What we don’t know about the Orlando shooting rampage

A little more than a week after the shooting rampage at Pulse, an Orlando nightclub, key details remain unknown about what exactly happened during the violent episode and the hostage standoff that followed. Even as investigators try to determine what may have motivated the attack that left 49 people dead and dozens more injured, they are still working to piece together exactly what happened during the three hours between the first gunshots and the moment police fatally shot the attacker.

Post-Orlando: Stark numbers, divided Americans

Republicans and Democrats only agree on a single issue following the terrorist attack in Orlando, according to two major pollsters. "An overwhelming majority of Americans would support a law that prevents people on the federal government's terrorism watch list from buying guns," says a new YouGov.com survey.

Americans Overwhelmingly Prefer This Presidential Candidate’s Healthcare Plan, Study Shows

We're now officially less than five months away from Election Day, and voters are turning their attention to where the candidates stand on specific issues. Among the issues expected to garner a lot of attention this election season is what should be done with healthcare in America.

Whisleblowers Expose Ongoing Culture Of Abuse In Country’s Largest Juvenile Justice System

As Los Angeles County reforms the largest juvenile justice system in the country, a new, damning video shows that the culture of abuse within that system remains intact. In surveillance footage leaked by whistleblowers inside a detention center, four probation officers are seen pummeling a teenager in a holding room.

Retrain miners to do what?

U.S. Department of Labor officials announced they are sending another $4.3 million in federal money to West Virginia for out-of-work miners. National Dislocated Worker Grant funding will be given to WorkForce West Virginia, which it says it will use to continue service for 1,700 Mountain State residents already enrolled in the program, and about 300 newly displaced coal miners.

Former Milford broker admits stealing more than $1.2 million from client

A former financial advisor and securities advisor who lives in Milford has admitted to stealing more than $1.2 million from a client, according to the U.S. Attorney's office. Deirdre M. Daly, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, said Friday that Robert N. Tricarico, 60, of Milford, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty yesterday in Hartford federal court to one count of wire fraud related to his misappropriation of more than $1.2 million from an elderly client.

Ericsson faces US corruption probe – Swedish newspaper

Swedish mobile telecom gear maker Ericsson is being investigated by U.S. authorities over possible corruption related to its business in China, Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet reported late on Thursday, citing unnamed sources. STOCKHOLM: Swedish mobile telecom gear maker Ericsson is being investigated by U.S. authorities over possible corruption related to its business in China, Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet reported late on Thursday, citing unnamed sources.

Vullo, Reardon, Seggos confirmed as commissioners by NYS Senate

The New York State Senate Wednesday confirmed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's nominee to regulate the state's more than 1,500 insurance companies and nearly 1,600 banking and other financial institutions. Maria Vullo has served as Acting Superintendent of the Department of Financial Services since February, when she was nominated by Cuomo to lead the agency he created in 2011 in response to the banking crisis.

SPD misallocated asset seizure money, according to former business director

New information uncovered by KHQ is raising questions about the potential misallocation of funds by the Spokane Police Department, under former Police Chief Frank Straub. According to documents returned as part of a public records request, a civilian specialist formerly in charge of the Spokane Police Department's business dealings told a city official she had first-hand knowledge of how Straub "intended to accomplish his goals regardless of whether he had to break the rules."

9-in-10 on terror watch list who sought guns were approved in 2015

People on the United States' terrorist watch list passed background checks and have been allowed to purchase firearms 91% of the time in 2015, updated federal data shows. An updated report by the Government Accountability Office, released Tuesday by Sen. Dianne Feinstein's office, shows individuals on the terrorist watch list were involved in background checks to purchase firearms 244 times - with 223 of those transactions, or 91%, allowed to proceed.

Database corruption erases 100,000 Air Force investigation records

The database of the Air Force's Automated Case Tracking System -which is used by the Air Force Inspector General's Office to manage investigations into complaints from whistleblowers of waste, fraud, and abuse; Freedom Of Information Act requests; and congressional inquiries-has become corrupted, rendering over 10,000 case files dating back to 2004 unreadable. And because of the way the database was backed up, an Air Force spokesperson said that neither the service nor Lockheed Martin-the contractor that operates the ATCS system for the Air Force-can recover the data.

Libertarian VP candidate calls for anti-ISIS task force

Libertarian vice presidential candidate Bill Weld, right, chats with Joe Hunter, communications director for the Gary Johnson campaign, at the National Libertarian Party Convention on May 27 in Orlando. Bill Weld, the former governor of Massachusetts now running as the Libertarian Party's candidate for vice president, called today for a 1,000-agent task force to combat Islamic State adherents in the United States, and for a tip line where Muslims could inform on radicalism.

Bernie Sanders Blames Guns for Orlando Nightclub Massacre

Erstwhile contender for the Democratic nomination Bernie Sanders had this to say about Sunday's massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando : "I believe that in this country, we should not be selling automatic weapons which are designed to kill people," Sanders said, according to an emailed statement from NBC. "We have got to do everything that we can on top of that to make sure that guns do not fall into the hands of people who should not have them, criminals, people who are mentally ill."

Saratoga Springs Erupts In Protest After Local Government Outlaws Sitting Down

In Saratoga Springs, New York, some people felt uncomfortable with the idea that, while they sleep nice and cozy in their homes, other people are struggling just to obtain the bare necessities of life. So, in response, what did the privileged class in Saratoga Springs do? Did they decide to allocate funds to help people struggling with poverty? No.

Fiery train derailment in Oregon caused by at least one broken bolt

Crumpled oil tankers lie beside the railroad tracks after a fiery derailment on June 3 prompted evacuations from the tiny Columbia River Gorge town in Mosier, Ore. Railroad officials say at least one broken bolt holding a rail in place caused the fiery derailment of a Union Pacific train moving volatile crude oil through the Columbia River Gorge on the Oregon-Washington border.