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President Barack Obama decried the deadliest mass shooting in American history on Sunday as a terrorist act targeting a place of "solidarity and empowerment" for gays and lesbians.
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The Orlando nightclub massacre renews arguments over who…
The mass shooting that erupted at a gay nightclub in Orlando and left 50 people dead is renewing arguments about who should be able to own high-powered weapons in the US. The suspected gunman, 29-year-old Omar Mateen, had an AR-15 assault rifle and a handgun during the attack at Pulse early Sunday morning.
Mid-Missouri authorities confirm no threat to area following Orlando Terrorist Attack
Local law enforcement in Mid-Missouri say there is no credible threat in the area, but still warn residents to be cautious. According to Cole County Sheriff Department, they've been given no direction from a Federal level on any threats to the area.
California lawmakers denounce Orlando attack, seek tougher gun laws
California lawmakers on Sunday called for increased pressure against terror groups and stricter gun laws after a self proclaimed Islamic State loyalist used an assault rifle and pistol to kill 50 people at a Florida nightclub. Omar Mateen, 29, opened fire into the crowded Pulse club about 2 a.m. Sunday.
What We Know: Gay nightclub shooting deadliest on US soil
A gunman opened fire at a gay night club in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday, killing 50 people and wounding 53 more before he was killed in a shootout with SWAT team members. Authorities say he may have had a connection with radical Islamic terrorism, and his father said he became angry a couple of months ago when he saw two gay men kissing.
Wonder if Obamas Will Shift to India: Sena
In a sarcastic take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bonhomie with Barack Obama, key BJP ally Shiv Sena today wondered if the US President will shift to India when his term gets over. The Sena also slammed the US for pursuing a "dual policy" towards India and Pakistan.
France: White Terrorist not investigated for Terrorism even when he Vows attacks
So Gregoire Moutaux , 25, was arrested last month by Ukraine. The French national had a large cache of deadly weapons.
Terror and trucking: Where the threats hide
Mineta Transportation Institute experts say threat level is low overall for now, but warn against complacency, especially for tanker and bus fleets. While surface transportation systems are becoming more "attractive" as targets for terrorists especially due to ever tighter airline security measures Mineta Transportation Institute experts believe the threat to trucking remains relatively low overall.
Obama Legitimizes the Drone Wars
Cities reduced to rubble, schools and hospitals leveled, prisoners tortured and executed, car bombs exploding. Long lines of refugees, their homes in ruins, stumbling along a road to nowhere with their few remaining possessions carried on their backs.
Agent who interrogated Abu Zubaydah: a Where we went wrong as a nationa
Former CIA captive will be seen for the first time in more than 10 years if he testifies at war court in Guantanamo as scheduled This screengrab of the GuantA namo captive Abu Zubaydah was taken from a video interview he made sometime between the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and his March 28, 2002 capture by U.S. intelligence agents in Faisalabad, Pakistan.
National View: David Ignatius – On Syria, the U.S. and Turkey need each other
Here's a positive move by Turkey, a country that often seems to be heading in the wrong direction: Despite Ankara's severe misgivings, it is allowing the U.S. military to fly daily bombing missions from here against the Islamic State - in support of a Syrian Kurdish militia called the YPG that Turkey regards as a terrorist threat. Turkey offered the Incirlik base last year after a dozen years of tepid military relations with the United States, its superpower ally.
The Army Chaplain Who Quit Over – Unaccountable …
As a witness to the removal of fallen U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Army Chaplain Christopher John Antal can't recall a time when that solemn ceremony wasn't conducted without the presence of drones passing along the horizon. They were sleek and quiet, making a gentle humming noise as they flew over the flight lines - where aircraft can be parked and serviced - of the Kandahar airfield in Afghanistan, where he was stationed in 2012.
Time to Shove the ‘Free Love’ Generation Out the Door
The leftists who came of age in the counterculture revolutionary movements of the '60s and '70s are now in charge in both Europe and the U.S., and facing a populist backlash. They failed to learn the lessons of their own experiences, and it's time for them to be dropkicked into the waste bin of history.
Saudi Culture Exports Extremism, Former 9/11 Commissioner Says
A former U.S. lawmaker who served on the commission that investigated the Sept. 11 attacks said there's a "glaring contrast" between Saudi Arabia's high-level cooperation in uncovering terrorist plots and its "society and culture exporting extremism and intolerance."
Airstrike on Taliban leader escalates U.S. involvement in Afghanistan war theater
The U.S. airstrike thought to have killed Taliban chief Akhtar Mohammad Mansour over the weekend represents another escalation in U.S. involvement in the war in Afghanistan and signals a new willingness to target senior Taliban leaders on Pakistani soil, analysts and officials said Sunday. Although U.S. officials were awaiting final confirmation of Mansour's death, the strike early Saturday marks the most aggressive U.S. military action in Pakistan since the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Read Hillary Clinton’s Interview Calling Donald Trump ‘Not Qualified’
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton looks out over the crowd during a campaign rally on May 16, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton said Thursday that she thinks presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, whom she described as "divisive and dangerous," is not qualified to be president .
Terrorism suspected in EgyptAir crash; 66 reported on board, including 2 Canadians
An EgyptAir jetliner en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 people aboard veered wildly in flight and crashed in the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday, authorities said. The Canadian government said among the passengers were two Canadian citizens.
Ex-CIA officer celebrates Italy’s decision not to jail her in Muslim cleric’s kidnapping
For years, Sabrina De Sousa tried persuading Italian authorities she was wrongly convicted in absentia for the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian terrorism suspect in Milan. From her home in Washington and now in Portugal, the former American spy lobbied for a pardon so she could visit her aging mother in India without being extradited to Italy and jailed.