chairman and national spokesperson for the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA), before she spoke at the Congress of American Indians on Wednesday.

Warren addresses claims of Native American heritage

Elizabeth Warren blasted President Trump?s derogatory nickname for her but did not apologize for her claims that her mother?s family had Cherokee blood.

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The town of Needham continues to grieve for two teenagers who died after being struck while crossing a street Saturday.

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Though the measure was winning support from many Democrats, it faces an uncertain fate.

President Trump.

Yvonne Abraham

Government takes SNAP ?harvest box? proposal to a patronizing extreme

The nasty stereotype of the SNAP recipient persists, thanks to Trump, Mulvaney, and others who see poverty as a moral failing.

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The new data shows the first downturn in deaths since rates began to rise five years ago.

Chadwick Boseman as King T?Challa in ?Black Panther.?

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Movie Review

?Black Panther? is a triumph, and a breakthrough superhero movie

The action fantasy stars a hero of color leading a strong nation of color, and it reenergizes the superhero genre for viewers hungry to dream in their own skin.

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After President Trump?s personal attorney acknowledged the payment, Stormy Daniels believes she is now free to discuss her alleged sexual encounter with Trump.

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The Trump administration singled out the Anderson Memorial Bridge near Harvard as an example of government red tape ? but pictured the wrong bridge.

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Wright said things got ?escalated? with his wife in the December incident but there was no physical contact.

Names

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The Patriots coach is on a beach somewhere. No, really.

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As families? needs evolve, so do their kitchens

As the heart of the home becomes more than just a cooking space, new appliances are transforming how we use (and see) our kitchens.

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FEMA?s arbitrary rules put thousands of Puerto Ricans at risk.

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South Korea Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies

The Olympic torch was finally lit, its flames licking the cold South Korea sky, a fitting and beautiful end to one of the greatest nights of pageantry the sports world has to offer.