WASHINGTON – Thirty-three days after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre took the lives of 20 children and six adults, President Barack Obama told the nation that is was time to get serious about gun control and violence.

Somberly noting that 900 more Americans have died by gunfire in the month since the tragedy in Connecticut, Obama signed 23 executive orders in an ambitious attempt to reduce gun violence.

SAN FRANCISCO – Supervisor David Campos plans to introduce legislation today that would ask San Francisco voters in November to rename its airport after assassinated gay-rights leader Harvey Milk.

The charter amendment, which appears to have the support of a majority of the supervisors, would change the name to Harvey Milk-San Francisco International Airport.

John O’Connor, executive director of Equality California, hailed the effort in a letter to supporters:

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Some people quietly come out, one by one, to family and friends in a very personal way. Some people take to Social Media to declare their authentic self, putting the truth out there for all to see but in an impersonal way.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – “Lincoln,” director Steven Spielberg’s epic movie about the President who saved the Union during the Civil War, is the top leader in Oscar nominations for the 85th annual Academy Awards.

“Lincoln” is nominated for a total of 12 Oscars, including some of the biggest prizes: Best Picture, Best Director (Steven Spielberg), Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Best Supporting Actor (Tommy Lee Jones) and Best Supporting Actress (Sally Field).