Newtown School Shootings

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  Couple's Motive in California Rampage a Mystery for Police, Family

  A man and woman armed with assault-style rifles opened fire on the holiday party of his co-workers in Southern California, killing 14 people and wounding 17 others, and then were slain hours later in a shootout with police, authorities said.

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  Couple Identified As Suspects in California Shooting That Left 14 Dead

  A couple who were suspected of killing 14 people in a mass shooting in California and were later slain in a shootout with police were identified by authorities on Wednesday as Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, described as possibly married or engaged.

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  Oregon State Had Recently Tightened Gun Laws

  Oregon, the location Thursday of the latest deadly US mass shooting, had recently strengthened its gun sale laws, like many Democrat-leaning states frustrated over political inaction at the federal level.

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  Families of Sandy Hook Massacre Victims Sue Gunmaker

  Families of victims in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre filed a US lawsuit Monday seeking damages from the manufacturers of the high-powered assault rifle used in the slaughter.

• Police Seek Motive in Fatal Washington State School Shooting

  Authorities were seeking a motive on Saturday as to why a high school student in the United States' Washington state shot dead a female classmate and wounded four others in a campus cafeteria before killing himself.

• Gunman opens fire in New Mexico school, two students hurt

  A shooter opened fire at a middle school in New Mexico on Tuesday, seriously wounding at least two teenage students before being taken into custody, police and hospital officials said.

• US releases chilling Newtown massacre documents

  Newtown gunman Adam Lanza wore yellow ear plugs that muffled the screams of his victims and he shot himself in the mouth after committing one of America's worst school massacres.

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  Robot cop developed that can predict and prevent crime

  A US-based company developed the robot in response to the shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, in December 2012.

• Student remains in coma after Colorado school shooting

  A Colorado student who was shot in the face by a teenage gunman in the latest episode of gun violence in American schools remained in a coma.

• Armed with Machete & Molotov cocktails student aimed for mass carnage in Colorado

  The teenage gunman who shot two Colorado students was armed with many rounds of ammunition, a machete and three Molotov cocktails for a planned commando-style attack, authorities said on Saturday.

• Obamas observe silence on Newtown massacre anniversary

  President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle lit 26 candles and observed a moment of silence on Saturday in honor of the victims of last year's shooting at an elementary school.

• Barack Obama marks Newtown school shooting anniversary with call for gun control

  President Barack Obama marked the anniversary of the Newtown school shootings on Saturday by calling for tighter gun control and expanded mental health care.

• A year later, reflections from Newtown

  A gunman charged into an elementary school last year and open fired on students. 20 children and six educators died that day.

• Newtown school shooting remembered with Washington vigil

  Hundreds gathered solemnly in the US capital's National Cathedral Thursday to mark the first anniversary of the Newtown school shooting and demand tougher laws to combat gun violence.

• Newtown's year: Struggle to move on from shooting

  A year later, inside a big house in Newtown, dolls fill the shelves of a living room and flowers and rainbows decorate a kitchen window, next to a little girl's name: Avielle.