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• Source: Suspect is Adam Lanza; older brother Ryan being questioned
• Montreal may require dogs to be bilingual
• Source: Suspect's younger brother held for questioning
• Obama calls for 'meaningful action' after shooting
• Gun control debate erupts on Twitter
• Rare Andean bear gives birth to twins at National Zoo
• Elementary school shooting in CT
• Obama spokesman: ‘Today’s not the day’ for gun control talk
• Live updates on deadly school shooting
• Source: Suspect in Conn. shooting had ties to school
• Russia rejects blame in death of ex-spy Litvinenko
• Report: Children shot, killed at Conn. elementary school
• Stunning Geminid meteor shower wows skywatchers
• TSA holds wheelchair-bound girl in Texas
• Man in Mitt Romney mask robbed a Virginia bank
• Shooting at Newtown, Conn., elementary school; gunman is dead
• Reports: Connecticut police evacuate school after shooting
• School shooting reported in Newtown, Conn.
• Marijuana not a high priority, Obama says
• Colbert’s super PAC funds to be donated to charity
• Man, truck go airborne during tornado
• Sens. Stephen Colbert and Ashley Judd?
• Man's marriage proposal, plowed into a field, has 150-yard-tall typo
• Quake of 6.1 magnitude strikes off California: USGS
• Weekend in politics: ‘Cliff’ talks, Rice, Russia, and more

Source: Suspect is Adam Lanza; older brother Ryan being questioned Posted: 14 Dec 2012 01:29 PM PST A law enforcement official says the suspect in the Connecticut school shootings is 20-year-old Adam Lanza, the son of a teacher at the school where the shootings occurred. A second law enforcement official says the boy's mother, Nancy Lanza, is presumed dead.

Montreal may require dogs to be bilingual Posted: 14 Dec 2012 01:12 PM PST If a proposed law in Montreal goes into effect, all dogs in the Canadian city will need to understand commands in both English and French. Montreal city councilor Benoit LaDouce, who made the proposal, told CBC Radio that it's necessary to counter the "chaos" resulting from dogs at public parks who understand commands in only one [...]

Source: Suspect's younger brother held for questioning Posted: 14 Dec 2012 12:56 PM PST A law enforcement official says Ryan Lanza's younger brother is being held for questioning as a possible second shooter; the boys' mother, Nancy Lanza, works at the school as a teacher.

Obama calls for 'meaningful action' after shooting Posted: 14 Dec 2012 12:39 PM PST A tearful President Barack Obama says the country's leaders must "take meaningful action" regardless of politics in response to the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.

Gun control debate erupts on Twitter Posted: 14 Dec 2012 12:24 PM PST Commenters took to Twitter to express their views, pro and against. Trending topics on Twitter included, 2nd Amendement, NRA, and Columbine.

Rare Andean bear gives birth to twins at National Zoo Posted: 14 Dec 2012 12:07 PM PST Two Andean bear cubs were born overnight at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, officials at the institution announced.

Elementary school shooting in CT Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:50 AM PST In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, Connecticut State Police lead children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., following a reported shooting there Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Newtown Bee, Shannon Hicks) MANDATORY CREDIT

Obama spokesman: ‘Today’s not the day’ for gun control talk Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:17 AM PST "Today's not the day to -- I believe, as a father -- a day to engage in the usual Washington policy debates," press secretary Jay Carney told reporters. "I think that that day will come, but today's not that day."

Live updates on deadly school shooting Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:01 AM PST Follow the latest updates on the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School with Yahoo News editors in our live blog below. The latest updates on the Newtown, Conn. shooting

Source: Suspect in Conn. shooting had ties to school Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:44 AM PST A law enforcement official says the attacker in the Connecticut school shootings is a 20-year-old man with ties to the school.

Russia rejects blame in death of ex-spy Litvinenko Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:11 AM PST Kremlin critic and former spy Alexander Litvinenko died in London six years ago, fatally poisoned with radioactive polonium-210.

Report: Children shot, killed at Conn. elementary school Posted: 14 Dec 2012 09:37 AM PST "A police officer came in and told us to run outside and so we did," the unidentified girl said.

Stunning Geminid meteor shower wows skywatchers Posted: 14 Dec 2012 09:20 AM PST The annual Geminid meteor shower peaked overnight last night (Dec. 13), dazzling skywatchers around the world with a bounty of brilliant shooting stars.

TSA holds wheelchair-bound girl in Texas Posted: 14 Dec 2012 09:04 AM PST A Texas mom was dumbfounded and angry when her preteen, wheelchair-bound daughter was left sobbing at the security gate at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport when reps from the Transportation Security Administration detected traces of explosive on her hand. Shelbi Walser, 12, has brittle bone disease,...

Man in Mitt Romney mask robbed a Virginia bank Posted: 14 Dec 2012 08:47 AM PST Mitt Romney was randomly spotted again on Thursday—though this time it wasn't actually the real Mitt Romney. In only the second strangest Romney sighting this week, a man wearing a mask depicting the former Republican presidential candidate was caught on camera robbing a Wells Fargo bank in Sterling, Va. Local officials haven't said how much [...]

Shooting at Newtown, Conn., elementary school; gunman is dead Posted: 14 Dec 2012 08:31 AM PST A gunman has been killed and at least one other person has been shot, authorities told ABC News.

Reports: Connecticut police evacuate school after shooting Posted: 14 Dec 2012 07:57 AM PST State police are entering a Connecticut elementary school after a shooting was reported there. The building, Sandy Hook Elementary in Newton, Conn., is on lockdown and police are evacuating people inside the building, NBC Connecticut reports. Connecticut's News 8 WTNH-TV says a witness saw one child with a bloody face leaving the building. The Hartford [...]

School shooting reported in Newtown, Conn. Posted: 14 Dec 2012 07:40 AM PST State police say they are assisting local police with a situation in Newtown amid reports of a school shooting.

Marijuana not a high priority, Obama says Posted: 14 Dec 2012 06:51 AM PST President Obama says recreational users of marijuana in states that have legalized the substance should not be a "top priority" of federal law enforcement officials prosecuting the war on drugs.

Colbert’s super PAC funds to be donated to charity Posted: 14 Dec 2012 06:34 AM PST "As a board member, I wanted that money to go to UNICEF," Colbert said. "Unfortunately, the rest of the board found out that UNICEF is the name of my yacht."

Man, truck go airborne during tornado Posted: 14 Dec 2012 06:17 AM PST Surveillance video from a nearby gas station captured the horror on tape Monday afternoon as Jerry Millet was making deliveries in his Ford pickup truck in Gonzales, La.

Sens. Stephen Colbert and Ashley Judd? Posted: 14 Dec 2012 05:11 AM PST When celebrities become candidates, their notoriety brings attention to their race, but that doesn't always cut it.

Man's marriage proposal, plowed into a field, has 150-yard-tall typo Posted: 14 Dec 2012 04:22 AM PST After spending an hour and a half in his tractor getting the "Jody Will U Marry Me" message just right, a man's 10-year-old daughter pointed out one rather large, and distracting, major detail.

Quake of 6.1 magnitude strikes off California: USGS Posted: 14 Dec 2012 04:10 AM PST A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck 142 kilometers (88 miles) southwest of the coast of California at 1036 GMT, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Friday.

Weekend in politics: ‘Cliff’ talks, Rice, Russia, and more Posted: 14 Dec 2012 02:44 AM PST The good news on Friday morning is that President Obama and House Speaker Boehner met for 50 minutes at the White House last night in an effort to jump-start their stalled negotiations on the fast-approaching "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and spending cuts. The bad news is their discussions, though characterized by both sides as [...]

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