AP News in Brief
Conn. Gov. Malloy to sign wide-ranging gun control law in response to Newtown school shooting
• HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was expected to sign a wide-ranging bill that includes sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines, a response to last year's deadly school shooting in Newtown.
• Following a total of more than 13 hours of respectful and at times somber debate, the House of Representatives and the Senate voted in favor of the 139-page bill crafted by leaders from both major parties in the Democratic-controlled General Assembly.
• The bill passed 26-10 in the Senate and 105-44 in the House. Both were bipartisan votes.
• Malloy's office said he would sign the legislation at noon Thursday during a ceremony at the state Capitol.
• "I pray today's bill -- the most far-reaching gun safety legislation in the country -- will prevent other families from ever experiencing the dreadful loss that the 26 Sandy Hook families have felt," said House Majority Leader Joe Aresimowicz, D-Berlin, referring to the families of the 20 first graders and six educators killed Dec. 14 inside Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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SKorea: North moved missile with 'considerable range' to coast, but no signs of major conflict
• SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea has moved a missile with "considerable range" to its east coast, South Korea's defense minister said Thursday, but he added that there are no signs that Pyongyang is preparing for a full-scale conflict.
• The report came hours after North Korea's military warned that it has been authorized to attack the U.S. using "smaller, lighter and diversified" nuclear weapons.
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