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Sympathy over US school shooting stretches globe

By By CASSANDRA VINOGRADAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - As the world joined Americans in mourning the school massacre in Connecticut, many urged U.S. politicians to honor the 28 victims, especially the children, by pushing for stronger gun control laws. Twitter users and media personalities in

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

Principal among victims in Conn. shooting rampage

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - The principal at the Connecticut elementary school where a gunman opened fire in a rampage Friday, killing 26 people including 20 children and then himself, was identified as one of the victims. A well-liked and experienced administrator, Dawn Hochsprung was among those gunned

Newtown: A special town shattered by tragedy

By By CHRISTOPHER SULLIVANAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - At the crossroads that marks the center of this three-century-old New England postcard town stands a flagpole that's a kind of barometer. Every day, says Susan Osborne White, who has lived here all her life, "it tells me which