STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: NRA's LaPierre: If this idea is crazy, "then call me crazy" NEW: Sen. Lieberman says NRA is willing to deal with every possible cause "except guns"The gun control debate was reignited by the mass shooting at Connecticut elementary schoolHutchinson tells CNN his panel will give educators instructions on placing guards in schools (CNN) -- The National Rifle Association made clear...
Holiday travel collision in Ohio kills 4
Labels: Health CINCINNATI Police say a minivan carrying a family leaving a Christmas party went the wrong way on a southwestern Ohio highway and hit another minivan whose driver and family were going to see grandparents for the holidays. Three adults and a 7-year-old child were killed, said Ohio State Patrol Sgt. Stan Jordan. Two other children were critically injured. Joshua Nkansah, 40, of Fairfield was driving...
NRA Chief LaPierre: 'Call Me Crazy'
Labels: Business National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre fired back at his critics today, defending his proposal to put armed guards in every school in the country as a way to prevent future tragedies like the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that took the lives of 20 children and six adults."If it's crazy to call for armed officers in our schools to protect our children, then call...
Dec
22
Will media stay on gun story?
Labels: WorldSTORY HIGHLIGHTSHoward Kurtz: Conventional wisdom is that media will lose interest in gunsHe says that's been the pattern of media behavior after Columbine, other shootingsThis time seems like it might be different, he saysKurtz: Reporters profoundly shaken by story, should stay on itEditor's note: Howard Kurtz is the host of CNN's "Reliable Sources" and is Newsweek's Washington bureau chief. He is...
US politicians trade blame over 'fiscal cliff' talks
Labels: Technology WASHINGTON: Democratic and Republican leaders traded blame as they left for the Christmas holiday amid fading hope of an agreement to avert a year-end fiscal crisis that could lead to stiff tax hikes and drastic budget cuts.In the weekly Republican Party radio address on Saturday, House Speaker John Boehner, the top Republican in Congress, said that President Barack Obama's proposal to...
Male model sentenced in NY murder
Labels: LifestyleRenato Seabra was convicted of the 2011 murder of a Portuguese news anchor in New York City. STORY HIGHLIGHTSMale model Renato Seabra killed, mutilated Carlos Antonio De Castro, jury findsBoth men were from Portugal visiting New York City in late 2010, early 2011Castro, 65, a TV journalist, broke off the relationship with Seabra, then 20Castro was found bludgeoned and castrated on the floor of their...
Newtown swamped by charity for victims, families
Labels: Health NEWTOWN, Conn. Peter Leone was busy making deli sandwiches and working the register at his Newtown General Store when he got a phone call from Alaska. It was a woman who wanted to give him her credit card number. "She said, 'I'm paying for the next $500 of food that goes out your door,'" Leone said. "About a half hour later another gentleman called, I think from the West Coast, and he did the same...
'Fiscal Cliff' Leaves Boehner a Wounded Speaker
Labels: Business John Boehner is a bloodied House speaker following the startling setback that his own fractious Republican troops dealt him in their "fiscal cliff" struggle against President Barack Obama.There's plenty of internal grumbling about the Ohio Republican, especially among conservatives, and lots of buzzing about whether his leadership post is in jeopardy. But it's uncertain whether...
Dec
21
Goodbye, U.S. Postal Service?
Labels: WorldThis Christmas could be the Post Office's last, says John Avlon. STORY HIGHLIGHTSThe U.S. Postal Service is bleeding money and heading toward insolvency John Avlon: Congress can save the postal service in deal on the fiscal cliff He says the urgency is clear, let's hope for a Christmas miracle Avlon: But be prepared that Washington dysfunction can doom the postal service Editor's note: John Avlon...
Psy's 'Gangnam Style' reaches one billion views
Labels: Technology SEOUL: Psy's "Gangnam Style" became the first video to hit a billion views on YouTube on Friday, marking a fresh milestone in the global craze for the South Korean rapper and his horse-riding dance.The view counter attached to "Gangnam Style," which was only posted on the video-sharing site July 15, clicked over into 10 figures, confirming its status as the most viewed video in the site's...
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