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Despite criticism it would violate the First Amendment, Gov. Bobby Jindal on Wednesday signed into law a bill that makes it a crime for journalists or anyone else to publicly identify concealed handgun permit holders or applicants.

School officials, educators and police officers from across Michigan met Wednesday in Mt.

A Connecticut gun manufacturer is leaving in response to the state's new gun law, passed following the killings of 20 children and six educators in Newtown.

If you were a government official, how far would you go to push back against a law you disagreed with? Until today, those questions earned a shameful "yes" in the Newtown clerk's office , where officials for six months illegally withheld access to death certificates after deciding their personal sense of right and wrong trumped the statutory ... (more)

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe called for a national assault weapons ban on Tuesday, joining a growing number of police chiefs across the country who have said the assault-style weapons should be outlawed.

WASHINGTON For the first time, the federal government has issued written guidelines for houses of worship that are confronted with a homicidal gunman.

The Keystone State Boychoir of Pennsylvania will be among the performers in a free concert called iIn Memorium,i on Sunday, June 23, in Newtown.

High tech surveillance systems are not just for homes and businesses, some experts believe they should also be protecting our children.

A performing arts center is in the works that organizers hope will foster healing among the community while providing educational opportunities for children and attracting top talent from across the nation.

Since the Newtown, Connecticut shooting, gun control has been hotly contested; but on the federal level, not much has changed.

Vice President Joe Biden speaking two weeks ago at the White House in Washington.

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In this Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 file photo provided by the Newtown Bee, Connecticut State Police lead a line of children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

During a June 13 press conference with Newtown, Connecticut families, Senator Chris Murphy said he and gun control advocates were never going to give up on passing more gun control.

The uncertainty about when -- and under what circumstances -- Monroe will get access to the former Chalk Hill School , now known as Sandy Hook Elementary School , has been resolved.

Stage sets and props used in an Indian Hill Music School production are reprising their role in a small town hit with tragedy.

A five-year-old girl decided to set up a lemonade stand dedicated to peace on Earth - right outside the Westboro Baptist Church compound in Kansas.

A new project seeks to bridge the U.S.'s mental health care gap by linking up primary-care doctors and mental health experts.

On the evening of Friday, June 14, people gathered at the Newtown Congregational Church at 14 West Street for an interfaith service known as A Communitywide Event for Healing and Hope-Building on the six-month anniversary of the 12/14 shooting incident at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Singer/actor HARRY CONNICK, JR. has written a touching new song to honour the memory of jazz musician JIMMY GREENE's daughter, who was tragically killed in the Newtown, Connecticut school massacre last year .