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Brother of Conn. gunman wrongly cited as shooter

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

Hundreds Pack Conn. Church For Vigil After Rampage

Hundreds Pack Conn. Church For Vigil After Rampage
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Hundreds of people are packing a church and spilling outside in Connecticut to remember the victims of a shooting that killed 26 people at an elementary school.  With the church filled to capacity, hundreds of people stood outside Friday night at the St. Rose of Lima

Principal among victims in Conn. shooting rampage

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

JetBlue plane lands safety at BWI after alert

JetBlue plane lands safety at BWI after alert
LINTHICUM, Md. (AP) - Airport officials say a JetBlue flight from Boston has landed safety at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport after the pilot declared a precautionary alert for a potential mechanical problem. Airport spokesman Jonathan Dean says JetBlue Flight 1327 landed about 7:30 p.m. Friday. A

UPDATE: Man Killed After Being Hit By Car While Helping With Slide-Off

UPDATE: Man Killed After Being Hit By Car While Helping With Slide-Off
KHQ.COM - The man killed after being hit by a vehicle while assisting another vehicle that had left the roadway has been identified as 56-year-old Scott Moore of Priest River. The Washington State Patrol says Moore got out of his car Friday night on I-90 near the Garden Springs exit to assist with

Source: Some of shooter's guns may have been mom's

Source: Some of shooter's guns may have been mom's
By By MATT APUZZOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A law enforcement official says some guns owned by the mother of the gunman in the Connecticut elementary school rampage match the models of the guns used in the shooting. The official cautions that investigators haven't conclusively

Ala. hospital must pay $140M in ex-patient's death

Ala. hospital must pay $140M in ex-patient's death
BAY MINETTE, Ala. (AP) - The family of a 59-year-old diabetic woman who was mistakenly given a lethal dose of insulin at an Alabama hospital has been awarded a $140 million judgment. AL.com (http://bit.ly/Y3h1tT) reports that a Baldwin County Circuit Court judge ordered Thomas Hospital and three

Hundreds pack Conn. church for vigil after rampage

Hundreds pack Conn. church for vigil after rampage
By By PAT EATON-ROBBAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Twenty-six candles - one for each of the victims - flickered on the altar Friday as hundreds of grief-stricken residents gathered for a vigil in memory of the children and staff killed in a shooting rampage at a school in this

Newtown: A special town shattered by tragedy

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

Review: Detroit not reaching consent deal targets

Review: Detroit not reaching consent deal targets
By By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - A preliminary review of Detroit's finances has determined that the city is not on target to fulfill promises to the state that allowed the city to avoid having an emergency manager appointed to oversee it, the state Treasury Department