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Evidence hints at deadlier plan in Conn. massacre

Evidence hints at deadlier plan in Conn. massacre

Evidence hints at deadlier plan in Conn. massacre

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:49 PM PST

This 2005 photo provided by neighbor Barbara Frey and verified by Richard Novia, shows Adam Lanza. Authorities have identified Lanza as the gunman who killed his mother at their home and then opened fire Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, inside an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. Novia was the school district's former head of security and he advised the school technology club that Adam and his older brother belonged to. (AP Photo/Barbara Frey)The gunman in the Connecticut shooting rampage shot his mother four times in the head before going to the school and gunning down 26, authorities said Sunday as details emerged suggesting that Adam Lanza had planned an even more gruesome massacre but was stopped short.

Venezuelan elections a test for Chavez's movement

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:48 PM PST

Voters line up in front a polling station to cast their ballots during elections for governors in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)Venezuelans were choosing governors and state lawmakers on Sunday in elections seen as a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the socialist leader leaves the political stage.

Fidel Castro nominated for Cuban parliament seat

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:45 PM PST

Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro is being nominated for a seat in the country's parliament.

Funeral set for 1 of youngsters killed in rampage

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:30 PM PST

This Nov. 13, 2012 photo provided by the family via The Washington Post shows Noah Pozner. The six-year-old was one of the victims in the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn. on Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Family Photo)A funeral for one of the Connecticut school shooting victims, 6-year-old Noah Pozner, is being planned for Monday.

Syria VP says neither side can win war - newspaper

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:26 PM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian Vice President Farouq al-Sharaa told a Lebanese newspaper that neither the forces of President Bashar al-Assad nor opposition fighters were able to win the war in Syria. Sharaa said the situation in the country was heading from bad to worse and that a "historic settlement", involving the formation of a national unity government "with broad powers", was needed to end the conflict, according to comments carried by al-Akhbar newspaper. ...

School yoga tries to avoid religious controversy

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:22 PM PST

In this Dec. 11, 2012 picture, fourth grader Anna De La Fuente reaches holds a position during a yoga class at Capri Elementary School in Encinitas, Calif. Administrators of the Encinitas Union School District are treading softly as they pioneer what is believed to be the first district-wide yoga program of its kind, while trying to avoid a legal dispute over whether yoga is just exercise or an intrinsically spiritual practice. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)Public school yoga instructor Katie Campbell proudly looks out at 23 first graders as they contain their squirming in a kid-friendly version of the lotus position.

Analysis: Boehner opens door to tax hikes, shifts U.S. fiscal cliff talks

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:21 PM PST

U.S. House Speaker Boehner listens to a question while speaking with reporters in the Capitol in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner's offer to accept a tax rate increase for the wealthiest Americans knocks down a key Republican road block to a deal resolving the year-end "fiscal cliff." The question now boils down to price - which income levels, what rates and what's offered in return. Such major questions, still unanswered so close to the end of the year suggest, however, that no surge toward an agreement is immminent. ...

Venezuela opposition: VP broke election rules

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:20 PM PST

Voters line up in front a polling station to cast their ballots during elections for governors in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)Venezuela's vice president has urged supporters to vote for President Hugo Chavez's allies in gubernatorial elections, while opponents call that a blatant violation of electoral law.

Moments of silence around NFL for shooting victims

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:20 PM PST

Members of the Minnesota Vikings hold hands during a moment of silence in honor of those killed Friday in shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., before the start of an NFL football game between the St. Louis Rams and the Minnesota Vikings Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in St. Louis. A gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Friday and opened fire, killing 20 children and six adults. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)Two players who wear No. 26 joined hands with the coaches of the St. Louis Rams and Minnesota Vikings in tribute to the victims of the school massacre in Newtown, Conn., and New York Giants' players wore decals with the initials of Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Schools around US increase security after massacre

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:19 PM PST

Schools around the country are reviewing security plans, adding extra law enforcement patrols and readying counselors for the first day of classes since a shooting massacre at an elementary school in Connecticut.

Japan's next PM Abe must deliver on economy, cope with China

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:18 PM PST

Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party's leader and former Prime Minister Abe delivers a speech at Akihabara electronics store district in TokyoTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's hawkish ex-premier Shinzo Abe will get a second chance to run the country after his conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) surged to power in Sunday's election, but must swiftly move to bolster the sagging economy while managing strained ties with China. Abe, whose party won by a landslide just three years after a crushing defeat, was expected on Monday to meet Natsuo Yamaguchi, the leader of the small New Komeito party, to cement their alliance and confirm economic steps to boost an economy now in its fourth recession since 2000. ...

Police: Man cooperative after firing shots at mall

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:13 PM PST

Police say a suspect who fired about 50 shots in the parking lot of a Southern California shopping mall was cooperative when officers took him into custody.

Jason Mraz tops Myanmar anti-trafficking concert

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:13 PM PST

American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz mixed entertainment with education Sunday to become the first world-class entertainer in decades to perform in Myanmar, with a concert to raise awareness of human trafficking.

Official: Conn. gunman shot mother 4 times in head

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:06 PM PST

This 2005 photo provided by neighbor Barbara Frey and verified by Richard Novia, shows Adam Lanza. Authorities have identified Lanza as the gunman who killed his mother at their home and then opened fire Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, inside an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. Novia was the school district's former head of security and he advised the school technology club that Adam and his older brother belonged to. (AP Photo/Barbara Frey)A Connecticut official says the mother of the gunman in the Connecticut massacre was shot four times in the head before her son went to the elementary school where he gunned down 26 people.

Abe's challenge: Can he give Japan what money can't buy

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:02 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Even before Japanese voters returned Shinzo Abe's party to power, he had already won over financial markets with an economic revival plan as seductively simple as economists say it is risky: print money and spend it. Lots of it. The Liberal Democratic Party's landslide on Sunday is likely to sustain a market rally fuelled by economic stimulus hopes, but Abe's economic legacy will probably be defined by how he tackles chronic ills that easy money alone cannot fix and that were largely ignored during the campaign. ...

AP Source: 'Lots of ammo' hints at deadlier plan

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 11:40 AM PST

This 2005 photo provided by neighbor Barbara Frey and verified by Richard Novia, shows Adam Lanza. Authorities have identified Lanza as the gunman who killed his mother at their home and then opened fire Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, inside an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. Novia was the school district's former head of security and he advised the school technology club that Adam and his older brother belonged to. (AP Photo/Barbara Frey)Details are emerging that the man who slaughtered elementary school children and teachers may have had even bigger, more gruesome plans.

Questions of 'Why' and 'How' fill pews in CT town

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 11:39 AM PST

A woman hugs a young girl as they arrive for services at Trinity Church, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. A gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)Six-year-old Jennifer Waters came to Mass on Sunday at Saint Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church with a lot of questions.

Conservative LDP returns with landslide in Japan

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 11:38 AM PST

In this Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 photo, supporters of Japan's largest opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) gather with national flags during a parliamentary election campaign in Tokyo. Japanese were voting Sunday, Dec. 16 in parliamentary elections that were expected to put the LDP, once-dominant conservatives, back in power after a three-year break — and bring in a more nationalistic government amid tensions with big neighbor China. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCEJapan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party returned to power in a landslide election victory Sunday after three years in opposition, according to early returns, signaling a rightward shift in the government that could further heighten tensions with China, a key economic partner as well as rival.

Campaign tracking becoming year-round practice

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 11:35 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2012 file photo, Gov. Paul LePage speaks at the swearing in ceremony for new representatives at the State House in Augusta, Maine. As LePage addressed the newly elected Legislature in early December, his frustration with trackers, the video camera-toting operatives who follow politicians around, boiled over into a brief diatribe that set the session off to a sour start. (AP Photo/Joel Page, File)As Maine's governor addressed the newly elected Legislature in early December, his frustration with trackers, the video camera-toting operatives who follow politicians around, boiled over into a brief diatribe that set the session off to a sour start.

Democratic senators want ban on assault weapons

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 11:34 AM PST

A child's message rests with a memorial for shooting victims, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. A gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown on Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)Democratic lawmakers and Independent Sen. Joseph Lieberman said Sunday that military-style assault weapons should be banned and that a national commission should be established to examine mass shootings in the United States.

Another sorrowful trip for Obama to grieving town

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 11:28 AM PST

Angel cut-outs are displayed outside Newtown High School in Newtown, Conn., Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. A gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in the town, killing 26 people, including 20 children before killing himself on Friday. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)For President Barack Obama, it was another sorrowful visit to another grieving community full of broken hearts from unimaginable violence.

Ala. officer improving after shooting, chase

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 11:24 AM PST

Authorities react as they stand watch over a scene where a body lies covered with a sheet on Hwy 78 in Oxford, Ala., Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. Police officers in eastern Alabama shot an assailant armed with an AK-47 assault rifle toward the end of a pursuit that left several people injured, authorities said. The pursuit began after a shooting in Cleburne County. The county is near the Georgia state line. The person in the road was killed by police after leading them on a high speed chase after shooting several people. (AP Photo/Anniston Star, Stephen Gross)Authorities said an east Alabama police officer shot and seriously wound during a chase was improving Sunday as investigators tried to verify the identities of three people whose slayings sparked the two-county pursuit.

Iraq: Bombs strike disputed northern area, kill 8

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 11:23 AM PST

Bombings rattled two cities in disputed areas in Iraq's north on Sunday, killing at least eight people and raising concerns that extremists are trying to exploit ethnic tensions in the country.

Switzerland sends Salvation Army to Eurovision gig

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 11:13 AM PST

In this picture, made available Dec. 16, 2012, members of the Swiss 'Heilsarmee' (Salvation Army) perform during the Swiss Song Contest Selection Show in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, Saturday Dec. 15, 2012. The band won with their song 'You and Me' and will represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2013 in Malmo, Sweden. (AP Photo/Keystone/ Walter Bieri)Switzerland is putting its faith in the Salvation Army to win the Eurovision Song Contest when it is staged in Malmo, Sweden, next year.

Conn. victims: Lively youngsters, devoted adults

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 11:08 AM PST

This 2012 photo provided by the family shows Emilie Alice Parker. Parker was killed Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, when a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Conn., killing 26 children and adults at the school. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Parker Family)Most died at the very start of their young lives, tiny victims taken in a way not fit for anyone regardless of age. Others found their life's work in sheltering little ones, teaching them, caring for them, treating them as their own. After the gunfire ended Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the trail of loss was more than many could bear: 20 students and six adults at the school, the gunman's mother at home, and the gunman himself.

Syrian jets rocket Palestinian camp in Damascus

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 11:07 AM PST

Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Binsh, near IdlibBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian fighter jets bombed the Palestinian Yarmouk camp in Damascus on Sunday, killing at least 25 people sheltering in a mosque in an area where Syrian rebels have been trying to advance into the capital, opposition activists said. The attack was part of a month-old campaign by President Bashar al-Assad's forces to eject rebels fighting to overthrow him from positions hemming in Damascus. ...

Coroner: Conn. gunman shot mom repeatedly in head

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 11:01 AM PST

This 2005 photo provided by neighbor Barbara Frey and verified by Richard Novia, shows Adam Lanza. Authorities have identified Lanza as the gunman who killed his mother at their home and then opened fire Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, inside an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. Novia was the school district's former head of security and he advised the school technology club that Adam and his older brother belonged to. (AP Photo/Barbara Frey)The gunman in the Connecticut shooting rampage shot his mother multiple times in the head before going to the school and gunning down 26, and he committed suicide as first responders closed in, authorities said Sunday, raising the specter that Adam Lanza had planned an even more gruesome massacre and was stopped short.

Egypt rights groups say constitution vote marred

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:57 AM PST

View of the presidential palace guarded by military tanks in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Key Egyptian rights groups called Sunday for a repeat of the first round of the constitutional referendum, alleging the vote was marred by widespread violations. Islamists who back the disputed charter claimed they were in the lead with a majority of Egyptian rights groups called Sunday for a repeat of the first round of the constitutional referendum, alleging the vote was marred by widespread violations. Islamists who back the disputed charter claimed they were in the lead with a majority of "yes" votes, though official results have not been announced.

Syrian Islamist rebels take Aleppo infantry base

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:56 AM PST

In this Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army fighters react after an explosion during heavy clashes with government forces at a military academy besieged by the rebels north of Aleppo, Syria. Free Syrian Army fighters took control over the military academy after battling government forces for several hours. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)An Islamist faction of Syrian rebels captured an infantry base in the northern city of Aleppo, its fighters said Sunday, as forces fighting to topple President Bashar Assad advanced on the country's largest city.

Diet Pepsi quietly changes sweetener

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:55 AM PST

Diet Pepsi is quietly changing its sweetener, with the goal of helping the soda maintain its taste longer.

Colombia, rebels hope rising trust can yield peace

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:54 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2012 file picture released by Colombia's government's delegation, representatives from the government's negotiation team, right, sit across the table from representatives of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, negotiation team on the first day of peace talks in Havana, Cuba. While the angry rhetoric and bombs continue to fly back home, Colombian rebels and government negotiators in peace talks in the Cuban capital describe an increasingly collegial atmosphere and growing trust between otherwise mortal enemies. (AP Photo/Omar Nieto Remolina, Government of Colombia, File)While the angry rhetoric and bombs continue to fly back home, Colombian rebels and government negotiators in peace talks in the Cuban capital describe an increasingly collegial atmosphere and growing trust between otherwise mortal enemies.

Iran urges election as step to halt Syria conflict

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:50 AM PST

Iran is backing presidential elections in Syria as part of a six-point plan outlined Sunday to halt the 21-month civil war in Tehran's main Middle East ally.

RI man, wife charged with DUI on same night

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:48 AM PST

Rhode Island State Police say a husband and wife both face charges of driving under the influence after they were stopped separately on the same night.

AP PHOTOS: Scenes from the Connecticut shooting

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:45 AM PST

In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, Connecticut State Police lead a line of children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 after a shooting at the school. (AP Photo/Newtown Bee, Shannon Hicks) MANDATORY CREDIT: NEWTOWN BEE, SHANNON HICKSMost died at the very start of their young lives, tiny victims taken in a way not fit for anyone regardless of age. Others found their life's work in sheltering little ones, teaching them, caring for them, treating them as their own. After the gunfire ended at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the trail of loss was more than many could bear: 20 students and six adults at the school, the gunman's mother at home, and the gunman himself.

France says "end is near" for Assad

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:45 AM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Sunday he believed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would fall soon and that the new opposition coalition had to be supported to prevent extremists taking control. "I think that the end is nearing for Bashar al-Assad ... even the Russians are considering it," Fabius told RFI radio. France, one of Assad's harshest critics, was the first Western country to recognize the new Syrian National Coalition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people. ...

UK watchdog: Doctor dishonest in death of Iraqi

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:33 AM PST

A medical watchdog ruled Sunday that a former British army doctor failed to protect detainees and acted dishonestly following the death of an Iraqi civilian beaten and killed in the custody of U.K. troops in 2003.

Palestinian premier: Boycott Israeli goods

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:31 AM PST

The Palestinian premier called on his people Sunday to boycott Israeli products, the latest step in an economic battle between Palestinians and Israelis spurred by the Palestinians' status upgrade last month at the United Nations.

'Hobbit' bests 'Rings' with $84.8 million opening

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:30 AM PST

Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" led the box office with a haul of $84.8 million, a record-setting opening better than the three previous "Lord of the Rings" films.

Ryan Lochte wins 100 IM for 5th gold at worlds

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:28 AM PST

Ryan Lochte of U.S. competes in the men's 100 meters individual medley semifinal during the FINA Short Course Swimming World Championships at the Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. Lochte sets a new world record with 50''71. (AP Photo / Thanassis Stavrakis)Ryan Lochte captured his fifth gold medal at the short-course world championships in Turkey by winning the 100-meter individual medley Sunday, a day after he broke the world record in the event.

Connecticut survivors to attend school in neighboring town

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:27 AM PST

(Blank Headline Received)NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - The children who survived Friday's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School will not have to return to the scene of the massacre when school reopens later this week and instead will attend classes in a neighboring Connecticut town, Newtown school officials said on Sunday. It remains unclear when the 436 surviving students at Sandy Hook will return to class, but when they do it will be in an unused school about 7 miles to the south in Monroe, Newtown School Superintendent Janet Robinson said. ...
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