The student who opened fire at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colo., last week, died of a single gunshot wound to the head, the county coroner said Monday.
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Many Steps, Many Countries To Get Chemicals Out Of Syria
With the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons expected to on Tuesday unveil its final plan for how to rid Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime of its chemical weapons, NPR’s Tom Bowman has looked at how the deadly ingredients will be removed even as Syria’s civil war continues to rage.
Bipartisan Budget Deal Passes Key Test In Senate
The Senate voted 67 to 33 on Tuesday to move forward on the two-year, bipartisan budget plan that restores some of the automatic spending cuts of recent years, trims spending in other areas and appears to have put on hold until 2015 the bitter battles that led to this year’s partial government shutdown.
China’s Moon Rover Separates From Lander
Very early Sunday morning, China’s moon rover, “Yutu” or Jade Rabbit, separated from its lander and began its exploration.
No Amnesty For Edward Snowden, White House Says
The New York Times reported Sunday that the U.S. may never know the extent of how much information Snowden took from government computers when he left the country earlier this year.
U.S. Transfers Two Guantanamo Detainees To Saudi Arabia
Over the weekend, the United States transferred custody of two detainees from its prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the government of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Defense said in a press release on Monday.
Mega Millions Jackpot Grows To $550 Million
Because no one matched all six numbers on Friday, the Mega Millions jackpot jumped to $550 million for Tuesday’s drawing.
A Year After Shooting, Bells Toll In Newtown
As a steady snow blanketed Newtown, Saturday morning, the bells at St. Rose of Lima church tolled 26 times.
Rule Allowing In-Flight Phone Calls Clears First FCC Hurdle
By a vote of 3-2, the FCC has approved the initial proposal to allow passengers on U.S. flights to use their cellphones for voice calls — something that’s been forbidden on U.S. flights.
What’s Blocking Bertha, Seattle’s 5-Story Tunneling Machine?
Godzilla is back in the news and there’s word that a massive boring machine appears to have hit something it can’t get through under Seattle.