Obama calls Orlando nightclub shooting an attack on all Americans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Sunday described the worst mass shooting in U.S. history as "an act of terror" and "an act of hate," saying the massacre of 50 people at a packed gay...
View ArticleIslamic State claims responsibility for Orlando nightclub shooting
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State's Amaq news agency said on Sunday that the Islamist militant group was responsible for the shooting that killed at least 50 people in a massacre at a gay nightclub in...
View ArticleU.S. homeland security chief cancels China trip after Orlando shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said in a release on Sunday he is cancelling a business trip to Beijing after the shooting in Orlando, the worst in U.S....
View ArticleFlorida gunman referenced Boston Marathon bombers: official
BOSTON (Reuters) - The gunman who killed at least 50 people at an Orlando gay club referenced the brothers who carried out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, a Massachusetts State Police spokesman said...
View ArticleSanders says Americans are 'disgusted and saddened' by Orlando massacre
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Sunday said "all Americans are horrified, disgusted and saddened by the horrific" Orlando, Florida massacre. (Reporting...
View ArticleU.S. Muslim group CAIR condemns Orlando massacre
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nihad Awad, the leader of the U.S. Muslim group CAIR, strongly condemned the Orlando massacre, saying the killer does not represent the Islamic faith. "This is a hate crime,...
View ArticleIslamic State's claim of responsibility for Orlando shooting not confirmed:...
(Reuters) - Florida Senator Bill Nelson said on Sunday that a claim made by Islamic State's Amaq news agency that the militant group was behind a shooting in Orlando, Florida, that left 50 dead was not...
View ArticleWATCH: Green Bay Reacts to Terror Attack
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -Â Fifty people are dead and more than 50 more are injured in what's become the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.The tragedy in Orlando is being felt here in Green Bay, as...
View ArticleDemocrat Hillary Clinton postpones campaign rally after Orlando massacre
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton has postponed a campaign rally scheduled for Wednesday in Wisconsin in the wake of the shooting in Orlando, Florida that killed 50 people and wounded...
View ArticleGay Americans are shaken, unbowed by nightclub attack
By Jonathan Allen and Gina CherelusNEW YORK (Reuters) - For many Americans, gay bars and nightclubs have long served as a place of refuge, a care-free place filled with like-minded souls away from the...
View ArticleRape case overshadows Stanford commencement, but protests muted
By Cassie PattonSTANFORD, Calif. (Reuters) - Some graduating Stanford University students carried signs at their commencement on Sunday, decrying a 6-month jail sentence handed to a former student...
View ArticleFather of Orlando shooter hosted political show on Afghan-Pakistan issues
By Jonathan Landay and Yeganeh TorbatiWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Afghan-born father of Omar Mateen, the man police identified as the gunman who killed 50 people at a packed gay nightclub in Florida on...
View ArticleExclusive: Obama administration not pursuing executive order to shut...
By Jeff MasonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is not pursuing the use of an executive order to shutter the Guantanamo Bay military prison after officials concluded that it would not be a...
View ArticleEx-Vanderbilt football player in rape case violated human decency: prosecutor
By Tim GhianniNASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - A former Vanderbilt University football player committed criminal rape and violated the laws of human decency, prosecutors said on Monday at the opening of...
View ArticleTrump calls for increased military response after Orlando shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Monday said the United States needs to increase its military response against Islamic State in the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting over the weekend,...
View ArticleTrump urges ban on immigration from countries with 'history of terrorism'
By Steve Holland and Ginger GibsonMANCHESTER, N.H./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday he would suspend immigration to the United States from countries...
View ArticleU.S. top court rejects American Samoan birthright citizenship bid
By Lawrence HurleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a lower-court ruling preserving American Samoa's status as the only overseas U.S. territory without birthright U.S....
View ArticleSenate Democrats push for new gun control measures
By Richard Cowan(Reuters) - Leading U.S. Senate Democrats on Monday urged quick passage of legislation defeated last year to impose additional gun controls in the wake of the weekend mass shooting in...
View ArticleMcDonald's moving headquarters to Chicago
(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp, working to remake itself as a "modern, progressive burger company," will move its corporate headquarters from an Illinois suburb to the former home of Oprah Winfrey's Harpo...
View ArticleU.S. appeals court voids Ventura award in 'Sniper' case
By Jonathan Stempel(Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court on Monday overturned a $1.85 million award that former Minnesota Governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura won after claiming he...
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