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Topic: Adam Lanza

January 5, 2013
6:25 am

A worker inspects armored vests designed for children at the Miguel Caballero factory on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia on Thursday. Caballero, who has made armored vests for adults for more than 20 years, said he had never thought about making bulletproof goods for children. His new line of products are designed for children aged 8-16, and are priced between $150-$600 depending on the complexity of their construction. Each piece weighs between 2-4 pounds. (photo credit: AP Photo/William Fernando Martinez)

In wake of Sandy Hook massacre, Colombian firm produces armored clothes for kids

Requests from American families for child-sized bulletproof undershirts, vests, backpacks

By Cesar Garcia

January 3, 2013
9:01 pm

Chalk Hill School in Monroe, Conn., where, Sandy Hook Elementary School students from neighboring Newtown began classes on Thursday (photo credit:AP/Jessica Hill)

Students of Newtown school back in class for the first time since shooting

With Sandy Hook still being treated as a crime scene, kids attend lessons in a neighboring town

December 28, 2012
5:57 pm

Woman charged in Noah Pozner fraud probe

Bronx resident is accused of exploiting Jewish first-grader’s death in Connecticut shooting for ‘fundraising’ hoax

December 22, 2012
2:54 am

A photo of Adam Lanza who killed 20 first graders, 6 school employees, and his mother and himself last Friday (photo credit: screen capture, CNN YouTube video)

Details about the Connecticut school killer emerge

Adam Lanza, a mysterious figure who rarely spoke to anyone, seemed to spend most of his time alone in his basement, where his mom kept a collection of guns

December 21, 2012
6:56 pm

Reform, Conservative, Orthodox leaders join gun control call

In response to Connecticut shooting, Jewish officials appear at interfaith press conference backing new legislation on violence

December 20, 2012
2:50 am

"These kids are looking to us for their emotional cues,” says the principal at one Jewish school. “We can’t show any fear or let them know how upset we are." (Photo credit: CC BY/Knittymarie via Flickr.com)

After Newtown massacre, US Jewish schools reconsider security

Administrators and teachers struggle over how to address the shooting with students

By Chavie Lieber

December 18, 2012
10:09 pm

President Obama honors victims of Friday's school massacre at an interfaith vigil in Newtown, Conn. (Pete Souza/White House via JTA)

Jewish groups and lawmakers seeking gun control get major boost from Obama

US president supports Dianne Feinstein’s assault weapons ban after Newtown massacre; NRA pledges ‘to help make sure this never happens again’

By Ron Kampeas

December 17, 2012
5:31 am

US President Barack Obama pauses as he delivers a speech on Sunday during a vigil for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, in Newtown, Connecticut (photo credit: AP/Evan Vucci)

Obama addresses a grieving nation

US president vows to use ‘whatever power’ he has to prevent more tragedies like Newtown, where gunman killed 26 at local elementary school

December 17, 2012
3:20 am

Cheryl Girardi kneels beside 26 teddy bears, each representing a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, at a sidewalk memorial, on Sunday in Newtown, Connecticut (photo credit: AP/David Goldman)

Authorities say gunman had enough ammo to kill every student in the school

Obama arrives in Newtown, Conn., consoles families of victims

December 16, 2012
11:32 pm

A woman hugs a young girl as they arrive for services at Trinity Church, Sunday, in Newtown, Connecticut (photo credit: AP/Jason DeCrow)

Questions of ‘Why’ and ‘How’ fill pews in Newtown

Connecticut town seeks answers in religion after gunman kills 27, including 20 children

December 16, 2012
9:14 pm

Worshippers flee church as bomb scare rattles Newtown

Police clear St. Rose of Lima near school where massacre took place on Friday

December 16, 2012
7:42 pm

Mark Sherlach and his wife, school psychologist Mary Sherlach, pose for a photo. Mary Sherlach was killed Friday, December 14, when a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Connecticut, killing 26 children and adults at the school (photo credit: AP/Courtesy of Mark Sherlach)

Staffers hailed as heroes after Conn. shooting

District superintendent notes ‘incredible acts of heroism’ that ‘ultimately saved so many lives’

December 16, 2012
7:26 pm

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy (photo credit: Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA, Wikimedia)

Connecticut governor: Gunman shot self as first responders closed in

Police have found no letters or diaries that could shed light on Adam Lanza’s motives

By John Christoffersen and MATT APUZZO

December 16, 2012
7:21 am

Shop owners Tamara Doherty, left, and Jackie Gaudet, right, meet outside their stores for the first time since being neighbors, just down the road from Sandy Hook Elementary School on Saturday. (photo credit: AP/David Goldman)

Newtown gunman targeted first graders with high-powered rifle

All 20 children killed were 6 or 7 years old, medical examiner says; Connecticut town struggles to cope with massacre

December 15, 2012
10:23 pm

Thousands attend a vigil for the victims of the school shooting at Saint Rose of Lima church, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. (photo credit: AP)

Police: US shooter forced his way into school, hit victims multiple times

Principal killed while lunging at the gunman as she tried to overtake him; churchgoers hold candlelight vigil and sing ‘Silent Night’ ten days before Christmas

By John Christoffersen

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