Orlando shooting

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The wife of the gunman in the Orlando nightclub massacre has pleaded not guilty to charges of aiding and abetting her husband and obstruction of justice. Noor Salman, wife of Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen, made a brief appearance before a judge in the Orlando federal courthouse Wednesday. The Orlando Sentinel […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California judge will decide Wednesday whether to free the widow of the gunman who killed dozens of people at a Florida nightclub or keep her behind bars until she faces trial on charges of aiding his attack. Noor Salman, 31, also has been charged with lying to investigators after the […]

Want to help? Get this photo out as far and wide as possible. Know where he is? Call @CrimelineFL and help OPD & @OrangeCoSheriff find him. pic.twitter.com/uPYMXmCRyf — Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) January 9, 2017   ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A massive manhunt was underway Monday in the popular tourist destination of Orlando as authorities searched […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando’s mayor says he wants the city to purchase the Pulse nightclub and create a permanent memorial for the 49 people who were killed there during a June shooting. The Orlando Sentinel reports that Mayor Buddy Dyer mentioned the city’s interest during a radio interview that aired Wednesday. Dyer said he’d […]

In a poignant essay posted to Tumblr on Tuesday (June 21), Frank Ocean broke his silence to address hate and violence in the LGBT community.

Gospel singer Mali Music sparked controversy recently when he implied that the Orlando mass shooting victims didn’t make it into Heaven. During a concert at Howard Theater in Washington DC on Tuesday, 28-year-old Mali asked the crowd, “Anybody want to make it into Heaven?” As the audience applauded, he continued, “There was about, um, thirty […]

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Andrea Drayton woke up Sunday to a mother’s worst nightmare when her phone buzzed with a text message: Her daughter Deonka was at a club in Orlando, there was gunfire and Drayton needed to come to Florida fast. Drayton, her husband, Shepherd, son Shepherd III and daughter Alexia piled […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sunday’s mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub that left at least 49 people dead had Oprah Winfrey asking questions instead of answering them Wednesday night. “What will be the number? What will be the number?” Winfrey inquired, tapping the chest of an AP reporter to emphasize her point. “What number is […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama was undertaking a grim and delicate mission to Orlando, Florida on Thursday, offering solace after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history while the political world bickers over terrorism and gun control. Even as the families of 49 victims bury their loved ones, it’s unclear what led a […]

Today, the President and Vice President will travel to Orlando, Florida to meet with families of victims of the attack and stand in solidarity with the Orlando community. And it’s not just getting to be a habit, it is a habit. I was in Aurora, Colorado when Mr. Obama traveled there to meet with families […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the massacre at a gay Orlando nightclub (all times local): 12:30 p.m. A newly unearthed documentary clip shows Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen talking cynically about people who make money off disasters. The clip from 2012’s “The Big Fix” shows Mateen chatting with an undercover film crew while working as […]

Janet Jackson has shared a video honoring victims of the Orlando shooting tragedy. To make a political point, the video – set to “Shoulda Known Better,” off of Jackson’s 2015 album Unbreakable – begins with footage of two mothers speaking with news outlets about the shooting and ends with President Obama discussing gun control during […]