Orlando shooting

House sit-in

Extraordinary House sit-in went on despite shutdown of cameras

House Democrats had vowed not to go on break until they could vote on a gun bill. They continued for a while, even after the House voted to break until July 5, and pledged more protest when Congress resumed.

Extraordinary House sit-in went on despite shutdown of cameras
For Orlando, a service and a memory

US Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera on a year of gun violence

US Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera on a year of gun violence
A Norwegian flag is placed amongst floral tributes outside the Oslo cathedral July 24, 2011. A right-wing zealot who admitted to bomb and gun attacks in Norway that killed 92 people on Friday claims he acted alone, Norway's police said on Sunday.

What can the US learn from Norway's gun laws?

What can the US learn from Norway's gun laws?
Residents walk by security forces in Cidade de Deus, Rio

Residents in Brazil's notorious City of God are 'scared to death' of US shootings

Residents in Brazil's notorious City of God are 'scared to death' of US shootings
Candlelight vigil

The joy of a bicycle, the triumph over a horror such as Orlando

The joy of a bicycle, the triumph over a horror such as Orlando
People visit a vigil for the victims of the shooting at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, June 14, 2016.

Tuesday's developments in the Orlando shooting

New information suggests that Omar Mateen, the shooter in the Orlando nightclub shooting, was on a terrorist watch list. And also that his wife tried to talk him out of his attack — but never notified law enforcement.

Tuesday's developments in the Orlando shooting
Pulse Orlando Mass Shooting Vigil

Remembering friends lost in Orlando shooting

Many of the victims of this weekend's shooting in Orlando were Latinos within the LGBTQ community.

Remembering friends lost in Orlando shooting
Omar Mateen

Two violent men, two symptoms of the same sickness

We now know that many boys who descend on people with guns are motivated by fears that they are perceived as homosexual and that attacking suspected or known homosexuals is a way for boys to demonstrate heterosexuality to their peers.

Two violent men, two symptoms of the same sickness
Participants are silhouetted while holding a rainbow flag during the annual gay pride parade in central Nicosia, Cyprus May 29, 2016.

Gay and Muslim: Can Orlando tragedy lead to acceptance, tolerance?

The past two days have been exceptionally hard for Shawn Ahmed, a gay Muslim in Toronto. It's also a moment that could potentially bring about tolerance.

Gay and Muslim: Can Orlando tragedy lead to acceptance, tolerance?
People join hands around group as they exit building

'For a lot of our families, having a son or a daughter who is gay maybe was a secret until this weekend'

Advocates in Orlando hope tragedy can lead to healing of divisions, for Latinos and for the nation.

'For a lot of our families, having a son or a daughter who is gay maybe was a secret until this weekend'
A #OrlandoUnited sticker is pictured on a clergyman's shawl before a prayer service at a memorial chapel in Orlando, Florida.

What do we call the attack in Orlando? 'Hate crime' or 'terrorism?'

President Obama has called the attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando both a hate crime and terrorism. Experts' opinions differ.

What do we call the attack in Orlando? 'Hate crime' or 'terrorism?'
People display signs at a demonstration against the proposed Islamic cultural center and mosque on the ninth anniversary remembrance of the attacks on New York and Washington, in New York, September 11, 2010.

Anti-Muslim web searches spiked after Orlando shooting

Google searches for phrases like "kill Muslims" and "hate Muslims" jumped more significantly than at any time since the Brussels attacks in March.

Anti-Muslim web searches spiked after Orlando shooting
A memorial outside the Stonwall Inn.

From Stonewall, love toward Orlando

A vigil outside an iconic place in America's gay rights movement had extraordinary resonance — and the shiver of history.

From Stonewall, love toward Orlando
Investigators work the scene following a mass shooting at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando Florida, June 12, 2016.

The latest on the aftermath of the Orlando shooting

The City of Orlando is slowly releasing the names of the victims as IDs are made and family members are notified. Meanwhile, the death toll now stands at 49 victims plus the shooter.

The latest on the aftermath of the Orlando shooting
An AR-15 semiautomatic rifle.

Do gun control debates ever change anything? In these countries they did.

Australia, Scotland and Finland changed gun laws after mass shootings.

Do gun control debates ever change anything? In these countries they did.