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Reports: Gunman Had Visited Nightclub Before, Used Gay Dating Apps

3:10pm June 14, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Multiple people have told the media they recognized Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people at the gay club Pulse in Orlando on Sunday morning, from previous nights at the club or from gay dating apps.

National

WATCH: Following Moment Of Silence, Democrats Shout Down Speaker Ryan

2:47pm June 14, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

As House Speaker Paul Ryan tried to move on with regular business, the chamber erupted into chaos, with Democrats demanding action on gun control.

Angel Colon, who was injured in the Pulse nightclub shooting, is comforted by siblings during a press conference at the Orlando Regional Medical Center on Tuesday.

National

LISTEN: Victim, Doctors Describe 'War Zone' Following Shootings In Orlando

1:37pm June 14, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

Angel Colon pretended to be dead. "He shoots toward my head, but it hits my hand," he said. "I had no reaction. I was just prepared to just stay there ... so he won't know that I'm alive."

National

Video Game Trade Show Kicks Off Under Cloud Of Real-Life Violence

11:16am June 14, 2016

by Laura Sydell

There were signs that E3's organizers were trying to bridge the contradictions between violent video games and the Orlando massacre. "Shooter games" are a significant part of the industry's sales.

Nicole Edwards and her wife, Kellie Edwards, observe a moment of silence Monday during a vigil in Orlando, Fla., for victims of the mass shooting at the Pulse Orlando nightclub on Sunday.

National

Across The Country, Vigils Honor Victims Of Orlando Attack

10:12am June 14, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

Events were held from California to Pennsylvania, from Alaska to the Stonewall Inn in New York.

A woman pauses while writing the names of shooting victims in chalk in a park across from the iconic New York City gay and lesbian bar, The Stonewall Inn, on June 13, 2016 in New York City.

National

'He Lived In His Truth': Remembering Those Murdered In Orlando

10:58pm June 13, 2016

They ranged in age from 18 to 50. They were dancers and students, a singer and a bouncer, an accountant and an aspiring firefighter — mothers, fathers, teenagers, couples and best friends.

Surrounded by volunteers, family and friends of the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting leave the Beardall Senior Center where they gathered to learn more information about loved ones who were injured or killed in the shooting on Sunday.

National

Orlando Sees Worst Mass Shooting On U.S. Soil: What We Know Monday

8:32pm June 13, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Comparing the attack that killed 49 victims in Florida to one that hit San Bernardino, Calif., President Obama calls it "homegrown extremism."

Mourners gather around candles lit during a vigil after a fatal shooting at the Pulse Orlando nightclub on Sunday.

Putting 'Deadliest Mass Shooting In U.S. History' Into Some Historical Context

8:30pm June 13, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

The United States has had many devastating mass killings. But modern mass shootings have emerged as a category all their own.

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., on Monday.

Politics & Government

Trump Calls To Ban Immigration From Countries With 'Proven History Of Terrorism'

6:59pm June 13, 2016

by Scott Detrow

"The only reason the killer was in America in the first place is because we allowed his family to come here," Donald Trump said on Monday.

FBI Director James Comey (right) delivered an update on the Orlando Fla., shootings shortly after briefing President Obama on the investigation into the killing of 49 people.

National

Orlando Gunman Had Been Taken Off Watch List, FBI Director Says

5:55pm June 13, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The man whose attack on a nightclub resulted in the deaths of 49 victims bought his guns legally, James Comey says. The shooter, he adds, also had three different contacts with a 911 dispatch service.