Sandy Hook Elementary
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Newtown massacre: New school to replicate Sandy Hook Elem.
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When the Sandy Hook Elementary children return to school in a different building, they'll find things just as they left them Friday, down to the water bottles and boxes of crayons sitting on their desks.
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Funeral services continue for Sandy Hook shooting victims
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A 7-year-old boy who had dreamed of being a firefighter and a heroic first-grade teacher who died while trying to shield students from the carnage were among the victims laid to rest in what has become an unrelenting cycle of sorrow and loss.
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Newtown massacre: Amid tragedy, scam artists creep in
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The family of Noah Pozner was grieving for the 6-year-old when they learned that someone was soliciting donations in the boy's memory. It was a scam.
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President Obama launches effort to prevent mass school shootings
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Just days after promising the people of Newtown and America that mass shootings couldn't become a part of life, President Barack Obama launches a major effort to curb gun violence.
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Sandy Hook shooting: Lawmakers now calling for school safety changes
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Less than a week after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary, some lawmakers are calling for change when it comes to the safety and security of staff and students at schools across the country.
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Arming teachers should be discussed, Bob McDonnell says
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If school officials were trained and chose to have a weapon, they might have an opportunity to stop someone from trying to get into a school, says Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.
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Connecticut school shooting: Students return to school Tuesday
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The Connecticut students who survived a mass shooting at their school will return to class after the winter break at a school in a neighboring town.
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NRA breaks silence over shootings
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The NRA on Tuesday said its members were "shocked, saddened and heartbroken by the news of the horrific and senseless murders."
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Connecticut School Shooting: Portraits of the shooting victims
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Most died at the very start of their young lives, tiny victims taken in a way not fit no matter one's age. Others found their life's work in sheltering these little ones, teaching them, caring for them, treating them as their own. Here is a glimpse of some of those who died.
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Dick's Sporting Goods suspends sale of guns
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Dick's Sporting Goods has suspended sales of near Newtown, Conn., the scene of last week's mass shooting.
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Sen. Mark Warner urges stricter gun control after Connecticut shooting
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Sen. Mark Warner says the status quo is unacceptable. He called for "stricter rules on the books" and endorsed President Barack Obama's call for cracking down on assault weapons.
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Connecticut school shooting: Newtown residents grieving after massacre
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Many residents in Newtown are still in shock after the horrific shooting Friday that took the lives of 26 victims, including 20 children.
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Sandy Hook shooting: Local schools increase security after elementary shooting
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Schools in the Washington area have counselors and some extra police patrols as students return to class following the school shooting in Connecticut.
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Connecticut school shooting: Bloomberg calls for stricter gun control
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and dozens of shooting survivors and victims' relatives are calling on Congress and President Barack Obama to tighten gun laws and enforcement.
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Asperger's syndrome not linked with violence, experts say
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While an official has said that the 20-year-old gunman in the Connecticut school shooting had Asperger's syndrome, experts say there is no connection between the disorder and violence.
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Sandy Hook Elementary School closed 'indefinitely' while investigation continues
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Authorities say the Connecticut elementary school where a gunman shot to death 26 people will be closed indefinitely while the crime is investigated.
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Sandy Hook shooting: NFL honors lives lost during tragedy
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The New England Patriots silenced their "End Zone Militia" on Sunday night, taking the muskets away from the Revolutionary War re-enactors who fire into the air to celebrate every score.
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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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