After weeks of deliberations, the task force assigned to figure out where to build the new Sandy Hook Elementary have finally concluded their search. They're going to demolish the old one and build the new school in the very same spot.
New police documents were released today from the ongoing investigation into the Sandy Hook school shooting, including search records that reveal shooter Adam Lanza had amassed a gigantic home arsenal. Here's what they found.
Since the morning of Dec. 14 last year authorities have kept a tight lid on how much information was made public during the investigation into the Sandy Hook massacre. Thursday morning that will change. A court order to seal several documents related to the case is set to expire and when it does, the documents will be released.
When three Connecticut lawmakers asked Mark Zuckerberg in a letter on Monday to do something about the flood of fake Sandy Hook memorial pages, he got back to them quickly.
A new report claims that killer who shot 26 children and teachers in Newtown, Connecticut, believed that he was "in direct competition" with a notorious mass murderer, but after a closer look, the basis of that claim seems pretty shaky.
Valentine's Day this year is tinged with sadness: the date also marks the two month anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre, but these virtual Valentines can be shared on social media.
When President Obama delivers his address, he'll speak to a chamber attended by more than 20 Americans affected by gun violence. But one Sandy Hook widower won't be there.
After cries both emotional and exploitative from the Super Bowl pre-game show, the debate continued with news that a group of students will perform during this weekend's Grammy Awards — definitely with Ryan Seacrest involved and maybe Carly Rae Jepsen.
Despite some pre-game controversy, the performance was undeniably emotional.
Parents, football fans, and bloggers are asking whether the NFL might be exploiting the 26 students scheduled to sing "American the Beautiful" with Jennifer Hudson on the field this Sunday.
After it spent a good portion of last week notably debunking the rise of Newtown conspiracy theories, the editorial team at Salon has come under fire for a decision notable for doing quite the opposite.
As part of its new campaign, the NRA released a pretty ridiculous (but action-packed!) four-and-a-half-minute video late Wednesday afternoon. Let's take a look at how the push for putting armed guards in schools got the superhero treatment.
A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.
Parents, teachers and local leaders gathered in Newtown, Connecticut on Sunday night to discuss the fate of Sandy Hook Elementary School where 20 first-graders and six adults were gunned down on December 14.
We're sure R. Kelly meant well. But his new tribute song for the children of Newtown, Connecticut... well, it just can't help but bring back all kinds of icky memories about his history with minors.
Stories of "excited" students, "good" attendance, and therapy dogs are emerging from the refurbished school where Sandy Hook Elementary students attended class Thursday for the first time since 20 of their fellow students and six adults who worked at the school were killed.
Now that the victims have been buried and the New Year has passed, the students of Sandy Hook Elementary will go back to class on Thursday morning.
Federal authorities have arrested Nouel Alba, who they allege posed as an aunt of one of the 20 first-graders killed in the Newtown shootings, claimed to have identified his body, and proceeded to collect and solicit money over Facebook.
To commemorate the week that has passed since the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting, social-media influencers and major organizations attempted — emphasis on attempted — to pause for a virtual moment of silence Friday morning.
There was one piece of legislation introduced on the Senate floor yesterday in response to the Newtown shootings. It came ahead of any of the legislation from Sen. Dianne Feinstein or Vice President Biden's new commission. It was about video games. Why?
Most of the other schoolchildren of Newtown went back to class Tuesday, but one lingering question remained: where will the kids from Sandy Hook Elementary go to school now?
An official at Newtown High School has said that the Sandy Hook shooter appeared to feel no physical pain, suggesting he may have been congenitally insensitive to it. Research has shown that such conditions can sometimes lead to empathy problems.
In a mysterious, confusing case, there are so far very few surprises, but there are already lessons worth learning.
Patrick Radden Keefe on gun control, Molly Redden on Michigan Republicans, Paul Krugman on the deficit, L. Gordon Crovitz on Internet freedom, and Hannah Beech on Japanese elections.
As the Newtown tragedy unfolded, Americans couldn't look away from one of the worst school shootings in history. Here's what we saw.
For some perspective about just how awful the events Sandy Hook Elementary were, here is a list of the deadliest school shootings in history.
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