Church bells ring for Orlando shooting victims
Church bells rang in downtown Orlando and patrons at nightclubs paused for a moment at 2 a.m. to commemorate the shooting deaths of 49 victims at the Pulse gay nightclub exactly a week ago. At church...
View ArticleFBI releasing conversations between gunman and police
Federal investigators promised to provide more insight as to what was happening inside the Pulse nightclub after a gunman started a deadly assault that was the worst mass shooting in modern U.S....
View ArticleTrump now claims he never suggested arming club-goers
Republican Donald Trump is now claiming that he never suggested club-goers attacked in the Orlando massacre should have been armed. Continue reading…
View Article911 transcript: Orlando gunman said he was Islamic soldier
Orlando gunman Omar Mateen spoke in Arabic to a 911 dispatcher, identified himself an Islamic soldier and demanded to a crisis negotiator that the U.S. "stop bombing Syria and Iraq," according to...
View ArticleImagine Dragons to headline show for Orlando shooting fund
The Imagine Dragons and Nate Ruess will headline an "All is One Orlando Unity Concert" to benefit the OneOrlando Fund, which was established to assist the victims and survivors of the gay nightclub...
View ArticleBooker, Menendez tout gun control measures going before Senate
New Jersey's two U.S. senators are touting two gun control measures that are due to be voted on Monday night. Continue reading…
View ArticleObama names Stonewall national monument; 1st for gay rights
President Barack Obama created the first national monument to gay rights on Friday, designating the site of the Stonewall riots in Manhattan where the modern gay rights movement took root nearly five...
View ArticlePost Pulse, hearing into why Orlando didn’t get funds
A month after the Pulse nightclub massacre, law enforcement leaders told a congressional committee in Washington on Friday that the Orlando area's tens of millions of tourists should be a bigger factor...
View ArticleOwners say they’ll reopen Pulse nightclub as memorial site
The owners of Pulse nightclub in Florida it will reopen as a memorial to the 49 people who died there. Continue reading…
View ArticleJustice Dept. wants Pulse 911 case kept in federal court
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday appealed a ruling involving whether hundreds of 911 calls recorded during a massacre at a gay nightclub in Florida can be released. Continue reading…
View ArticleAs mass shootings plague US, survivors mourn lack of change
The deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history has people around the world wondering why mass violence keeps happening in America. Continue reading…
View ArticleTrump asserts thousands of people in US ‘sick with hate’
Republican Donald Trump is asserting there are thousands of people in the United States "sick with hate" and capable of committing the kind of shooting rampage that killed at least 50 people in a...
View ArticleOrlando releases names, ages of 24 nightclub shooting victims
The City of Orlando has released names and ages of victims of the nightclub shooting whose next of kin have been contacted. Continue reading…
View ArticleSecurity firm that employed Orlando shooter sees stock slide
Shares in the security company G4S have fallen over 5 percent after it emerged that the shooter in the Orlando nightclub attack had worked for the firm. Continue reading…
View ArticleAll bodies removed from club in worst mass shooting in US
The last of the bodies were removed from an Orlando gay nightclub overnight as investigators dug into the background of the gunman, who called 911 to profess allegiance to the Islamic State during the...
View ArticleNYC deploys 500 more officers for precaution after massacre
More than 500 anti-terrorism officers were deployed around the nation's largest city as a precaution Monday, a day after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Mayor Bill de Blasio said...
View ArticleObama: Orlando shooting ‘homegrown extremism,’ not related to ISIS
The gunman in the attack that killed 49 people at an Orlando nightclub was inspired by extremist information over the internet, President Barack Obama said Monday, calling it an apparent example of...
View ArticleClinton vows to prioritize stopping ‘lone wolf’ attackers
Hillary Clinton vowed Monday to make stopping "lone wolf" terrorists a top priority if elected president, saying that while the shooter in the deadly weekend attacks in Orlando may be dead, "the virus...
View ArticleFBI: Orlando gunman had strong indications of radicalization
The gunman at the Orlando gay nightclub had "strong indications of radicalization" and was likely inspired by foreign terrorist organizations, the FBI director said Monday. Continue reading…
View ArticleNew Jersey vigils in honor of Orlando shooting victims
Is there a vigil near you in honor of the Orlando shooting victims?aThere are several throughout New Jersey — one may be near you. Continue reading…
View ArticleOrlando mourns as possible motives emerge for club gunman
As thousands in Orlando turned out to mourn 49 people killed inside a gay nightclub, federal investigators examined possible motives for the gunman who committed the worst mass shooting in modern U.S....
View ArticleFBI investigating whether Orlando killer was a club regular
The FBI is investigating reports that Orlando gunman Omar Mateen had been a regular at the gay nightclub he attacked and had used gay dating apps, a U.S. official briefed on the case said Tuesday....
View ArticleChristie: Nightclub attack should produce overseas military response
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says Sunday's deadly attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando should prompt an overseas military response. Continue reading…
View ArticleLate-night hosts get serious about shootings in Orlando
As they returned to work after Sunday morning's mass shooting in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, TV's late-night hosts faced the challenge none of them looks forward to. Continue reading…
View ArticleObama to Congress: Reinstate assault weapons ban
President Barack Obama is challenging Congress to reinstate the assault weapons ban and make it harder for terrorist to kill Americans. Continue reading…
View ArticleOrlando gunman’s face, name become journalism challenge
Anderson Cooper faced the camera, his voice freighted with emotion, and took a stand on covering the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. Continue reading…
View ArticleIn wake of Orlando attack, classic Trump returns to campaign
In the days since a gunman killed 49 people at a nightclub in Florida, there's been no sign of the measured Donald Trump who politely celebrated on the final night of the Republican primary season....
View Article‘Not the America we want': Obama blasts Trump’s Muslim plans
President Barack Obama is angrily denouncing Donald Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric, blasting the views of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee as a threat to American security and a menacing...
View ArticleInvestigators casting wide net in club shooting probe
Investigators are trying to figure out what led to Omar Mateen's murderous rampage in an Orlando gay dance club where patrons say they knew him as just another regular who danced and sometimes tried to...
View ArticleOrlando gunman raged against ‘filthy ways of the west’
While his victims texted heartbreaking last words to loved ones from the blood-drenched floors of packed bathrooms, Omar Mateen apparently turned to social media to measure the viral shockwaves his...
View ArticleObama to seek healing in Orlando even as politicians spar
On a grim and delicate mission, President Barack Obama will offer solace and healing to a distraught Orlando, even as the political world turns the shooting into a fresh excuse to fight about terrorism...
View ArticleChristie orders flags lowered for Orlando nightclub shooting
New Jersey will remember the victims of the nightclub shootings in Orlando, Florida. Continue reading…
View ArticleMajor LGBT-rights group urges steps to curb gun violence
The Human Rights Campaign, the largest U.S. LGBT-rights organization, on Friday called for several measures to curb gun violence in the aftermath of the attack that killed 49 patrons and staff at a...
View ArticleRecords: Orlando gunman talked about violence in 3rd grade
As early as third grade, the Florida nightclub shooter talked frequently about sex and violence and before finishing high school was suspended for a total of 48 days, including for fighting and hurting...
View ArticleFlorida prosecutor suspended over Facebook comment about Orlando
Officials say a Florida assistant state attorney has been suspended after posting a Facebook statement tied to the Pulse nightclub attack. WESH-TV reports that Ninth Judicial Circuit state attorney's...
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