* American Omar Mateen kills 49 at a gay nightclub in Orlando—America's deadliest mass shooting. * With a history of violence and appearances on FBI radar, Mateen also had two legal licenses for his guns. * Whether Mateen was working for ISIS, or just seeking publicity, the Islamic State doesn&
* Tens of thousands prepare to say goodbye to Muhammad Ali in his home city of Louisville. * Photographs from Ali's storied career. * Former Pablo Escobar enforcer finds fame on YouTube. * Bangladeshi police make breakthroughs in the case of who is killing all of the secular bloggers and activists. * Stunning
* Dispatch from a small, mostly peaceful Muslim Chinese town accused of being “China’s Islamic State.” * Flock of over 1,000 sheep invades Spanish city after its shepherd falls asleep. * The "Nordic paradox"—despite being the world's most gender-equal nations, Nordic countries have a high
* Clinton wins majority of pledged delegates, majority of states that have held primaries, and the popular vote. * It's complicated. It isn't just "a woman." It's the right woman at the right time. * "Sanders Vows to Keep Fighting for Nomination Even if
* Car bomb attack kills 11 in central Istanbul, the city's fourth major attack this year. * Islamic State kills nearly 40 of its own on a spy hunt. * Trump orders surrogates to attack judges and journalists in a fascinating-sounding phone call. * AP says Clinton has the pledged delegates
* Swiss voters overwhelmingly reject proposal to give citizens a guaranteed income. * Wall Street lends Uber $1 billion to fund its subprime auto leasing scheme. * Twenty percent of Title I funding—meant to help poorer school districts—ends up in rich districts. * Over Memorial Day weekend in Chicago, 64 people were
* Massive rescue underway after a migrant boat carrying hundreds capsizes in the Mediterranean. * Conference in Paris gathers the Middle East Quartet, the Arab League, the UN—but not Israelis or Palestinians. * Flooding in Paris forces the Louvre and Orsay museums to move precious art. * From 1910: "Grim fear has
* Clinton to attack Trump's foreign policy prescriptions, hoping to reach moderate Republicans. * Trump loses a golf tournament to Mexico because his name's bad for business. * With an unlikely alliance settled with the US, Iran effectively controls Iraq. * Republicans see conspiracy in secret meetings to justify the
* Former Trump University “professors” say their jobs were to scam people. * How Citizens United killed a little-known public bank account that helped elect both Carter and Reagan. * Most of Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson’s campaign spending has gone to outside consultants. * Views on the US election from the "
* Mafia expert says London's financiers make the UK the world's most corrupted country. * Summers: No wonder Americans don't trust the government—it can't even fix a bridge. * The Mexican Army kills eight enemies for every one it wounds. * Former attorney general Holder
