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Orlando Shooter's Father
Praised Afghan Taliban

Jun 13, 2016 2:42 AM CDT

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...

Police: Heavily Armed Man Was Headed to LA Pride

Cops: Armed Man Planned
to Attack LA Pride Parade

updated

Jun 12, 2016 4:01 PM CDT

Cops: Armed Man Planned to Attack LA Pride Parade

James Wesley Howell, 20, arrested in Santa Monica

(Newser) - An Indiana man armed with three assault rifles and chemicals used to make explosives was arrested in Southern California on Sunday and told police he wanted to do harm to a gay pride parade—an event that annually draws hundreds of thousands of people, authorities say. The early-morning arrest in...

After Orlando,
Texas Official
Tweets: 'You
Reap What
You Sow'

Jun 12, 2016 3:31 PM CDT

After Orlando, Texas Official Tweets: 'You Reap What You Sow'

Dan Patrick blames 'unfortunate timing'

(Newser) - "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows." That's the Bible verse Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick tweeted Sunday morning, just hours after at least 50 people were killed and 53 others were injured in a shooting at a gay nightclub...

Orlando Shooter's Father: Gay Kiss Angered Him

UPDATED

Jun 12, 2016 12:58 PM CDT

Orlando Shooter's Father: Gay Kiss Angered Him

Omar Mateen apparently called 911, pledged allegiance to ISIS

(Newser) - Mere hours after the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history, the father of the man accused of killing at least 50 at the Pulse Orlando gay club says he was unaware of what his son was plotting—and that 29-year-old Omar Mateen might have been motivated by seeing two...

Worst Mass
Shooting
in US History:
Toll in Fla.
Soars to 50

Jun 12, 2016 9:53 AM CDT

Worst Mass Shooting in US History: Toll in Fla. Soars to 50

Shooter is identified as US citizen Omar Mateen

(Newser) - Sunday morning's bloodbath at Pulse Orlando nightclub was far bloodier than police initially indicated, with the city mayor now confirming at least 50 casualties in what is now the worst mass shooting in American history, reports the AP . At least 53 people have been hospitalized. "There's blood...