(AP) – He was an honors student who lived in a prosperous neighborhood with his mother, a grade-school teacher who liked to host dice games and decorate the house for the holidays. Now Adam Lanza is suspected of killing his
(AP) 2 dead after shooting at Las Vegas Strip hotelBy KEN RITTERAssociated PressLAS VEGASA man shot and fatally wounded a woman, then killed himself Friday at the Excalibur hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip, sending many patrons fleeing in fear.
(AP) – Not long after Friday’s shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school, media outlets began reporting the gunman’s identity as 24-year-old Ryan Lanza of Hoboken, N.J. His name and image quickly spread worldwide as the perpetrator of the nation’s
LISA LEFFAssociated PressSANTA CLARA, Calif.The women’s basketball team at Mission College expected the bleachers to be full and the hecklers ready when its newest player made her home court debut. In the days leading up to the game, people had
By JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated PressPHOENIXThe family of a slain Border Patrol agent has sued federal officials over the botched “Fast and Furious” gun operation. Agent Brian Terry was mortally wounded on Dec. 14, 2010, in a firefight north of the Arizona-Mexico
Rap star The Game apparently has a thin skin when it comes to criticism. Michelle Malkin, the fiery conservative commentator and force behind Twitchy.com, dared to critique the rap star’s new album cover which features religious symbols laced with gang
According to ABC News, Ryan Lanza, the older brother of 20-year-old Connecticut school massacre perpetrator Adam Lanza, has told police that his brother has Asperger Syndrome and another “personality disorder.” ABC News reports: Neighbors described the younger man to ABC
At the same time that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg issued a statement going full bore after gun owners on the heels of the tragic school shootings in Connecticut, Mayor Thomas Menino of Boston issued a similar statement. It
The new movie “Hyde Park on Hudson” would have viewers believe President Franklin D. Roosevelt was as randy as President Bill Clinton. Not so, say historians, worrying the new film is Hollywood’s latest example of a feature film taking major
We still don’t know many details surrounding this morning’s shooting rampage which left at least 26 people dead including 18 children. The fog of breaking news isn’t stopping celebrities from using the tragedy to promote their gun control views. Mia
No surprise here: In the wake of recent shootings, from Aurora to Kansas City, many have argued that it is not the time to talk about gun control. But as the death toll from today’s tragic shooting in Netwown, Conn.,
(AP) WASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama spoke to Connecticut’s governor Friday and expressed condolences to those who lost loved ones in the elementary school shooting, the White House said. White House spokesman Jay Carney would not confirm details of the shooting. Officials with
(AP) Official: 27 dead in Conn. school shootingBy JOHN CHRISTOFFERSENAssociated PressNEWTOWN, Conn.A shooting at a Connecticut elementary school Friday left 27 people dead, including 18 children, an official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was
International action star Jackie Chan used movies like “Rumble in the Bronx” and the “Rush Hour” trilogy to secure his United States fame. Turns out he’s not a huge fan of the freedoms Americans cherish regarding the right to protest
(AP) Pot proponents hopeful, wary after Obama commentsBy MANUEL VALDES and KRISTEN WYATTAssociated PressSEATTLEBackers of new laws that legalized marijuana in Washington and Colorado were cautiously optimistic after President Barack Obama said Uncle Sam wouldn’t pursue pot users in those
(AP) Russia backtracks on statement about Assad’s fallBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressMOSCOWRussia issued a clumsy denial Friday of a statement from its point man on Syria, who said a day earlier that Syrian President Bashad Assad is losing control of the
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed one American service member and wounded three other U.S. troops outside a base in southern Afghanistan on Thursday shortly after a visit there by U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, officials said. Panetta
The chief UN nuclear inspector said Friday after “good” talks in Tehran that he expects to reach a deal with Iran in January on outstanding issues over its controversial atomic programme. Parchin featured in a major IAEA report issued in
(AP) Kerry, Hagel front-runners to lead State, DefenseBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONDemocratic Sen. John Kerry, who unsuccessfully sought the presidency in 2004 and has pined for the job of top diplomat, vaulted to the head of President Barack Obama’s short list
(AP) Federal judges sue to win promised pay increasesBy JESSE J. HOLLANDAssociated PressWASHINGTONWith the nation teetering on an economic “fiscal cliff,” federal judges may soon force Congress to dedicate possibly millions of dollars to what some of those same judges
A man stabbed 22 primary school students in a knife attack in China on Friday, officials said, the latest in a series of assaults. The attacker “has been detained”, said a spokesman for the Guangshan county government in the central
(AP) Pentagon to send missiles, 400 troops to TurkeyBy ROBERT BURNSAP National Security WriterINCIRLIK AIR BASE, TurkeyThe U.S. will send two batteries of Patriot missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish
Avowed Occupy Wall Street supporter Russell Simmons will greet President Barack Obama’s second term with another Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball, but the price of admission won’t be cheap. The black-tie Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball will take place at the Harman Centeron Jan. 20.
Talkers magazine reports conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham has signed a new contract with Norm Pattiz’ Courtside Entertainment and digital arm, Launchpad Digital Media: Ingraham’s program will emanate from flagship WTNT, Washington, DC. Her three-hour talk radio show
US Google users on the prowl for erotic images needed to be more explicit on Thursday after the search engine was tuned to avoid delivering porn in results for “ambiguous” queries such as “boobs.” An adjustment to Google search rolled
