‘Arsenal’ Found At Newtown Shooter’s Home; Read The Police Reports
Police found hundreds of rounds of ammunition, guns, three photos of “what appears to be a deceased human covered with plastic” and other evidence when they searched the Newtown, Conn., home of killer Adam Lanza, according to records released Thursday.
In Chicago, Dozens Arrested As They Protest School Closures
Hundreds of demonstrators demanded that City Hall walk back its plan to close 53 elementary schools and one high school in response to a $1 billion budget deficit.
Residents Wait To Return Home After Landslide On Puget Sound Island
Residents evacuated from their homes on Puget Sound’s scenic Whidbey Island are waiting for a green light from geologists and engineers after a large landslide knocked a house off its foundation and threatened to damage several others.
Mosh Pit Math: Physicists Analyze Rowdy Crowd
Grad students/metal heads find science in the mosh pit
A Hot Topic: Climate Change Coming To Classrooms
By the time today’s K-12 students grow up, the challenges posed by climate change are expected to be severe and sweeping. Now, for the first time, new federal science standards due out this month will recommend that U.S. public school students learn about this climatic shift taking place.
DOMA Challenge Tests Federal Definition Of Marriage
After weeks and months of public debate and speculation about the legal fate of same-sex marriage, the second round of arguments takes place at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday.
North Korea Cuts Hotline, Warns Of ‘Simmering Nuclear War’
North Korea on Wednesday cut a hotline with the South and told the United Nations that conditions were ripe for a “simmering nuclear war” on the peninsula.
Food Fraud Database Lets Us All Play Detective
By now we know that not every food is what it seems. Beef might be horse meat, and tuna might be much cheaper escolar. Extra virgin olive oil is often nothing of the kind.
SpaceX Dragon Splashes Down In Pacific After Leaving Space Station
The unmanned cargo capsule built by the private firm SpaceX splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after delivering the goods to the International Space Station.
In New Poll, Support For Stricter Gun Control Law Drops Since Newtown Shootings
In the months following the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., polls showed greater support for stricter gun control laws.
