A gunman opened fire inside a Connecticut elementary school where his mother worked Friday, killing at least 26 people, including 18 children, by blasting his way through the building as young students cowered helplessly in classrooms while their teachers and classmates were shot. The attack, coming less than two weeks before Christmas, appeared to be the nation's second-deadliest school shooting, exceeded ...

Florida's universities are looking to make a deal with state lawmakers on tuition increases. On Wednesday morning, university presidents from across Florida gathered at the state Capitol and announced that they will guarantee no tuition increases next year if the state Legislature sets aside an extra $118 million for the schools. The $118 million represents the same amount of money that would be generated i ...

Pictures you've e-mailed or uploaded from your smartphone could leak information that can threaten your safety or that of your children. ...

(CBS) Jacksonville, Fla. - Police say a 45-year-old man was taken into custody Saturday for fatally shooting a Florida teenager last week at a Jacksonville gas station after an argument that began over loud music.   Michael Dunn made his first court appearance Monday in Brevard County where he pleaded not guilty to murder in the death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis, CBS affiliate WTEV reports. At a press ...

Four Florida counties continued to count ballots today as the state desperately tried to join all 49 other states in wrapping up the election of 2012. Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner reports Miami-Dade County finished counting its ballots around noon today, but Duval, Palm Beach and Broward were still tallying votes late this afternoon. Detzner says he's been assured by elections supervisors in those ...

GOP presidential candidate ends political career with a speech promoting the end to partisanship. ...

Jay-Z performing at a rally for President Barack Obama in Columbus, Ohio (Photo Credit: Getty Images) You can take the man out of Brooklyn, but you can’t take the BK out of the man. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter proved that today at a campaign rally for President Barack Obama in Columbus, Ohio.   With a mischievous grin, the multi-millionaire business owner and part owner of the NBA franchise team, the Brooklyn ...

The President and First Lady returned to Iowa, where it all began in the winter of 2007. The President told voters it's time to finish what we've started, and make sure that no matter who you are, where you come from, or how you started out, this is the country where you can make it if you try. ...

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In a quiet service in Lithonia, Georgia, family and friends gathered on Saturday to say their final good-byes to ‘Blaque’ singer and actress, Natina Reed. As previously reported by NewsOne, it was initially believed that Reed was the victim of a hit-and-run on October 26 as she crossed the street. But the Gwinnett County Police Department released a statement explaining that the driver actually stopped and ...