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Two People Shot at California’s Taft Union High School
Two people have reportedly been shot at Taft Union High School in Taft, California.
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NFL Playoffs — Divisional Round Preview
The divisional round of the NFL playoffs occurs this Saturday and Sunday, with the winners advancing to next weekend's championship games. Here's a preview of this weekend's games:
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NFL Playoffs — Wild Card Recap: Packers, Texans Win Wild Card Round Games
The Green Bay Packers and Houston Texans each won in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs on Saturday. Here's a recap of each game:
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NRA Calls for Armed Guards at Schools
Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, read a statement Friday morning in reaction to last week's shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. He called for installing armed guards in schools to prevent future gun violence against students.
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Police Provide New Details on Newtown, Conn. School Shooting
During a Sunday news conference, police said the gunman in Friday's school shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. possessed much more ammunition in addition to the rounds he used to kill 20 children, seven adults and himself. Authorities also responded to a phoned-in threat at a church near the scene of the tragedy which has left the small New England town shaken and in a state of solemn mourning.
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Names of Victims in Newtown, Connecticut Massacre Revealed
Authorities have released the names of the victims of Friday's mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, in which Adam Lanza, 20, reportedly killed 27 people, as well as himself. Lanza's rampage began when he shot and killed his mother, Nancy, at her home before he drove to Sandy Hook Elementary School and killed six adults and 20 children before taking his own life.
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27 Dead, Including 20 Children, in Connecticut Elementary School Shooting (UPDATED)
NOTE: This post will be continually updated as new information comes in. Video and photos are below. All times Eastern.
UPDATE 6:30 p.m.: Originally it was thought that Adam Lanza, the gunman, shot his mother at the Sandy Hook Elementary school, where she was a teacher's aide. ABC has learned that, in fact, Nancy Lanza was killed at her home (by her son) prior to the massacre. He then drove to the school, where he killed 20 children and six adults, before killing himself.
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Dallas Cowboys’ Player Arrested In Teammate’s Death
Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent was arrested on a charge of intoxication manslaughter Saturday after the car he was driving crashed, killing his passenger, Jerry Brown Jr., a linebacker on the Cowboys' practice squad.
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Jazz Legend Dave Brubeck Dies at Age 91
Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck has died at the age of 91. Brubeck is best known for 'Take Five,' his 1959 recording on the album 'Time Out' that sold over a million copies—the first jazz single to do so.
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The Other Winner of That Big Powerball Prize? The I.R.S.
On Wednesday, the Powerball lottery reached a record $587.5 million. So far two winning tickets have been announced, one in Arizona and one in Missouri. But there's at least one more guaranteed winner: the Internal Revenue Serv
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Kansas City Chiefs Player Commits Suicide at Team Facility
Linebacker Javon Belcher of the Kansas City Chiefs committed suicide at the team's practice facility at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday morning, police say.
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Apes Have Midlife Crises Too, They Just Don’t Buy Sports Cars
According to a new study, apes suffer from midlife crises, which may provide insight into why humans often have a blue period in their late 40s.