The Onion has a now-routine response to mass shootings : The satirical news site republishes a story with the headline ” ‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens .” That response, according to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll conducted after the Las Vegas shooting, is…

When law enforcement officials searched through Stephen Paddock’s arsenal of weapons, they discovered that 12 of his 47 firearms were outfitted with a deadly device that allows a semiautomatic weapon to perform more like a fully automatic weapon. The device used to modify the firearm is known as a…

F.B.I. investigators scanning South Las Vegas Boulevard near the shooting site on Tuesday. Eric Thayer for The New York Times LAS VEGAS — Before he mowed down concertgoers from a perch high in a hotel tower, a gunman created a ring of surveillance around him, with video cameras in his suite and in…

President Trump and Melania Trump, the first lady, left the White House on Tuesday to travel to Puerto Rico. Tom Brenner/The New York Times WASHINGTON — President Trump landed in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico on Tuesday morning, embarking on a politically sensitive visit that comes after an ugly spat…

Progressive challenger Randall Woodfin on Tuesday unseated William Bell, the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, in a nonpartisan runoff election. Woodfin’s ambitious platform and dogged ground game ultimately bested Bell, 68, a two-term Democratic incumbent who had been in city politics since before…

(CNN) When a gunman started firing into a crowd of concertgoers in Las Vegas on Sunday night, Iraq war veteran Taylor Winston thought on his feet. Bullets were flying. People were injured. Winston saw a truck with the keys still inside in a lot near the venue, and didn't hesitate to jump into…

WASHINGTON ― Stormfront, a prominent neo-Nazi internet forum, came back online on Friday, more than a month after its domain registrar shut the site down in the wake of the deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The site returned just in time for users to coordinate meet-ups at…

(CNN) A number of Russian-linked Facebook ads specifically targeted Michigan and Wisconsin, two states crucial to Donald Trump's victory last November, according to four sources with direct knowledge of the situation. Some of the Russian ads appeared highly sophisticated in their targeting of key…

The United States joined countries like Iraq and Botswana in voting against a United Nations resolution that, among other things, condemns the use of the death penalty against LGBTQ people. The U.N. Human Rights Council passed the measure on Friday, with 27 countries voting in favor and 13 against .…

Democratic voters sued after Republicans won 60 of Wisconsin’s 99 State Assembly seats with just 48.6 percent of the statewide vote in 2012. Jared Soares for The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Tuesday in a case that could reshape American democracy. The…

Qanta Shimizu just wanted to get inside Chase Bank to pull out the cash he needed to buy his fried chicken. But the white man in the gray suit wouldn’t let him pass. Standing on a corner in New York City’s Chinatown, the man told Shimizu he just had a few quick questions he wanted to ask. The idea…

The Cuban embassy in Washington. Carlos Barria/Reuters WASHINGTON — The Trump administration expelled 15 Cuban diplomats from the embassy in Washington in an escalating response to mysterious illnesses afflicting American embassy personnel in Havana. The expulsions were intended to force the Cubans…

In the hours since authorities identified Stephen Paddock as the lone gunman behind the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, family and neighbors have described him as an unremarkable, apolitical retiree who liked to golf and gamble and had money to blow. Now, Starbucks employees who…

After years of struggling, Yahoo sold itself to Verizon for $4.48 billion. But the deal was nearly derailed by the disclosure of breaches that Yahoo had suffered. David Ramos/Bloomberg It was the biggest breach of a company of all time. And now, it is even bigger. Verizon Communications, which now…

As the nation reels from the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history , some people have noticed a double standard in how the media has portrayed 64-year-old Stephen Paddock versus other mass shooters. Paddock shot into a crowd of concertgoers in Las Vegas on Sunday, killing at least 59 people…

One of the most bizarre mysteries in international politics has been going on for months in Cuba, where a series of possible sonic attacks on foreign diplomats continues to puzzle investigators and increase tensions between the U.S. and the Havana regime. At least 21 American foreign staff and…

Former first lady Michelle Obama said Tuesday that many young people only know life under her husband's presidency and may consider "what's happening now as intrinsically not what they were taught." "Many of the young people today, they only know Barack Obama as their president and what that…

Story highlights Murphy has an anti-abortion record A memo said to be from his chief of staff detailed erratic behavior from the congressman Washington (CNN) Rep. Tim Murphy, a Pennsylvania Republican with a staunchly anti-abortion voting record, urged a woman he was having an affair with to get an…

On Monday, with victims of the previous night’s massacre still dying at Las Vegas-area hospitals, conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly had a blunt message to a nation in mourning after the latest high-profile mass shooting, this one the deadliest in modern U.S. history. This sort of death and…

Republicans on Tuesday struggled to identify ways that Congress could help prevent mass shootings in America. Some even argued there was no point in government making the attempt. “I don’t think this is a problem a law is going to fix by itself,” Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said. HuffPost…

It sounds like “ Game of Thrones ” Season 8 won’t be the Sam old thing. News recently broke that the final season’s episodes could come in at around $15 million each , and that the show will bring back directors Miguel Sapochnik and David Nutter. “We assembled a team of directors this year who have…

One day after a gunman carried out a deadly mass shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas, the suspect’s motive still remains unclear to the public. At least 58 people were killed and 527 others wounded when 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest Festival from his…

After purchasing a nine-bedroom house in Washington, D.C. a few months ago, the Obamas are reportedly house-hunting again ― this time in New York City. Barack and Michelle were spotted at 10 Gracie Square , a property on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, according to Page Six sources. A spokesperson…

Pittsburgh ― a major hub for everything from sports to music to art to steel ― is anything but boring. The western Pennsylvanian city has brought us the likes of Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon and feminist playwright Gertrude Stein. The National Negro Opera Company, which was the first…

Charlottesville, Virginia, often referred to as Cville, has long proved its place in America’s history. The city was once the home of both Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe (the former’s mountain-top plantation Monticello ― which includes a mansion and rebuilt slave quarters ― borders the city).…

Priscilla Olivas, 19, of Las Vegas, lights a candle Tuesday at a street vigil along the Las Vegas Strip. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) The deadly mass public shooting in Las Vegas has reignited the debate about regulating firearms. Advocates of gun rights say that “the only thing that stops a…

Megyn Kelly an awkward moment on her NBC talk show, but the culprit turned out to be Tom Brokaw’s faulty hearing aid , he later told the Washington Post. On Tuesday’s episode of Megyn Kelly Today, she hosted a panel on the Las Vegas shooting , including former NBC anchorman Tom Brokaw as a panelist.…

In his first visit to Puerto Rico following the devastation of Hurricane Maria , President Donald Trump tossed paper towels at suffering survivors Tuesday. A small number of the more than 3 million residents in Puerto Rico still without power were gifted paper towels, which Trump apparently thought…

House Republicans passed a bill on Tuesday that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy ― a move the Trump administration said will “help to facilitate a culture of life.” The move comes three days after Congress allowed a federal children’s health program to expire, potentially leaving…

Ellen DeGeneres is absolutely distraught about the mass shooting that took place in Las Vegas on Sunday but she has a plan to help combat the darkness felt in its aftermath. The talk show host filmed an eight-minute long segment on Monday, just hours after at least 59 people were killed and over 500…

Charlottesville, Virginia, is a resilient city. The white supremacist rally that turned violent in August has only reinforced the strength and hope of Charlottesville’s residents. HuffPost is hitting the road this fall to interview people about their hopes, dreams, fears ― and what it means to be…

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday expressed doubt that deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history will prompt America to act on gun reform. “I think it’s up to America what gun laws they put in place,” she told ITV’s “Good Morning Britain.” “I think most people would look at this and…

The deadliest mass shooting in modern American history took place on Sunday, when a gunman opened fire at the Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas . At least 59 people were killed and more than 500 were wounded. Authorities said Tuesday that all but three of the victims have been identified. The…

At least she didn’t do it by Post-it. The final “ Sex and the City ” movie might never see the light of day, but trust us when we tell you, Kim Cattrall dragging Sarah Jessica Parker IRL is far more entertaining than anything they could come up with for a sequel. Plans for a third film in the…

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Newly surfaced surveillance footage shows Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock slipping and falling while at a casino in 2011. The casino’s attorney, Martin Kravitz, told Inside Edition that he met at the time with Paddock, whom he described as “kind of slovenly in appearance.” “ He was in shorts, not…

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), who is recovering from being shot in the hip by a gunman during a congressional baseball practice in June, said Tuesday that the massacre in Las Vegas has “fortified” his stance on gun rights. In an interview with Fox News that aired Tuesday evening, Scalise dismissed…

Washington (CNN) Pennsylvania Rep. Tim Murphy has had one hell of a last month. In early September, the Republican House member admitted to an extramarital affair with a "personal friend" following the unsealing of divorce records that showed he had been involved in a relationship with Shannon…