Shannon Hicks rushed to the shooting scene wearing two hats: a newspaper editor and a volunteer firefighter.
Wednesday Words: Slow-Walking, Swole and More
TIME’s latest vocabulary highlights include a new hybrid musical genre, a Carolinian political threat and a useful German word for taunting liberal arts majors.
Bushmaster .223: Weapon Used in Newtown Shooting a Lightning Rod in Gun Debate
When 20-year-old Adam Lanza walked into the Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, he carried two handguns, several hundred rounds of ammunition and a rifle that has become a flashpoint in the ongoing debate over gun rights in …
Remembering Robert Bork, Failed Supreme Court Nominee, in the Pages of TIME
How the failed Supreme Court nominee was viewed in the pages of TIME
Reading While Eating for Dec. 19: Person of the Year
Must-read links for your lunch break: Everything you need to know about TIME’s Person of the Year
North Korea Hails TIME #POY Online Poll
The authoritarian state’s government news agency has issued a press release on the supreme leader’s success in our online poll. Gosh.
WATCH: Golden Eagle Grabs Baby — Maybe
It’s a scene straight out of Hitchcock, and probably just as fake.
Take the TIME Person of the Year Quiz!
How well do you know the history of TIME’s Person of the Year issue? Take the quiz and find out
Hasbro Reveal Plans for Gender Neutral Easy-Bake Oven
Thanks to the heroic efforts of one very proactive 13-year old from New Jersey, the iconic Easy-Bake oven will be offered in a gender-neutral format starting next summer, says toymaker Hasbro.
Has Iran’s Supreme Leader Joined Facebook?
Facebook may be banned in Iran, but that hasn’t apparently stopped its 73-year-old supreme leader, Ayatullah Ali Khamenei, from joining up.
With accounts on other social media networks such as Twitter, Google+ and Instagram,
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G Is for Grief: 1983 Sesame Street Episode Helps Kids Cope After Newtown Tragedy
The tragedy in Newtown has left parents struggling to explain loss to kids. Fortunately, a Sesame Street episode from 1983 can help.
U.S. Marine Makes First Ever Same-Sex Marriage Proposal in the White House
As 2012 ushers out a landmark year for gay rights in America, one couple is ushering in viral fame after a wedding proposal for the record books.