The Pulse nightclub shooting in 2016 was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history at the time. Photo: adrees latif/ReutersThe city of Orlando, Fla., voted to buy the site of the Pulse nightclub shooting, with plans to turn the grounds into a memorial for the 49 people who were killed there in 2016. The Orlando City Council unanimously approved Monday the $2 million purchase of 1912 South Orange Avenue, the land housing the now-closed club. Mayor Buddy Dyer last week said the city would determine the next steps for building a memorial.

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Persons: adrees latif, Buddy Dyer Organizations: Orlando City Locations: Orlando, Fla, Orange