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Police gather at the east entrance of Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., on April 20, 1999. School security has improved markedly since the Columbine shooting, experts say, but there still are problems.

Schools Have Become More Secure Since Columbine, Experts Say

The actions of first responders also have changed since the 1999 shooting in Colorado, according to security experts.

Police and medical staff work outside Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where 27 people — 20 of them children — were killed Friday morning. Police have not officially declared a suspect, but news accounts have named Adam Lanza, 20, as the suspected gunman.

Newtown School Shootings: After Confusion, Suspect Is Named As Adam Lanza

As details emerged about the tragic shooting deaths of more than 20 children and adults at a Connecticut school, law enforcement sources named Ryan Lanza as the gunman. But then came reports that portray Lanza's younger brother, Adam, as the suspect.

President Obama pauses as he speaks at the White House about Friday's school shooting in Newtown, Conn.

Obama Remembers 'Beautiful Little Kids,' Calls For 'Meaningful Action'

Horrible acts of violence have forced President Obama to speak to a shocked nation after several mass shootings — at a shopping center in Arizona, a Colorado movie theater, a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin and, on Friday, a Connecticut elementary school. He said something must be done "regardless of the politics."

Pastor: 'Our Hearts Desperately Go Out For The Victims'

Pastor Tim Kuhn held a prayer vigil in his home after the school shooting in Newtown, Conn.

Conn. Governor Speaks At Mass For Shooting Victims

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy spoke at a mass for victims of a elementary school shooting in Newtown.

Police Cordon Off Conn. Shooter's Mother's House

Robert Siegel talks to Robert Smith about the scene in Newton, Conn., after a deadly elementary school shooting.

Reporter: Gunman's Father Was Shocked To Learn About Shooting

Robert Siegel talks Maggie Gordon, a reporter at the Stamford Advocate, about the father of the alleged gunman in the Newtown, Conn., shooting.

Mourners gather for a vigil service for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in Newtown, Conn., on Friday night.

Small Town Tries To Cope With Unimaginable Tragedy

Newtown, Conn., is the kind of place where the biggest thing that happens is the Labor Day parade. Now, that peace has been shattered and residents are trying to make sense of what happened after a gunman opened fire in an elementary school, killing at least 20 children and six adults.

The Lathrop Homes, pictured here in 2006, are part of the latest revamp effort by the Chicago Housing Authority.

A Vision For Chicago Public Housing, Stymied And Contested

The city's Plan for Transformation aims to diversify public-housing units, adding a mix of market-rate and subsidized residences. But the project, one of the country's most closely watched public housing experiments, has been hampered by the flailing economy and faces protests from people living in the units.

Argh, it's on the tip of my tongue! Contestants in the Names and Faces competition focus at last year's World Memory Championships held in Guangzhou, China. A new field of mental athletes is currently vying for the 2012 championship.

Ready. Set. Memorize!

There's no place for chronic misplacers of keys at the 21st World Memory Championships under way in London. About 75 competitors from some two dozen countries are vying to see who can memorize the most numbers, faces, playing cards or random words in a set amount of time in this "mnemonic Olympiad."

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