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Donald Trump renewed his demand for a ban on Muslims from entering the United States on Monday, telling Good Morning America, "We have to have a ban on people coming in from Syria."

Seddique Mir Mateen, the father of Orlando shooter Omar Mateen, posted a video on his Facebook page Monday morning claiming that while he was "not aware what motivated him to go into a gay club and kill 50 people," the elder Mateen believes "God will punish those involved in homosexuality."

Police in Santa Monica, California, say that Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks "was given incorrect information" when she tweeted that a 20-year-old Indiana man arrested in his gun-filled car Sunday morning said he wanted to "harm" the Los Angeles Gay Pride festival in West Hollywood. "That statement never was made," Lt. Saul Rodriguez clarified on Sunday evening. The suspect, James Wesley Howell, "did indicate that he was planning on going to the Pride festival but beyond anything as far as motives... Читать дальше...

The disgruntled conservatives who have branded themselves #NeverTrump have been treated as a punchline for months now.

A millennial feminist is supposed to start an essay about Hillary Clinton by talking about mothers.

Remember "The Talk?" If it went down in your house the way it did in mine, mom or dad knocked on your bedroom door one day, explained a few things about biology (things you probably already knew from the playground and covert sessions with the Encyclopedia Britannica) and "special feelings" (about which you did not want to hear, at least not from your parents) before declaring it a "good talk" and fleeing the room, leaving behind an air of deep mortification and a pamphlet from the pediatrician's office. Читать дальше...

Americans work a lot: 47 hours a week on average, according to a 2014 survey — and a fifth work as much as 59 hours a week. Unlike other advanced nations, the annual hours we spend at work stagnated in the last half-century. So now we work more than basically everyone in the West.

Is a gigantic population of American anarchists going to swing the 2016 election to Donald Trump?!?

Luana and Lohaynny Vicente first picked up rackets as kids growing up in Rio de Janeiro. Today, the sisters are dominating the sport on the world stage.

While Hillary Clinton was shattering one more glass ceiling on her way to the Democratic presidential nomination last week, no Republican senatorial candidate even managed to advance to the general election in California's nonpartisan "jungle primary."

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the murder of 50 people and wounding of 53 others at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando early Sunday morning. "The armed attack that targeted a gay night club in the city of Orlando in the American state of Florida which left over 100 people dead or injured was carried out by an Islamic State fighter," ISIS's Amaq news agency said Sunday. U.S. officials caution that there's no evidence the apparent shooter, U.S.-born Omar Mateen, had any direct ties to... Читать дальше...

"Money — you know, the thing that everyone likes to think they're good with, despite the evidence provided in every episode of The Suze Orman Show," said John Oliver on Sunday's Last Week Tonight. One of Orman's main themes is that people should be saving for retirement, and Oliver agreed. "It is true that as we all live longer, you should absolutely save for retirement, if you can," he said.

Since the end of May, more than 200 people have been abducted from the highways of Afghanistan, and at least 21 have been murdered, with worried bus drivers saying the Taliban and common criminals are behind the spike in crime.

Daniel Gilroy, 44, worked with Omar Mateen, 29, for about a year as a security guard, and on Sunday he said that he repeatedly warned their employer, G4S, that the man accused of murdering 50 people and wounding 53 more at an Orlando gay nightclub early Sunday morning was an unhinged bigot. "I complained multiple times that he was dangerous, that he didn't like blacks, women, lesbians, and Jews," Gilroy told The Times on Sunday. "You meet bigots," he added, recounting an episode where he said... Читать дальше...

Janet Waldo, famous for voicing Judy Jetson on the cartoon The Jetsons, died Sunday. She was 96.

Odds are you're going to be irritated/disgusted/disturbed by a politician at least 10 times a day from now until you take your final breath, but finally, there's a gif that might get your point across better than a strongly worded email or angry Facebook rant.

On Sunday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins won their fourth Stanley Cup title, and their first since 2009, beating the San Jose Sharks 3-1 in Game 6 of the National Hockey League finals. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was named the Stanley Cup Finals MVP, winning the Conn Smythe trophy, and was the first player to carry the Stanley Cup around on the ice. The Penguins' three goals were scored by defensemen Brian Dumoulin and Kris Letang and forward Patric Hornqvist, while San Jose forward Logan Couture scored his team's one point. Читать дальше...

History was made during the 70th annual Tony Awards on Sunday night, when for the first time ever, all four musical acting awards went to performers of color.

When accepting his award for Best Score at Sunday night's Tony Awards for his hit musical Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda informed his audience that he won't rap this acceptance speech. "I'm too old," he said. "I wrote you a sonnet instead." He started with declaring his love for his wife, Vanessa Nadal, and their son in iambic pentameter, then shifted to his craft, musing about what art can and cannot do:

After being nominated for a record 16 Tonys this year, Hamilton took home 11 awards, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score Written for the Theater.

Across the United States and the world, landmarks paid tribute to the victims of the Orlando massacre.

The Orlando Police Department has released the name of eight victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting, with more to be announced as next of kin are notified.

The ex-wife of the suspected Orlando shooter said that, during their brief marriage, he was "mentally unstable" and "obviously disturbed."

The ex-wife of the suspected Orlando shooter said during their brief marriage, he was "mentally unstable" and "obviously disturbed."

In the aftermath of the mass shooting Sunday morning that left 50 people at a gay club in Orlando dead, Donald Trump took the time to pat himself on the back for "being right on radical Islamic terrorism."