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Colo. theater reopens, months after mass shooting
One survivor had to pause on his way into the theater and pray. Another braced for flashbacks as he entered the auditorium where 12 people died and ...
Aurora: Lift gag order in theater shooting case
The City of Aurora has asked a judge to lift a gag order preventing officials from discussing the July 20 attack at a movie theater that left 12 dead ...
Delay in plea by Holmes disturbs victims, families
A stunned silence settled over a courtroom Friday after the father of a woman killed in the Colorado theater shootings loudly cursed defendant James ...
Massacre-hardened Colorado a gun control test case
After the annual late-summer harvest on his farm in the eastern reaches of Colorado, Greg Brophy has a few friends over, breaks out the handguns and ...
'Gangster Squad' to debut after reality intervened
"Gangster Squad" director Ruben Fleischer was stepping out of the shower on the night of July 20 last year when he received a chilling phone call from ...
Franklin swims in 1st meet of year for high school
It's hard to determine which meant more to Missy Franklin: Meeting singer Justin Bieber backstage at a recent concert or swimming in her first high ...
Police kill gunman, find 3 more dead in Colo. home
SWAT officers who stormed a Colorado home where a gunman had holed up found a horrific scene — four dead bodies including that of the gunman.
4 dead after police standoff at a Colo. townhome
A gunman barricaded inside his Colorado home fired shots at police from a second-story window before he was killed as SWAT officers stormed the home ...
Wounded ex-Rep. Giffords meets with Conn. families
Just days before the second anniversary of a mass shooting that critically injured Gabrielle Giffords, the former congresswoman was in Newtown meeting ...
Theater shooting victim's dad to attend reopening
The father of a man killed in the mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater says he will be present at the reopening, even though his daughter-in-law ...
Colo. theater shooting kin reject movie invitation
Relatives of those killed at a Colorado movie theater rejected an invitation Wednesday to attend its planned reopening, calling it a "disgusting ...
AP poll: Mass shootings voted top 2012 news story
The horrific massacre of 26 children and staff at a Connecticut elementary school, along with other mass shootings, was the top news story of 2012, ...
Amid Newtown tragedy, scam artists creep in
The family of Noah Pozner was mourning the 6-year-old, killed in the Newtown school massacre, when outrage compounded their sorrow. Someone they ...
How prepared can we be if evil strikes again?
When gunfire erupted at an Oregon shopping mall last week, Shaun Wik knew instantly what to do: Run for the door. And so, when Wik heard a man he ...
Deciding fate of massacre site can help healing
As Newtown, Conn., grieves the deadly mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, victims' families and residents will eventually have to decide ...
No rise in mass killings, but their impact is huge
A gold plaque hangs next to a bullet hole in the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., where a lone gunman killed six worshippers and injured three others ...
Could shooting be a gun-control tipping point?
The question surfaces each time a mass murder unfolds: Will this one change the political calculus in Washington against tougher gun control? The ...
Gunman kills 26 at Conn. school, commits suicide
A man killed his mother at their home and then opened fire Friday inside an elementary school, massacring 26 people, including 20 children, as ...
Connecticut school shooting revives gun debate
A lone police cruiser outside Columbine High School was the only outward reaction Friday to an even deadlier attack at a Connecticut elementary school
APNewsBreak: Colo gov says time to talk gun laws
Colorado's Gov. John Hickenlooper said "the time is right" for state lawmakers to consider gun control measures, offering his firmest stance in the ...
Weiss takes unusual coaching path to majors
A few of his high school players sauntered out to the diamond on a balmy Thursday afternoon, congregating near the infield grass that's beginning to ...
Colo. fans upset after Madonna uses guns in show
Some Colorado fans are upset after music superstar Madonna used guns during a performance in a community that is still raw from a mass shooting at a ...
Grandfather of Aurora victim begs for photos back
The grandfather of a 6-year-old girl killed during the Aurora theater shootings wants a thief to return pictures of the child that were stolen from ...
9/11, Va. Tech. mediator to dole out Aurora funds
The mediator who oversaw compensation for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks will oversee the distribution of money donated to the victims of the deadly ...