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Six school employees died in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday. President Obama has hailed them as heroes. The six women included a veteran school psychologist, a dedicated special education teacher and a young substitute at the beginning of her career.

Staff Sgt. Gordon Black was sentenced to nearly four years in prison on charges of theft and threatening to murder.

Heavy rain, strong winds and some tornadoes are in the forecast for the Northeast this week, as parts of the Midwest grapple with flash floods. Meanwhile, the heat wave arrives in the South.

In what she calls "Books Not Bans," Becka Robbins sends titles to groups that want them in the face of a movement by conservative advocacy groups and lawmakers to ban them from schools and libraries.

After former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration, President-elect Donald Trump named Pam Bondi, a former attorney general of Florida, as his next pick for U.S. attorney general.

Gabe Roth, an advocate for government transparency, and GOP strategist Ron Bonjean, discuss Trump's phone call to Supreme Court justice Alito ahead of his sentencing in NY hush money case.

Polls show that more than 70% of Wisconsinites are worried about climate change. Robert Kraig from Citizen Action of Wisconsin discusses political inaction about the issue.

A Public Citizen report obtained exclusively by NPR shows the new administration has halted or tried to dismiss cases or investigations against at least 89 companies in the last month.

Afghan and international monitors are muddling through an audit of all the ballots cast, and the two candidates are trying to come to agreement on the terms of a national unity government.

Legal experts predict President-elect Donald Trump will move quickly next year to cement and extend his legacy in appointing federal judges.