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'These Tragedies Must End': President Vows Action On Gun Violence

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

NBCNEWS.COM - President Barack Obama vowed to marshal the power of his office behind a nationwide effort to curb gun violence following an elementary school massacre last week in Newtown, Conn. The president, speaking Sunday evening at an interfaith vigil in Newtown, said that the United States

Students nervously return to school after shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By By CHRISTINE ARMARIOAP Education Writer Victoria Millon bowed her head during a moment of silence at her Miami elementary school on Monday and thought about the 20 children nearly her age who were killed in their classrooms in Connecticut last week. They wouldn't be able to open their

Conn. victims: Lively youngsters, devoted adults

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By Associated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - At the very start of their lives, the schoolchildren are remembered for their love of horses, or for the games they couldn't get enough of, or for always saying grace at dinner. The adult victims found their life's work in sheltering little ones

Obama signals action following school shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By JULIE PACE and JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is vowing to use "whatever power this office holds" to safeguard the nation's children, raising the prospect that he will pursue policy changes to stem gun violence in the wake of an elementary school

Obama signals action following school shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

Liberal icon Frank eyes high-profile retirement

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Even in retirement, Barney Frank promises to antagonize the right wing. The 72-year-old Massachusetts representative ends a storied congressional career in less than three weeks. In a tenure that spanned more than three decades, Frank has

'Hobbit' bests 'Rings' with $84.8 million opening

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" led the box office with a haul of $84.8 million, a record-setting opening better than the three previous "Lord of the Rings" films. The Warner Bros. Middle Earth epic was the biggest December opening ever,

Conn. victims: Lively youngsters, devoted adults

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By The Associated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - At the very start of their lives, the schoolchildren are remembered for their love of horses, or for the games they couldn't get enough of, or for always saying grace at dinner. The adult victims found their life's work in sheltering

Man fires some 50 shots at Calif. mall parking lot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) - A suspect who fired about 50 shots in the parking lot of a crowded Southern California shopping mall, sending shoppers sprinting for safety, was cooperative when officers took him into custody, authorities said Sunday. Witnesses said people ran, screaming and ducking

Correction: CT School Shooting-Gun Control story

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

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