Jack Pinto was a huge New York Giants fan. New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz said he talked to Pinto's family, which is considering burying the 6-year-old boy in Cruz's No...
Noah was "smart as a whip," gentle but with a rambunctious streak, said his uncle, Alexis Haller of Woodinville, Wash. Noah's twin sister Arielle, assigned to a different classroom, survived the shooting. He called her his best friend, and with their 8-year-old sister, Sophia, they were inseparable.
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- People were comforted by the president's promise to do something to stop future school shootings, but in Newtown that comfort doesn't replace the immense sadness as this community prepares to lay some of its youngest victims to rest Monday.
Music surrounded Benjamin Wheeler as he grew up in a household where both his mother and father were performers.
Dawn Hochsprung's pride in Sandy Hook Elementary was clear. She regularly tweeted photos from her time as principal there, giving indelible glimpses of life at a place now known for tragedy. Just this week, it was an image of fourth-graders rehearsing for their winter concert; days before that, the tiny hands of kindergartners exchanging play money at their makeshift grocery store.
Images of Olivia Rose Engel show a happy child, one with a great sense of humor, as her family said in a statement. There she is, visiting with Santa Claus, or feasting on a slice of birthday cake. Or swinging a pink baseball bat, posing on a boat, or making a silly face.
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- At the bar, everybody knew her name.
The following is a list of memorial services being held in honor of the victims and families affected by the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The list will be updated.
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- A mournful President Barack Obama said Sunday that the nation is failing to keep its children safe, pledging that change must come after an elementary-school massacre left 20 children dead.
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Interspersed between tears are amazing stories of heroism from the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Church bells welcomed pained parishioners where funeral plans are underway for eight children who died in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Fourth grade twins are recounting what happened inside Sandy Hook Elementary School Friday.
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- President Barack Obama has arrived in Newtown, Conn., to console families, thank first responders and speak at a vigil in memory of the 26 teachers and schoolchildren killed during a shooting spree at an elementary school Friday.
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Connecticut state police say multiple 30-round magazines and hundreds of bullets found at elementary school where 26 were killed.
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Connecticut state police say multiple 30-round magazines and hundreds of bullets found at elementary school where 26 were killed.
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- A Connecticut official says the mother of the gunman in the Connecticut massacre was shot four times in the head before her son went to the elementary school where he gunned down 26 people.
LONDON -- As the world joined Americans in mourning the school massacre in Connecticut, many urged U.S. politicians to honor the 28 victims, especially the children, by pushing for stronger gun control laws.
UNDATED -- There's still a lot we don't know about what led to the school massacre, or why Adam Lanza went on a rampage at the Sandy Hook School and we may never know.
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Many of the teachers and employees at Sandy Hook Elementary School paid the ultimate price in a heroic effort to save the children from the gunman.
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Teachers who huddled with their students when the shots rang out are sharing their stories.