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Orlando Shooter's Wife to FBI: I Tried to Talk Him Out of It

Noor Mateen faces charges

(Newser) - Whispers of another person being charged in the Orlando nightclub attack have been circulating, and that person may have been someone very close to him: his own wife. NBC News reports that the FBI is considering charges against Noor Mateen, the second wife of gunman Omar Mateen, because she may...

Survivor: Killer Shot Wounded People on Ground

Angel Colon recounts massacre at Orlando's Pulse nightclub

(Newser) - Doctors and nurses at Orlando Regional Medical Center on Tuesday recounted the awful aftermath of the Pulse nightclub shooting, with trauma surgeon Chadwick Smith recalling how he had to wake up sleeping colleagues with phone calls after 2am. "This is not a drill, this is not a joke,"...

Instead of a Wedding, a Joint Funeral for Orlando Couple

'They were soul mates'

(Newser) - They lived together, died together, and will now be laid to rest together. Juan Guerrero, 22, and Christopher "Drew" Leinonen, 33, who'd been dating for almost two years, were one of several couples killed at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, per the Washington Post , and their families are now...

London's Gay Choir Has a Moving Tribute for Orlando

Chorus sang 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'

(Newser) - Love is pouring into Orlando from around the world—including some 4,000 miles away in London. Among those to gather at a vigil in the city's Soho district Monday—in memory of those killed at Pulse nightclub —was the London Gay Men's Chorus, which performed a...

Lawmaker Is Giving Out Free Assault Rifles

Says death threats won't disrupt his plan

(Newser) - Giving away semi-automatic weapons in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in US history might sound ill-advised, but that's exactly what a Tennessee state rep plans to do. Andy Holt announced last week that he'd give away an AR-15 —a weapon used in mass shootings such...

Gunman Was a Familiar Face at LGBT Club
 Gunman Was 
 a Familiar Face 
 at LGBT Club 
THE RUNDOWN
Jun 14, 2016 6:30 AM CDT

Gunman Was a Familiar Face at LGBT Club

Surviving customers say Mateen was a regular, used gay dating apps

(Newser) - The night that Omar Mateen carried out the deadliest mass shooting in US history was far from his first visit to Orlando's Pulse nightclub, surviving customers say. The Orlando Sentinel spoke to at least four customers who recalled seeing Mateen in the LGBT club. Ty Smith says he had...

Survivors: Gunman Laughed During Orlando Massacre

A mother of 11 died protecting her son

(Newser) - People who made it out of Orlando's Pulse nightclub alive are sharing stories of their horrific experiences. Norman Casiano, 25, tells the New York Times that he huddled in a crammed bathroom stall after shooting erupted. He says gunman Omar Mateen laughed after he entered the room and opened...

US Calls for UN to Unite on Gay Rights

Members urged to do more than just condemn killers

(Newser) - The United States on Monday called on all 193 members of the United Nations to not only condemn the terrorism that resulted in the mass killing of 49 people at a gay nightclub in Florida over the weekend, but also to protect gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people from such...

JetBlue: Orlando Victims' Families Fly for Free

'Our thoughts are with the victims and their loved ones'

(Newser) - JetBlue says it stands with the victims of the Orlando mass shooting —and it's doing what it can to help their families. The airline is offering free flights to and from Orlando for the immediate family members and domestic partners of victims, and it has waived change fees...

Snapchat Video Captured 1st Moment Shots Rang Out

Amanda Alvear had been posting videos of her night out

(Newser) - Amanda Alvear, 25, was posting videos to Snapchat documenting her fun night out at Orlando's Pulse nightclub—and ended up recording the beginning of the terror there early Sunday, the Guardian reports. In her final video, more than a dozen shots can be heard ringing out in the background....

After Orlando, Rubio Hedges on Possible Senate Rerun

He's said he won't run for re-election, but now tells radio host he's been thinking on 'a lot of things'

(Newser) - Everyone has had Orlando on their minds since Sunday's mass shooting , including Marco Rubio—and the attack has "deeply impacted" the senator so much that it's made him assess "a lot of things," he told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt Monday morning, per Politico . The...

Trump on Obama, Islam: 'There's Something Going On'

'It's inconceivable'

(Newser) - Donald Trump took his criticism of President Obama in the wake of the Orlando shooting to a new level Monday:
  • On Fox: "Look, we're led by a man that either is not tough, not smart, or he's got something else in mind. And the something else in
...

It&#39;s Outrageous That Gay Men Can&#39;t Donate Blood
It's Outrageous That Gay Men Can't Donate Blood
OPINION
Jun 13, 2016 12:03 PM CDT

It's Outrageous That Gay Men Can't Donate Blood

Nightclub massacre casts spotlight on FDA rules

(Newser) - In the wake of the Pulse Orlando massacre, many in the LGBT community want to do something to help victims and to remember the dozens of lives lost at the LGBT nightclub—but for many of those looking to help, donating blood is not an option. Though the FDA recently...

Rowling Mourns Orlando Victim Who Worked at Harry Potter Ride

'I can't stop crying,' she writes of Luis Vielma

(Newser) - Harry Potter author JK Rowling is mourning one particular victim of the Orlando massacre: "Luis Vielma worked on the Harry Potter ride at Universal. He was 22 years old. I can't stop crying. #Orlando," Rowling tweeted early Monday, along with a picture of Vielma. "Thank You...

Why 1 in 3 People at Pulse Were Shot
 Why 1 in 3 People 
 at Pulse Were Shot 
the rundown
Jun 13, 2016 9:29 AM CDT

Why 1 in 3 People at Pulse Were Shot

Also: Orlando newspaper has memorable front page

(Newser) - Authorities in Orlando Monday clarified the death toll from the Pulse nightclub shooting: The current total of 50 includes the gunman, Omar Mateen, reports the AP . Of those, 39 were dead at the scene. A surgeon at Orlando Regional Medical Center says the death toll is expected to rise given...

Trump: Orlando Proved Me Right on Terrorism

Critics bash his response as 'self-congratulations'

(Newser) - While President Obama deemed the massacre at Pulse nightclub in Orlando an "act of terror and an act of hate," the man looking to fill his shoes took a different approach. "Really bad shooting in Orlando. Police investigating possible terrorism," Donald Trump tweeted Sunday, shortly before...

FBI Investigated, Cleared Orlando Shooter Twice

Former co-worker says he saw this coming

(Newser) - Omar Mateen, the man believed to be behind the nation's deadliest mass shooting , was no stranger to the FBI. FBI Special Agent Ron Hopper, who runs the agency's Orlando office, says the 29-year-old was investigated—and cleared—twice, the Washington Post reports. In 2013, he was investigated for...

Orlando Victim's Last Messages: 'He's Coming. I'm Gonna Die'

He texted mother while hiding from gunman

(Newser) - A mother whose son was killed in the Orlando, Fla., shooting has shared the terrifying final text messages she received. Mina Justice, who spoke to the AP before her 30-year-old son, Eddie, was confirmed dead, says she was woken up at 2:06am by the messages: "Mommy I love...

As Vigils Dot Nation, Victims' Fund Raises $1M in Hours

A GoFundMe account has raised more than $1.3M

(Newser) - Across the United States, people gathered Sunday night at vigils honoring the victims of a shooting attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., that left 50 people dead and 53 wounded. In Miami Beach, mourners lit candles, embraced, and waved rainbow flags, the AP reports. Members of LGBT groups...

Orlando Shooter's Father Praised Afghan Taliban

Ex-wife says Mateen kept her 'hostage'

(Newser) - The father of Orlando mass shooter Omar Mateen has some fairly extreme political views, though there doesn't appear to be any direct connection to the mass shooting. Seddique Mateen hosts the Durand Jirga Show on California-based Afghan channel Payam-e-Afghan, reports the Washington Post , which notes that in his political...

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