Gay Americans are shaken, unbowed by nightclub attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – For many Americans, gay bars and nightclubs have long served as a place of refuge, a carefree place filled with like-minded souls away from the relatives, employers or anyone else who might judge them disapprovingly, or worse.
Heavily armed man arrested on way to L.A. gay pride parade
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A heavily armed man who said he was heading to a Los Angeles-area pride parade was arrested early on Sunday in nearby Santa Monica, but there was no apparent link with the deadly mass shooting in Florida, authorities said.
Some lawmakers talk gun control after Florida shooting, scant hope for change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history prompted calls on Sunday by some members of Congress for legislation to tighten control of weapons sales, although there were slim hopes for much change after 50 people were killed at a…
Rape case overshadows Stanford commencement, but protests muted
STANFORD, 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 convicted of sexual assault on the California campus, but protests did …
Orlando club was sister’s tribute to gay brother who died of AIDS
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – The co-owner of Pulse, the Orlando gay nightclub that became the scene of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history on Sunday, founded the club to honor her brother who died of AIDS and to support the lesbian, gay, bisexual and …
U.S. officials: No evidence of direct Islamic State link to Orlando shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility on Sunday for the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, but U.S. officials said they had seen no immediate evidence linking the militant group to the massacre in Orlando, Florida.
Trump quickly ties Florida shootings to Islamists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the wake of the deadliest shooting in U.S. history, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wasted little time suggesting the attack was tied to Islamist militants, while his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton initially d…
Father of Orlando shooter hosted political show on Afghan-Pakistan issues
WASHINGTON (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 Sunday, hosted a political show on an U.S.-based Afghan satellite channel that took a har…
Democrat 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 more than 50 people.
Texas politician slammed for tweet sent after Florida shooting
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The office of Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, a Republican and evangelical Christian, on Sunday deleted a tweet many saw as offensive and insensitive that was sent out shortly after the deadly attack on a gay nightclub …
