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• Newtown residents seek solace in church and prepare to bury their dead
• Gunman’s computers may be key in investigation
• Portraits of Conn. victims show lives at their very start, ended in gunfire
• Evidence hints at deadlier plan in Conn. massacre
• No danger at Conn. church after phoned threat
• Rifle in Conn. massacre similar to D.C. sniper
• Analysis: Boehner opens door to tax hikes, shifts fiscal cliff talks
• Rocket still centerpiece as North Koreans mourn Kim
• Ind. man with 47 guns arrested after school threat
• Schools around U.S. increase security after massacre
• On foreign policy, Kerry is Obama's good soldier
• Big price for inaugural pomp; much private money
• Senators want commission to look at mass shootings
• Sandy Hook survivors struggle to pick up the pieces
• Agents visit Conn. gun shops after school massacre
• Syrian VP says neither side can win war - newspaper
• Egypt's Islamists aim to build on constitution vote
• Venezuelan elections a test for Chavez's movement
• Springsteen, Gaga join Stones; Newtown noted
• A children's choir opens 'SNL' with 'Silent Night'

Newtown residents seek solace in church and prepare to bury their dead Posted: 16 Dec 2012 01:00 PM PST A pastor said the community may one day find forgiveness. Meanwhile, "We have more to mourn, and children and adults to bury."

Gunman’s computers may be key in investigation Posted: 16 Dec 2012 09:44 AM PST For a man described as withdrawn from the outside world, Adam Lanza's computer room is likely a gold mine for detectives.

Portraits of Conn. victims show lives at their very start, ended in gunfire Posted: 16 Dec 2012 04:50 AM PST Emilie Parker's father fought back tears as he described the beautiful, smiling girl who loved to try new things, except foods.

Evidence hints at deadlier plan in Conn. massacre Posted: 16 Dec 2012 01:32 PM PST The gunman in the Connecticut shooting rampage shot his mother four times in the head before going to the school and gunning down 26, authorities said Sunday as details emerged suggesting that Adam Lanza had planned an even more gruesome massacre but was stopped short.

No danger at Conn. church after phoned threat Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:08 PM PST Worshippers hurriedly left a church Sunday when someone phoned in a threat as parishioners remembered 20 children and six adults who were massacred at an elementary school, but police later said nothing dangerous was found.

Rifle in Conn. massacre similar to D.C. sniper Posted: 16 Dec 2012 03:38 PM PST Weapons used by Connecticut gunman Adam Lanza, who killed 20 children and six school workers Friday after killing his mother at their home. Lanza committed suicide in Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Analysis: Boehner opens door to tax hikes, shifts fiscal cliff talks Posted: 16 Dec 2012 02:55 PM PST U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner's offer to accept a tax rate increase for the wealthiest Americans knocks down a key Republican road block to a deal resolving the year-end "fiscal cliff." The question now boils down to what President Barack Obama offers in return. Such major questions, still unanswered so close to the end of the year suggest, however, that no spending and tax agreement is imminent. ...

Rocket still centerpiece as North Koreans mourn Kim Posted: 16 Dec 2012 04:16 PM PST North Korea parlayed the success of last week's rocket launch to glorify leader Kim Jong Un and his late father on Sunday, the eve of the first anniversary of his death.

Ind. man with 47 guns arrested after school threat Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:09 AM PST A northern Indiana man who allegedly threatened to "kill as many people as he could" at an elementary school near his home was arrested by officers who later found 47 guns and ammunition hidden throughout his home.

Schools around U.S. increase security after massacre Posted: 16 Dec 2012 04:44 PM PST Jessica Kornfeld sat down with her son and daughter after school on Friday and shared with them the unthinkable, horrific news out of Connecticut: Someone had stormed into an elementary school and killed children nearly their same age.

On foreign policy, Kerry is Obama's good soldier Posted: 16 Dec 2012 09:46 AM PST Democratic Sen. John Kerry stands tall as President Barack Obama's good soldier.

Big price for inaugural pomp; much private money Posted: 16 Dec 2012 02:07 PM PST The pomp surrounding the inauguration of the president of the United States can carry a hefty price tag, from the glitzy galas to all those inaugural balls.

Senators want commission to look at mass shootings Posted: 16 Dec 2012 09:40 AM PST Two senators called Sunday for a national commission to examine mass shootings in the United States, while a third vowed to ban the sale of military-style assault weapons.

Sandy Hook survivors struggle to pick up the pieces Posted: 15 Dec 2012 05:29 PM PST As residents here learned the names Saturday of the 20 children and six adults killed at Sandy Hook School in one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history, kids and their parents began a long mourning process. Roxanne Mader, the mother of 7-year old Bianca, a student at Sandy Hook, said two of [...]

Agents visit Conn. gun shops after school massacre Posted: 16 Dec 2012 05:06 AM PST While white-steepled churches and President Barack Obama prepared to comfort a grieving town Sunday, federal agents planned to fan out to dozens of gun stores and shooting ranges across Connecticut, chasing leads they hoped would cast light on the life of school shooter Adam Lanza.

Syrian VP says neither side can win war - newspaper Posted: 16 Dec 2012 03:03 PM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian Vice President Farouq al-Sharaa has told a Lebanese newspaper that neither the forces of President Bashar al-Assad nor rebels can win the war in Syria. Sharaa, a Sunni Muslim in a power structure dominated by Assad's Alawite minority, has rarely appeared in public since the revolt erupted in March 2011. The newspaper, al-Akhbar, released only limited excerpts on Sunday from the interview appearing in Monday's edition, and it was far from clear that Sharaa's comments represented the view of the government. ...

Egypt's Islamists aim to build on constitution vote Posted: 16 Dec 2012 03:25 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - President Mohamed Mursi has won initial backing from Egyptians for a new constitution that he hopes will steer the country out of crisis, but which opponents say is an Islamist charter that tramples on minority rights. A first day of voting in a referendum on the draft basic law resulted in 56.5 percent 'Yes' vote, Mursi's political party said. An opposition official conceded that Egyptians voting on Saturday appeared to have backed the measure. ...

Venezuelan elections a test for Chavez's movement Posted: 16 Dec 2012 03:58 PM PST Venezuelans chose governors and state lawmakers on Sunday in elections seen as a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the socialist leader leaves the political stage.

Springsteen, Gaga join Stones; Newtown noted Posted: 16 Dec 2012 06:35 AM PST Only at a Rolling Stones concert could appearances by Bruce Springsteen and Lady Gaga seem almost like afterthoughts.

A children's choir opens 'SNL' with 'Silent Night' Posted: 15 Dec 2012 11:25 PM PST "Saturday Night Live" made a rare departure from its comedic opening to pay tribute to the children and adults killed at a Connecticut elementary school.

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