Hundreds of people gathered at dawn Monday in the Florida resort city of Orlando to pay their respects to the 49 people killed by a gunman one year ago at the Pulse gay nightclub. The shooting spree on June 12, 2016 by Omar Mateen — who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State before turning his … Read more
An Ikea sofa, paper wings, 49 wooden crosses – these are some of the gifts sent by well-wishers from around the world to remember the 49 people killed in Orlando’s Pulse nightclub one year ago. Thousands of the items will go on display — some in a museum, others online — on Monday, exactly one … Read more
Shocked by the slaughter at Florida’s Pulse nightclub one year ago, Jen Vargas joined an organization called the Angel Force and was soon wearing wings made of sheets to help shield the LGBT community from anti-gay hatred. A gunman named Omar Mateen shot and killed 49 people and wounded 53 others when he opened fire … Read more
A disgruntled US employee walked back into the factory that fired him and fatally shot five ex-colleagues, before killing himself, police say. John Robert Neumann, 45, was armed with a semi-automatic handgun and hunting knife when he entered the business near Orlando, Florida, on Monday morning. The US army veteran was sacked in April, police … Read more
The Pulse nightclub in Florida, where 49 people died in an attack last year by a gunman who swore fealty to the Islamic State group, is to become a museum, its owner said Thursday. A landmark for the gay community in Orlando, Florida, the club will serve as a memorial and museum to help comfort … Read more
A US federal judge in California on Wednesday agreed to release on bail the widow of the gunman who killed dozens of people at an Orlando nightclub last year. US magistrate Donna Ryu set bail at $500,000 for Noor Salman pending her trial on two charges related to the assault by her husband Omar Mateen … Read more
The wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, last year has been arrested in San Francisco, US officials say. Noor Salman is suspected of aiding and abetting her husband Omar Mateen, who was killed in a shootout with police, as well as obstructing justice. It is expected … Read more
Authorities have arrested the wife of Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen in connection with their investigation into the June mass shooting, FBI spokesman Prentice Danner said. Noor Salman was arrested in the San Francisco area Monday morning, Danner said. Charges were not immediately known. Salman will have a court appearance on Tuesday in San Francisco, … Read more
Guests of the consul general took photos with the candidates. As darkness fell across America on the night of November 8, halfway across the world in Pakistan, dozens gathered outside the United States consul general’s home in Karachi to watch the election results as they trickled in. It was a sunny day and a public … Read more
Forty-four Afghan troops visiting the United States for military training have gone missing in less than two years, presumably in an effort to live and work illegally in America, Pentagon officials said. Although the number of disappearances is relatively small — some 2,200 Afghan troops have received military training in the United States since 2007 … Read more
South Africa is considering banning an openly homophobic American preacher from traveling to the country, as a war of words between the home affairs minister and the preacher broke out. Steven L. Anderson, the pastor of Faithful Word Baptist Church in Phoenix, Arizona, is due to travel to South Africa for what he describes as … Read more
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the Orlando Florida nightclub shooting which left 50 people dead and 53 injured in a crowded gay nightclub in Florida early on Sunday. Orlando mayor, Buddy Dyer, has said a state of emergency has been declared. Orlando surgeon, Michael Cheatham reportedly said many of the wounded are critically ill as … Read more