Killing

No rise in mass killings, but their impact is huge

By By HELEN O'NEILLAP Special Correspondent A gold plaque hangs next to a bullet hole in the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., where a lone gunman killed six worshippers and injured three others last August. It is engraved with the words, "We Are One." "It frames the wound," says Pardeep

Correction: CT School Shooting-Gun Control story

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a story Dec. 16 about the Newtown, Conn., school massacre, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the attack was the bloodiest against youngsters in the nation's history. The bombing of a school in Bath, Mich., on May 18, 1927, killed 38 children. The bomber, a

Conn. authorities say victim IDs expected soon

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Authorities say they may be able to release the identities of the victims of the Connecticut school shooting on Saturday morning. State police Lt. Paul Vance said Friday evening that officials were "cautiously optimistic" that they could have all the identities pinned down by

What we know about the Connecticut school shooting

By By The Associated Press Key facts related to the Connecticut elementary school shooting: THE VICTIMS: The chief medical examiner said all the victims at the school were shot with a rifle, at least some of them up close, and all of them apparently were shot more than once. All six adults