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Conn. town residents urge stricter gun control
One after another, Newtown residents stepped to the microphone and urged Connecticut lawmakers to stop another tragedy like the deadly shooting at ...
After school shooting, Conn. debates mental health
Connecticut lawmakers on Tuesday began reviewing mental health care following the deadly Newtown school shooting, even though they and the public have ...
Newtown expands scope of planned children's museum
Months before she was killed in a gunman's rampage, Sandy Hook Elementary School Principal Dawn Hochsprung wrote a letter expressing her excitement ...
Newtown parents urge enforcement of gun laws
Parents of children killed in the Newtown school shooting called for better enforcement of gun laws and tougher penalties for violators Monday at a ...
Former trader charged with defrauding bailout fund
A former managing director of an investment bank was arrested Monday on charges he defrauded investment funds the Department of Treasury established ...
Aresco says Big East looking to add 12th school
The Big East conference is looking to add another school, and may sign a TV package that includes multiple networks, commissioner Mike Aresco said ...
Thousands march for gun control in Washington
Thousands of people, many holding signs with names of gun violence victims and messages such as "Ban Assault Weapons Now," joined a rally for gun ...
Feds: 'Monsignor Meth' dealt drug, bought sex shop
To onlookers, Monsignor Kevin Wallin's fall from grace at his Connecticut parish was like something out of "Breaking Bad," the television series about ...
Conn. panel begins task of responding to Newtown
A panel charged by Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy with recommending a broad range of state policy changes after the deadly Newtown school shooting ...
Rival Conn. casino tribes forge alliance
At sunrise one day last spring, the leaders of the Connecticut tribes that own two of the world's largest casinos stood together at the site of a 1637 ...
Time to act, Obama declares, taking oath 2nd time
Turning the page on years of war and recession, President Barack Obama summoned a divided nation Monday to act with "passion and dedication" to ...
Inauguration Quotes
Quotes on Inauguration Day: ___ "Our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it." —President Barack ...
Minister: Somber Newtown needs MLK's words of hope
A former leader of one of the nation's most prominent liberal Protestant churches told residents still grieving one of the deadliest school shootings ...
Minister tells Newtown: MLK's words 'needed now'
A former leader of one of the country's most prominent liberal Protestant churches told residents on Sunday, weeks after one of the deadliest school ...
Thousands rally against stricter gun control in US
Gun advocates — some with rifles slung across shoulders or pistols holstered at the hip — have rallied peacefully in state capitals nationwide against ...
AP-GfK poll: 6 in 10 favor stricter gun laws
Nearly six in 10 Americans want stricter gun laws in the aftermath of last month's deadly school shooting in Connecticut, with majorities favoring a ...
Newtown mom dreams about son, urges gun law reform
In one dream, 6-year-old Noah brushes his teeth at the sink, his dark hair wet. He looks directly at his mother and says, "Mommy, I'm having fun." In ...
Gun group chief says industry didn't cause Newtown
A trade show expected to draw tens of thousands of gun enthusiasts and manufacturers opened Tuesday on the Las Vegas Strip with the head of an ...
Newtown shooting survivors record song for charity
Children who survived last month's shooting rampage at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School have recorded a version of "Over the Rainbow" to ...
No. 1 Louisville beats UConn 73-58
Louisville passed its first test as the No. 1 team in the country, beating Connecticut with a spirited second half. Next comes No. 6 Syracuse on ...
Conn. group starts anti-violence effort
Parents of children slain in the Connecticut school massacre called for a national dialogue to help prevent similar tragedies as New York moved to ...
Conn. group launches anti-violence initiative
Parents of children slain in the Connecticut school massacre held photos of their sons and daughters, cried, hugged and spoke in quavering voices as ...
NY poised to be 1st to pass post-massacre gun bill
Days after calling for an overhaul of gun control in New York following the Connecticut school shooting, Gov. Andrew Cuomo worked out a tough proposal ...
Town renames Conn. school for slain teacher
Officials of a town near Newtown, Conn., are renaming a local school for a resident killed in the massacre there and hailed as a hero.