In today’s top news, students returned to school in Newtown, Connecticut, today, but Sandy Hook Elementary remained closed; members of the Electoral College cast final votes confirming President Obama’s re-election; and a fake Morgan Freeman post about the Newtown school shooting went viral.
Students returned to school in Newtown, Connecticut, today, but Sandy Hook Elementary remained closed. [BET]
Members of the Electoral College cast final votes confirming President Obama’s re-election. [AP]
A fake Morgan Freeman post about the Newtown school shooting went viral. [Grio]
Baltimore’s gun buyback program took in 461 firearms in the weekend after the Newtown shooting. [Baltimore Sun]
A sporting goods store has suspended the sale of certain semi-automatic weapons. [CNN]
Black GOP Rep. Tim Scott has been tapped to replace Jim DeMint in the U.S. Senate. [BET]
The FBI says hate crimes declined in 2011. [Grio]
Gas prices have reached a two-year low. [CNN]
Katt Williams canceled a show 15 minutes before showtime. [BET]
South African President Jacob Zuma is re-elected as head of the African National Congress political party. [AJE]
The International Criminal Court acquitted former Congolese militia leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui. [BBC]