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President Obama will travel to Newtown, Conn., on Sunday to meet with the families of the the 26 people who were slain at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the White House confirmed today.

CASPER, Wyo. -- Investigators say they have found two suicide notes written by a man who killed his father in front of a computer science class at a Wyoming community college. Police say Krumm barged into a classroom at ...

A canal which suffered a "catastrophic" breach during heavy rain last month is to be restocked with thousands of fish.

New York galleries shifted gears in 2012. Was the increasing influence of large art fairs responsible?

Let's be honest. Penguins are pretty much the coolest arctic bird out there. Not only have they managed to successfully embrace gay marriage before their human counterparts, but they can also sing Christmas carols. The S...

Canada has offered to help invade Syria on the pretext of chemical weapons. The real worry of the US/Israel now is that whatever chemical weapons there are will fall into the hands of al-Nusrah Front/ al-Qaeda. As a 'whi...

A day after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, details continue to emerge about the victims, the gunman, and the events leading up to the massacre. On Saturday afternoon, the Connecticut State Police released a l...

The Green Bay Packers clinched their second straight NFC North title with a 21-13 victory over the archrival Chicago Bears on Sunday.

Britain's Olympic and Paralympic squads are named the team of the year at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year show.

Police investigating the mass shooting at Sandy Hook school in Newtown, Connecticut, have confirmed that the gunman had four weapons.

Zorro is set to make his way to the small screen. USA Network is reportedly developing a television show about Zorro, titled "Z." "Set in modern-day Los Angeles, 'Z' will chronicle the rise of Diego Moreno from an orphan...

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Six-year-old Jennifer Waters came to Mass on Sunday at Saint Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church with a lot of questions. "The little children, are they with the angels?" she asked her mother as she fidd...

Fran Halsall in the 50m freestyle claims Great Britain's sixth medal at the World Short Course Swimming Championships.

After House Speaker John A. Boehner said he would let taxes rise on income over $1 million, both sides were optimistic, but Mr. Boehner and President Obama are still far apart on numbers.

Government forces killed at least eight people in the Yarmouk district of Damascus and reportedly drove dozens of formerly pro-government Palestinian fighters to defect to the rebels.

Along with fire drills, schools have been conducting lock down drills -- often known as active shooter drills -- since the Columbine massacre in 1999. But safety officials do not agree yet on what teachers and students s...

Olympic champion Ryan Lochte wins 6 golds, 1 silver at short-course worlds in Turkey

BOISE, Idaho -- Kerwynn Williams ran for 235 yards and three touchdowns and No. 18 Utah State won a bowl game for the first time in nearly 20 years, beating Toledo 41-15 on Saturday in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. The v...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Matt Scott threw two short touchdown passes in the final 42 seconds and college football's postseason started with a wild one when Arizona rallied past Nevada 49-48 Saturday in the New Mexico Bowl. A...

Tensions and backbiting in the House Republican leadership contributed to the messiness of the 2011 standoff over the debt limit. But in this year’s talks to avert a fiscal cliff of higher taxes and automatic spen...

ST. LOUIS — Well in the clear, Adrian Peterson had enough time to sneak a peek at the video board in the end zone as he finished an 82-yard run – and topped it off with some fancy high-stepping. After pilin...

In 2007, Josephine Strocchia moved here with her family from New York, where she had worked at the World Trade Center.