Shannon Hicks rushed to the shooting scene wearing two hats: a newspaper editor and a volunteer firefighter.
Nation
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.
Anonymous Targets Westboro Baptist Church Over Newtown Picket Plans
Disgusted by Wesboro Baptist’s plans to picket a vigil for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the hacker collective is waging a cyber war against the hate-mongering group.
Newtown School Shooting: The World Reacts
The world’s analysts and policymakers joined with Americans in grief and sympathy for the massacre’s young victims — and disbelief at why such things keep happening in an otherwise laudable country.
In Newtown, Golden Retrievers Arrive to Comfort Survivors
Lutheran Church Charities sent their comfort dogs to Newtown to help those suffering in a town reeling from the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School
Remembering the Victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
The hideous massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary claimed the lives of 20 young students and six adults. The victims were siblings and grandchildren, educators and mentors. As America mourns their deaths, details emerge of the lives …
Paraphrased Quote on Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial to Be Removed
The U.S. Department of the Interior has decided to eliminate the controversial paraphrased quotation engraved on the north side of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The 2013 Python Challenge: Florida Wants You to Hunt its Snakes
Florida has a snake problem and wants you to help solve it, if you’re brave enough
C’est It Ain’t So Gégé: French Actor Depardieu Reportedly Seeks Tax Refuge In Belgium
Larger — and messier — than life actor Gérard Depardieu has reportedly moved to Belgium to avoid paying French taxes, which risks turning the movie hero into a real-life heel in financially-stricken France.
200-Year Drought May Have Caused Death of Sumerian Language
Climate change – and drier weather – may have help killed off the Sumerian language and may have amplified Mesopotamia’s eventual decline.
French Chateau Demolished ‘By Mistake’ During Renovation
A Polish millionaire says his workers accidentally destroyed the 18th century chateau he was renovating, but villagers in the vineyard town of Yvrac smell a rat.
News and Trends
In 55 wide-ranging lists, TIME surveys the highs and lows, the good and the bad of the past 12 months.