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NY plaintiff: Gay benefits 'bigger than marriage'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 30th

By LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - At age 83, Edith Windsor gets plenty of compliments for her courage to take on the federal government in a landmark case that has put attitudes about gay America squarely before the Supreme Court. But the Philadelphia-born former IBM executive

Lives remembered at string of Conn. services

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

By The Associated Press The community of Newtown, Conn., is in the thick of funerals and memorial services for the 26 children and adults killed a week ago at an elementary school. A look at services held Friday: RACHEL D'AVINO The sun came out just as Rachel D'Avino's sister began

A week after school massacre, new details emerge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st

By KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - As the nation paused to mark a week since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, new details emerged Friday about the gunman, Adam Lanza, who acquaintances said was able to take apart and reassemble a computer in a matter of minutes but

Bells toll for victims one week after shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st

By KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - The chiming of bells reverberated throughout Newtown on Friday, commemorating one week since the crackle of gunfire in a schoolhouse killed 20 children and six adults in a massacre that has shaken the community - and the nation - to its core.

Congressional backing grows for gun control debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 18th

By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional gun rights supporters showed an increased willingness Tuesday to consider new legislation to control firearms in the aftermath of the Connecticut school shootings - provided it also addresses mental health issues and the impact of

What we know about the Connecticut school shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By By The Associated Press Key facts related to the Connecticut elementary school shooting: THE INVESTIGATION: Twenty-year-old Adam Lanza, was carrying an arsenal of hundreds of rounds of deadly ammunition - enough to kill nearly every student in the school if given enough time, authorities

Staffers hailed as heroes after Conn. shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - A worker who turned on the intercom, alerting others in the building that something was very wrong. A custodian who risked his life by running through the halls warning of danger. A clerk who led 18 children on their hands and knees to safety, then gave them paper and crayons

Experts: No link between Asperger's, violence

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By STEPHANIE NANOAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - While an official has said that the 20-year-old gunman in the Connecticut school shooting had Asperger's syndrome, experts say there is no connection between the disorder and violence. Asperger's is a mild form of autism often

School adviser: Gunman a loner who felt no pain

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

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

What we know about the Connecticut school shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

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