Aurora Shooting Victims’ Families Outraged by Invitation to Re-Opening
Thomas Cooper/Getty Images(AURORA, Colo.) — Families of many of the victims killed in the Aurora, Colo., movie theater massacre are calling an invitation to attend “a special evening of remembrance” when the multiplex re-opens later this m…
Obama: Newtown Shooting ‘Worst Day’ of Presidency
The White House(NEW YORK) — President Obama said the Newton, Conn., shootings on December 14 were the “worst day” of his time in office.Recollecting the tragic shooting deaths of 20 first graders and six adults at a Newtown, Conn. elementa…
Newtown, Conn., Officials Ask the Public to Stop Sending Gifts
DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images(NEWTOWN, Conn.) — Officials in Newtown, Conn., are requesting the public not send any more gifts to the mourning community that is still dealing with the aftereffects of the deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.A…
Gunman Killed Firemen with Bushmaster, Left Chilling Note
ABC News/WHAM(WEBSTER, N.Y.) — A convicted killer, who shot dead two firefighters with a Bushmaster assault rifle after leading them into an ambush when they responded to a house fire he set in Western New York, left behind a typewritten note saying h…
Final Day of Funerals for Newtown Shooting Victims
DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images(NEWTOWN, Conn.) — The final three victims of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School will be laid to rest on Saturday, ending a somber week funerals.A mass will take place on Saturday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Churc…
Man Shot Outside Atlanta-Area Mall; Cops Hunt for Shooter
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — A man was shot on Friday during an apparent carjacking attempt at South DeKalb Mall in DeKalb County, Ga., police said.The Atlanta-area mall remained open as police searched for the shooter.“One adult male…
Baltimore Police Chief Wants to Ban High-Capacity Firepower
File photo. iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BALTIMORE) — High-capacity magazines are the deadliest of gun cartridges. They come in cases of 30, 40, 60 and even 120 rounds.These magazines are maximum, economy-sized firepower packed into a steel cartridge. When…
Hollywood Pulls Episodes, Delays Shows in Wake of Shooting
George Doyle/Stockbyte/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Hollywood is being cautious about what it puts out to the public in the wake of the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn. on Friday, reports E! Online. Movie premieres and shows with potential…
Dogs Put Smiles on Faces of Sandy Hook School Students
Goodshoot/Thinkstock(NEWTOWN, Conn.) — Some much-needed smiles were brought to the children of Newtown, Conn., by way of seven dogs especially trained to comfort survivors in the wake of a disaster.Seeing the dogs led to some of the town’s child…
Senate Democrats Plead for Gun Control Debate in Wake of Newtown Shootings
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Senate floor Monday was filled with Democrats calling for a renewed debate on gun control in the wake of the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. Sen. Menendez, D-N.J., called for Newtown to be the “turn…
Conn. Elementary School Shooting: First on the Scene Face Haunting Memories
DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images(NEWTOWN, Conn.) — Police and paramedics who descended on the scene of the massacre at a Connecticut grade school face haunting memories and nightmares in the days and weeks to come, particularly if they have children of the…
Connecticut Ranks as One of America’s Tightest Gun-Control States
David De Lossy/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Friday’s school shooting was perpetrated in one of America’s most restrictive gun-control states.Connecticut, where the shooting happened and where the shooter lived, received some of the nation’s highest …
Cruise Film, "Family Guy" Episode Postponed After Connecticut Shooting
ABC/RICK ROWELL(NEW YORK) — The premiere of the Tom Cruise film Jack Reacher, originally scheduled for Saturday in Pittsburgh, has been postponed due to the Newtown, Conn., school massacre.Jack Reacher was scheduled to premier to American audiences ju…
‘Our Hearts Are Broken Today,’ President Obama Says
The White House(WASHINGTON) — Wiping away tears for the victims of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting, President Obama came to the White House briefing room Friday afternoon to mourn the victims of this morning’s carnage. “The majori…
Newtown, Conn. Shooting: Young Kids, Survivors Cope with Horror
DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images(NEWTOWN, Conn.) — Witnesses at Sandy Hook Elementary School reported horrific scenes as a shooter took 27 lives today — the shattering sounds of gunshots, children locked in the bathrooms and parents crying outside in the …
Newtown Teacher Refused to Unlock Door for Police Fearing Gunman’s Trick
The Newtown Bee(NEWTOWN, Conn.) — There was so much gunfire rocking the Sandy Hook Elementary school that one teacher doubted that she and her young students, locked in a bathroom, were going to survive.A third grade student said the kids were so scar…
Connecticut School Shooting: 4 Tips to Help Kids Cope
Douglas Healey/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Every parent trying to come to grips with the scope of the tragedy in Connecticut is wondering how to talk to their kids about it.Alan Kazdin, a professor of child psychology at Yale University, offers four tips…
Politicians Call Connecticut Shooting ‘Senseless,’ Some Urge Gun Restrictions
DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Politicians on Twitter and in written statements reacted with horror to the school shooting that left 27 people dead, including 18 children, in Newtown, Conn., Friday.New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he was…
Houston, Philadelphia Kids Accidently Shoot Themselves at Home
George Doyle/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — A 4-year-old boy in Houston accidently shot himself in the head, and a 5-year-old girl in Philadelphia shot herself in the foot after both children got a hold of their parents’ guns Tuesday night while playing at hom…
Oregon Mall Shooting: Worker Gets Mom to Safety, Helps Others Escape
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A store employee at the Clackamas Town Center mall in suburban Portland, Ore., used his knowledge of the shopping complex to hustle his mother out of the building during Tuesday’s shooting rampage. He then twice went back in…