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With gunshots ringing out just feet away, Eddie Justice hid in a bathroom in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and frantically texted his mother for help. Justice, who would later be confirmed among the 49 people killed in last month's attack, was among several victims who texted relatives to call 911, fearing they would draw too much attention by making voice calls.
" With gunshots ringing out just feet away, Eddie Justice hid in a bathroom in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and frantically texted his mother for help. Justice, who would later be confirmed among the 49 people killed in last month's attack, was among several victims who texted relatives to call 911, fearing they would draw too much attention by making voice calls.
Eric Sorenson pays his respects as visitors continue to flock to the roadside memorial at the Pulse nightclub on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 in Orlando, Fla. 49 people were shot and killed by a gunman in the largest massacre in U.S. history, on June 12. less Eric Sorenson pays his respects as visitors continue to flock to the roadside memorial at the Pulse nightclub on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 in Orlando, Fla.
It's been a world-shaking couple of weeks, much of it magnified because we are in the midst of a presidential election at what seems a crucial time. The Brexit vote and the negative market reaction that followed; the Democratic congressional sit-in; and the horrifying massacre of 49 people at a gay club in Orlando, Fla.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to supporters in Manhattan at an event where he went over his core political beliefs on June 23, 2016 in New York City. The Democratic primary is over and Bernie Sanders has all but conceded .
Thousands of people took to the streets of New York City on Sunday to celebrate LGBT Pride Month and rally in support of the LGBT community following a mass shooting at gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida this month which left 49 victims dead . According to A.M. New York , this year's 46th annual Pride March was the largest in New York history, with some 32,000 marchers.
A new poll finds presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton with a towering lead over her likely Republican counterpart, Donald Trump. The ABC News/Washington Post poll released on Sunday gives Mrs. Clinton a 12-percentage point advantage among likely voters nationwide, besting Mr. Trump 51 percent to 39 percent.
Law enforcement officials immediately suspected terrorism and adjusted their staging areas due to fears about an explosive device as they responded to reports of shots fired at a gay nightclub in Orlando, according to sheriff's office incident reports released Saturday. In the reports, Orange County Sheriff's Office deputies describe receiving limited information about an "active shooter" as they rushed to control the chaos outside Pulse on June 12 in what turned out to be the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
In this frame grab taken from AP video Georgia Rep. John Lewis, center, leads a sit-in of more than 200 Democrats in demanding a vote on measures to expand background checks and block gun purchases by some suspected terrorists in the aftermath of last week's massacre in Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people in a gay nightclub. Rebellious Democrats shut down the House's legislative work on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, staging a sit-in on the House floor and refusing to leave until they secured a vote on gun control measures before lawmakers' weeklong break.
Several dozen US House Democrats pushing for action on gun control protested on the floor of the House of Representatives chanting "no bill, no break!" and demanding that the chamber put off an upcoming recess until legislation is debated. The protest was the latest bold move by Democrats to persuade the Republican majority in Congress to consider gun control legislation in response to last week's mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, which was the deadliest in modern US history.
In this frame grab taken from AP video Georgia Rep. John Lewis leads more than 200 Democrats in demanding a vote on measures to expand background checks and block gun purchases by some suspected terrorists in the aftermath of last week's massacre in Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people in a gay nightclub. Rebellious Democrats shut down the House's legislative work on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, staging a sit-in on the House floor and refusing to leave until they secured a vote on gun control measures before lawmakers' weeklong break.
U.S. Attorney Lee Bentley, left, greets Attorney General Loretta Lynch as she arrives at the Orlando FBI office for a briefing on the Pulse nightclub mass shooting, Tuesday, June 21, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. . Attorney General Loretta Lynch, left, meets with U.S. Attorney Lee Bentley at the Orlando FBI office for a briefing on the Pulse nightclub mass shooting, Tuesday, June 21, 2016, in Orlando, Fla.
Orlando, FL Mayor Buddy Dyer will address the nation's mayors the afternoon of Sunday, June 26 at The U.S. Conference of Mayors 84th Annual Meeting at the J.W. Marriott in Indianapolis, where hundreds of mayors will gather under the leadership of USCM President Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and host Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett to discuss a wide variety of priorities that contribute to the overall health of America's cities. Dyer is slated to speak at 4:00 p.m. in Grand Ballrooms 5/6.
The FBI on Monday released a partial transcript of the conversations Orlando, Florida, gunman Omar Mateen had with hostage negotiators and police dispatchers, and their dialogue reinforces that the 29-year-old was at least partly inspired by the Islamic State and intent on inflicting stunning destruction.
Gun measures failed in the U.S. Senate on Monday. less AR-15, semi-automatic, magazine-fed rifle: The AR-15 has become the preferred instruments of mass killing in the United States, notably at San Barnardino, California, last December, and Orlando, Florida, ... more The Republican-run U.S. Senate on Monday rejected a pair of gun violence proposals, refusing to bar sales of firearms to persons who have been on a terrorist watch list, or tightening criminal background checks.
A top Republican is rejecting a potential compromise on gun control negotiated by moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine FILE - In this June 16, 2016 file photo, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., left, accompanied by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats get their long-sought votes on gun control a week after the massacre in Orlando, Florida, but the prospects for any election-year changes in the nationA a a s laws are dim.
People hold candles at a candlelight vigil for the victims of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, as they gather at Lake Eola Park in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 19, 2016. MANDATORY CREDIT ORLANDO, Fla.
Donald Trump has a commander-in-chief problem, and the White House will try to exploit it again on Monday by forcefully criticizing his anti-immigration and anti-Muslim stances. Days after President Barack Obama delivered a rhetorical broadside at the presumptive GOP presidential nominee's response to the Orlando, Fla., nightclub shooting, Vice President Joseph R. Biden 's will take his turn.
A photo from one of the many vigils held across the nation in the aftermath of the Pulse nightclub killings. Namely, we noticed that you all were noticing patterns.
Donald Trump suggested Sunday that the United States should "seriously" consider profiling Muslims inside the country as a terrorism-fighting tool, the latest example of the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting increasingly backing positions that could single out a group based on their religion. "We really have to look at profiling," Trump said in an interview broadcast Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation."