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Sandy Hook mom writes letter to families of Orlando massacre victims

Nelba Marquez-Greene knows the “horror of waiting to hear” if a family member has survived a mass shooting. Her daughter was one of the 20 children

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Six remain in critical condition after Orlando attack

Six people shot during the Orlando nightclub massacre remained in critical condition Tuesday and 21 others remained hospitalized, the Orlando Regional Medical Center said. No one

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'Omar Mateen was gay': Orlando terrorist pursued a relationship with male...

Omar Mateen, the gunman who murdered 49 people in an Orlando gay club early Sunday morning, was a gay man himself according to multiple people

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She knew! Orlando terrorist's wife 'told the FBI she tried to talk him out of...

Orlando gunman Omar Mateen's wife tried to talk her husband out of his nightclub massacre, according to reports citing FBI sources.  Noor Zahi Salman told federal

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Obama: Calling ISIL 'Islamic extremists' would accomplish nothing

WASHINGTON — President Obama sharply rebuked critics who say he should condemn terrorists as "radical Islamists," saying calling the Islamic State by another name will

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Report: NHL decides on Las Vegas for expansion franchise

The NHL is ready to roll the dice on Las Vegas. A person with direct knowledge of the NHL’s decision says the league has settled on

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Teen girl killed, 3 others injured in downtown Oakland shooting

A teenage girl died and three others were injured Tuesday night in downtown Oakland, police said. The 16-year-old, who was listed in critical condition, later died

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The Blade Runner humiliated: Oscar Pistorius sobs as he walks through court...

Oscar Pistorius teetered on his stumps in a packed court room today in a desperate last bid to convince the judge he was too vulnerable

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Horror at Disney World as boy, two, is dragged into a lagoon by an ALLIGATOR...

A two-year-old boy is missing after he was dragged into a lagoon by an alligator at the Walt Disney World resort in Orlando - despite

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Special report: Obama has ordered flags at half-staff more than any president...

WASHINGTON — With his tenure in office marked by terror attacks and mass shootings, President Obama has reached a sad but remarkable milestone in his

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PICTURED: Boy, two, whose body was recovered 'intact' 17 hours after he was...

This is the two-year-old boy whose body has been recovered from a lagoon at the Walt Disney World resort in Orlando after he was snatched

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School records paint disturbing picture of Orlando shooter

Omar Mateen’s elementary and middle school records paint the Orlando nightclub shooter as a disruptive student who struggled with English. His behavior — marked by constant

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BEAUTY QUEEN DEAD: Former Miss North Dakota, 37, found unresponsive in...

A former Miss North Dakota has been found dead in her apartment at the age of 37. Samantha Edwards, who had moved to Minnesota since her

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Medical examiner: Pulse shooting scene 'surreal,' like time stopped

On his first day on the job as Orange County Medical Examiner, Joshua Stephany faced a colossal task: Finalize autopsies of 49 victims of the

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Reports: Orlando gunman, wife exchanged texts during rampage

Orlando shooter Omar Mateen exchanged text messages with his wife at the height of the Pulse nightclub rampage, trying to draw her attention to the

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Reports: Orlando gunman, wife exchanged texts during rampage.

Orlando shooter Omar Mateen exchanged text messages with his wife at the height of the Pulse nightclub rampage, trying to draw her attention to news

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Ron Lester, star of ?Varsity Blues,? dies at Texas hospital

Actor Ron Lester has died at a Dallas hospital, according to his agent. The 45-year-old, best known for his role as Billy Bob in "Varsity Blues,"

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Egyptian court sentences Mohammed Morsi to 25 years in prison

CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced six people, including two Al-Jazeera employees, to death for allegedly passing documents related to national security to

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Former DARE officer gets 2 years in prison for stealing from anti-drug program

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Former DARE officer Kevin Vanden Heuvel grew so accustomed to the money he was stealing from the program that he volunteered

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Police, clubs review safety after Orlando gay nightclub massacre

The mass shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub that left 49 people and the alleged shooter dead has set law enforcement, local officials, bars and

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