US jury acquits Orlando nightclub shooter’s widow
The widow of the man who shot dead 49 people at a nightclub in Orlando nearly two years ago was acquitted on Friday in US federal court of aiding and abetting her husband.
|
|
|
Omar Mateen
Orlando nightclub victims’ families sue Twitter, Google, Facebook
ORLANDO: The families of three men killed at Orlando's Pulse gay nightclub have sued Twitter Inc, Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc in federal court, accusing the companies of providing "material support" to the self-radicalized gunman.
The gunman, 29-year-old Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people and wounded 53 in the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State militant group before police fatally shot him after the June attack, officials said.
The lawsuit was filed on Monday…
Officials say arrest made in arson at Florida mosque
FORT PIERCE, FLA: A Florida man who investigators say posted anti-Islamic material on social media was arrested on Wednesday on charges of setting fire to a mosque attended by the gunman who committed the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history, police said.
Father of Orlando gunman attends Hillary Clinton rally
MIAMI: The father of the gunman who killed 49 people at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida was spotted at a speech Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton gave to supporters in the swing state.
Experts think IS can be conduit for psychopaths’ violent desires
PARIS, FRANCE: Not all extremists are psychopaths, and not all psychopaths turn violent.
However when a person craving violence is drawn in by Islamic State (IS) ideology offering them glory and a sense of belonging, it provides a volatile mix that can lead to the kind of massacre seen in the south of France last week, experts say.
Orlando Gunman taunted for being Muslim at work
UNITED STATES/CANADA: Omar Mateen, who killed scores of people in an Orlando gay club, had been taunted for being a Muslim when he worked as a security guard at a court.
Muslim man beaten outside Florida mosque
ORLANDO, FLORIDA: A Muslim man was beaten on Saturday outside a Florida mosque attended by the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando nightclub, though authorities and a Muslim civil rights group differed as to whether the attack was racially motivated.
Trump says he is open to racial profiling
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump said Sunday he is open to racial profiling, touching another raw nerve on the issue of race in America.
Obama says easy access to weapons ‘unconscionable’
WASHINGTON: Renewing his call to reduce gun violence, President Barack Obama characterized easy access to weapons as "unconscionable" Saturday, less than a week after the worst mass shooting in US history.
Orlando buries its dead in wake of Pluse nightclub massacre
MIAMI, UNITED STATES: Orlando turned to burying its dead Friday, with funerals for at least five of the 49 people killed in a massacre at a gay nightclub – the deadliest mass shooting in US history.