Indiana man who owned 47 guns arrested after elementary school threat

Fox News
CEDAR LAKE, Ind. - A northern Indiana police chief said Sunday he believes a man arrested after allegedly threatening to "kill as many people as he could" at a school was just bluffing when he made the ominous remark during a heated argument with his ...

Guns seized, man held after Indiana school threat, police say
Boston Herald
Police in Indiana said they found a stockpile of 47 guns hidden throughout the home of a man who had threatened to set fire to his wife and then walk to a nearby elementary school and “kill as many people as he could.

Paralyzed woman uses mind to move robotic arm

CBS News
Jan, a Pittsburgh-area quadriplegic, has learned to move a robotic arm using nothing but her thoughts. She probably won't benefit from this breakthrough in her lifetime, but what doctors are learning from studying her progress could speed the ...

John F. Kerry and Chuck Hagel, President Obama's likely picks to head his second-term national security cabinet; Who's Chuck?

Chuck Hagel, John Kerry share similarities as expected Obama Cabinet nominees
Washington Post
John F. Kerry and Chuck Hagel, President Obama's likely picks to head his second-term national security cabinet, have much in common, including decorated service in Vietnam and opposition to the Iraq war.

Chuck Hagel – Not Crazy Enough
The Moderate Voice
It would appear that President Obama is going to nominate Chuck Hagel to be the Secretary of Defense. President Barack Obama's administration has backed down from one major Senate ...

#UP NASA Moon Probe Crash: Grail Spacecraft 'Ebb' & 'Flow' To Smash Into Lunar Surface On Monday

NASA to crash two probes into the moon Monday | Fox News
Two NASA moon probes will end their gravity-mapping mission in spectacular fashion Monday, crashing intentionally into a cliff near the lunar north pole ...

NASA Moon Probe Crash: Grail Spacecraft 'Ebb' & 'Flow' To Smash Into Lunar Surface On Monday

#UP NFL Newtown Decal: Giants, Jets, Pats honor shooting victims

NFL Newtown Decal: Giants, Jets, Pats honor shooting victims ...
The three NFL teams that play the closest to Newtown, Connecticut are honoring the shooting victims from Sandy Hook Elementary School and their families ...

NFL Newtown Decal ~ Ping News
NFL Newtown Decal, Several NFL teams are planning to where Newtown decals on their helmets today to honor the victims of the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary ...

Conn. gunman had hundreds of rounds of ammunition

Kansas City Star
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The gunman in the Connecticut shooting rampage was carrying an arsenal of hundreds of rounds of especially deadly ammunition - enough to kill just about every student in the school if given enough time, authorities said Sunday, ...

Southwest Airlines to hit passengers with 'no-show' fee

Southwest Airlines plans new fees to aid revenue in 2013 ...
(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines, known for its popular "bags fly free" policy, said it will implement new travel fees next year as part of a plan to increase revenue ...

Southwest Airlines to hit passengers with 'no-show' fee (and ...
Southwest Airlines proudly advertises that it doesn't charge ticket-change fees and that 'bags fly free.' But the company has just announced a new set of passenger ...

Gene turns heart cells into pacemaker

MSN NZ News
A gene inserted into ordinary heart cells transformed them into rare "pacemaker" cells that regulate cardiac rhythm, according to experiments carried out on lab rodents. The research is a step toward the goal of a biological fix for irregular heartbeat ...

Research aiming for heart-powered pacemakers
E&T magazine
American researchers have tested an experimental device that can use energy from a beating heart to produce electricity, raising hopes for future battery-free cardiac pacemakers that would last indefinitely, saving heart patients from repeat surgery to ...

#UP Morgan Freeman’s Newtown ‘Statement’ Almost Definitely A Hoax

Morgan Freeman probably didn’t say that thing everyone is saying he said.
The quotation is interesting, but without any indication of a credible source, Morgan Freeman did not say it.
Bangor Daily News

Morgan Freeman’s Newtown ‘Statement’ Almost Definitely A Hoax
Morgan Freeman’s supposed statement on the “real reasons” behind yesterday’s Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre has been getting a lot of posts and reposts on Facebook, but the very self-righteous, preachy and downright wrong in points missive is almost definitely a hoax and not the words of the actor.

#UP House Speaker John Boehner offers millionaire tax deal; If Entitlements Cut

Boehner Offers Obama Tax Rate Increase Deal for Entitlement ...
House Speaker John Boehner offered to raise income tax rates on households earning more than $1 million a year in exchange for containing the ...

Boehner Offers Obama Tax Rate Boost If Entitlements Cut ...
House Speaker John Boehner offered to raise income tax rates on households ... He said Boehner was committed to reaching a deal with Obama to avoid ...

AP source: Boehner offers millionaire tax hike ...

Mennonite Women Attacked in Apparent Hate Crime

Mennonite Women Attacked in Apparent Hate Crime - Local News ...
Police say 3 elderly Mennonite women were tied up and attacked with a stun gun, during a violent home invasion near Lancaster. The suspect posed as an insurance ...

Three elderly Mennonite women were brutally attacked by a home invader because of their faith The attacker, a former Mennonite, entered the Pennsylvania home posing ...

#UP Pope lights Christmas tree; Says Gay Marriage Poses A Threat To 'Justice And Peace

Pope Says Gay Marriage Poses A Threat To 'Justice And Peace ...
Pope Benedict XVI said this week that gay marriage poses a threat to "justice and peace." The 85-year-old religious leader went on to suggest that same-sex ...

Pope lights Christmas tree and says abortion, gay marriage ...
The Christmas season kicked off Friday at the Vatican with the traditional lighting of the tree in St. Peter's Square -- and a reminder from the pope about ...

Calif. Mall on Lockdown After Shots Were Fired

ABC News
A suspect was taken into custody Saturday after shots were fired at a Southern California shopping center, forcing a lockdown of stores, police said.

More than 50 rounds fired in Fashion Island shooting, police say Los Angeles Times
A gunman at Fashion Island in Newport Beach apparently fired more than 50 rounds in a parking lot at the busy shopping mall before he was apprehended by police, authorities said Saturday. The 42-year-old male was arrested in the parking lot near the ...

Fashion Island shooting: Newport Beach shooter fires 50 rounds - Boston Top ...Examiner.com
The Fashion Island shooting in Newport Beach, Calif. did not injure or kill any victims despite the fact that in excess of 50 rounds were fired in a busy mall parking lot. On Sat., Dec. 15, 2012, an armed man shot his weapon into the air and into the ...

#UP Domino's Pizza Founder, Tom Monaghan, Sues Government Over Obamacare; mandatory contraception

Domino's Pizza Founder Sues Federal Government Over Obamacare ...
Joining his Obama-fearing, crappy-pizza making brethren at Papa John's, Domino's Pizza's founder is suing the federal government over Obamacare's ...

Domino's Pizza Founder Sues Government Over Obamacare ...
The founder of Domino’s Pizza is suing the federal government over Obamacare. Tom Monaghan, a devout Catholic, is suing over the mandatory contraception ...

Westboro Baptist Church to Protest Sandy Hook Funerals?

Westboro Baptist Church to protest in Newtown when Obama visits on Sunday Examiner.com
The members of the Westboro Baptist Church, most notably known for picketing funerals of military personnel throughout the United States, will be protesting during President Barack Obama's visit to the town on Sunday as well as after the president's visit.

Westboro Baptist Church to Protest Sandy Hook Funerals? HyperVocal
Uh oh. It appears as if the offline trolls at the Westboro Baptist Church will again heed Jesus Christ's most questionable advice: “Let me emphatically state this eternal truth: If you protest the funerals of innocent children, and prove to me that you ...

#RIP Victoria Soto: Hero Teacher Died Saving Students

Connecticut Shooting: Hero Teacher Died Saving Students People Magazine
Victoria Soto, 27, a first-grade teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., ushered her students into a closet, and in so doing placed her body between them and the assailant. "She was found huddled over her children, her students ...

Victoria Soto: 'She was a hero' Boston Herald
Devoted teacher Victoria Soto died shielding her tiny first-grade students as a gunman stormed her classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School, her family said yesterday. “She was a hero honestly,” said James Wiltsie, Soto's cousin and a Fairfield, Conn ...

Stress, depression may triple seniors' risk of stroke death

Psychosocial Distress Associated With Increased Stroke Risk GlobeNewswire
Stress, depression may triple seniors' risk of stroke death CBS News
Distress Tied to Higher Risk of Stroke WebMD

'The Hobbit' tops box office with $84.8 million

'The Hobbit' tops box office with $84.8 million Associated Press
The Hobbit Box Office Is Sick, As in Good: $37.5 Million Opening Day E! Online

#UP Even Rupert Murdoch wants tighter gun control

Even Rupert Murdoch wants tighter gun control - Salon.com
The News Corp. mogul takes to Twitter to express his ...

Rupert Murdoch On Gun Control After Newtown, CT School ...
Summary Rupert Murdoch is the founder, chairman and CEO of News Corp., which includes, among others, Fox News and Movie Channel, BSkyB, National Geographic U.S.,