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Biden says Coast Guard faces growing demands
Vice President Joe Biden told graduating cadets Wednesday at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy that the nation will increasingly rely on the service for missions including more remote Arctic operations and fighting maritime crime alongside the U.S. Navy. With the gray Thames River as his backdrop, Biden told the 227 ...
Bill would block release of some Newtown records
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office and Connecticut's top prosecutor have been working privately with state lawmakers to craft a bill that would block the public release of certain records from the Newtown school massacre and possibly other crimes. Chief State's Attorney Kevin Kane said Wednesday officials are trying to address ...
Ohio student moved from hospital after shooting
A 17-year-old high school student who shot himself in a classroom last month continues to make progress in recovery efforts, his family said Wednesday. The teen has been transferred to a rehabilitation facility, a little more than three weeks after he was hospitalized in critical condition, a statement from his ...
Piers Morgan writing book about life at CNN
Piers Morgan is going behind the scenes. The host of CNN's "Piers Morgan Live" has a deal with Gallery Books for "Shooting Straight: Guns, Gays, God, and George Clooney." Gallery, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Wednesday that the book is scheduled for October. Morgan, in a statement issued ...
Ohio school shooting victims' families sue charity
Relatives of three teenagers killed in a northeast Ohio school shooting filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a charity that maintains a trust fund set up first to benefit the victims' families and also to support the well-being of students and others in the affected community. The lawsuit against United Way ...
Mich. reveals program to prevent school violence
Michigan's attorney general laid out a proposal Tuesday aimed at preventing violence in schools by creating a confidential tipline for parents and students to report potentially dangerous behavior. Bill Schuette announced the OK-2-SAY initiative alongside law enforcement, lawmakers and officials from Republican Gov. Rick Snyder's office five months after the ...
Minn. session '13: What got done, what didn't
Minnesota state lawmakers promised when the legislative session began that their top priority was setting a new state budget. To that end, they produced a $38.3 billion two-year spending plan that hikes taxes on top income earners and on cigarettes, and distributes hefty spending increases to public schools, freezes tuition ...
With high-tech guns, users could disable remotely
A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved — and disable it remotely. The technology, but not an actual gun, was demonstrated Tuesday at a wireless technology conference in Las Vegas ...
Official: No drugs, alcohol found in US gunman
Toxicology tests on the body of the Newtown school shooter did not turn up any alcohol, illegal drugs or prescription medications, an official close to the investigation said Tuesday. Adam Lanza, 20, fatally shot 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14 before killing himself ...
Official: No drugs, alcohol found in Conn. gunman
Toxicology tests on the body of the Newtown school shooter did not turn up any alcohol, illegal drugs or prescription medications, an official close to the investigation said Tuesday. Adam Lanza, 20, fatally shot 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14 before killing himself ...
Elbert County sheriff placing officers in schools
Elbert County Sheriff Shayne Heap, who has fought anti-gun legislation in the state, plans to put armed reserve officers in some county schools for the upcoming school year. Heap has talked to several school districts that have schools in unincorporated areas of Elbert County southeast of Denver and they are ...
Jersey shore readies for 1st post-Sandy summer
The boardwalks are back, and so are most of the beaches, even if some are a little thinner this year. The smell of funnel cakes, french fries and pizza will mingle with the salt air, and the screech of seagulls will be heard, but so will the thwack of hammers ...
US Rep Cramer criticized for commencement comments
U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer is defending comments he made earlier this month linking legalized abortion with school shootings. Cramer told The Forum and The Bismarck Tribune that his speech was about the erosion of Christianity and morals in American culture — something he has talked about for years. During the ...
Newtown mom visits Utah hometown for ceremony
A woman who lost a child in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School is visiting her hometown in Utah this week for a private ceremony to honor her slain daughter. Alissa Parker is also planning to speak about a program in which she and other victims' parents are raising ...
Bond issue approved for Alabama armories, schools
The Alabama Legislature agreed on its last day to sell bonds to borrow $130 million to repair tornado-damaged schools, improve school technology equipment and build National Guard armories. The Senate voted 26-6 Monday afternoon to give final passage to the $30 million bond issue for school repairs. The bill now ...
House approves gun training for some teachers
The Texas House late Monday approved a plan to train some teachers who are already licensed to carry firearms for gunfights that could erupt in their classrooms. With a simple voice vote and no debate, lawmakers passed a proposal drafted by Sen. Dan Patrick that would apply to traditional public ...
Conn. lawmakers announce mental health proposal
Relatives of the victims of the Newtown school shooting are calling on lawmakers to pass a child mental health bill before the legislative session ends in a little more than two weeks. Nelba Marquez-Greene, whose 6-year old daughter, Ana, was one of 20 children and 6 educators killed at Sandy ...
Questions linger in shooting of NY college student
As a grieving family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra University junior killed by a police officer's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, some on Monday questioned whether police should have waited for help, including a hostage negotiating team. "I think the police is not very professional," ...
Alabama schools get authority to hire security
The Alabama Legislature has authorized city and county school systems to hire armed security guards to protect students. The Senate voted 21-0 Monday to go along with changes the House made to a school security bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Dick Brewbaker of Montgomery. The bill now goes to the ...
Biden to speak at Coast Guard Academy graduation
Vice President Joe Biden is returning to Connecticut this week to speak at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduation in New London. Biden is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the academy's 132nd commencement on Wednesday. The vice president was in the state in February to rally support for ...
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