http://www.mail.com/locations/190928-aurora.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/190928-aurora.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2027366-terrorism-anatomy-very-murky-word.html The word is almost a cold comfort in post-9/11 America — a way to describe the inconceivable, to somehow explain the twisted urge to commit mass murder. So when the bombs exploded in Boston, the word quickly became inescapable: "terrorism." Dictionaries, and people who study the age-old activity, define terrorism as the use of violence and fear to pursue ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:43:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2027366-terrorism-anatomy-very-murky-word.html 2013-04-18T06:43:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2010008-ruling-delayed-sources-colo-shootings.html CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — The judge in the Colorado theater shootings refused again Wednesday to make a quick decision on whether to order a Fox News reporter to reveal her confidential sources for a story she wrote last year. In the article, New York-based reporter Jana Winter cited anonymous law-enforcement sources who said shooting suspect James Holmes ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:51:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2010008-ruling-delayed-sources-colo-shootings.html 2013-04-10T22:51:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1994716-colorado-obama-presses-gun-measures.html DENVER (AP) — Ratcheting up pressure for Congress to limit access to guns, President Barack Obama said Wednesday that recent steps by Colorado to tighten its gun laws show "there doesn't have to be a conflict" between keeping citizens safe and protecting Second Amendment rights to gun ownership. "I believe there doesn't have to be a conflict in reconcilin... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:45:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1994716-colorado-obama-presses-gun-measures.html 2013-04-03T22:45:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1976804-correction-guns-story.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story March 25 about the debate on gun control, The Associated Press reported erroneously that military style assault rifles with high-capacity ammunition magazines were used in the 2011 fatal shootings in Tucson, Ariz., and Aurora, Colo., and in the 2012 elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn. The weapon used in the Tucson shooting was a Glock se... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:59:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1976804-correction-guns-story.html 2013-03-26T17:59:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1966656-colorado-governor-signs-landmark-gun-bills.html DENVER (AP) — Colorado's governor signed bills Wednesday that place new restrictions on firearms, signaling a change for Democrats who have traditionally shied away from gun control in a state with a pioneer tradition of gun ownership and self-reliance. The legislation thrust Colorado into the national spotlight as a potential test of how far the country ... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:56:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1966656-colorado-governor-signs-landmark-gun-bills.html 2013-03-20T23:56:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1958402-colo-legislature-oks-expansion-firearms-checks.html DENVER (AP) — A landmark expansion of background checks on firearm purchases was approved Friday by lawmakers in Colorado, a politically moderate state that was the site of last year's mass shooting at a suburban Denver movie theater. The bill previously passed the state Senate and now heads to Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, who is expected to sign it... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:08:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1958402-colo-legislature-oks-expansion-firearms-checks.html 2013-03-16T00:08:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1948056-colo-judge-enters-guilty-plea-holmes.html CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A bearded and bushy-haired James Holmes sat quietly as a packed courtroom waited Tuesday for a plea that could help shed light on a deadly shooting rampage he is accused of going on in a crowded Colorado movie theater last summer. Instead, his lawyers told the judge they weren't ready to enter a plea — despite numerous delays sinc... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:24:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1948056-colo-judge-enters-guilty-plea-holmes.html 2013-03-13T09:24:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1931958-colorado-lawmakers-advance-gun-control-bills.html DENVER (AP) — A series of sweeping gun-control measures in Colorado is on track to hit the governor's desk by the end of the month, with Democratic committees in the Legislature advancing all the bills despite a Capitol packed with hundreds of opponents and surrounded by cars circling the Capitol blaring their horns. Gun limits including expanded backgrou... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:31:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1931958-colorado-lawmakers-advance-gun-control-bills.html 2013-03-05T14:31:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1916324-teen-charged-ohio-school-shooting-pleads-guilty.html CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — A teenager charged with killing three students at an Ohio high school pleaded guilty to all charges Tuesday, the eve of the first anniversary of the shooting rampage. T.J. Lane, now 18, pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated murder, two counts of attempted aggravated murder and a single count of felonious assault. The Wednesday ... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:46:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1916324-teen-charged-ohio-school-shooting-pleads-guilty.html 2013-02-26T20:46:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1899862-colo-house-passes-gun-control-measures.html DENVER (AP) — Limits on the size of ammunition magazines and universal background checks passed the Colorado House on Monday, during a second day of emotional debates that has drawn attention from the White House as lawmakers try to address recent mass shootings. The bills were among four that the Democratic-controlled House passed amid strong resistance ... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:59:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1899862-colo-house-passes-gun-control-measures.html 2013-02-18T23:59:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1876202-nra-chief-gun-controls-wont-pass-congress.html DENVER (AP) — The head of the National Rifle Association said Thursday he's confident that Congress won't approve an assault weapons ban or a limit on high-capacity ammunition magazines after mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut. David Keene predicted failure for all congressional measures related to guns, including expanded background checks for gu... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1876202-nra-chief-gun-controls-wont-pass-congress.html 2013-02-07T21:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1829202-colo-theater-reopens-months-mass-shooting.html AURORA, Colo. (AP) — 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 dozens were injured during a massacre six months earlier. Others refused to come, viewing the reopening of the multiplex as insensitive. The former Century 16, now renovated and renamed th... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 07:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1829202-colo-theater-reopens-months-mass-shooting.html 2013-01-18T07:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1826016-aurora-lift-gag-order-theater-shooting-case.html DENVER (AP) — 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 and 70 injured. In court papers filed Tuesday and made public Wednesday, an attorney for the city said officials have received several requests from police and fire departments for briefings an... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1826016-aurora-lift-gag-order-theater-shooting-case.html 2013-01-17T00:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1813268-delay-plea-holmes-disturbs-victims-families.html CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A stunned silence settled over a courtroom Friday after the father of a woman killed in the Colorado theater shootings loudly cursed defendant James Holmes, prompting a sympathetic but firm warning from a judge. Steve Hernandez, whose 32-year-old daughter Rebecca Wingo was among the dead, shouted, "Rot in hell, Holmes!" moments af... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1813268-delay-plea-holmes-disturbs-victims-families.html 2013-01-11T22:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1810644-massacre-hardened-colorado-gun-control-test-case.html DENVER (AP) — 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 semi-automatic rifles and mows down some rotten watermelons. The Republican state senator's melon shoot is a fixture on the political calendar in his rural district near the Nebraska border and ... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1810644-massacre-hardened-colorado-gun-control-test-case.html 2013-01-10T17:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1808904-gangster-squad-to-debut-reality-intervened.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — "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 a studio executive at Warner Bros. There had been a deadly shooting at a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, Colo. The studio was pulling the trailer for its "Gangster Squad" movie. ... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1808904-gangster-squad-to-debut-reality-intervened.html 2013-01-09T17:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1807962-franklin-swims-1st-meet-year-high-school.html AURORA, Colo. (AP) — 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 school meet of the season. Mention both and her eyes grow wide. But only one made her nervous — and no, it wasn't visiting with the teen sensation after his performance in Denver on Monday... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 03:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1807962-franklin-swims-1st-meet-year-high-school.html 2013-01-09T03:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1802250-police-kill-gunman-find-3-dead-colo.html AURORA, Colo. (AP) — 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. Police said the armed man fired shots at officers Saturday from a second-story window before officers killed him. Once inside, they found the bodies of three other adults. The suspect, whose nam... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 09:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1802250-police-kill-gunman-find-3-dead-colo.html 2013-01-06T09:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1801424-4-dead-police-standoff-colo-townhome.html AURORA, Colo. (AP) — 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 Saturday. Once inside, they found the bodies of three other adults, authorities said. The suspect, whose name was withheld by police, held officers at bay for nearly six hours after neigh... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 06:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1801424-4-dead-police-standoff-colo-townhome.html 2013-01-06T06:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1800342-wounded-ex-rep-giffords-meets-with-conn-families.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Just days before the second anniversary of a mass shooting that critically injured Gabrielle Giffords, the former congresswoman was in Newtown meeting privately with families of those killed during last month's massacre at an elementary school. Giffords, a Democrat from Arizona, was accompanied Friday by her husband, retired astronau... Sat, 05 Jan 2013 07:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1800342-wounded-ex-rep-giffords-meets-with-conn-families.html 2013-01-05T07:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1799766-theater-shooting-victims-dad-to-attend-reopening.html DENVER (AP) — 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 and relatives of some other victims are refusing to go. Tom Sullivan wrote a column published in Friday's Denver Post (http://tinyurl.com/auxoqn2 ) saying his son, Alex, would want him to be th... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1799766-theater-shooting-victims-dad-to-attend-reopening.html 2013-01-04T17:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1795232-colo-theater-shooting-kin-reject-movie-invitation.html DENVER (AP) — Relatives of those killed at a Colorado movie theater rejected an invitation Wednesday to attend its planned reopening, calling it a "disgusting offer" that came at a terrible time — right after the first Christmas without their loved ones. The parents, grandparents, cousins and widow of nine of the 12 people killed in the July shooting said... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1795232-colo-theater-shooting-kin-reject-movie-invitation.html 2013-01-02T21:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1780162-ap-poll-mass-shootings-voted-top-2012-news-story.html NEW YORK (AP) — 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, narrowly edging out the U.S. election, according to The Associated Press' annual poll of U.S. editors and news directors. The results followed a rare decision by the AP to re-conduct the voting... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1780162-ap-poll-mass-shootings-voted-top-2012-news-story.html 2012-12-20T20:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1777696-amid-newtown-tragedy-scam-artists-creep.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The family of Noah Pozner was mourning the 6-year-old, killed in the Newtown school massacre, when outrage compounded their sorrow. Someone they didn't know was soliciting donations in Noah's memory, claiming that they'd send any cards, packages and money collected to his parents and siblings. An official-looking website had been set... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1777696-amid-newtown-tragedy-scam-artists-creep.html 2012-12-19T22:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1775774-prepared-we-evil-strikes-again.html 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 believed to be the gunman shout "Get down on the ground!", the 20-year-old fled instead. And he lived. In Arizona, on a January day two years ago, Mary Reed reacted the way her reflexes told her to when Jared Lo... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 07:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1775774-prepared-we-evil-strikes-again.html 2012-12-19T07:09:00Z