At his local Starbucks, Las Vegas shooter remembered for berating his girlfriend

Las Vegas gunman installed spy cameras to detect law enforcement movements, sheriff says

The gunman who attacked a Las Vegas country music festival installed cameras outside his hotel room, including at least one in a room service cart, to watch for the approach of police officers, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Tuesday. Officials still haven't offered a motive for why Stephen...

Las Vegas shooting victims: Portraits of the fallen

Stories of Las Vegas shooting victims Hannah Ahlers, Carrie Barnette, Denise Burditus, Sandy Casey, Thomas Day Jr., Austin Davis, Dana Gardner, Angela Gomez, Charleston Hartfield, Jennifer Topaz Irvine, Jessica Klymchuk, Rhonda LeRocque, Jordan McIldoon, Calla Medig, Sonny Melton ...

The mystery of Stephen Paddock ? gambler, real estate investor, mass killer

He was 64 years old and, to those who knew him, showed no signs of mental illness, extreme political views or an unhealthy interest in guns. He liked to gamble, and had bounced around over the years, living in Southern California, Texas and Nevada. But he seemed to have plenty of money, and had...

Las Vegas shooting updates: Portraits of the victims emerge

But the women — who call themselves sisters — pulled each other up, held hands and ran east, taking cover behind vendor carts until they made it to a dirt lot where they hunkered behind vehicles with other concertgoers.“Are you guys OK? “a female concertgoer said. “I’m a nurse.”The nurse checked...

CBS fires executive for 'deeply unacceptable' post after Vegas shooting

CBS Corp. fired a vice president in business affairs Monday for comments she made on social media regarding the mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas.Hayley Geftman-Gold, wrote on her Facebook page that she was not sympathetic to victims of the shooting because, she claimed, most...

Complaining about the cost of Puerto Rico aid while pushing tax cuts took some gall ? even for Trump

During a visit to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, President Trump inadvertently disclosed that his administration does, in fact, have a budget. “Now, I hate to tell you, Puerto Rico, but you've thrown our budget a little out of whack because we've spent a lot of money on Puerto Rico,” Trump said, adding,...

USC professor detained during false active shooter report on campus

Los Angeles police said they found no evidence of a shooting on the USC campus Monday after reports of gunfire prompted a lockdown and a substantial LAPD response. “No danger to community,” the Los Angeles Police Department said on Twitter after completing a search of campus buildings. Public safety...

Why losing Tom Petty feels like losing a piece of ourselves

If you sing karaoke, you’ve probably performed “American Girl.” If you play guitar, you’ve likely strummed “Learning to Fly.” And if you’ve driven a car while celebrating some personal achievement or another, you’ve almost certainly belted out “Free Fallin’” at the top of your lungs as you drummed...

Parents express shock over flutes possibly tainted with semen and given to schoolchildren; little health risk seen

As state and federal officials investigate how batches of plastic flutes believed to be contaminated with semen were distributed in the spring to schools in Southern California, parents expressed shock at the allegations while health experts said exposure to the flutes likely posed little risk...

Yahoo says every account ? all 3 billion of them ? was affected by 2013 breach

All 3 billion Yahoo accounts that existed in August 2013 were affected by a massive data breach ? three times as many as the company first reported. In December, Yahoo disclosed that hackers stole information that could be connected to more than 1 billion accounts in a breach then believed to affect...

California woman recounts her harrowing fight for survival after being hit during the mass shooting in Las Vegas

But the women — who call themselves sisters — pulled each other up, held hands and ran east, taking cover behind vendor carts until they made it to a dirt lot where they hunkered behind vehicles with other concertgoers.“Are you guys OK? “a female concertgoer said. “I’m a nurse.”The nurse checked...

Tearful Jimmy Kimmel demands action: 'Thoughts and prayers are insufficient' after Las Vegas shooting

Tom Petty, Heartbreakers frontman and beloved rock figure, dies at 66

Tom Petty rode to the pinnacle of pop music stardom with his beloved and long-running rock band the Heartbreakers, born out of the ashes of a group that flopped when he brought them from Gainesville, Fla., to California in the mid-1970s. He emerged as one of the most vocal and tireless champions...

Las Vegas gunman had cameras outside hotel room to keep an eye on police

Facebook and Google pledged to stop fake news. So why did they promote Las Vegas-shooting hoaxes?

Accuracy matters in the moments after a tragedy. Facts can help catch the suspects, save lives and prevent a panic. But in the aftermath of the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday, the world’s two biggest gateways for information, Google and Facebook, did nothing to quell criticism that...

A photographer's account: When a festival assignment turns deadly

A photographer's account of covering the mass shooting in Las Vegas that left 59 people dead and more than 500 injured.

NASCAR's Matt Kenseth speeds away from his waterfront home in North Carolina

Time for a victory lap. After a couple of price adjustments, NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth has found a buyer for his European-style home in Mooresville, N.C. The sale price was $2.075 million. The two-time Daytona 500 winner listed the waterfront house for sale in May for $2.5 million before dropping...

Paddock had 17 rifles in room, including one modified with a legal rapid-fire device

More than 50 dead and 400 injured in shooting on Las Vegas Strip; police say lone suspect is dead

More than 50 people were killed and at least 400 others injured after a gunman opened fire Sunday night at a country music festival opposite the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, authorities said. Police released the updated death toll in the early morning hours after a horrific...