There’s been a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut We’re told there are 18-20 children who have been killed, with a death toll close to 30 Law enforcement tells CNN suspect is named Ryan Lanza Below are the latest updates as they come to us or you can read our story […]
At least 27 people, 18 of them children, were shot and killed Friday at a Connecticut elementary school, according to reports. As the tragic story continues to develop, the heroism of teachers on the scene is already recognized. “They will be applauded for their efforts,” an ABC newscaster said during the station’s live video report […]
CNN has identified the alleged gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. as Ryan Lanza. According to CNN, Lanza, 24, is suspected of killing 26 people — including 18 children — at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. A neighbor of Ryan Lanza’s parents in Sandy Hook told The Huffington Post that […]
President Barack Obama became emotional as he delivered remarks on the Newtown elementary school shooting Friday. “I offered Governor Malloy my condolences on behalf of the nation, and made it clear he will have every resource he needs to investigate,” Obama said, noting the country has had “too many of these tragedies in the last […]
[Updated at 10:21 p.m. ET] The current total of casualties in this shooting is 26–20 of the victims were children. [Updated at 3:16 p.m. ET] From the president: “I offer Gov. Malloy my condolences on behalf of the nation.” The president appears to be emotional, he’s wiping his left eye. Here’s more of what he’s saying: “We’ve […]
cnn.com Nearly 20 people died Friday in a school shooting in Newtown Connecticut, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN. At least 10 of the dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School were children, the source said. A parent who was inside the school at the time of the attack said she […]
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http://www.newsnet5.com/ EUCLID, OH – A 6th grader took a loaded gun into a local middle school. MOREAdditional Links After speaking with the Euclid Schools Superintendent Keith Bell, it was confirmed that the tip was accurate. On Thursday, December 13, 2012 at approximately 11:30 a.m. a student was caught with marijuana in his possession. The student […]
http://blackamericaweb.com/81598/quote-on-mlk-memorial-to-be-removed/ WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar endorsed a plan Tuesday to remove a disputed inscription from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, rather than cut into the granite to replace it with a fuller quotation. Salazar said he had reached an agreement with King’s family, the group that built the memorial and the National […]
http://blackamericaweb.com/81809/81809/ As previously reported, Tyler Perry’s deal with Oprah Winfrey’s OWN, announced two months ago, calls for the filmmaker to write, direct and executive produce two series for a mid-2013 premiere. Today, the two shows were announced: a drama titled “The Haves And The Have Nots” and a sitcom called “Love Thy Neighbor,” both from […]
http://blackamericaweb.com/81801/roommate-killed-in-pork-chop-argument/ Thomas Hahn allegedly shot his roommate, Robert Eugene Gray Jr. twice in the head with a rifle during an argument over how to properly cook a pork chop. According to the police report Hahn told his two other roommates that he would shoot Gray if he came home drunk. They said that he loaded […]
