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Conn. gunman had hundreds of rounds of ammunition

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By MATT APUZZO and PAT EATON-ROBBAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - The gunman in the Connecticut shooting rampage was carrying an arsenal of hundreds of rounds of especially deadly ammunition - enough to kill just about every student in the school if given enough time, authorities said

Brazil forest protection turns to digital world

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By JULIANA BARBASSAAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Landowners who broke Brazil's environmental laws by clearing their farms of native forest used to have just one way to make right with government inspectors: plant trees. Now, they can clear their names by just pointing and

A children's choir opens 'SNL' with 'Silent Night'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By FRAZIER MOOREAP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) - "Saturday Night Live" made a rare departure from its comedic opening to pay tribute to the children and adults killed at a Connecticut elementary school. Not known for treating anything seriously or tenderly, the show made a fitting

Secretary of State faints, sustains concussion

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who skipped an overseas trip this past week because of a stomach virus, sustained a concussion after fainting, the State Department said Saturday. The 65-year-old Clinton, who's expected to leave

Rifle in Conn. massacre similar to DC sniper

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By DAVE COLLINSAssociated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Weapons used by Connecticut gunman Adam Lanza, who killed 20 children and six school workers Friday after killing his mother at their home. Lanza committed suicide in Sandy Hook Elementary School. The primary murder weapon: - Bushmaster

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

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

AP source: Boehner offers millionaire tax hike

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Signaling new movement in "fiscal cliff" talks, House Speaker John Boehner has proposed raising the top rate for earners making more than $1 million, a person familiar with the negotiations said. President Barack Obama, who wants higher top

Suspect in Mo. deputy shooting death apprehended

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

MINERAL POINT, Mo. (AP) - A man shot and killed a sheriff's deputy in Missouri early Saturday as emergency workers loaded an unconscious person into the back of an ambulance, authorities said. Christopher Parsons, who became a deputy in October, was shot and killed while responding to a call

CT. shooter's relatives express 'heartfelt sorrow'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

KINGSTON, N.H. (AP) - Relatives of a Connecticut woman fatally shot by her son before he killed 26 people at a school then killed himself say in a statement they share the grief of the Newtown community and the nation. A sheriff in New Hampshire, where Nancy Lanza once lived, read the statement