A nearly 15-hour filibuster led by Senate Democrats until early Thursday paved the way for "high-profile congressional votes on restricting firearms just days after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history," writes Politico.

Carter, along with her best friend Tiara Parker, 20, and Parker’s cousin, Akyra Murray, 18, visited Pulse on vacation in Orlando. They thought they would escape to dance the night away.

As the world continues to mourn all the lives lost in Orlando, Florida as a result of this past weekend's mass shooting, Donald Trump appears to be using the horrific event as a tool in his political fight against Democrats.

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Police in Amarillo, Texas are responding to reports of an active shooter and a possible hostage situation in a Walmart store in the city.

"Sometimes he would go over in the corner and sit and drink by himself, and other times he would get so drunk he was loud and belligerent," said Ty Smith, a frequent patron of the club.

President Obama on Monday said the shooter may have been radicalized by "various extremist information that was disseminated over the internet."

Amanda Alvear was posting videos to social media at the moment the gunman, Omar Mateen, fought his way into the club and opened fire.

Disturbing new details emerge about Omar Mateen and what motivated him to commit this heinous act

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UPDATED: 3:00 PM EST The Los Angeles Police Department released a statement verifying that the two victims were male. The shooting appears to be a murder-suicide, police officials stated. “We believe there are no suspects outstanding and no continuing threat to UCLA’s campus,” LAPD Police Chief Charlie Beck told reporters Wednesday afternoon. https://twitter.com/LAPDHQ/status/738076031463002113 SOURCE: LAPD    Police […]

A suspect is in police custody for a fatal shooting spree in Maryland. One of the victims is the suspect's estranged wife.

Ohio police are looking for a gunman who shot a family of eight execution style Friday

A shooting event that broke out early Thursday evening in Central Kansas has resulted in several people dead with dozens of others injured. The shooting took place at a workplace and the gunman has been killed, local news outlet KWCH reports. In a case that is still developing, the Witchita Eagle reports that Harvey County […]