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Connecticut shooting: Gunman shot self as first responders closed in
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The gunman in the Connecticut shooting rampage committed suicide as first responders closed in, the governor said Sunday, raising the specter that Adam Lanza had planned an even more gruesome massacre and was stopped short.
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Connecticut School Shooting: Newtown community dealing with horror, grief
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On a cold, gray, drizzly Sunday, residents of Newtown, Connecticut were handling their grief in different ways.
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Worshippers hurry from Conn. church, cite threat
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Deborah Metz, a Trumbull police officer on the scene, gave the all-clear after an hour in which armed police in SWAT gear searched the church and adjacent buildings.
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Adam Lanza identified as Connecticut school shooter
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A law enforcement official says the suspect in the Connecticut school shootings is Adam Lanza, 20. Police found no note or manifesto, and Lanza had no criminal history.
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D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray opposes plan to reimburse flood victims
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Gray tells The Washington Post he has reservations about the city becoming an insurance company.
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Noah Pozner's, Conn. school shooting victim, funeral scheduled
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Noah Pozner's uncle, Alexis Haller, says the funeral is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Abraham L. Green & Son Funeral Home in Fairfield, Conn.
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Police investigate fatal crash in Gaithersburg
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Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal crash overnight in Gaithersburg.
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President Barack Obama to attend interfaith memorial service Sunday in Newtown, Conn.
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President Obama will visit privately with families of the victims and with emergency personnel who responded to the shootings. He then will then speak at an interfaith vigil at Newtown High School.
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Connecticut shooting: Sandy Hook Elementary School site of mass shooting
The massacre of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school elicited horror and soul-searching around the world.
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Connecticut School Shooting: A timeline of the unthinkable terror
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After killing his mother, Adam Lanza, 20, left home in her car and drove past fine old churches and towering trees for the five miles to Sandy Hook Elementary. Here is a timeline of the next few moments as an unthinkable terror was unleashed.
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Santae Tribble exonerated for 1978 slaying
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A judge has formerly declared the innocence of Santae Tribble, 51, a Washington man who spent 28 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit.
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Sandy Hook shooting victims identified
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Connecticut State Police have released the names and ages of the 26 people gunned down at a Connecticut elementary school Friday. Sixteen of the children killed were six years old, four were seven.
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National Cathedral dean to advocate gun control in Sunday sermons
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The Very Rev. Gary Hall says in a statement that the Episcopal Church has strongly advocated gun control for several decades. He pledges that the cathedral will "work with our national leaders to enact more effective gun-control measures."
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Georgetown, six other Big East schools vote to leave conference
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The seven Big East schools that don't play FBS football have decided to leave the conference and pursue a new basketball framework. The seven schools are: Georgetown, St. John's, Villanova, DePaul, Marquette, Seton Hall and Providence
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Taji Lee hailed for rescuing mother from burning home
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When the Lanham home where 13-year-old Taji Lee lived with his mother caught fire Nov. 29, he knew he had to jump into action to save her. His heroics were honored Friday by the Prince George's County Fire Department.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton faints, sustains concussion
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who skipped an overseas trip this past week because of a stomach virus, sustained a concussion after fainting.
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Lanham shooting: Man shot to death in backyard
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Police say a man was shot at a home in the 10000 block of Old Franklin Ave. in Lanham Wednesday.
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Connecticut school shooting revives gun debate at White House, nationwide
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The shooting has once again stoked the never-ending debate over gun control laws. A visibly emotional President Barack Obama seemed willing to renew debate, calling for "meaningful action" to prevent similar shootings.
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