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By Cindy WoodenVATICANCITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis offered prayers for the families of the victims ofthe mass shooting in Orlando and expressed hope that people would find ways toidentify and uproot "the causes of such terrible and absurdviolence."Alone gunman, pledging allegiance to the Islamic State terrorist group, killed50 people early June 12 at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Another 53people were injured before the gunman, identified as 29-year-old Omar Mir Seddique Mateen, waskilled by members of a police SWAT team.Policesaid Mateen, a private security guard, legally purchased the two guns he usedin the shooting, which is the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.Describingthe shooting as an expression of "homicidal folly and senseless hatred,"a Vatican statement said, "The terrible massacre that has taken place inOrlando, with its dreadfully high number of innocent victims, has caused inPope Francis, and in all of us, the deepest feelings of horror andcondemnat...
NEW YORK (AP) -- As presenter Barbra Streisand noted, "tonight our joy is tinged with sorrow" - and she wasn't the only one making reference to the horrific Orlando shootings during the Tony Awards ceremony. But the night was also a celebration of the power of theater to bring joy. And there much joy for the cast and creators of the wildly popular "Hamilton," which won a whopping 11 Tonys....
From across the world, officials and public figures are expressing condemnation and shock over the Florida mass shooting at the Pulse Orlando nightclub on Sunday when police say a gunman wielding an assault-type rifle opened fire, killing at least 50 people and wounding dozens....
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The Latest on the deadly shooting at a nightclub in Orlando. (all times local):...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Dozens of bodies were slowly removed late Sunday from a popular Orlando gay club after a gunman sprayed the helpless crowd with bullets in violence that left 50 dead and devastated a city famous for family-friendly theme parks....
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Back in December, the Pittsburgh Penguins looked like a lost team bound to miss the playoffs....
NEW YORK (AP) -- "Hamilton," the hip-hop stage biography of Alexander Hamilton, won the 2016 Tony Award for best new musical, capping an emotional night in which many in the Broadway community rallied to embrace the LGBT community after a shooting at a gay Florida nightclub....
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- With sales of Apple's flagship iPhone slowing , the spotlight is on the company's hunt for its next big thing. Apple's annual software developers conference, which kicks off Monday, will be its next big opportunity to show the world what's coming next....
DOHUK, Iraq (AP) -- The walls and even the windows of Bahzad Farhan Murad's office are covered with lists. They name the thousands of people who were killed or are still missing after the Islamic State group launched an attack on unarmed Yazidi communities in northwestern Iraq nearly two years ago....
