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A Texas jury in August ordered Jones to pay $50 million to the parents of another slain child.

The court issued its decision without comment Monday.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol is investigating driver inattention on the part of Alex Smith as a possible contributing factor.

A yearlong investigation into the Newtown school shooting has provided disturbing insights into the 20-year-old gunman, but it still has not provided a motive.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is trying to boost the chances of gun legislation that could be in jeopardy this week with a trip to the home state of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Obama is visiting the Connecticut capital of Hartford, where last week the governor signed a law with widespread restrictions on firearms...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Just over three months after the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut lawmakers have approved sweeping new limits. One provision calls for the creation of the nation's first dangerous weapon offender registry. The bipartisan legislation cleared Connecticut's Senate on Wednesday ...

Connecticut State Representative Tim Larson has proposed that the state change the date of Halloween so it always falls on a weekend.