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Several US states are considering allowing school teachers to carry weapons, and educators, determined not to allow a repeat of the Newtown massacre, are flocking to training sessions.

A deadly winter storm blanketed a huge swath of the United States Friday, grounding flights, turning highways into ice rinks and knocking out power to tens of thousands preparing for the Christmas holiday.

US conservation group Sea Shepherd vowed to fight a court order to stay at least 500 yards away from Japanese whaling ships, and to keep protecting whales "with our ships and our lives".

US conservation group Sea Shepherd vowed to fight a US court order to stay at least 500 yards away from Japanese whaling ships, and to keep protecting whales "with our ships and our lives."

President Barack Obama visited the scene of America's latest school shooting tragedy on Sunday, as calls mounted for legislative action to curb the nation's addiction to guns.

The people of Newtown, soon to be joined by President Barack Obama, poured into churches Sunday to pray for the 20 children and seven adults slaughtered in one of the worst ever US shooting massacres.

President Barack Obama Saturday called for Americans to "come together" to prevent tragedies like the school massacre that killed 20 young children and six adults, one of the worst mass shootings in US history.

The residents of an idyllic Connecticut town were reeling in horror Saturday from the massacre of 20 small children and six adults in one of the worst school shootings in US history.

Hundreds of people attended a mass in Newtown to pay tribute to 20 small children and six adults slaughtered by a gunman at a school in the idyllic Connecticut town, in one of the worst mass shootings in US history.

A heavily armed young gunman slaughtered 20 small children and six adults at a school in an idyllic Connecticut town, in one of the worst mass shootings in US history.

Police in California are looking for a man who reportedly walked into a California mosque saying he had a gun and threatened to kill everyone, a spokeswoman said.

Obama and HRC were among those on Friday mourning the loss of 20 children in a mass shooting. President Barack Obama and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) were among those on Friday mourning the loss of 20 children in Newtown, Connecticut. The shooter, Adam Lanza, was only 20. His first victim was his devoted mother, Nancy, in her home, followed by 20 children and 7 adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School. He then killed himself. According to reports, the Lanzas divorced in 2008. Peter Lanza paid nearly $250,000 annually in alimony to his ex-wife. A tearful Obama mourned the losses. ?I know there's not a parent in America who doesn't feel the same overwhelming grief that I do,? he said during a press conference. ?The majority of those who died today were children. Beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. They had their entire lives ahead of them. Birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own.? (The video is embedded on this page. Visit our video library for more

The deaths of 20 children in a devastating shooting rampage at an elementary school in Connecticut on Friday once again reignited the debate over US gun laws that until now has yielded little change.

A grieving President Barack Obama wiped away tears and struggled to compose himself Friday as he mourned the dead in the Connecticut school shooting, and promised "meaningful" action to stop gun tragedies.

A gunman slaughtered at least 27 people, including 18 young children, in a mass shooting Friday at a suburban US elementary school, US media reported citing law enforcement officials.

A gunman who opened fire at a crowded shopping mall in the state of Oregon, killing two people before taking his own life, was believed to have chosen his victims at random, authorities said Wednesday.

At least two people were killed when a masked gunman opened fire at a mall in the western US state of Oregon, sparking panic before apparently turning the gun on himself, police said.

At least two people were killed when a masked gunman opened fire at a mall in the western US state of Oregon, sparking panic before apparently turning the gun on himself, police said.

At least one person was killed when a gunman opened fire at a mall in the western US state of Oregon, sparking panic before he was "neutralized," police and media said.

Two people were killed Tuesday when a gunman wearing body armor opened fire at a mall in the western US state of Oregon, witnesses and local media reported.