The early-morning attack at a gay nightclub in Florida on June 12, 2016, left the LGBTQ community grieving and on edge during Pride celebrations.
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‘Such extreme steps’: San Jose killer intricately planned rail attack with a simple motive in mind
The San Jose shooting suspect used a variety of tactics that aren’t common in mass shootings, from harboring bomb-making materials to rigging his home to go up in flames.
‘Chilling images will not be tolerated’: LAPD investigating separate incidents as possible anti-Semitic hate crimes
The LAPD investigating incidents this week as possible hate crimes amid increased tensions between Israel and Palestinian supporters across the US.
Crushing COVID-19 left California with scars as it starts to reopen
California is reopening again as the state’s coronavirus cases plummet. But critics say the “extreme measures” to fight the virus were too much.
‘Police killed my brother’: California police release footage showing officers kneeling on man for 5 minutes before he died
The Alameda Police Department released body camera footage showing officers kneeling on Mario Gonzalez for more than five minutes before he lost consciousness and later died, a death his family says mirrors what happened to George Floyd.
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Across the US, cheers fill city streets after Derek Chauvin is convicted in the death of George Floyd
Americans took to the streets to celebrate after the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd.
Half of new COVID cases are in 5 states; EU regulator finds ‘possible link’ with AstraZeneca vaccine, blood clots: Latest COVID-19 updates
The EU’s drug regulator says the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine still outweigh the risks. Latest COVID-19 news.
‘No room for hate’: California man faces multiple charges for allegedly throwing rocks at Asian American woman, 6-year-old son
The 28-year-old man told police that “Koreans in the area were trying to control him,” according to the Orange County District Attorney’s office.
Suspect in mass killing at Southern California business faces murder, other charges in 4 deaths
A man accused of locking the entrances to a Southern California office building before shooting and killing four people he knew, including a 9-year-old boy, was charged in the attack Friday.
‘Why does this keep happening?’ Mass shootings in Boulder and Atlanta expose loopholes, weaknesses in gun laws
Mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder exposed loopholes and weak gun restrictions that allowed suspects to access to firearms.