Armed San Diego Theater Suspect Shot by Police
Police stormed a movie theater in San Diego on Saturday and shot and wounded an armed domestic-violence suspect who was pretending to be a patron.
Police stormed a movie theater in San Diego on Saturday and shot and wounded an armed domestic-violence suspect who was pretending to be a patron.
Normally we would be knee deep into the NHL season by now, but the puck will drop later this month on a new season thanks to the lockout, which ended last weekend. And the NFL playoffs are in full swing.
So what are you more pumped for -- the NHL's return, or the NFL playoffs?
The divisional round of the NFL playoffs occurs this Saturday and Sunday, with the winners advancing to next weekend's championship games. Here's a preview of this weekend's games:
The Green Bay Packers and Houston Texans each won in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs on Saturday. Here's a recap of each game:
Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Mel Gibson
Age: 58
Occupation: Actor, Director and Tabloid Moneymaker
Known For: Appearing in the 'Mad Max' and 'Lethal Weapon' movie franchises, winning an Oscar for directing 'Braveheart,' repeatedly spewing homophobic, anti-Semitic, racist and misogynistic comments, and losing $400 million in possibly the most expensive divorce in Hollywood history
Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Sir Anthony Hopkins
Age: 75
Occupation: Actor
Known For: His status as one of the world's greatest living actors, roles in dozens of films including his Oscar-winning portrayal of cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in 'The Silence of the Lambs,' and being knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1993
Playoff spots and playoff seeding will be determined in the last week of the 2012 NFL season. Here's a preview of all of this week's games:
Members of the Westboro Baptist Church, known for protesting the funerals of U.S. armed servicemen and women, announced that they plan to picket the upcoming funerals of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. This did not go over well on the Internet.
San Francisco withstood a miraculous comeback by New England and clinched a playoff berth, and Dallas, Washington and the N.Y. Giants are tied for the NFC East lead. Here's a recap of Sunday's games:
During a Sunday news conference, police said the gunman in Friday's school shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. possessed much more ammunition in addition to the rounds he used to kill 20 children, seven adults and himself. Authorities also responded to a phoned-in threat at a church near the scene of the tragedy which has left the small New England town shaken and in a state of solemn mourning.
NOTE: This post will be continually updated as new information comes in. Video and photos are below. All times Eastern.
UPDATE 6:30 p.m.: Originally it was thought that Adam Lanza, the gunman, shot his mother at the Sandy Hook Elementary school, where she was a teacher's aide. ABC has learned that, in fact, Nancy Lanza was killed at her home (by her son) prior to the massacre. He then drove to the school, where he killed 20 children and six adults, before killing himself.
Tom Brady threw for 296 yards and four touchdowns, and the New England Patriots beat the Houston Texans, 42-14, in Foxborough, Mass. on Monday night.