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137 police shots, 2 dead: Many questions in Ohio

137 police shots, 2 dead: Many questions in Ohio
By By THOMAS J. SHEERANAssociated Press CLEVELAND (AP) - A chase that ended with 13 officers firing 137 rounds, killing two people, began with a pop - perhaps a gunshot or backfire from a car speeding past police headquarters. For the next 25 minutes late in the night of Nov. 29, the car

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,

Mental health toll emerges among Sandy survivors

Mental health toll emerges among Sandy survivors
By By MEGHAN BARR and KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The image of his brother trapped in a car with water rising to his neck, his eyes silently pleading for help, is part of a recurring nightmare that wakes Anthony Gatti up, screaming, at night. Gatti hauled his brother out of the

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

Many single women, a key bloc, are avoiding GOP

Many single women, a key bloc, are avoiding GOP
By By NICHOLAS RICCARDIAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - Sara Stevenson spends her working hours surrounded by Republicans, namely the married men who work alongside her in a Denver oil and gas firm company. But after hours and on weekends, she usually spends her time with other single women, and

Routine morning, then shots and unthinkable terror

Routine morning, then shots and unthinkable terror
By By PAT EATON-ROBB and ADAM GELLERAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Inside the four-bedroom colonial set on a small rise, Nancy Lanza was already dead. But it was early yet, and it would be hours before her body was found - time enough for her son to unleash a slaughter. For now, though

Schools eye plans, calm parents after Conn. attack

Schools eye plans, calm parents after Conn. attack
By By CAROLYN THOMPSONAssociated Press The mass killing inside a Connecticut elementary school has educators across the country reviewing their security measures, reassuring parents and asking, "What if?" "Every principal will be going through their own protocols, the things they do on a daily

President's pot comments prompt call for policy

President's pot comments prompt call for policy
By By PAUL ELIASAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - President Barack Obama says he won't go after pot users in Colorado and Washington, two states that just legalized the drug for recreational use. But advocates argue the president said the same thing about medical marijuana - and yet U.S

President's pot comments prompt call for policy

President's pot comments prompt call for policy
By By PAUL ELIASAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - President Barack Obama says he won't go after pot users in Colorado and Washington, two states that just legalized the drug for recreational use. But advocates argue the president said the same thing about medical marijuana - and yet U.S