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Violence baked into popular culture
Well aware that the television audience may be particularly sensitive, the Showtime network aired a disclaimer warning audiences of violent content ...
GE to buy aviation unit of Italy's Avio for $4.3B
Industrial conglomerate General Electric plans to buy the aviation business of Italian manufacturer Avio for $4.3 billion to grow its jet propulsion ...
Newtown first responders carry heavy burdens
While the people of Newtown do their best to cope with loss and preserve the memories of their loved ones, another class of residents is also finding ...
Holder to meet with first responders in Newtown
Attorney General Eric Holder is heading to Newtown, Conn., to meet with first responders and law enforcement officials about last week's school ...
Gun laws show difficulty of stemming violent acts
One early focus of new gun regulations by President Barack Obama and some lawmakers would reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons, a law widely ...
Funerals become a sad routine in Newtown
A season that should be a time of joy has been marked by heart-wrenching loss in Newtown, as more victims from the massacre of 20 children and six ...
One by one, shattered Newtown buries its dead
One by one by one by one, each with fresh heartbreak, hearses crisscrossed two New England towns on Wednesday, bearing three tiny victims of the Sandy ...
Amid Newtown tragedy, scam artists creep in
The family of Noah Pozner was mourning the 6-year-old, killed in the Newtown school massacre, when outrage compounded their sorrow. Someone they ...
New school to re-create the old for Newtown pupils
When the children who survived a shooting that killed 20 of their classmates return to school in a different building, they'll find things just as ...
Cruz visits home of Giants fan, 6, killed in Conn.
New York Giants receiver Victor Cruz has visited the home of the 6-year-old Connecticut shooting victim who was buried in a replica Cruz jersey.
Classes resume in Newtown, minus Sandy Hook
Newtown returned its students to their classrooms Tuesday for the first time since last week's massacre and faced the agonizing task of laying others ...
Investors turn against gun makers after massacre
Investors shunned some of the nation's largest gun makers Tuesday, putting up for sale the manufacturer of the Bushmaster semiautomatic rifle used in ...
Stylists: Lanza never spoke, made no eye contact
As a teenager, Adam Lanza would come in for a haircut about every six weeks without speaking or looking at anyone and always accompanied by his ...
Congressional backing grows for gun control debate
Congressional gun rights supporters showed an increased willingness Tuesday to consider new legislation to control firearms in the aftermath of the ...
Conn. victims: Lively youngsters, devoted adults
At the very start of their lives, the schoolchildren are remembered for their love of horses, or for the games they couldn't get enough of, or for ...
School shooting compels entertainment changes
The Connecticut school shooting rampage compelled Hollywood to air disclaimers before violent television shows, swap some programs for others, cancel ...
What we know about the Connecticut school shooting
Key facts related to the Connecticut elementary school shooting: THE INVESTIGATION: Twenty-year-old Adam Lanza was carrying an arsenal of hundreds of ...
After shooting, neighbor took in 6 young survivors
Gene Rosen heard the staccato sound of gunfire near his home Friday morning, but dismissed it as a hunter in the nearby woods. Then, 15 minutes later, ...
2 funerals begin a sad procession in Connecticut
Opening a long and almost unbearable procession of grief, Newtown began laying its dead to rest Monday, holding funerals for two 6-year-old boys — one ...
UConn holds pre-game ceremony for Newtown victims
UConn sophomore guard Ryan Boatright had the letters "SH" on his left cheek. The UConn men's basketball team played its first game since the shooting ...
Students nervously return to school after shooting
Victoria Millon bowed her head during a moment of silence at her Miami elementary school on Monday and thought about the 20 children nearly her age ...
Gun control gets unlikely backers on Capitol Hill
Prominent gun-rights advocates in Congress are now calling for a national discussion about restrictions to curb gun violence, signaling that the ...
Mediator: Mom didn't like to leave gunman alone
The mother of Connecticut school shooter Adam Lanza told a divorce mediator in 2009 that she didn't like to leave him alone and that she would care ...