Posted: 4:28 PM The town of Newtown, Connecticut has a lot of decisions to make about the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting.

Posted: 4:02 PM The Federal Government guesses that it will cost more than $42 million to get the Mexican spotted owl off the endangered species list.

Updated: 1:42 PM President Obama, in Connecticut this weekend, called for action.

Updated: 10:28 AM Boehner is looking for $1 trillion in spending cuts from government benefit programs like Medicare.

Posted: 7:08 AM The school district is making plans to send surviving students to a former school building in a neighboring town.

Posted: 11:16 PM The Connecticut Funeral Directors Association has announced that funerals have been scheduled for seven of the Connecticut school shooting victims.

Updated: 10:25 AM Read President Obama's remarks at the Sandy Hook prayer vigil in Newtown, Conn., Sunday night.

Posted: 6:31 PM Authorities have released the names of the 26 people gunned down in a rampage at a Connecticut elementary school.

Updated: 12:35 PM A small plane in Amarillo crashed shortly after take off and killed two people.

Posted: 10:47 AM Statistically women have voted for Democrats more and many are postponing marriage and joining the workforce.

Updated: 9:45 PM Local law enforcement has issued thoughts on the CT shooting and our communities safety, "We do not have a it won't happen here attitude..... we will continue to have increased visibility in and around our schools. But this is only to reinforce what we already do on a daily basis... develop the best plans possible, train and test those plans, and remain on alert for anything that may harm our kids.

Updated: 5:50 PM NBC News brings you the latest in the Newtown school shooting.

Updated: 9:44 PM The Connecticut shooting is among the world's worst mass shootings. Here is a look at some others.

Updated: 9:43 PM 26 are dead, including 18 kids.

Updated: 9:38 PM 28 people were killed in the shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.

Updated: 10:05 AM U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice withdrew from consideration for secretary of state.

Updated: 8:14 AM See the full list of nominees here.

Updated: 9:58 AM The sheriff says Jacob Tyler Roberts had armed himself with an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle and had several fully loaded magazines.

Posted: 7:36 AM They can roll away even though drivers have removed the key.

Updated: 10:53 PM It's the last triple number day of the century.

Updated: 7:49 AM Police say the man who opened fire in a suburban Portland shopping mall apparently killed himself after fatally shooting two people and wounding a third.

Posted: 1:05 PM New York chef Spencer Rubin asks Hasbro: "Please make an Easy-Bake for dudes."

Posted: 10:27 AM The House Democratic leader is calling on Republicans to permit a vote on President Barack Obama's plan to let tax cuts expire at upper incomes, while keeping them in place for the middle class.

Updated: 1:52 PM Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent says he's "just trying to deal" with the death of his teammate and "very best friend" Jerry Brown.

Posted: 9:36 AM Ranchers can get advice on their cattle in January during this drought season.