Police say the shooter in Friday’s mass killing at northeastern U.S. elementary school forced his way into the building before gunning down 20 young children and six adults. Police Lieutenant Paul Vance told reporters Saturday that 20-year-old Adam Lanza was not voluntarily let into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on Friday. He did […]
Police: Mass Killing Shooter Forced His Way Into School
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
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Egyptians Vote for Controversial Constitution
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Half of Egypt’s eligible voters are casting ballots Saturday for a controversial draft constitution that has sparked weeks of violence and protests. Men and women are voting separately at schools in Cairo and nine other provinces. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has already cast his vote. The rest of the country will vote next Saturday . […]
Opposition Leader Arrested at Anti-Putin Rally
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
At least four prominent Russian opposition figures have been arrested in conjunction with an anti-government rally in Moscow, as protesters commemorate a year of rallies against President Vladimir Putin. Police arrested leftist leader Sergei Udaltsov and Alexei Navalny at the rally, as well as activists Ilya Yashin and Ksenia Sobchak. The detainees tweeted about their […]
Opposition Leader Arrested at Anti-Putin Rally
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of people have gathered in Moscow’s Lubyanka Square for an anti-government rally, and at least one prominent Russian opposition figure has been arrested. Leftist leader Sergei Udaltsov was detained Saturday as protesters marked one year since a series of demonstrations against the government of President Vladimir Putin began. The city of Moscow had denied […]
America Grieves Connecticut School Massacre
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of mourners descended on a church in in Newtown, Connecticut Friday night to grieve the deaths of 20 young children and six adults killed by a lone gunman at a local elementary school. Television footage showed hundreds more mourners outside the packed church, as the community and the nation sought to absorb the scope […]
Obama: ‘Overwhelming Grief’ Over Deadly Mass School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
A tearful U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the American public Friday, saying “our hearts are broken” by the school massacre near New York City that left 20 young children and six adults dead. A gunman also died at the scene. Mr. Obama spoke shortly after ordering U.S. flags at the White House and federal facilities […]
Obama: ‘Overwhelming Grief’ Over Deadly Mass School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
A tearful U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the American public Friday, saying “our hearts are broken” by the school massacre near New York City that left 20 young children and six adults dead. A gunman also died at the scene. Mr. Obama spoke shortly after ordering U.S. flags at the White House and federal facilities […]
Obama: ‘Overwhelming Grief’ Over Deadly Mass School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says he and parents across the country are feeling overwhelming grief over the mass school shooting Friday that killed children and school staff in the northeastern state of Connecticut. Mr. Obama, visibly upset and wiping tears from his eye as he spoke at the White House, said most of the victims […]
Official: 27 People Killed in US School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
News reports in the northeastern state of Connecticut say 26 people – most of them young children – were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school. A Connecticut State Police lieutenant told reporters the fatalities included students and staff, and that the gunman involved also was dead. The officer did not give a […]
News Reports: At Least 20 Killed in US School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
News reports from the northeastern U.S. state of Connecticut say at least 20 people, including children, were killed in a shooting at an elementary school. The reports say a suspected gunman was among the dead at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Police and other emergency vehicles are at the scene. Images showed […]
