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Orlando nightclub shooting: Full coverage

Omar Mateen, who had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, killed 49 people and injured more than 50 others at a gay club.

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  • Widow of Pulse nightclub gunman who killed 49 acquitted
    Noor Salman was found not guilty of charges that she aided husband's ISIS-inspired massacre and obstructed the FBI's investigation.
  • In visit to Orlando, attorney general says gunman’s motive may never be known
    Loretta Lynch also says that preventing Americans from being inspired by jihadist propaganda is a challenge for the government.
  • Attorney General says Orlando investigation moving forward
    Loretta Lynch says a key goal of the investigation is to determine why Omar Mateen targeted the gay community.
  • Orlando gunman apparently searched Facebook during attack
    A Senate committee has sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, asking for help uncovering more evidence of Omar Mateen's online activity.
  • Inside the club, chaos and cries for help
    As they endured nearly three hours of terror, some texted information and words of love to family.
  • Vigil for Orlando shooting victims held at Colby College
    About 150 people attended the noon commemoration on the lawn of Miller Library in Waterville.
  • Vigil for Orlando victims Monday in Fairfield
    The commemoration will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Memorial Park.
  • Gathering in Augusta honors Orlando shooting victims
    Religious leaders and elected officials lit candles for those who died Sunday morning in a nightclub shooting in Orlando.
  • Hiring Orlando club shooter is latest cloud over security company G4S
    In Florida, the company has faced allegations of inadequate training and screening of workers in some of its juvenile residential centers, but it defends its handling of Omar Mateen.
  • The Latest: For one survivor, ‘The guilt of being alive is heavy’
    With 6 people still in critical condition, a doctor says the death toll could rise.
  • FBI investigating whether Orlando killer was a club regular
    Patrons of the Pulse say they had seen gunman Omar Mateen there a number of times.
  • Thousands attend vigils around U.S. for Orlando victims
    Forty-nine people were killed and more than 50 injured early Sunday at the Pulse Orlando nightclub.
  • FBI re-examining its investigations of gunman in Orlando massacre
    The agency put Omar Mateen under surveillance in 2013 and investigated him again in 2014, clearing him both times.
  • Maine senators King and Collins back gun sale ban based on terror ‘watch lists’
    But even the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history may not be enough to prompt federal lawmakers to find middle ground on gun control.
  • Orlando nightclub massacre: House Democrats heckle Paul Ryan over gun laws
    Also: President Obama plans a trip to Orlando, and the gunman was seen drinking at Pulse several times.
  • Experts question speed of police response to gunman in nightclub
    Three hours passed from Omar Mateen's initial exchange of gunfire with an off-duty officer to the time a SWAT team swarmed the Pulse nightclub.
  • On 9/11, Omar Mateen cheered attackers, former classmates recall
    Two students say that Mateen didn't have a lot of friends and was bullied, and that he changed after the 2001 attacks.
  • Vigil for Orlando shooting victims held in Hallowell
    More than 100 came together on the banks of the Kennebec to support each other and to send their love to the people of Orlando.
  • The Latest: U.S. calls on U.N. nations to protect LGBT people from attacks
    Monday updates on the mass shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub.
  • Obama calls Orlando shooting an example of ‘homegrown extremism’
    The president said there are no signs the shooter who killed 49 people was part of larger plot. Investigators are looking into the motivations of the shooter and considering all possibilities.
  • Mainers express support for Orlando victims, nervousness about safety
    Vigils are planned Monday night in cities around the state in support of the victims of Sunday's massacre, which came at the beginning of Portland's weeklong celebration of Pride Week.
  • As shootings unfold, a mother suffers horror of son’s texts from club
    Mina Justice's 30-year-old son was trapped in a bathroom as the gunman methodically shot people.
  • Day after worst mass shooting in U.S., last of bodies removed from club
    Federal officials say that Omar Mateen, who had pledged allegiance to Islamic State and was killed in a gunfight with police, had twice been investigated by the FBI.
  • The victims: Names, faces, stories of those killed at Pulse Orlando
    A bouncer, a pharmacist technician and a staff member for a Universal Studios Harry Potter attraction were among the people slain early Sunday morning.
  • In video, shooter’s father says he’s saddened by massacre, calls gunman ‘a good son’
    Seddique Mateen said his son had access to a pistol through his job. Media outlets say Omar Mateen worked as a security guard for G4S, a global security and contracting company.
  • Survivors of Orlando massacre recount struggle to stay alive
    'Please, please, please, I want to make it out,' said one of the people who escaped from Orlando's Pulse Nightclub while a man fired an assault rifle.
  • Florida shooting suspect’s father tried to run for the Afghan presidency
    Seddique Mateen, who hosted a television show, expresses gratitude toward the Afghan Taliban in one video.
  • Ex-wife says suspected Orlando gunman beat her repeatedly
    The woman says Omar Mateen 'was not a stable person.'
  • What’s known so far about Florida mass shooting
    The gunman's father says his son got angry when he saw two men kissing, and that might be related to the attack.
  • Mass shooting in Orlando reignites political debate
    Hillary Clinton and other Democrats speak of the need for more restrictions on guns while Republicans including Donald Trump say the shooting shows the government hasn't done enough to fight terrorism.

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