
The Guardian - 1 hour 31 min ago
A memorial will be built on the site, with final plans to be revealed in May and completion scheduled for fall 2027 Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Demolition of Pulse, the LGBTQ+ -friendly nightclub in Florida where 49 people were killed in 2016, began on Wednesday, bringing a symbolic end to an almost decade-long wrangle over the future of the building that some residents and its former owners wanted to be preserved as a memorial for the victims. A...

ABC News - 1 hour 33 min ago
Demolition began at Orlando's Pulse nightclub as the city clears the site for a permanent memorial to the 49 people killed there...

UPI - 2 hours 23 min ago
Pulse Nightclub, the site of a mass shooting that killed 49 people in Orlando in 2016, was demolished on Wednesday, making way for a memorial.

The Guardian - 3 hours 34 min ago
Thomas Abt, a researcher, says online taunts and barbs from songs can intensify shootings in underserved areas Whenever the US tries to make sense of a high-profile mass shooting, it inevitably turns to one source: the social media accounts of the suspect. Law enforcement, reporters and the public scrutinize these digital footprints, hoping to find clues about a possible motive. Less explored, however, is the role social media platforms like Instagram and YouTube play in shootings that happen in...

Advocate - 9 hours 17 min ago
Ten years after the mass shooting at Pulse, the LGBTQ+ nightclub in Orlando is being torn down. Demolition began today at the site, which never reopened after 49 people were killed there on June 12, 2016. This morning, Pulse survivor Orlando Torres live-streamed the demolition while recounting what he experienced that night.

Advocate - 9 hours 40 min ago
Demolition crews began tearing down the Pulse nightclub in Orlando , Florida , on Wednesday, as a survivor of the 2016 mass shooting stood nearby and streamed the moment in real time.