With gunshots ringing out just feet away, Eddie Justice hid in a bathroom in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and frantically texted his mother for help. “Call police,” he wrote. “I’m gonna die.” Moments later, he texted again: “Call them mommy. Now. He’s coming.” Justice, who would later be… Read More
Father in son’s shooting death blames himself, not the gun
A Florida man who authorities say accidentally shot and killed his 14-year-old son at a shooting range is blaming himself — not the gun — for the death. Clayton Brumby, 64, told the Tampa Bay Times a smoking hot shell casing went down the back of his shirt, causing him to… Read More
Clinton interrogated by FBI over weekend
The FBI interviewed Hillary Clinton on Saturday about her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, her campaign announced after the meeting, as federal investigators neared the end of the probe that has hung over her White House bid. Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate, gave… Read More
Declassified 9/11 report lists suspects connected to hijackers
Amid the clamor a year ago to release 28 still-secret pages of a congressional inquiry into the Sept. 11 attacks, the government quietly declassified a little-known report listing more than three dozen people who piqued the interest of investigators probing possible Saudi connections to the hijackers. The document, known as… Read More
NBA star’s move shocks fans
Kevin Durant decided his best chance for “growth” means leaving his beloved Oklahoma City behind for a big move out West to join the star-studded, record-setting Golden State Warriors and play alongside Splash Brothers Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. In the most anticipated move of the NBA offseason, Durant announced… Read More
Death toll in Baghdad suicide bombing reaches 175
As Iraqis mourned in shock and disbelief, more dead bodies were recovered Tuesday from the site of a massive Islamic State suicide bombing this weekend in central Baghdad, bringing the death toll to 175, officials said. The staggering figure — one the worst bombings in 13 years of war in… Read More
Treasured flag found, returned to tearful family
Cathy Scoppo’s heart sank the moment she noticed the U.S. flag that had draped the casket of her World War II veteran father had gone missing while on display at the upstate New York campground she manages. But on Monday, the nation’s 240th birthday, Scoppo emotionally celebrated news that the… Read More
Arrest made in Italy over murdered American student
Italian police have detained a homeless man in the death of a 19-year-old American student whose body was found in the Tiber River in Rome two days after his credit card had been used in Milan. Police on Tuesday identified the suspect as Massimo Galioto, a 40-year-old from Rome. In… Read More
Jupiter’s new visitor – NASA reaches gas giant
Soaring over Jupiter’s poles, a NASA spacecraft arrived at the solar system’s largest planet on a mission to peek behind the cloud tops. The final leg of the five-year voyage ended Monday when the solar-powered Juno spacecraft fired its main rocket engine and gracefully slipped into orbit around Jupiter. Mission… Read More
A look at how Americans celebrated Independence Day
From fireworks soaring above the Washington Monument to hot dogs being downed in New York City’s frank-eating contest, Americans aren’t shy about celebrating their nation’s birthday. Many places are rolling out long-established Independence Day traditions on Monday (even if some of those traditions aren’t as long-established as they sound). Rain… Read More