USA NEWS NETWORK: 12/16/12

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Amir Khan beats Carlos Molina in Los Angeles

Votes are being counted in Egypt after a high turnout in the first leg of a referendum on a new constitution. President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood have endorsed the document, but critics say it is poorly drafted and favours Islamists.

This week marks 15 years since BBC Online was born. At about the same time, the BBC's news website also went live. The number of people visiting the news site has grown enormously over the years, and here you can see

The BBC News app has been updated with support for the taller iPhone 5.

South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) is holding its party congress at which members will vote for its next leader. President Jacob Zuma is being challenged for the top job by his deputy, Kgalema Motlanthe. The congress, held every

School shooting triggers 'mind battle' for Columbine victims

Watch CNN's LIVE TV coverage of the Connecticut elementary school shooting as the story continues to unfold. (CNN) -- When she heard about Friday's mass killing at a Connecticut elementary school, Kacey Johnson felt her own trauma reawaken.

ABC News reports that there have been 31 school shootings in the US since Columbine in 1999, when 13 people were killed. The rate of people killed by guns in the US is 19.5 times higher than similar high-income countries in the world. In the last 30

MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- The mass shooting at Columbine High School in 1999 changed the way law enforcement is trained in Alabama and across the country. Alabama was one of the first states to implement ALERRT, Advance Law Enforcement Rapid

After the Columbine shooting, the media took aim at heavy music, violent movies, and video games as a source or inspiration for the violence that occurred.

In 1999, I was one of the first reporters on scene at the Columbine High School shootings, which left 15 dead, including the two killers. As the worldwide media parachuted in then out of the Denver suburb, I felt no one had figured out why school

South Africa's ANC meets to elect next leader

Optional grid guide for live photos and a permanent grid guide for the scale & crop screen. Speed and reliability improvements. BBC News version 1.7.7: Official iPhone 5 support for the BBC News iOS app: - iPhone 5 support

The number of people killed after Typhoon Bopha struck the southern Philippines has risen to more than 1,000, officials say. With nearly 850 people still missing, the toll is likely to rise further, Civil Defence chief Benito Ramos said. The storm

Sebastian Coe is to be honoured for his achievements on and off the track by being given the Lifetime Achievement Award at Sunday's BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards. The broadcaster says Lord Coe's recognition comes not only for his efforts in

The BBC News app has been updated with support for the taller iPhone 5.

After Sandy Hook Shooting Virginia Tech Families Mourn, Offer Support

The following is from the VTV Family Outreach Foundation, a national non-profit organization created by a majority of the families of the victims and survivors of the April 16, 2007 mass shooting tragedy at Virginia Tech.

CBS 6 talks to the father of a student who survived the Virginia Tech shooting.

Updated at 4:40 p.m. ET: CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – A jury found Virginia Tech negligent Wednesday for delaying warnings in response to the first shootings in the 2007 massacre that left 33 dead on the campus. Jurors returned the verdict in a wrongful death

News4's Shomari Stone spoke to the father of one of the victims of the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting about the tragedy in Connecticut. Father of Virginia Tech Victim On. Link; Embed; Email. Copy. Close. Link to this video. http://www.nbcwashington.com

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Google has updated its News service for tablets. If you have an Android tablet or Apple iPad, you'll want to check out the new look.

Google just announced that it is updating the design of the Google News reading experience on tablets, including the Nexus 7, Nexus 10 and iPad. The new de..

Traditional media has its hands full. The traditional model was to create and perfect premium content between periodical runs, know their audience, sell advertising to companies targeting their audiences, and do it again. Their customers would wait

“There's something special about reading news on your tablet,” says Google News senior product manager Mayuresh Saoji. “Indeed, swiping through articles brings to mind the familiar feeling of flipping through a favorite

School shooting triggers 'mind battle' for Columbine victims

Even as Friday's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., suggests that more could be done, the whole culture of school security has undergone a revolution since the 1999 Columbine school shooting, experts say. "Schools are far more

Thirteen years after a shooting at Columbine High School, survivors of the 1999 attack are offering words of support to the families and survivors of Friday's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

Scott started Rachel's Challenge more than ten years ago after his 17-year-old daughter Rachel Scott was the first student killed during the Columbine High School shootings. During our interview, we asked him how events like this can be prevented and

On The Newtown School Shooting, Columbine and Life's Precious Girls. This news junkie picked a good day to tune out. Early today I was in a meeting at my daughter's high school and missed the initial reports about the

Hero Teacher Victoria Soto Died Saving Her Students

Victoria Soto's body found blocking the way to the children she hid in a closet. December 15, 2012 By jamesford Leave a Comment. “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers

The poster Maleeha Ali made said it all. "Miss Vicki Soto - 1st Grade" was colorfully written above a picture of the teacher who died protecting her first-grade students Friday. Ali, now a third-grader at Sandy Hook Elementary

Victoria Soto gave her life for her students. She was only 27 years old. Yes, she is only one hero from the horror that unfolded in Newtown, CT on Friday, but her story should remind America how important teachers are to the millions of children they

Kaitlin Roig, Victoria Soto and Maryrose Kristopik are among the few teachers that risked their lives to save their students. Kaitlin Roig locked her students in the bathroom and kept them safe, while Victoria Soto was trying to

More than 50 rounds fired in Fashion Island shooting, police say

Published: December 15, 2012 Posted in: Breaking News, City Streets, Shooting. FASHION ISLAND SHOOTING – Mall Locked Down. Officers are searching the area around Fashion Island after shots were fired near Macy's at Fashion Island.

A gunman at Fashion Island in Newport Beach apparently fired more than 50 rounds in a parking lot at the busy shopping mall before he was apprehended by police, authorities said Saturday. The 42-year-old male was

Marcos Gurrola, 42, of Garden Grove was taken into custody by bicycle police officers patrolling around the open-air Fashion Island mall around 4:30 p.m., police spokeswoman Cathy Lowe said. She said he fired into the air and onto the ground in the

School shooting triggers 'mind battle' for Columbine victims

A gunman wielding a stolen semi-automatic rifle and several fully loaded magazines opens fire inside a shopping mall teeming with as many as 10000 people. Yet, only two people are killed and one wounded. Sheer luck, or

After the Columbine shooting, the media took aim at heavy music, violent movies, and video games as a source or inspiration for the violence that occurred.

(photo courtesy Metro Networks). A crisis counselor from the Columbine shooting says the recent shooting in Connecticut will affect more than just those directly connected with the shooting. Listen:

School shooting triggers 'mind battle' for Columbine victims

After the Columbine shooting, the media took aim at heavy music, violent movies, and video games as a source or inspiration for the violence that occurred.

Beth Nimmo knows tragedy well. Her daughter, Rachel Joy Scott, was the first person killed at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999. This afternoon, she appeared on "America Live," where she told anchor Megyn Kelly

In April 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murdered 12 students and one teacher in Columbine, Colorado, while injuring 21 others. Michael Moore.

Beth Nimmo lost her young daughter Rachel in the shooting at Columbine High School, which took place about 13 years ago. Nimmo's son survived the horror, but she told Megyn Kelly on Friday's America Live that it took

After Sandy Hook Shooting Virginia Tech Families Mourn, Offer Support

As they prepare to mark the upcoming sixth anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting, families of the victims in that tragedy are mourning again following Friday's mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.

From our VTV experience, as families of the victims and survivors of the April 16, 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech, we know that their loss is incredible. Helping all to deal with the aftermath will take a lifetime of love and

We of the greater Virginia Tech community know, from our experience, of the unending sorrow and horror that has now descended on the Newtown, Conn., community. No words can express how they now feel over this

TUF Finale: Fight blog

DETROIT – The founder of Domino's Pizza is suing the federal government over mandatory contraception coverage in the health care law. Tom Monaghan, a devout Roman Catholic, says contraception isn't health care but a "gravely immoral" practice.

WASHINGTON – House Speaker John Boehner has proposed raising tax rates on people making more than $1 million, a source familiar with the talks told Fox News, in a development that could signal at least some movement toward a deal with President

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – A suspect was taken into custody Saturday after shots were fired at a Southern California shopping center, forcing a lockdown of stores, police said. No injuries were reported but the gunfire and the lockdown caused alarm

Researchers have revealed what the face of a controversial ancient human nicknamed "the Hobbit" might have looked like. "She's not what you'd call pretty, but she is definitely distinctive," said anthropologist Susan Hayes, a senior research fellow at

President Obama is expected to formally nominate Sen. John Kerry as the next Secretary of State, according to a source familiar with the process. “It's now basically a done deal,” []

TUF Finale: Fight blog

Chris Wallace sits down with Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) to discuss the tragic school shootings in Newtown, Conn. Don't miss Fox News Sunday at 2p/6p ET.

The Ultimate Fighter Finale can be seen on FX at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Up Next: Colton Smith vs Mike Ricci. Pat Barry vs Shane Del Rosario. Round 2: Pat Barry can not afford to fall into such close quarters again if he wants to win this fight. Early on, Barry

WASHINGTON – House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner has signaled new movement in "fiscal cliff' talks that had appeared stalled by proposing a tax hike for earners making more than $1 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told Fox

Google Maps: Is the iPhone version actually better than Android? - Dec. 13, 2012

The 64-year-old, whose work includes computer and machine intelligence, neuroscience and virtual reality, revealed the move on his blog on Friday. Kurzweil said his work at Google would focus on new projects involving machine learning and language

(Credit: Google screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET). Google's Eric Schmidt is a very busy man. But he still found the time to interview fellow political philosopher Stephen Colbert, when the latter appeared at Google this week. Indeed, Schmidt even

Google recently rolled out a number of enhancements to its Cloud Platform products. With these changes, it's clear that Google is aiming its sights directly at Amazon Web Services, not to mention other infrastructure-as-a-service providers, such as

the iPhone version actually better than Android? By Adrian Covert @CNNMoney December 13, 2012: 3:44 PM ET. Google's new Apple iOS Apps map (right) is on par -- and in some ways better -- than its own Android version (left). NEW YORK (CNNMoney)

After Sandy Hook Shooting Virginia Tech Families Mourn, Offer Support

(WTVR) – The father of a student who survived the Virginia Tech mass shooting five years ago said he was angered that someone would open fire inside an elementary school killing innocent children. What happened inside the school in Connecticut Friday

ANNANDALE, Va. (WUSA) -- Memories of the Virginia tech massacre five years ago came flooding back today for families of the victims. The gunman killed himself, leaving 33 dead in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Mary Read from

An unidentified family member of slain Virginia Tech student Daniel Alejandro Prez Cueva, pauses at his memorial stone after the dedication of the memorial for the victims of the Virginia Tech shooting in Blacksburg, Va., Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007. More

School shooting triggers 'mind battle' for Columbine victims

Bloomberg, House Dems call for stricter gun control

Hours after what appears to have been a massacre at a local elementary school in Connecticut, and with the number of victims or their identities yet known, MSNBC host Alex Wagner opined that this shooting must yield policy

There were four shots, one after the other. The woman next door heard men yelling. When police arrived, they found a man face down in his own blood, four bullets in his head. It was an assassination. He'd been lured to that

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New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg, as well as several House Democrats, are seizing on Friday's school shooting in Newtown, Conn. to make the case for stricter gun control. “President Obama rightly sent his heartfelt

Weekend Box Office: 'The Hobbit' Opens To Record-Breaking Friday

Fox pulls 'potentially sensitive' Family Guy, American Dad episodes in light of Sandy Hook shooting - @nydailynews.

Update: Newport Beach, Calif., police confirm shots fired, say 1 person is in custody at Fashion Island; mall still on lockdown - @NBCLA.

3 EF0 tornadoes confirmed to have hit Friday in Texas; 1 in Carson County; 2 in Donley County - @weatherchannel.

Connecticut state police have released the names of 26 people — including 18 small children — shot dead Friday in a school massacre that sent shock waves across the United States and beyond. A police spokesman released the names Saturday afternoon,

Fox pulls 'potentially sensitive' Family Guy, American Dad episodes in light of Sandy Hook shooting - @nydailynews.

Adam Lanza, Not Ryan, IDed as Suspected Gunman

The alleged gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., has been identified as Ryan Lanza. Lanza's Facebook profile photo has already been shared more than 13,000 times, and increasing. There is no confirmation that this is the alleged

The Connecticut school shooter has been identified as Ryan Lanza, 20. Lanza lists his residence in New Jersey, where his parent was found dead on Friday morning. His picture was shared on Facebook over 1000 times in

After being identified by media outlets as the alleged killer in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newton, Conn., Ryan Lanza took to Facebook to deny the reports.

Ryan Lanza Facebook Account Confuses Everyone [Updated] Images from the Facebook profile of one Ryan Lanza from Newtown, Connecticut, currently living in Hoboken, New Jersey (where a crime scene is being investigated in connection to the

Lord Coe will receive BBC lifetime achievement award

With the African National Congress party's figurehead Nelson Mandela in fragile health and the country facing a series of difficult problems, this is a critical period for South Africa. It was late afternoon, and they were still cheering. Every few

The BBC's mobile site is fairly responsive. If you view it on different sized phones and tablets it adapts quite well. But it is an entirely separate site from the main BBC news site. The BBC are doing device detection and

Hurricanes are often blamed on the beating of a butterfly's wings on the other side of the world (inciting the naive to ask why someone didn't go and do something about that butterfly). But there are plenty of other examples of unintended consequences.

If you are happy to be contacted by a BBC journalist please leave a telephone number that we can contact you on. In some cases a selection of your comments will be published, displaying your name as you provide it and location, unless you state otherwise.

Voting has closed in Egypt in the first leg of a referendum on a controversial new constitution, after a high turnout. President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood have endorsed the document, but critics say it is poorly drafted and overly

Connecticut Shooting: Hero Teacher Died Saving Students

Tomorrow's front page of UK newspaper The Independent honors 'The Heroine of Sandy Hook' the 27-year old teacher who used herself as a human shield to protect her children. All around the world, the name Victoria Soto is emerging has a reminder of the

A young teacher, Victoria Soto, saved as many of her first grade students as she could on Friday Dec. 14 when she threw her body in front of masked gunman Adam Lanza. The 27-year-old teacher died after getting shot.

Victoria Soto, 27, was killed when she used her own body to shield her pupils. Miss Soto died in a hail of bullets but is thought to have saved the lives of at least some children. “She put herself between the gunman and the children and that's when

Hillary Clinton faints, has concussion

Watch CNN's LIVE TV coverage of the Connecticut elementary school shooting as the story continues to unfold. Washington (CNN) -- The White House said President Barack Obama supports reinstatement of a federal ban on assault weapons -- a position he

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says Syria's government is "approaching collapse" and urges President Bashar al-Assad to stop fighting and accommodate a political transfer of power. Those comments

Johannesburg (CNN) -- Nelson Mandela on Saturday morning underwent endoscopic surgery to have gall stones removed, President Jacob Zuma's office said in a statement. The procedure was successful and Mandela, who has been hospitalized since last

Newtown, Connecticut (CNN) -- Major crime investigators from the Connecticut state police on Saturday were combing "every crack and crevice" of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, a day after a gunman shot dead 20 students and six adults before

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20 children, six adults and the shooter are dead after shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, on Friday morning Three law enforcement officials say Adam Lanza, 20, was the shooter, and that he

Updated at 10:04 p.m. ET: A teacher's son, clad in black and carrying two 9mm pistols, rampaged through a Connecticut elementary school Friday, killing 20 small children and six adults, a tragedy President Barack Obama

A school shooting in Newtown has left up to 27 people dead, including 20 students as well as the suspected gunman, in the most on of Connecticut's most horrific murder sprees.

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CNN's Soledad O'Brien on Saturday had a fiery gun control debate with Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) following the Connecticut elementary school massacre, charging that unless something is done, the two of them will be

Washington (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sustained a concussion after becoming dehydrated and fainting, and will no longer testify Thursday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in

Weekend Box Office: 'The Hobbit' Opens To Record-Breaking Friday

Breaking: Hillary Clinton faints and suffers concussion. By Stephen Blackwell 1 min ago. The Associated Press has reported that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fainted and suffered a concussion from the fall. Though it was not widely reported

As the NFL season inches closer and closer to its conclusion, the playoff picture continues getting more and more clear. Week 15 of the NFL provides six different teams the opportunity to clinch either a playoff berth, division title, first-round bye

Egypt's opposition party says Islamists attacked party headquarters building in central Cairo - @Reuters.

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NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) -- A medical examiner says all the victims of the Connecticut school shooting were killed up close by multiple rifle shots. Dr. H. Wayne Carver said at a news conference Saturday the deaths are classified as homicides. He says he

Connecticut School Shooting Victims

There is an absence of morality in a media lacking in the basic understanding of American values, political freedom, i.e., an individual's freedom from physical compulsion, coercion or interference by the government.

In-person panels and a Facebook collaboration are out; voting on halftime ads is in. But USA Today's Super Bowl Ad Meter will remain controversial.

USA Today/ December 11. 2012 - Iconic poet Carl Sandburg once was asked what was the dirtiest word in the English language. His answer might have surprised some people: Exclusive. The tendency to exclude others — to

In-person panels and a Facebook collaboration are out; voting on halftime ads is in. But USA Today's Super Bowl Ad Meter will remain controversial.

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Trade Seems Likely for Mets' Dickey

Facebook introduced a number of new privacy settings on Wednesday, some of which will be met with approval and others that may upset privacy advocates. Read more

“Lincoln” received the most Globe nominations on Thursday, picking up seven. But this Hollywood awards show typically likes to spread its love around — perhaps because that makes for a livelier red-carpet spectacle — so

Facebook introduced a number of new privacy settings on Wednesday, some of which will be met with approval and others that may upset privacy advocates. Read more

An ABC News editorial producer earned the online equivalent of a hard slap to the face Friday, after she used Twitter to approach two people for interviews who were painfully close to the morning massacre of a Connecticut

Amid growing indications that the Mets are trying to trade R. A. Dickey, this much is certain: the $26.5 million that the Boston Red Sox will pay the 35-year-old right-hander Ryan Dempster for the next two seasons is more than the Mets have been

Google Maps: Is the iPhone version actually better than Android? - Dec. 13, 2012

We recently learned that even the director of the CIA, David Petraeus, can't seem to secure his private e-mail conversations properly, and over the past month tech commentators have responded to that discovery with a familiar litany of depressing

Google has updated its News service for tablets. If you have an Android tablet or Apple iPad, you'll want to check out the new look.

The new Google News layout for iPads and Android tablets is cleaner and more gesture-friendly.

The secretary had been suffering from a stomach virus

(CNN) -- At least two people were killed and nearly two dozen hurt after three rockets were fired on an airport in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, city police said Saturday. The Bacha Khan International Airport was cordoned off after the rocket fire

By Claire Calzonetti, Samuel Burke & Mick Krever CNN “I don't have a death wish; I have a life wish,” Austin Tice wrote after his third month in Syria, working as a freelance journalist.

By Samuel Burke, CNN Unlike many of its neighbors, Iran has enjoyed a strong civil society – the intellectuals and professionals who influence the national trajectory outside the spheres of government and business.

Domino's founder sues feds over health care law

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will not be able to testify before House and Senate panels on the Benghazi issue due to concussion, Fox News learned Saturday. Clinton was a scheduled to testify Thursday on the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate

LAGOS, Nigeria – A rescue agency spokesman says a helicopter carrying Nigerian government officials has crashed in the country's oil-rich southern delta, causing unknown injuries. Yushau Shuaibu, a spokesman for Nigeria's National Emergency

On Your World this afternoon, Mike Huckabee sat down with Neil Cavuto to discuss the horror that unfolded this morning in Newtown, Conn. A 20-year-old man fatally shot 20 children, six adults and himself at Sandy Hook

A Lansing man who joined the protests Tuesday against Michigan's controversial right-to-work legislation claims that Steven Crowder, the Fox News contributor who was punched by a protester, had goaded pro-union activists

Connecticut shooting: Gunman forced his way into school, police say

The rampage Friday at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school prompted memorials, beefed up security and calls for tighter gun control laws. The Los Angeles City Council adjourned its meeting Friday in memory of those killed

Multiple people, mostly children, were shot in Newtown, Conn., at the Sandy Hook Elementary School.

One was a first-grade teacher who reportedly threw herself in front of the gunman to shield her students. Another was a well-liked principal. Both were among those killed when Adam Lanza, 20, stormed into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.,

Multiple people, mostly children, were shot in Newtown, Conn., at the Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Earthquake: 3.4 quake strikes near Coachella - latimes.com

SAN FRANCISCO — Blobs of solidified magma may have helped control the direction of energy from the 2011 Virginia earthquake, according to early results from an airborne geologic survey conducted in July 2012. "If you look to the northeast [from the

Date-Time. Friday, December 14, 2012 at 04:04:08 UTC; Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 10:04:08 PM at epicenter; Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones · Location, 13.956°N, 91.741°W. Depth, 45.6 km (28.3 miles)

Friday, December 14, 2012 at 10:36:02 UTC; Friday, December 14, 2012 at 02:36:02 AM at epicenter; Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones · Location, 31.213°N, 119.560°W. Depth, 11.3 km (7.0 miles). Region, OFF THE

A shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Friday afternoon 18 miles from Coachella, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 3:34 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 1.2 mile. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 18 miles

Gunman Forced His Way Into School, Police Say - NYTimes.com

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CAIRO — Egyptians voted peacefully and in large numbers on Saturday in a referendum on an Islamist-backed draft constitution, hoping that the results would end three weeks of violence, division and distrust between the Islamists and their opponents

The shooting spree lasted only minutes, but it was enough time to leave a nation stunned and a community shattered. Even as bodies were removed from the school overnight Friday and investigators continued to work the crime scene, the town began to

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa — Nelson Mandela, South Africa's ailing former president, had surgery to have gallstones removed, the government said on Saturday, as he began his second week of hospitalization.

Steven Spielberg's film "Lincoln" led the way but was followed closely by "Les Misérables," "Argo" and "Silver Linings Playbook."

Jenni Rivera vigil keeps growing as family plans memorial

PHOENIX — The company that owns a luxury jet that crashed and killed Latin music star Jenni Rivera is under investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the agency seized two of its planes earlier this

As Jenni Rivera's family in Los Angeles planned memorial arrangements Friday, the singer's fans have been shocked by allegations that two Mexican police officers stole personal belongings from the crash site where her plane went down. Fans continue to

Jenni Rivera's family is DISGUSTED that crash scene video showing the gruesome remains of the Mexican singer has hit the Internet and now they want…

Mexican authorities have confirmed that the remains of Jenni Rivera have been identified and turned over to her family, according to CNN. The Mexican-American superstar was killed in a plane crash Sunday. Shortly after

Jenni Rivera's family is DISGUSTED that crash scene video showing the gruesome remains of the Mexican singer has hit the Internet and now they want…

Bloomberg, House Dems call for stricter gun control

Good news for marijuana users in Colorado and Washington: President Obama says the feds are not likely to bust you for breaking out your bong. “We've got bigger fish to fry,” Obama said in an interview with ABC's Barbara

Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate seat for Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren addresses supporters during her victory rally in Boston, Massachusetts, November 6, 2012. ( Photo by REUTERS/Gretchen Ertl). Look out

Even as Americans grieve over the death of 27 people, including 20 children, in the shooting in Newtown, Conn., many are also wondering how anyone could wreak such a horror. Adam Lanza, 20, is suspected of killing the children, in addition to his

Crystal Lake aunt recalls Connecticut shooting suspect

Twenty-six people, many of them children, were killed on Friday after a gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and opened fire on a classroom with a high-powered rifle. Bloomberg News reports that this is the deadliest

A California lawmaker is calling for new gun control measures in the wake of the mass shooting at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school Friday that reportedly killed at least two dozen people, including 18 children. State Sen.

Steve Dulan, a board member for the Michigan Coalition of Responsible Gun Owners who is supporting a state bill that would allow concealed weapons in schools and other gun-free zones, said Friday that having armed

Dulan's comments came in response to a mass shooting Friday morning at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Police reported 27 deaths, including 20 children, six adults and the shooter, according to the Associated Press. Watch the Full

Earthquake: 3.4 quake strikes near Coachella - latimes.com

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a large earthquake has struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4, was recorded at 2

Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 23:03:38 UTC; Friday, December 14, 2012 at 07:03:38 AM at epicenter; Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones · Location, 80.795°N, 121.451°E. Depth, 9.9 km (6.2 miles). Region, EAST OF

(KABC) -- Some Southern California residents reported feeling some shaking after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean early Friday morning. The quake hit around 2:36 a.m. PT, 88 miles SW of Avalon, Calif., on Santa Catalina Island. It

The link between a recent rise in earthquakes and wastewater disposal from shale gas wells grows stronger, though skeptics remain.

Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 07:33:14 UTC; Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 05:33:14 PM at epicenter; Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones · Location, 4.924°S, 153.378°E. Depth, 58.2 km (36.2 miles). Region, NEW

Twenty-five Notes on the 121212 Concert

The sold-out "12-12-12" concert was being shown on 37 television stations in the United States and more than 200 others worldwide. It was to be streamed on 30 websites, including YouTube and Yahoo, and played on radio stations. Theaters, including 27

If you didn't watch the 121212 concert on one of umpteen cable channels or Web sites last night, you've likely read a recap to see if Sirvana played any Nirvana songs. (Maybe you imagined Sir Paul singing “Sliver.” Didn't happen.) We'll keep the points

New York City hosted a once-in-a-lifetime concert Wednesday night on a once-in-a-lifetime date: 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band kicked off

In the 121212 concert for Hurricane Sandy relief, comedian Adam Sandler delivered his own special version of Leonard Cohen's “Hallelujah,” with New York/New Jersey-specific lyrics. By all means, pleaseplease watch it, but do earmuff the children and

The 12-12-12 concert to raise money for victims of hurricane Sandy might have been seen and heard all over the world, but it was Brit night at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. More specifically, it was old Brit night. With a lineup of the Rolling

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He is suing ABC News, British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and blogger Bettina Siegel. The lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses them of “the dissemination of untrue facts and misinformation” about Lean Finely Textured Beef

10:03 p.m.: WABC News and ABC News report that the Sandy Hook elementary school principal, Dawn Hochsprung, was among those killed during the Newtown, Conn., school rampage, according to multiple sources. 9:37 p.m.: A Sig Sauer and a Glock semi

ABC News on Friday rescheduled the airing of President Obama's "20/20" interview, in the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. NOTE: @barbarajwalters' interview w/ the President +

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Images of a tearful President Barack Obama speaking after a shooting rampage in Connecticut resonated around the world, with many outside the United States expressing hope Saturday that America's latest school massacre would prompt the country to

Google's Ray Kurzweil hire could yield some good returns | Internet & Media ...

Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day's puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. Each morning at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time you'll

MOUNTAIN VIEW -- Google (GOOG) announced Friday that one of its longtime senior executives, Shona Brown, is leaving after nearly 10 years to work as a consultant and adviser to startups and nonprofits. Brown, 46, is widely credited with developing the

There's something special about reading news on your tablet. Indeed, swiping through articles brings to mind the familiar feeling of flipping through a favorite magazine or newspaper. Starting today, Google News feels even

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Twenty-five Notes on the 121212 Concert

Nielsen reported today that 19.3 million Americans watched at least a portion of the 12-12-12 concert telethon for Hurricane Sandy victims Wednesday. The b.

Five-plus hours is a long concert, no matter who's playing. But like many others, we watched the entire thing on multiple screens – from Springsteen to the Stones to

Adam Lanza, Not Ryan, IDed as Suspected Gunman

Earlier this afternoon, in the rush to identify the perpetrator of the Newtown school shooting, bunches of Twitter users (including the Slate Twitter account) rushed to link to the Facebook profile of someone named Ryan Lanza. At that time, someone by

Following reports that the Connecticut mass shooting suspect was named Ryan Lanza, many media outlets linked to the Facebook account of a Ryan Lanza from Newtown, Conn. The account has since been taken down.

Ryan Lanza's Facebook page bore a contemplative profile picture, with his head tilted up and chin protruding, yet his eyes were covered by dark sunglasses. Two minutes after first professing his innocence on the page, by accessing his account from a

Meanwhile, former Jersey Journal staff writer Brett Wilshe said he has spoken with Ryan Lanza of Hoboken, who told Wilshe the shooter may have had Ryan Lanza's identification. Ryan Lanza has a Facebook page that posted updates Friday afternoon that

Geminid meteor shower amazes night-sky watchers

The annual Geminid meteor shower lit up the sky across the Northern hemisphere, as hundreds of fireballs and shooting stars fell overnight into Friday morning.

Geminids at Gates Pass. Composite image from 30 frames of video. Credit: Sean Parker The 2012 Geminid Meteor Shower has lived up to expectations, and here are some images and videos provided by people around the

I am talking about the Geminids Meteor shower which emanates from the Gemini constellation. Finding it should not be hard - even for a night sky newbie. Find Sirius. Up and to the right will be Orion's Belt. Up a little higher to

The annual Geminid meteor shower lit up the sky across the Northern hemisphere, as hundreds of fireballs and shooting stars fell overnight into Friday morning.

Bill Cooke, the head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, told The Huffington Post that the Geminid meteor shower could be the year's best. More than 100 meteors, or "shooting stars," may be visible each hour, with some lucky viewers seeing a couple

Eddie Redmayne, the Talk of the Town

Before Samantha Barks was cast as Eponine in Tom Hooper's film adaptation of "Les Miserables," she was reportedly competing with Lea Michele, Scarlett Johansson and Taylor Swift for the role. Not that the 22-year-old actress, who makes her screen debut

LIBRARY IMAGE OF LES MISERABLES. Likely to inspire hysteria in the neurotically sanitised US … Hugh Jackman in Les Misérables. Photograph: Universal/Allstar. I saw the new Les Misérables film this week. It was rather like being hit by a truck, which

The nominees are in for the 70th Golden Globe Awards and, as anticipated, "Lincoln," "Argo" and "Les Miserables" have all scored big. The 70th Golden Globes ceremony will be held Sunday, Jan. 13, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Tina Fey and

Hugh Jackman talks Les Miserables and tries to teach Jay Leno Gangnam Style! Watch here!

In Britain, she's best known for placing third on the televised singing competition "I'd Do Anything." It just takes a watch of Barks singing "On My Own" during the 25th anniversary performance of "Les Miserables" below, to see

NRA Under Twitter, Facebook Attack After Newtown Shootings

NRA With every tragic shooting comes the same series of media narratives. Some in the right-wing media will proclaim that now is not the time for a discussion about the larger issue of gun violence, and the steps that can be

UPDATED: As of 4 p.m. eastern, there's still nothing new on either the NRA's Facebook or Twitter pages. Since state police were called by a Newtown elementary school this morning a little before 10 a.m., the National Rifle Association has gone quiet on

Is a certain pro-gun group, on the receiving end of tremendous backlash after a massacre at a Connecticut elementary school Friday morning, going into hiding? The National Rifle Association canceled a planned “Tweet & Greet” with country musician Colt

'Will President Obama use his political capital to take on the gun lobby in his second term?'

Columbine High School principal relives school shooting tragedy

Dozens of mass killings have occurred in the United States since two teenagers went on a rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado in April of 1999, killing 12 of their fellow students and a teacher. The deadly school shooting at a

While the Connecticut shooting still under investigation, the principal from the infamous Columbine High School shooting shared some reflections in light of this similar tragedy. The Columbine shooting in Littleton, Colorado took place nearly 14 years

Hobbit Week: A Review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Ben Child: In a welcome respite from all the negative publicity, The Hobbit's makers release six excerpts from the new film, along with a 13-minute production featurette.

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" opened at 12:01 a.m. this morning in 3,100 theaters over a variety of platforms (IMAX, IMAX 3D, High Frame Rate 3D, 2D ). Peter Jackson's last Middle-earth adventure, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Movie reviews: “The Hobbit,” “Zero Dark Thirty” and “This is 40”. Movie reviews: “The Hobbit,” “Zero Dark Thirty” and “This. Personal Post · Email · Tumblr · Reddit · Stumbleupon · Digg · Delicious. Dec. 14, 2012. Celebritologist Jen Chaney gives us a

ESPN suspends Rob Parker over Robert Griffin III comments - ESPN

ESPN has suspended commentator Rob Parker after he referred to Washington Redskins rookie Robert Griffin III as a "cornball brother," according to the network. Check out this week's NFL schedule. Parker made the comments after Griffin said during a

Rob Parker has been suspended indefinitely by ESPN because of controversial racial comments he made Thursday about Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III. “Following yesterday's comments Rob Parker has been suspended until further

Rob Parker is a joke. Unfortunately when I'm around from 9-1 I tune into First Take and and every time that clown is brought in the topic is race. We get it, you're black and the majority of athletes are black. Let it go, most people don't look at race

During the Thursday edition of the ESPN show First Take, analyst Rob Parker injected racial issues into the game as he took a bitter swipe at Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, criticizing him for being