People across the US have observed a moment of silence one week after gunman Adam Lanza killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. Bells in Newtown tolled 26 times – for each victim of the attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Adam Lanza, 20, carried out the attack at 09:30 EST after killing his mother. He later shot himself dead. The moment of silen…
8211; has cancelled its kindergarten class on Friday and will not operate midday bus runs, the school’s website says. The public school has more than 600 students in classes from Kindergarten to 4th Grade – including students aged from five to 10. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters that US President Barack Obama had been informed of the incident and was receiving reg…
lled 32 people and injured many more. Sandy Hook school shooting victims: Charlotte Bacon, 6 Daniel Barden, 7 Rachel Davino, 29 Olivia Engel, 6 Josephine Gay, 7 Ana Marquez-Greene, 6 Dawn Hochsprung, 47 Dylan Hockley, 6 Madeleine Hsu, 6 Catherine Hubbard, 6 Chase Kowalski, 7 Jesse Lewis, 6 James Mattioli, 6 Grace McDonnell, 7 Anne Marie Murphy, 52 Emilie Parker, 6 Jack Pinto, 6 Noah Pozner, 6 Car…
…8217;ve got more to do when it comes to enforcement.” Wiping away tears as he spoke on Friday, President Barack Obama today signaled he would push for tight gun control in the wake of the massacre of 26 at an elementary school in Connecticut, saying there had been “too many” mass shootings in America. During a moving appearance, he said the time had come to “take meaningful action to prevent more…
!”. Maryrose Kristopik has been hailed a “hero” by parents after herding the children to safety in a closet and barricading the door to prevent Adam Lanza, 20, from entering. An unnamed mother, in her 40s, whose 9-year-old son was among the children said: “I want to thank her. She saved their lives. “The shooter kept banging on the door screaming: <<Let me in! Let me in!>> but he didn…
of making the laws governing the sale of firearms <<more strict>> fell from 78% in 1990 to 62% in 1995, and 51% in 2007,” Gallup reported. “In the most recent reading, Gallup in 2010 found 44% in favor of stricter laws. In fact, in 2009 and again last year, the slight majority said gun laws should either remain the same or be made less strict.” Barack Obama was forced to address the i…
…y saddened by Friday’s senseless violence”. The attack at Newtown is the second deadliest shooting attack at a US school or university, after the Virginia Tech killings of 2007, which left 32 people dead and many injured….
…women died in the assault on Sandy Hook school by a lone man who then took his own life. The first funerals for victims will be held on Monday. The gunman has been identified by police as Adam Lanza, 20. He shot dead his mother before driving to the school in her car. Officials say he was armed with hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and used a semi-automatic rifle as his main weapon. He was also…
Adam Lanza, a troubled 20-year-old loner with a history of autistic behavior, is the monster behind a horrific shooting at a Connecticut elementary school that left 26 people, including 20 children, dead on Friday. Adam Lanza shot his mother Nancy, a kindergarten teacher, at the upscale suburban home they shared together and then took three of her guns and drove the Sandy Hook Elementary School a…
…n control measures in Congress appear to have stalled. Correspondents say the president will use it to increase pressure on lawmakers in Washington. Gun control measures passed by Connecticut on April 4 include: an expansion of the state’s assault weapons ban background checks for all prospective firearms purchasers, including in private transactions a ban on the sale or purchase of ammunit…
Three teachers murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School all died heroes trying to save their students from gunman Adam Lanza who they recognized as the son of a kindergarten teacher there. Authorities have identified principal Dawn Hochsprung, 47, school psychologist Mary Sherlach, 56, and 27-year-old Victoria Soto, a young first grade teacher, as three of the eight adults found dead on Friday. T…
Brooklyn Labor Day Parade 2011: 7 deaths among 49 gunshot victims at West Indian Carnival. During the Labor Day weekend in New York the number of shot people has risen to 43, after violence started at the annual West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn. In the 24 hours, from Saturday 6 a.m. to Sunday 6 a.m., 24 people were shot, the victims were shot during 15 separate incidents, and so far no arrest…
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…ator’s plan to introduce a bill on the first day of the next Congress. Barack Obama would also consider curbs on high-capacity ammunition and loopholes, Jay Carney said. Gunman Adam Lanza killed 20 children and six adults in Friday’s attack. Barack Obama has previously stated his support for the reintroduction of an assault weapons ban, which lapsed in 2004. But he has not backed a spe…
Hurricane Sandy could merge with a winter storm to create what they have dubbed “Frankenstorm” as it churns towards the US, forecasters warn. Sandy has weakened to a category one hurricane, but is still packing maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h). Hurricane Sandy reportedly caused up to 40 deaths as it tore through the Caribbean on Thursday and Friday. The storm is projected…
Hurricane Sandy, which left 21 people dead as it barreled through the Caribbean, could likely metamorphose into frightening storm that could cause $1 billion in damages. Experts say the tempest – dubbed Frankenstorm – has a 90% chance of hitting the East Coast of the U.S., having the potential to wreak havoc with heavy winds, rain, flooding, and downed trees and power lines. In fact, longtime wea…
Marvin LaFontaine, a friend of Adam Lanza’s mother, has said the Sandy Hook gunman may have launched his murder spree as an “act of revenge” after suffering years of bullying as a student at the Connecticut school. Marvin LaFontaine said Adam Lanza, who killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School, one of the worst school shooting in America’s history, had been harboring resentmen…
…rity system – police have confirmed that the shooter forced his way in. Adam Lanza opened fire on Friday morning at Sandy Hook Elementary School, which teaches children aged 5 to 10. He murdered 26 people at the school before turning the gun on himself, as well as killing one other person – his mother – at another nearby site. Investigators said they have found “some very good ev…
would be interviewed at an appropriate time. Children who witnessed the attack would also be interviewed – in the presence of parents and professionals – Lt Vance added. Gunman Adam Lanza, 20, did not seem to have had run-ins with the police, he said, and gave no information about whether mental health professionals had come forward with information about him. As well as remembering th…
killed with a Bushmaster .223-calibre rifle, and the gun Lanza turned on himself was a Glock 10mm handgun, Stephen Sedensky said. Adam Lanza had another loaded handgun with him in the school and three 30-round magazines for the rifle. One more weapon, a 12-gauge shotgun with 70 rounds, was also found in the car Adam Lanza drove to the school. Although the description of the gunman in the search wa…
e now searching the suspect’s house, which is being treated as a crime scene. They will be looking for any notes or additional evidence. More than 1,100 students attend the high school, which is 30 miles east of Cleveland. Superintendent Joseph Bergant II told WKYC that the culprit is in custody in a juvenile detention centre, but added that he didn’t know the extent of the students’ injurie…
r-old Danny Komertz, who witnessed the shooting, said the suspect was known as an outcast who had apparently been bullied. Chardon High School has about 1,100 pupils, and the town itself – about 30 miles (48 km) east of the city of Cleveland – is home to about 5,000 residents. US high schools and university campuses are no stranger to gun attacks, and many have well-drilled security an…
…come to this floor and make people think everything is okay?” New Jersey Democratic Representative Bill Pascrell demanded of Republicans skeptical of the bill. The House passed the measure by a 354 to 67 vote, while the US Senate approved it on Friday afternoon by unanimous consent. The US Congress has passed an emergency aid package for victims of Superstorm Sandy, days after an outcry ov…
…217;s transatlantic flights to and from East Coast cities, including New York, Baltimore, Newark, Washington, Boston and Philadelphia. At 02:00 EDT, the storm was turning north, its eye swirling about 425 miles (760 km) south-east of New York City, according to the National Hurricane Center. With winds of 75 mph, Hurricane Sandy, dubbed “Frankenstorm”or “Superstorm”, is expected to bri…
Children from Sandy Hook Elementary School, where a gunman killed 26 people last month, are to start the new term at what police say is the US’s “safest school”. Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown has been closed since Adam Lanza killed 20 pupils and six staff on December 14. Chalk Hill, a disused middle school in nearby Monroe, has been renovated by an 80-strong team and r…
Dick Trickle 911 call before suicideThe 911 call legendary NASCAR Dick Trickle made to a hapless operator before he ended his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound was released today. In the recording,…
Dick Trickle suicide: Chuck Trickle says his brother suffered chronic and debilitating pain in his chest Dick Trickle’s brother, Chuck, has said the legendary NASCAR driver suffered chronic and debilitating pain in his chest before his suicide. Richard “Dick” Trickle, 71,…
Dick Trickle commits suicide at 71 calling police before shooting himself to instruct where to find his bodyRetired race car driver Richard “Dick” Trickle died on Thursday at the age of 71 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say. The body of the NASCAR legend was found…
Lindsey Vonn and Tiger Woods go fishing with his yacht in FloridaLindsey Vonn and Tiger Woods only made their first public appearance together as an official couple at the Met Ball a couple of weeks ago. However, it seems Tiger Woods and…
David Beckham to retire from football at the end of seasonDavid Beckham has announced he will retire from football at the end of this season at the age of 38 after an illustrious 20-year career. The former England captain made 115…
S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila: Indian cricketers arrested over spot-fixing in IPLThree Indian cricketers have been arrested over allegations of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the country's cricket board says. The players belong to the…
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