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Father of Conn. school gunman: We too ask why

Father of Conn. school gunman: We too ask why
By By The Associated Press Peter Lanza, the father of 20-year-old Adam Lanza, who shot to death his mother in their home and then slaughtered 26 people in an elementary school before killing himself, issued the following statement Saturday: "Our hearts go out to the families and friends who

School adviser: Gunman a loner who felt no pain

School adviser: Gunman a loner who felt no pain
By By ADAM GELLERAP National Writer SOUTHBURY, Conn. (AP) - At Newtown High School, Adam Lanza had trouble relating to fellow students and teachers, but that was only part of his problem. He seemed not to feel physical or psychological pain in the same way as classmates. Richard Novia, the

Okla. teen arrested in school shooting plot

Okla. teen arrested in school shooting plot
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. (AP) - Hours before a gunman opened fire at a Connecticut elementary school, police in Oklahoma arrested a teenager for allegedly plotting to attack his high school and trying to recruit classmates to help him. Police in Bartlesville, a community about 40 miles north of Tulsa,

Correction: CT School Shooting-Gun Control story

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

Correction: CT School Shooting-Gun Control story

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. gunman recalled as intelligent but remote

Conn. gunman recalled as intelligent but remote
By By PETE YOST and JASON KEYSERAssociated Press Family and friends remember Adam Lanza as many things - intelligent, nerdy, goth, remote, thin. Now the world will always remember him as a mass murderer. The 20-year-old man is believed to have killed his mother, gunned down more than two dozen

Conn. gunman broke in, shot kids multiple times

Conn. gunman broke in, shot kids multiple times
By By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN and MATT APUZZOAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - The gunman behind the Connecticut elementary school massacre stormed into the building and shot 20 children at least twice with a high-powered rifle, executing some at close range and killing adults who tried to

Brother of Conn. gunman wrongly cited as shooter

Brother of Conn. gunman wrongly cited as shooter
By By MICHAEL RUBINKAMAssociated Press Not long after Friday's shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school, media outlets began reporting the gunman's identity as 24-year-old Ryan Lanza of Hoboken, N.J. His name and image quickly spread worldwide as the perpetrator of the nation

Source: Some of shooter's guns may have been mom's

Source: Some of shooter's guns may have been mom's
By By MATT APUZZOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A law enforcement official says some guns owned by the mother of the gunman in the Connecticut elementary school rampage match the models of the guns used in the shooting. The official cautions that investigators haven't conclusively

OSU to review handling of sexual assault claims

OSU to review handling of sexual assault claims
By By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUSAssociated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The head of Oklahoma State University's governing board said Friday that the school will review its handling of claims made last month by at least four male students who said another male student sexually assaulted them. Andy