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'Mass casualties' after shooting at gay nightclub, Orlando police say

At least 20 people were killed and 42 injured in a shooting early on Sunday at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, police said, adding that the gunman was killed at the scene.

June 12, 2016

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'Mass casualties' after shooting at gay nightclub, Orlando police say

The crime scene near the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

Hostages holed up in nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida

June 12, 2016

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Brock Turner’s sentence was the one heard around the world. Picture: Santa Clara County Sheriff via AP

Campaign to remove judge in Stanford rape case gains momentum

June 10, 2016

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June 10, 2016

How Clinton aims to trump Trump on Twitter

Her newly aggressive social media strategy aims to turn the presumptive GOP nominee's own words against him.

June 10, 2016

Hillary Clinton's team is taking the fight to Donald Trump on Twitter by trying to predict how he will react to events and have tweets already written to match those situations. | AP Photo

June 10, 2016

Trump checks boxes for Christian audience, but tension lingers

Fiorina never mentioned Trump by name, but she urged her listeners to remember their beliefs.

June 10, 2016

Donald Trump waves after addressing the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s “Road to Majority” conference in Washington on Friday. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)

June 09, 2016

Barack Obama endorses Hillary Clinton: ‘I’m with her’

US President Barack Obama has formally endorsed Hillary Clinton for the White House after a meeting with Bernie Sanders in which he refused to d-rop out of race.

June 09, 2016

Barack Obama has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. They are seen together here in 2008. Picture: AFP

June 09, 2016

Obama Endorses Hillary Clinton

President Barack Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton in a video released Thursday afternoon.

June 09, 2016

British firm aims to open immigration detention center near US-Mexico border

Billion-dollar company Serco has lobbied the US for more than a year in a push for detention contracts, sparking criticism f-rom immigrant rights groups

June 09, 2016

he Obama administration’s use of family detention centres that hold children and mothers has become one of the most contested elements of America’s border protection program. Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images

June 09, 2016

The black hole within Donald Trump

When you’re deciding whether to plunge into a marriage, don’t ever make the mistake of thinking you’re marrying the person your partner is going to become

June 09, 2016

Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Fresno, Calif., May 27, 2016. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

June 08, 2016

Under a glass ceiling, Clinton's moment streaked by uncertainty over Sanders's next move

A clarifying night for Hillary Clinton's presidential ambitions gives way to more questions about party unity this morning, as her Democratic challenger Bernie Sanders vows to fight on through to the party's convention next month.

June 08, 2016

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters during her California primary night rally held in Brooklyn on Tuesday. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

June 07, 2016

Clinton's hard-won nomination comes after learning the lessons of 2008

Unexpected revolution of Bernie Sanders’ campaign leaves the presumptive Democratic nominee with work to do to unify the party ahead of the convention

June 07, 2016

With the hard work of reaching 2,383 delegates done, Hillary Clinton is now tasked with bringing Bernie Sanders’ supporters into the fold. Photograph: John Locher/AP

June 06, 2016

Judge's brother: Trump speaking f-rom 'ignorance'

New York (CNN)The brother of the federal judge who has come under attack f-rom Donald Trump as unfit to decide a lawsuit against the New York businessman has some choice words for the presumptive GOP nominee.

June 06, 2016

June 05, 2016

Clinton Wins Puerto Rico's Democratic Presidential Primary

Hillary Clinton overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in Puerto Rico's Democratic presidential primary on Sunday, putting her within striking distance of capturing her party's nomination.

June 05, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters at a rally, Saturday, June 4, 2016, in Fresno, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)

June 04, 2016

Could Bernie Sanders Take the Nomination If He Wins California?

Yes, Sanders just may win California.

June 04, 2016

June 03, 2016

Donald Trump fires back: ‘Hillary Clinton has to go to jail’

Hours after Hillary Clinton called him “unfit” to represent the nation’s interests around the world, Donald Trump lambasted his likely Democratic presidential rival in his own Thursday speech in California.

June 03, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally on June 2 in San Jose, Calif. (Photo: Jae C. Hong/AP)

June 03, 2016

Donald Trump Ramps Up Attacks Against Judge in Trump University Case

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump ramped up his attacks on the judge presiding over the Trump University case, once again raising the judge’s Mexican ancestry.

June 03, 2016

June 02, 2016

Speaker Ryan: 'I'll be voting for' Trump

House Speaker Paul Ryan says he's going to vote for Donald Trump.

June 02, 2016

House Speaker Paul Ryan endorsed Donald Trump, saying "on issues that make up our agenda, we have more common ground than disagreement." | Getty

June 02, 2016

Is there a bunker hidden beneath Denver airport built to save the US government f-rom the apocalypse?

THE biggest airport in America is hiding a secret bunker the government plans to use when something terrible happens “in the near future”, it has been claimed.

June 02, 2016

Denver International Airport is at the centre of many conspiracy theories thanks to strange murals inside it. Picture: Supplied

June 02, 2016

Friends remember UCLA shooting victim as 'gentle soul'

The shooter has not been named.

June 02, 2016

Two men were dead in an engineering building office, and authorities found a gun and what might be a suicide note, he said. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

June 02, 2016

The 'Never Trump' movement has settled on a candidate to stop Donald Trump — and he looks like a total flop

Romney, however, seemed to indicate a willingness to be supportive of French.

June 02, 2016

Mitt Romney More (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Mitt Romney.