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• NRA breaks silence on 'horrific' massacre
• Obama, Boehner spar as ‘fiscal cliff’ talks enter key phase
• Mass school bombing in 1927 puts Sandy Hook in context
• Tenn. considering training and arming teachers
• Instagram dials back new privacy rules after user revolt
• Holiday decorators ask: ‘What would Clark Griswold do?’
• Boehner's fiscal cliff contradiction
• Survivalists worry they will be scapegoated for Newtown
• 6th-grader brings gun to school to protect against ‘Connecticut-style’ attack
• W.H.: 'Gun laws alone would not solve this'
• In rare criticism, State Dept. slams Israeli settlement plan
• Video: Falcon feeds dog scraps of meat
• Scalpel-free brain surgery gives patients steady hands
• Developers selling ‘dragonfly’ robotic drone for about $100
• Blind surfer defies limitations by conquering the Banzai Pipeline
• NASA captures gorgeous backlit photo of Saturn
• President to hold inaugural prayer service at National Cathedral
• Kansas exhumes bodies of 'In Cold Blood' killers
• Photos: Award-winning images of microscopic worlds
• NBC's Engel, TV crew escape abduction in Syria
• Photos: LIFE looks back at actresses on the brink of fame
• Meet Sable, the feline crosswalk guard

NRA breaks silence on 'horrific' massacre Posted: 18 Dec 2012 01:47 PM PST Facing a push for new gun restrictions in the tragedy's aftermath, the group said it would hold "a major news conference" Friday.

Obama, Boehner spar as ‘fiscal cliff’ talks enter key phase Posted: 18 Dec 2012 04:04 PM PST President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner entered a decisive phase Tuesday in their talks to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. But any progress made privately was coupled with conflict in public, as Boehner unveiled an alternative to the deal he has been negotiating with the president -- a back-up plan immediately rejected [...]

Mass school bombing in 1927 puts Sandy Hook in context Posted: 17 Dec 2012 03:55 PM PST The Sandy Hook tragedy in Connecticut has horrified Americans and in some cases, opened up wounds from a similar disaster in 1927 that have yet to heal.

Tenn. considering training and arming teachers Posted: 18 Dec 2012 02:15 PM PST Tennessee has emerged this week as a center of the "the answer is more guns in schools" sentiment following the Newtown, Conn. elementary school shooting. A member of the Republican-controlled legislature plans during its upcoming session to introduce a bill that would allow the state to pay for secretly armed teachers in classrooms so, the sponsor told TPM, potential shooters don't know who has a gun and who doesn't. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) has said the idea will be part of his discussions about how to prevent a shooting like the one in Newtown from happening in the Volunteer State. ...

Instagram dials back new privacy rules after user revolt Posted: 18 Dec 2012 02:38 PM PST Instagram sought to calm a growing furor among its more than 7 million users by saying it would clarify a new, controversial privacy policy.

Holiday decorators ask: ‘What would Clark Griswold do?’ Posted: 18 Dec 2012 02:45 PM PST Brad Stone's Christmas decorations in Edmond, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Brad Stone) Gone are the Christmases past when Dad strung a few measly yards of colored lights along the porch and, if he felt ambitious, staked a plastic Frosty the Snowman in the front yard. A 21st-century Christmas, in contrast, boasts countless houses festooned with [...]

Boehner's fiscal cliff contradiction Posted: 18 Dec 2012 03:20 PM PST Republican House Speaker John Boehner says the White House is exaggerating the spending cuts achieved in its latest "fiscal cliff" offer by including the lower interest payments on the national debt that would result from the cuts. He might want to talk to…House Speaker John Boehner, circa June 2009. That's when Boehner condemned the price [...]

Survivalists worry they will be scapegoated for Newtown Posted: 18 Dec 2012 01:35 PM PST Ever since a relative of Newtown, Conn., shooter Adam Lanza suggested that his mother, Nancy Lanza, was a "survivalist" who stockpiled food and weapons, "preppers" have gone online to express concern that they may become targets of unwelcome attention. "She prepared for the worst," Nancy Lanza's sister-in-law, Marsha Lanza, told reporters last weekend. "Last time [...]

6th-grader brings gun to school to protect against ‘Connecticut-style’ attack Posted: 18 Dec 2012 01:54 PM PST A sixth-grader at West Kearns Elementary School near Salt Lake City, Utah, brought a gun to school on Monday, saying he wanted to protect himself and his friends after Friday's shooting in Newtown, Conn. He "continues to assert that he brought the weapon to protect himself and his friends from a 'Connecticut-style [shooting],'" Granite School [...]

W.H.: 'Gun laws alone would not solve this' Posted: 18 Dec 2012 01:01 PM PST It said the response to Newtown is a solution that includes gun rights, mental health, law enforcement and other areas.

In rare criticism, State Dept. slams Israeli settlement plan Posted: 18 Dec 2012 01:08 PM PST The State Department accused Israel of engaging in a "pattern of provocative action" that calls into question statements from Israeli leaders that they are committed to peace.

Video: Falcon feeds dog scraps of meat Posted: 18 Dec 2012 03:55 PM PST In this video, a falcon feeds scraps of meat to a patiently waiting dog. Both the dog and the falcon appear to be pets, as they are both on leashes, and you can hear people talking in the background. So what has compelled the falcon to share a meal with another species? Some readers have [...]

Scalpel-free brain surgery gives patients steady hands Posted: 18 Dec 2012 03:30 PM PST Tony Lightfoot extends his right hand in front of him. Steady as a rock. He picks up a pen and signs his name on a clipboard, then draws a spiral. "I can't believe it," he says, looking down at the page.

Developers selling ‘dragonfly’ robotic drone for about $100 Posted: 18 Dec 2012 03:08 PM PST The Air Force has spent more than $1 million to help develop a small and versatile robot dragonfly. But in a move to raise funds for the Dragonfly, the developers are offering the public the chance to own their own flying robot Dragonfly for $119. "This means you can do amazing aerial photography, spy on [...]

Blind surfer defies limitations by conquering the Banzai Pipeline Posted: 18 Dec 2012 01:15 PM PST Surfing big waves in the ocean is a skill that takes a lot of practice, technique, balance, and talent. In fact, even experienced surfers have the occasional wipeout and sustain injuries in their pursuit of the big waves. The combination of skill and danger makes Brazilian surfer Derek Rabelo's story all the more incredible. Rabelo [...]

NASA captures gorgeous backlit photo of Saturn Posted: 18 Dec 2012 12:19 PM PST NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured a gorgeous backlit image of Saturn and its rings, providing a holiday treat for scientists and the public alike.

President to hold inaugural prayer service at National Cathedral Posted: 18 Dec 2012 11:01 AM PST The Presidential Inaugural Committee announced on Tuesday that a national prayer service held in connection with the president's inauguration will take place at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. The interfaith service—which will include "prayers, readings, blessings and hymns delivered by religious leaders from across the United States," according to the committee—will include participation from President [...]

Kansas exhumes bodies of 'In Cold Blood' killers Posted: 18 Dec 2012 04:26 PM PST The bodies of the two men executed for the 1959 murders of a Kansas family that became infamous in Truman Capote's true-crime book "In Cold Blood" were exhumed Tuesday in an effort to solve slayings of a Florida family killed weeks later.

Photos: Award-winning images of microscopic worlds Posted: 18 Dec 2012 11:00 AM PST

NBC's Engel, TV crew escape abduction in Syria Posted: 18 Dec 2012 02:41 PM PST NBC's chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said Tuesday he and members of his network crew escaped unharmed after five days of captivity in Syria, where more than a dozen pro-regime gunmen dragged them from their car, killed one of their rebel escorts and subjected them to mock executions.

Photos: LIFE looks back at actresses on the brink of fame Posted: 18 Dec 2012 10:00 AM PST

Meet Sable, the feline crosswalk guard Posted: 18 Dec 2012 11:51 AM PST Most cats seem to go out of their way to block their owners from walking in straight lines. But one feline has taken a decidedly different path, becoming, in essence, a crosswalk guard at a middle school. "He just kept going out there, and we would watch him from the window," owner Tamara Morris told [...]

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