http://www.mail.com/locations/40038-tucson.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/40038-tucson.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2046216-air-forces-officer-transfer-draws-ariz-protest.html PHOENIX (AP) — The Air Force's decision to transfer an officer to Arizona after his sexual assault conviction was overturned drew dozens of people to a Tucson military base for a protest led by outraged family members of the woman who made the accusation. Thursday's 45-minute demonstration involved about 50 people who questioned why the military would tra... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:43:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2046216-air-forces-officer-transfer-draws-ariz-protest.html 2013-04-26T08:43:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2043520-rally-held-to-protest-air-force-officers-transfer.html PHOENIX (AP) — Protesters rallied outside a Tucson military base Thursday to denounce the Air Force's decision to transfer a lieutenant colonel to Arizona after his sexual assault conviction was overturned by a commander, adding to the growing criticism of the military justice system. The 45-minute demonstration by about 50 people was led by outraged fami... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:57:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2043520-rally-held-to-protest-air-force-officers-transfer.html 2013-04-26T02:57:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2037728-agency-deadly-ariz-crash-involved-immigrants.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona authorities describe a chaotic scene from a weekend crash involving an SUV packed with 20 immigrants from Mexico and Guatemala as it fled the Border Patrol and flipped over, killing five people and injuring 15. The vehicle was wrecked so badly that authorities had difficulty determining its make and model, and two injured immi... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:32:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2037728-agency-deadly-ariz-crash-involved-immigrants.html 2013-04-22T21:32:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2027396-gun-control-backers-senate-defeat-wont-us.html WASHINGTON (AP) — One day after the demise of gun control legislation, Senate supporters of the measure vowed to try again, while a leading opponent accused President Barack Obama of taking the "low road" when he harshly criticized lawmakers who voted against key provisions. "When good and honest people have honest differences of opinion about what polici... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:58:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2027396-gun-control-backers-senate-defeat-wont-us.html 2013-04-18T17:58:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024028-capitol-room-dedicated-to-slain-giffords-staffer.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden, Speaker John Boehner and former Rep. Gabby Giffords were on hand Tuesday to dedicate a room in the Capitol Visitor Center to a congressional staffer slain two years ago in the Tucson, Ariz., attack that critically wounded Giffords and took six lives. Gabriel "Gabe" Zimmerman, Giffords' community outreach directo... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:33:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024028-capitol-room-dedicated-to-slain-giffords-staffer.html 2013-04-16T21:33:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1994732-man-set-free-ariz-enjoys-day-freedom.html PHOENIX (AP) — Louis Taylor broke down in tears Wednesday as he described how he spent his first hours of freedom after more than 40 years in prison for a hotel fire that killed 29 people: an evening hike and some fast food. He struggled to operate what he called an "Apple telephone" and said he was more familiar with 8-tracks than modern technology. Tayl... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 03:06:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1994732-man-set-free-ariz-enjoys-day-freedom.html 2013-04-04T03:06:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1993466-man-convicted-deadly-ariz-fire-enters-plea.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A man who was locked up more than 40 years for a 1970 Arizona hotel fire that killed 29 people walked out of prison a free man Tuesday, hours after reaching a deal with prosecutors amid questions about his conviction. "It's a tale of two tragedies: the Pioneer Hotel fire and my conviction," Louis Taylor told reporters gathered outside... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 02:14:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1993466-man-convicted-deadly-ariz-fire-enters-plea.html 2013-04-03T02:14:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1988290-navy-ids-seal-killed-ariz-parachuting-accident.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Brett D. Shadle always had wanted to be a member of the Navy's most elite special forces unit. A year after enlisting, he made it happen and went on to become a highly decorated member of the Navy's famed SEAL Team 6. U.S. military officials confirmed Saturday that Shadle, a 31-year-old special warfare operator chief, died Thursday wh... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:49:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1988290-navy-ids-seal-killed-ariz-parachuting-accident.html 2013-03-30T21:49:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1986258-arizona-gun-proponents-launch-free-gun-program.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A campaign promising free shotguns for people in Tucson's most troubled neighborhoods has divided some residents in a community still reeling from a shooting rampage in 2011 that killed six people, left a congresswoman and several others wounded, and made the city a symbol of gun violence in America. The nonprofit Armed Citizen Projec... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:18:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1986258-arizona-gun-proponents-launch-free-gun-program.html 2013-03-29T18:18:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1981730-records-provide-ariz-shooting-spree.html PHOENIX (AP) — An erratic Jared Loughner walked into a convenience store with an urgent message for the clerk: "I need a ride to Safeway." It was Saturday morning, and then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' meet-and-greet started at 10 a.m. As he waited for his taxi, Loughner nervously paced around the store and made several trips to the bathroom, gazing anxiously... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:16:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1981730-records-provide-ariz-shooting-spree.html 2013-03-28T08:16:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1983576-arizona-house-panel-oks-softened-transgender-bill.html PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona House panel late Wednesday approved a measure targeting transgendered people who want to use bathrooms of the gender they identify with, voting along party lines to advance a bill that protects business owners who bar the practice. The 7-4 vote concluded an hours-long parade of transgendered and straight people who tried to persu... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 05:51:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1983576-arizona-house-panel-oks-softened-transgender-bill.html 2013-03-28T05:51:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1982462-dad-told-cops-loughner-doesnt-lately.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Major findings on the Jan. 8, 2011, attack on former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords gleaned from about 2,700 pages of documents released Wednesday, including survivor accounts, police reports and interviews with friends and family of gunman Jared Loughner: PARENTS Amy Loughner described her son's run-ins with authorities, use of marijuana an... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:14:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1982462-dad-told-cops-loughner-doesnt-lately.html 2013-03-28T00:14:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1983244-effort-ariz-would-residents-free-shotguns.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A former mayoral candidate in Tucson, Ariz., is launching a privately funded program to provide residents of crime-prone areas with free shotguns so they can defend themselves against criminals. Shaun McClusky said the program modeled after one recently launched in Houston would provide training and enough money to buy a basic shotgun... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:58:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1983244-effort-ariz-would-residents-free-shotguns.html 2013-03-27T20:58:17Z 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/1970940-town-poised-to-ariz-with-civil-unions.html SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — A former mining community in rural southern Arizona that has shifted over the years into an artists' haven and tourist destination is poised to become the first city in this conservative state to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples. The Bisbee City Council, on an initial vote Tuesday, unanimously endorsed an ordinance tha... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:11:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1970940-town-poised-to-ariz-with-civil-unions.html 2013-03-21T22:11:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1949930-mark-kellys-purchase-rifle-draws-criticism.html PHOENIX (AP) — The husband of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords generated nearly 4,000 comments on Facebook from people on both sides of the gun debate after he posted a photo of himself buying a military-style rifle — a purchase he said he made to demonstrate how easy it is to obtain the kind of firearms he's lobbying Congress to ban. A background chec... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:13:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1949930-mark-kellys-purchase-rifle-draws-criticism.html 2013-03-13T09:13:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1937512-giffords-tucson-victims-call-gun-controls.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — It was the place where former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords last spoke and walked without limitations; where Emily Nottingham's son became the first Congressional aide to die in the line of duty; where a 9-year-old girl was gunned down while waiting to shake hands with a politician. Survivors of the 2011 shooting massacre that wounded ... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:26:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1937512-giffords-tucson-victims-call-gun-controls.html 2013-03-07T19:26:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1937508-arizonas-border-morgue-bodies-coming.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The body of Ildefonso Martinez arrived on a Friday night last April as John Doe, Case No. 12-01000. He wore black Nike shoes, a Perry Ellis belt, jeans with a 34-inch waist, a Casio watch. For medical examiners at the Pima County morgue, his was an unusual case. Not in how he died — making the same arduous journey that has claimed tho... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:51:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1937508-arizonas-border-morgue-bodies-coming.html 2013-03-07T09:51:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1936062-giffords-visits-rampage-site-urges-gun-control.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned to the scene of the horrific shooting that wounded her and killed six people two years ago, urging senators Wednesday to pass background checks for gun purchases in her first public event at the site since the rampage. Giffords, who is still recovering from her injuries, spoke fewer than 20 word... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:47:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1936062-giffords-visits-rampage-site-urges-gun-control.html 2013-03-06T23:47:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1933376-thieves-grab-cash-boxes-scouts-cookie-booths.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Two Tucson-area Girl Scout troops were crime victims as thieves grabbed and ran off with the troops' cash boxes from cookie sales. In one case, two women spoke with girls selling cookies outside a grocery store before one woman grabbed the cash box containing about $375. The women fled in a car that had its license plate covered. ... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:13:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1933376-thieves-grab-cash-boxes-scouts-cookie-booths.html 2013-03-06T01:13:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1929554-underworld-saint-popular-us.html ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A follower in New Orleans built a public shrine in her honor. An actor in Albuquerque credits her with helping him land a role on the TV show "Breaking Bad." She turns up routinely along the U.S.-Mexico border at safe houses, and is sighted on dashboards of cars used to smuggle methamphetamine through the southwest desert. Popular... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:32:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1929554-underworld-saint-popular-us.html 2013-03-05T00:32:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1902142-mccain-defends-immigration-plan-to-angry-residents.html PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona took center stage in the national immigration debate Tuesday as Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano toured the state's border with Mexico and Sen. John McCain defended his proposed immigration overhaul to an angry crowd in suburban Phoenix. The presence of the top officials is the latest sign that Arizona will play a promin... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:44:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1902142-mccain-defends-immigration-plan-to-angry-residents.html 2013-02-20T01:44:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1888778-giffords-kelly-featured-march-issue-vogue.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, talk about their continued push for gun regulation in the upcoming issue of Vogue magazine. The couple has formed a political action committee in hopes of preventing gun violence and changing laws to require compulsory background checks for gun buyers. The PAC will also ... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:21:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1888778-giffords-kelly-featured-march-issue-vogue.html 2013-02-13T13:21:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1848768-dozens-stranded-arizona-hikers-rescued.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say dozens of hikers have been rescued after being stranded by high water from heavy rains in an Arizona canyon. The Pima County Sheriff's Department says 40 to 50 adults and children were stranded Saturday throughout a Tucson-area canyon when waters rushed down mountainsides. Deputy Tom Peine tells Tucson area media that ... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 06:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1848768-dozens-stranded-arizona-hikers-rescued.html 2013-01-27T06:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808222-gun-events-divide-2-years-ariz-shooting.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Two dueling gun events played out in the hometown of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on the second anniversary of her shooting, illustrating the sharp divide between gun reform advocates and Second Amendment stalwarts. Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik staged a gun buyback Tuesday in the parking lot of the Police Department, o... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808222-gun-events-divide-2-years-ariz-shooting.html 2013-01-09T17:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1807450-officials-talk-guns-hold-buybacks-shootings.html The national gun debate swelled Tuesday as Arizona and the country commemorated the shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., two years ago that killed six people and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords injured — an anniversary that came on the heels of the mass killing at a Connecticut elementary school. Here's how some state and local leaders are taking action: __ AR... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1807450-officials-talk-guns-hold-buybacks-shootings.html 2013-01-09T05:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1805922-giffords-kelly-launch-gun-control-lobbying-effort.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tuesday was not just a day for Tucson to remember the victims of the deadly shooting that severely injured then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. It was also a day when residents could see firsthand the nation's gun debate play out in a busy parking lot outside a city police station. On one side was a councilman who supports gun control l... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 02:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1805922-giffords-kelly-launch-gun-control-lobbying-effort.html 2013-01-09T02:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1802814-giffords-interview-to-air-shooting-anniversary.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A TV interview with former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband will air on the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six and wounded Giffords and 12 others. ABC says Giffords and retired astronaut Mark Kelly will speak during the interview about a new initiative they're launching. The network didn't... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1802814-giffords-interview-to-air-shooting-anniversary.html 2013-01-06T19:22:00Z 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