Nightclub shooter was a body builder, security guard
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) – He was a body builder and a security guard, a religious man who attended the local mosque and wanted to become a police officer. Early Sunday, police say 29-year-old Omar Mateen opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando in an attack that left 50 people dead and 53 wounded.…
Mayor of Orlando: 50 casualties, 53 in hospital in shooting
Mayor says the shooter used an assault rifle on all those killed
Feds consider whether to shut for-profit college watchdog
BOSTON (AP) — Federal education officials are deciding whether to shut down the nation’s biggest accreditor of for-profit colleges over allegations it overlooked deception by some of its schools. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges is meant to be a watchdog for hundreds of for-profit colleges. Its seal of approval allows schools to get federal…
‘Ali! Ali!’: The Greatest Is Laid to Rest in His Hometown
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Greatest was laid to rest in his hometown Friday after an all-day send-off that was a lot like Muhammad Ali himself – serious at times, but also exuberant, bracingly political, and funny. Ali made one final journey through the city he adored via a fist-pumping funeral procession through the streets…
Biden offers off-the-cuff endorsement of Clinton
WASHINGTON (AP) – It almost went unnoticed, but in a nine-word tangent, Vice President Joe Biden has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. Biden had been expected to hold off on his formal endorsement for a day or two after President Barack Obama endorsed Clinton on Thursday. Biden met with Bernie Sanders on Thursday and had…
Elizabeth Warren arrives at Clinton home for meeting
Warren was the only holdout among the Senate’s Democratic women