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    Dec 20, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  1. NY cardinal compares slain Conn. teacher to Jesus

    NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A single bell repeatedly rang a sad, slow beat Thursday at the Connecticut funeral of a 6-year-old girl killed by a gunman at her elementary school, while a cardinal in New York compared a slain teacher to Jesus for giving up...

    Tags: Joe Biden, Crime, Law and Justice, Adam Lanza, Health and Safety at School, U.S. Department of Justice

    2. Dec 20, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  2. Gun laws show difficulty of stemming violent acts

    WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 regarded as imperfect. The ban, which existed for 10 years until 2004, would...

    Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Newspaper and Magazine, Barack Obama, Health and Safety at School, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    3. May 20, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  3. Somerset Borough police welcomed in area schools

    A police officer is now monitoring the halls of the Somerset Area School District.
    Staff writer, @DA_AmberR
    A police officer is now monitoring the halls of the Somerset Area School District. Somerset Borough police Chief Randy Cox told council members during Monday’s meeting that the officer-in-school program is being implemented successfully. The...
    4. May 20, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  4. Soccer Clubs Plan Fundraiser For Newtown

    The Hartford Courant
    Soccer Clubs Plan Fundraiser For Newtown It has been a while since John Barata, the general manager of the Real Boston Rams soccer club of the Premier Development League, played soccer in Newtown. But he's never forgotten. "It is a very close connection,...

    Tags: Major League Soccer, Sports, Soccer, Baseball, Services and Shopping

    5. May 20, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  5. Lawmakers Push Bill On Child Mental Health

    The Hartford Courant
    HARTFORD -- Jennifer Maksel is a single mother who is seeking help because her family has been directly impacted by the tragedy of the Newtown school shootings. "My youngest son escaped from his first grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary after seeing...

    Tags: Health and Safety at School, Health Treatments, Family, Personal Weapon Control, Dannel P. Malloy

    6. May 20, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  6. Soccer Teams Will Play Benefit For Newtown

    The Hartford Courant
    It has been awhile since John Barata, the general manager of the Real Boston Rams soccer club of the Premier Development League, played soccer in Newtown. But he's never forgotten. "It is a very close connection," Barata said Monday. "I spent seven to...

    Tags: Major League Soccer, Sports, Soccer, Services and Shopping, New England Revolution

    7. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Sandy Hook parents help Illinois high-capacity magazine ban

    — Grieving parents of children killed at a Connecticut elementary school gave haunting testimony about their lost sons Monday as they tried to persuade the Illinois Senate to approve a ban on the sale of high-capacity gun magazines in Illinois.
    — Grieving parents of children killed at a Connecticut elementary school gave haunting testimony about their lost sons Monday as they tried to persuade the Illinois Senate to approve a ban on the sale of high-capacity gun magazines in Illinois....

    Tags: Christine Radogno, Newspaper and Magazine, Apple iPad, Illinois General Assembly, Personal Weapon Control

    8. May 20, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  8. Lawmaker: OK To Disobey Law So Long As Legislature Is Debating Changes

    The Hartford Courant
    Imagine there were a bill under consideration in the legislature that, if approved, would legalize marijuana use in Connecticut.  Would the existence of that debate mean we’re all free to spend the next few days firing up joints, without waiting...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Danbury, Justice System, Laws

    9. May 20, 2013 |Column| South Bend Tribune

  9. Coats defends his vote on guns

    Although polls nationwide and in Indiana show overwhelming support for tightening background checks for gun purchases,Sen. Dan Coats, Indiana's Republican senior senator, voted "no." He says most constituents who contacted him wanted him to do just that. In a wide-ranging interview in Mishawaka, Coats said the gun issue broughtmore calls, e-mails and letters to his office -- more than 40,000 -- than received on all other issues combined in the past two years. Coats said more than 75 percent of the messages were in opposition to tighter background checks in the proposal of Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., which died in the Senate after failing to get a required 60 votes.
    Although polls nationwide and in Indiana show overwhelming support for tightening background checks for gun purchases,Sen. Dan Coats, Indiana's Republican senior senator, voted "no." He says most constituents who contacted him wanted him to do just that....

    Tags: Dan Coats, Patrick J. Toomey, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Barack Obama, Personal Weapon Control

    10. May 17, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  10. Hartford Police Officer Plans 26-Hour Bike Ride To Honor Sandy Hook Victims

    When he's not working, it is likely Hartford Police Sgt. James Elliott can be found on a bicycle. He rides up to 18,000 miles a year, maintains a busy race schedule and does a couple of 12- or 24-hour races.
    The Hartford Courant
    When he's not working, it is likely Hartford Police Sgt. James Elliott can be found on a bicycle. He rides up to 18,000 miles a year, maintains a busy race schedule and does a couple of 12- or 24-hour races. In the aftermath of the tragedy at Sandy Hook...

    Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Human Interest

    11. May 17, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  11. No More 'Corrupticut' — But Openness, Oversight Under Siege

    The Hartford Courant
    About a year ago, The Center for Public Integrity in Washington enlisted 50 journalists, including me, in a massive project measuring the degree to which state governments were accountable and open to public scrutiny. To my surprise, Connecticut...

    Tags: John G. Rowland, Finance, Labor Legislation, Dannel P. Malloy , Politics

    12. May 16, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. Judge to hear insanity defense challenge in Colorado theater shooting case

    DENVER (Reuters) - The judge who will hear the capital murder case against accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes has agreed to hear arguments on the constitutionality of Colorado's insanity defense law in death penalty cases.
    Reuters
    DENVER (Reuters) - The judge who will hear the capital murder case against accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes has agreed to hear arguments on the constitutionality of Colorado's insanity defense law in death penalty cases. Arapahoe County...

    Tags: Criminal Laws, Lawyers, Personal Weapon Control, Colorado Movie Theater Shooting, Judges

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