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Sandy Hook shooter a mystery to neighbors and former classmates

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 01:58 PM PST

Police tape blocks a road near the Lanza residneceEven to his neighbors, the gunman who massacred 26 kids and educators at an elementary school remains somewhat of a mystery.

Obama to travel to Newtown, Conn. on Sunday

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 04:33 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama pauses while speaking about the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown during a press briefing at the White House in WashingtonPresident Barack Obama will travel to Newtown, Conn. and meet with families of those killed in the shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School and thank emergency workers who responded to the tragedy.

Medical examiner: all Sandy Hook victims died of multiple gunshot wounds

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 01:17 PM PST

Connecticut Chief Medical Examiner H. Wayne Carver II, M.D. speaks to reporters during a news conference, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 in Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn. The victims of the shooting were shot multiple times by semiautomatic rifle, the medical examiner said Saturday, and he called the injuries "devastating" and the worst he and colleagues had ever seen. Police began releasing the identities of the dead. All of the 20 children killed were 6 or 7 years old. Carver, said he examined seven of the children killed, and two had been shot at close range. When asked how many bullets were fired, he said, "I'm lucky if I can tell you how many I found." (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)The medical examiner investigating the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, said autopsies showed the on 20 children and six adults showed they were killed with multiple bullets fired by rifle at close range.

Police hope motive emerges from evidence in shooter's home

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 07:56 AM PST

Connecticut Community Copes With Aftermath Of Elementary School Mass ShootingEvidence recovered at Adam Lanza's home may provide a motive for the massacre that left 26 dead.

Sympathy over US school shooting stretches globe

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 09:15 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2012 photo, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard talks to media in Bali, Indonesia. Leaders of two of the closest longtime allies of the United States have been quick to express sympathy over a shooting rampage that left 26 people dead, including 20 children, at a Connecticut elementary school. Gillard said in a statement Saturday that her country shares America's shock at what she called "this senseless and incomprehensible act of evil." (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati, File)As the world joined Americans in mourning the school massacre in Connecticut, many urged U.S. politicians to honor the 28 victims, especially the children, by pushing for stronger gun control laws.

AP Photos: Connecticut shooting

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 09:51 AM PST

A mourner bows her head inside the St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church at a vigil service for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, in Newtown, Conn. Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Andrew Gombert, Pool)The massacre of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school elicited horror and soul-searching around the world even as it raised more basic questions about why the 20-year-old gunman was driven to such a crime and how he chose his victims. Police have shed no light on any motive, and investigators were trying to learn more about the suspect Adam Lanza.

Okla. teen arrested in school shooting plot

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 01:46 PM PST

Hours before a gunman opened fire at a Connecticut elementary school, police in Oklahoma arrested a teenager for allegedly plotting to attack his high school and trying to recruit classmates to help him.

No rise in mass killings, but their impact is huge

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 11:11 AM PST

FILE - In this Friday, July 20, 2012 file photo, Judy Goos, left, hugs her daughter's friend, Isaiah Bow, 20, an eyewitnesses, as Terrell Wallin, 20, right, looks on, outside Gateway High School where witnesses were brought for questioning after a gunman opened fire at the midnight premiere of the "Dark Knight Rises" movie in Aurora, Colo. After fleeing the theater, Bow returned to find his girlfriend who turned out to be safe. "Very stupid I know, But I didn't want to leave her in there," says Bow. (AP Photo/Barry Gutierrez)A gold plaque hangs next to a bullet hole in the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., where a lone gunman killed six worshippers and injured three others last August. It is engraved with the words, "We Are One."

Secretary of state faints, sustains concussion

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 12:04 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2012, file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton poses for photographs before a dinner hosted by Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Law K. Shanmugam, unseen, at Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore. The State Department says Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, that Clinton, who skipped an overseas trip this past week because of a stomach virus, sustained a concussion after fainting. She's now recovering at home and being monitored by doctors. An aide, Philippe Reines, says in a statement that Clinton will continue to work from home next week, as the recommendation of her doctors. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who skipped an overseas trip this past week because of a stomach virus, sustained a concussion after fainting, the State Department said Saturday.

Mandela undergoes successful gallstone surgery

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 12:18 PM PST

FILE - This photo taken Monday Aug. 6, 2012 shows former South African President Nelson Mandela when he met with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, unseen, at his home in Qunu, South Africa. Mandela on Friday, Dec 14 2012 entered the seventh day of a hospital stay for a lung infection as questions grow about where he is receiving treatment. The 94-year-old patriarch of South Africa's democracy has been hospitalized since Saturday, first undergoing tests and later being diagnosed with the ailment. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela underwent a successful surgery to remove gallstones Saturday, the nation's presidency said, as the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon is still recovering from a lung infection.

Shooting victims: 'Hero' teacher, principal, 20 kids

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 04:23 AM PST

Shooting Victims: 'Hero' Teacher, Principal, 20 KidsConnecticut shooting victim's cousin: 'In our eyes, she is a hero'

'Tears today in Connecticut': Residents react to Newtown tragedy

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 09:09 AM PST

A U.S. flag flies at half staff in front of the Reed Intermediate School in Newtown, Connecticut, following a shooting nearby at Sandy Hook Elementary SchoolConnecticut residents shared on Friday their reaction to the mass shooting in Newtown. Here's a sampling of their thoughts.

Police, world wonder about Conn. shooting motive

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 07:14 AM PST

Across the street from the elementary school in Sandy Hook, Conn. neighbors hoisted an American flag and created a make-shift prayer for the deceased inside the school late Friday Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)The massacre of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school elicited horror and soul-searching around the world even as it raised more basic questions about why the gunman, a 20-year-old described as brilliant but remote, was driven to such a crime and how he chose his victims.

Newtown residents pack church for vigil

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 07:03 PM PST

People stand outside a vigil at the Saint Rose of Lima church in Newtown, Connecticut"Oh God," one man said as he stared at a row of 26 glowing candles in front of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church at a Friday night prayer vigil. "Twenty kids." That unbelievable, devastating fact is still ripping through this small, affluent Connecticut town, where a gunman entered a local elementary school on [...]

Shooting trauma and coverage affect kids differently

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 07:52 PM PST

Shooting Trauma Hits Kids DifferentlyExperts urge parents to shield school-age kids from too much exposure to news

Could shooting be a gun-control tipping point?

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 10:18 AM PST

President Barack Obama wipes his eye as he talks about the Connecticut elementary school shooting, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, in the White House briefing room in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)The question surfaces each time a mass murder unfolds: Will this one change the political calculus in Washington against tougher gun control?

Newtown: A special town shattered by tragedy

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 02:07 AM PST

People arrive for a prayer service at Newtown United Methodist Church in the aftermath of a mass shooting at nearby Sandy Hook Elementary School, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. A gunman walked into the school Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)At the crossroads that marks the center of this three-century-old New England postcard town stands a flagpole that's a kind of barometer.

Paramount postpones U.S. premiere of Cruise film 'Jack Reacher' after Conn. school shooting

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:50 PM PST

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The U.S. premiere of the Tom Cruise action movie "Jack Reacher" is being postponed following the deadly Connecticut school shooting.

Many single women, a key bloc, are avoiding GOP

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 07:33 AM PST

This Dec. 5, 2012, photo, shows Sara Stevenson as she warms up for a yoga class at Root Yoga in Denver. Stevenson spends her working hours surrounded by Republicans, namely the married men who work alongside her in a Denver oil and gas firm company. But after hours and on weekends, she usually spends her time with other single women, and there's not a Republican in sight among the bunch. As Republicans dust off their Election Day drubbing last month, their party must confront the reality that the ranks of unmarried women are growing rapidly, and these voters overwhelmingly have backed Democrats for decades. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)Sara Stevenson spends her working hours surrounded by Republicans, namely the married men who work alongside her in a Denver oil and gas firm company. But after hours and on weekends, she usually spends her time with other single women, and there's not a Republican in sight among the bunch.

Egyptians vote on Islamist-backed constitution

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 11:22 AM PST

Egyptian women wait in line outside a polling station to cast their votes in a referendum on a disputed constitution drafted by Islamist supporters of President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. Egyptians were voting on Saturday on a proposed constitution that has polarized their nation, with Morsi and his Islamist supporters backing the charter, while liberals, moderate Muslims and Christians oppose it. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)With their nation's future at stake, Egyptians lined up Saturday to vote on a draft constitution after weeks of turmoil that have left them deeply divided between Islamist supporters of the charter and those who fear it will usher in religious rule.

Gasoline prices soon to hit low point for 2012

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 06:34 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2012 file photo, traffic drives past a North Little Rock, Ark., gas station. Gas prices are dropping just in time for holiday travel. By Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, the national average should fall below $3.2775 a gallon, the low for the year set on Jan. 1. But American drivers will still spend a record amount on gas in 2012, with each gallon costing 10 cents more on average than a year ago. They can only hope that government forecasts for lower prices next year come true. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)Gas prices will soon drop to their lowest level of the year.

Owner of Rivera plane being investigated by DEA

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 12:38 AM PST

FILE - In this March 8, 2012 file photo, Mexican-American singer and reality TV star Jenni Rivera poses during an interview in Los Angeles. Las Vegas-based Starwood Management, the company that owns the luxury jet that crashed and killed Rivera on Dec. 9, is under investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the agency seized two of its planes earlier this year as part of the ongoing probe. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)The company and the man who runs the business that owns a luxury jet that crashed and killed Latin music star Jenni Rivera is under investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the agency seized two of its planes earlier this year as part of the ongoing probe.

Substitute teacher becomes heir to gold fortune

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 04:54 PM PST

A substitute teacher from California was found to be the only heir to a fortune of gold coins discovered by a cleaning crew in the home of a reclusive cousin who quietly stashed away a treasure of more than $7 million before he died this year.

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