Parents Of Pulse Nightclub Shooting Victim Fighting For Better Gun Regulation
Jerry Wight's mother and father hope no one forgets what happened at the Pulse Nightclub on June 12th, 2016.
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Jerry Wight's mother and father hope no one forgets what happened at the Pulse Nightclub on June 12th, 2016.
It's a day that still haunts passengers and workers.
What could've been an extremely dangerous situation was defused by local authorities.
Today, teachers and children are preparing for something entirely different: mass shootings.
When the deadly shooting at Columbine happened, it was hard to imagine things could get worse.
A man opened fire inside of a church in a small South Texas community on Sunday, killing 26 people and wounding about 20 others in the deadliest mass shooting in the state's history
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The massacre in Las Vegas is once again bringing back a flood of awful memories for the families and survivors of the Pulse shooting.
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The victims of the Las Vegas massacre, the deadliest mass shooting in recent American history, are beginning to be identified.
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Here is a breakdown of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history.
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Former vice presidential nominee and Alaska governor Sarah Palin is suing The New York Times for defamation over an editorial that linked one of her political action committee ads to the mass shooting that severely wounded then-Arizona Congressman Gabby Giffords.
Monday marks exactly one year since the deadliest mass shooting in American history. Forty-nine people died in the attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
The nightmare from the mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub is still very fresh for many of the survivors and families of the victims.
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The man and woman who were found shot to death in a Southwest Miami-Dade home on Saturday have been identified, deputies said.
Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said that it's "really important" that video of the strikes "be made public."
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The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Under a 2023 settlement reached by the Biden administration, Southwest agreed to a $140 million civil penalty after the company canceled thousands of flights during a winter storm in 2022.
Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said that it's "really important" that video of the strikes "be made public."
The Trump administration's elevation of Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg to lead a high-profile office within the Food and Drug Administration is raising alarm among multiple senior FDA officials.
President Trump's efforts to reshape the executive branch and flex his presidential power are set to be tested at the Supreme Court on Monday.
"We're reviewing the process, and we'll see," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. "Whatever we were to decide to release, we'd have to be very responsible about reviewing that right now."
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Kian Sadeghi, the 25-year-old founder and CEO at Nucleus Genomics, tells "CBS Mornings" that parents have every right to select the qualities and traits they desire in their child.
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham, a critic of government vaccine mandates, has been quietly appointed to one of the CDC's top positions.
Consumers with the imported pans should throw them away due to the severe health risks posed by lead, the agency warns.
ByHeart said it can't rule out that all of its baby formula across all product lots could be contaminated, citing recent test results.
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Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
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President Trump presented medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony.
Japanese officials said Jeremy O Harris, known for his Tony-nominated "Slave Play" and his role in the series "Emily in Paris," was arrested on the island of Okinawa on Nov. 16.
Nardiz Cooke was immediately transfixed by the mask she wore while receiving treatment for late-stage cancer.
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