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Sandy Hook school aide's boyfriend was set to propose

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:51 PM PST

Rachel D'AvinoRachel D'Avino, one of the adult victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School was finishing her doctorate, and her boyfriend was getting ready to propose to her on Christmas Eve.

Neighbor took six survivors into his home

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:35 PM PST

Gene Rosen gestures as he speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. On the day of the shooting, Rosen took in four girls and two boys that were sitting at the end of his driveway; they had just run from the school, among the first to escape Friday's deadly shooting. He ran upstairs and grabbed an armful of stuffed animals he kept there. He gave those to the children, along with some fruit juice and sat with them as the two boys described seeing their teacher being shot. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Gene Rosen was leaving his house Friday morning when he saw six children sitting in a neat semicircle in his driveway.

Clinton gets accountability report on Benghazi attacks

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 12:43 PM PST

The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protestThe findings are expected to cover questions on whether enough attention was given to potential threats and how Washington responded to security requests from U.S. diplomats in Libya.

Top senator hints at last-minute fiscal cliff action

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 12:26 PM PST

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks with reporters following a Democratic strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid warned his colleagues on Monday not to make any plans for the day after Christmas.

Fugitive siblings get 35 years for Ga. bank robbery

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 12:09 PM PST

FILE - This photo combo made from file photos provided Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011 by the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office shows, from left, Ryan Edward Dougherty, 21, Dylan Stanley-Dougherty, 26, and Lee Grace Dougherty, 29. Three Florida siblings accused of shooting at a police officer and staging a daring bank robbery in a multistate crime spree are facing sentencing on charges stemming from their shootout and capture in Colorado. (AP Photo/Pueblo County Sheriff's Office, File)Three Florida siblings involved in a cross-country crime spree were sentenced by a federal judge Monday to more than 35 years in jail.

Ohio governor spares obese killer on death row

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 11:58 AM PST

Handout of condemned convict Ronald PostOhio Gov. John Kasich on Monday spared a condemned inmate who says he's too fat to be humanely executed.

NRAFacebook page disappears following CT shooting

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 11:36 AM PST

Following the horrific shooting in Connecticut on Friday, the National Rifle Association has disappeared from Facebook. As of Monday morning, the organization's Facebook presence has vanished. Their Twitter feed was last updated on the morning of December 14, prior to the shooting. Additionally, the organization's official site at NRA.org leads with a blog post from [...]

Newtown holding the first funerals for the victims

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 11:03 AM PST

Newtown shooting funeralsA grief-stricken Newtown began laying to rest the littlest victims of the school massacre, starting with two 6-year-old boys — one of them a big New York Giants fan, the other described as a whip-smart youngster whose twin sister survived the rampage.

Why we should politicize the Newtown shooting

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 10:52 AM PST

President Barack Obama pauses during a speech at an interfaith vigil for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012 at Newtown High School in Newtown, Conn. A gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)A shocking event is exactly the right time to start, or restart, an argument about public policy, writes Jeff Greenfield.

Opinion: Second Amendment conceived in a different time

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 10:12 AM PST

FILE - In this March 7, 2012 file photo, gun owners and supporters participate in an Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day rally at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. The next big issue in the national debate over guns _ whether people have a right to be armed in public _ is moving closer to Supreme Court review. A provocative ruling by a panel of federal appeals court judges in Chicago struck down the only statewide ban on carrying concealed weapons, in Illinois. The ruling is somewhat at odds with those of other federal courts that have largely upheld state and local gun laws, including restrictions on concealed weapons, since the Supreme Court's landmark ruling declaring that people have a right to have a gun for self-defense. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)A close look shows that James Madison conceived the Second Amendment in a different time, under different circumstances, with different weapons.

Two adult survivors will be key witnesses

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 09:55 AM PST

A woman leans on a man as she weeps outside a building set up to counsel family members affected by a shooting nearby at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, ConnecticutTwo adult survivors who were shot and injured in the Newtown, Conn., school massacre will be integral parts of the investigation into the deadly rampage, police said today.

Syrian vice president says neither side can win war

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 09:38 AM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007 file photo, Syrian Vice President Farouk al-Sharaa talks to journalists during a joint press conference with Italian Premier Romano Prodi at Chigi palace, in Rome. Syria's longtime vice president said the army cannot defeat the rebels fighting to topple the regime, the first admission by a top government official that a victory by President Bashar Assad is unlikely. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)Farouq al-Sharaa has rarely been seen since the Syrian revolt erupted and is not part of the president's inner circle directing the fight against Sunni rebels. But he is the most prominent figure to say in public that Assad will not win.

Boehner caving on taxes: Will Republicans go along?

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 09:05 AM PST

U.S. House Speaker Boehner listens to a question while speaking with reporters in the Capitol in WashingtonThe House Speaker said Sunday he is now willing to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans. But conservatives have been staunchly opposed to raising taxes on anyone next year.

Syrian vice president admit rebels cannot be defeated

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 08:49 AM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007 file photo, Syrian Vice President Farouk al-Sharaa talks to journalists during a joint press conference with Italian Premier Romano Prodi at Chigi palace, in Rome. Syria's longtime vice president said the army cannot defeat the rebels fighting to topple the regime, the first admission by a top government official that a victory by President Bashar Assad is unlikely. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)The rare, candid comments by Farouk al-Sharaa, a longtime close aide to President Bashar Assad's family, suggested his embattled regime may be contemplating an exit strategy.

Tennis star remembers '96 Dunblane massacre

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 08:32 AM PST

Miami Tennis CupFor Dublane, Scotland, the Newtown school shooting was all too familiar. The events that took place on March 13, 1996 led to the worst school shooting in Great Britain's history.

Nikki Haley to announce DeMint’s U.S. Senate replacement

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 07:58 AM PST

FILE - In this June 14, 2011, file photo Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., speaks to media on Capitol Hill in Washington. DeMint announced Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 that he is resigning to take over at Heritage Foundation. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)Speculation regarding successors has centered around Rep. Tim Scott, a tea party star, and Jenny Sanford, wife of former Gov. Mark Sanford.

School advisor: Suspect could not feel pain

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 07:43 AM PST

This undated photo shows Adam Lanza posing for a group photo of the technology club which appeared in the Newtown High School yearbook. Authorities have identified Lanza as the gunman who killed his mother at their home and then opened fire Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, inside an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. Richard Novia, a one-time adviser to the technology club, verified that the photo shows Lanza. (AP Photo)The man who killed 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school suffered from a condition where he could literally feel no pain, according to a faculty member at his old high school.

NRA member Sen. Manchin says Newtown shooting should open gun debate

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 07:15 AM PST

This undated photograph released by the Maine State Police shows weapons gathered from the home and vehicle of Timothy Courtois, of Biddeford, Maine, who was arrested Sunday, July 22, 2012 on charges of having a concealed weapon and speeding on the Maine Turnpike. Found in his car were an assault weapon, four handguns and several boxes of ammunition.  A search of his home revealed several additional weapons, including a machine gun, and thousands of rounds of ammunition. Courtois told authorities he was on his way to Derry, N.H., to shoot a former employer. He also said he had attended the Batman movie the previous night. (AP Photo/Maine State Police)Past debates about assault weapons have been shut down over a fear of destroying rights, but the W. Va. Democrat says that's changed now.

Bombers, gunmen attack disputed Iraqi-Kurd areas

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 05:29 AM PST

Students inspect a damaged house after a bomb attack in Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of BaghdadKIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Bombers and gunmen killed at least 26 people in attacks mostly in northern Iraqi towns and villages on Monday in the second consecutive day of violence in areas at the center of a bitter feud between Baghdad and autonomous Kurdistan. The ethnically mixed "Disputed Territories" - the swathe of land marking Iraq from the area administered by Kurds in the north - have been a potential flashpoint for conflict since the buffer of the last American troops left a year ago. ...

As school resumes, security increases in schools across the nation

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 05:13 AM PST

As School Resumes, Security IncreasesTeachers and students confront the issue of classroom safety after a weekend of grappling with the Newtown, Conn., massacre.

Armed with rocket – and maybe heir – Kim Jong-un remembers father

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 04:23 AM PST

Still image of Ri Sol-ju during the inaugural ceremony of the Kumsusan Palace Of The Sun in PyongyangNorth Korea may soon witness the birth of the fourth generation of its hereditary dictatorship as TV pictures showed that the wife of the country's leader appeared to be pregnant.

Taliban say suicide bomber targeted U.S. company in Kabul

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 04:12 AM PST

Afghan policemen stand at the site of a blast in KabulTerrorists in Afghanistan claim responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed two Afghan civilians, underscoring security challenges ahead of a NATO pullout.

Across the nation, students nervously return to school after shooting

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 03:50 AM PST

Residents greet each other before the start of an interfaith vigil for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012 at Newtown High School in Newtown, Conn. A gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Teachers and parents across the country were wrestling with how best to quell children's fears about returning to school for the first time since the massacre in Newtown, Conn.

Monday in politics: The return of gun control, ‘fiscal cliff’ progress, and more

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 03:39 AM PST

Washington returns to work Monday for the first time since Friday's school shooting in Connecticut and a major new issue — or, more accurately,  an old one long deemed too politically hot to touch — may be on the agenda. While President Obama didn't directly address gun control in his emotional speech Sunday night at [...]

Pentagon front-runner has strong Obama ties

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:54 AM PST

FILE - This Nov. 1, 2012 file photo shows former Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel speaking in Omaha, Neb. He's a contrarian Republican moderate and a decorated Vietnam combat veteran. And he's likely to endorse a more rapid troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Hagel, President Barack Obama's top candidate for defense secretary, also has another credential that's arguably even more important to this president: Hagel and Obama have a personal relationship, forged in the Senate and strengthened during overseas trips they took together. Hagel, 66, emerged as the front-runner for the Pentagon chief last week, four years after retiring from a Senate career in which he carved out a reputation as an independent thinker and blunt speaker. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)Former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel is a contrarian Republican moderate and decorated Vietnam combat veteran who is likely to support a more rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
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