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Movie theater attack: Did school drop the ball?
In the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy five years ago, the University of Colorado and other schools across the U.S. created "threat assessment ...
Parents found guilty of murdering daughter in UK
The girl was murdered by her Pakistani parents for her Western ways. And it was her little sister who bravely told jurors how her mother and father ...
Annan quits Syria role, blasts UN Security Council
Frustrated by Syria's escalating civil war, Kofi Annan announced Thursday that he will quit his high-profile role as special envoy to the country at ...
Calif. professor's email reveals shooting plot
Rainer Reinscheid was into his second bottle of wine when he wrote a chilling email titled, "a good plan," detailing violent revenge on the people he ...
New sectarian violence erupts in Egyptian village
New sectarian violence erupted in a village near Cairo Wednesday following the death of a Muslim man, prompting all the local Christians to flee, ...
Masked artist protests violence in Honduras
In the capital of one of the world's most dangerous countries, a hooded, masked man jumped out of a car on an assault mission. His target: a crumbling ...
AP PHOTOS: US vets on renewed Iraq violence
American military members who fought in the Iraq war are reacting to the increasing violence there since the U.S. military withdrawal in December.
APNewsBreak: China ex-official's wife OKs lawyers
The wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has agreed to be defended by two government-appointed lawyers in the murder case against her, two ...
Feds, Seattle agree to police reforms
Seattle officials agreed to an independent monitor and court oversight of the city's police department as part of an agreement announced Friday with ...
White House makes clear: No push for new gun laws
President Barack Obama will not push for stricter gun laws this election year, the White House said Thursday, one day after his impassioned remarks ...
White House: Obama not seeking new gun laws
Even as the issue of guns shifts to the forefront of the presidential campaign, the White House and the Senate's top Democrat made it clear Thursday ...
Jesse Jackson to meet family of a shooting victim
The Rev. Jesse Jackson is visiting Aurora to meet with theater shooting victims and renew his call for a ban on assault weapons. Jackson visited the ...
Obama pledges to work with Congress on violence
In one of his most expansive responses yet to gun crime, President Barack Obama on Wednesday embraced some degree of control on the sale of weapons ...
AIDS Experts: Focus on pregnant women not enough
Tackling the female side of the AIDS epidemic means going far beyond today's global focus on pregnant women, specialists told the world's largest AIDS ...
Fear prompts gun sales, panic after Colo. massacre
Firearms sales are surging in the wake of the Colorado movie massacre as buyers express fears about both personal safety and lawmakers who are using ...
Alleged shooter was surrounded by brain experts
James Holmes spent a year in a small neuroscience doctoral program, surrounded by scientists and roughly three dozen classmates delving into the inner ...
Oregon death row inmate fighting reprieve
An Oregon death row inmate and the state's governor are at the center of an unusual legal battle — the governor has granted the twice-convicted ...
Police: Woman killed in Ark. workplace shooting
A woman is accused of fatally shooting a co-worker Monday at an Arkansas plant after the two apparently had an earlier altercation, authorities said.
Colo. university mum on theater shooting suspect
University of Colorado officials refused to release any significant details Monday on their yearlong association with James Holmes, the former ...
How can we prevent mass killings like Aurora?
On the morning of the latest mass shooting, in a place that has become synonymous with tragedy, Tom Mauser's phone started ringing at 5 a.m. When he ...
School mum on trouble signs in shooting suspect
University of Colorado officials won't say whether they saw any signs of academic or behavioral trouble in the man accused of gunning down 12 people ...
Lone gunmen always a law enforcement challenge
The lone gunman keeps law enforcement officers across the country awake at night. He's hard to pick out of a crowd. He has no criminal record.
Movie massacre suspect mum; Batman mask found
University of Colorado officials were looking Sunday into whether James Holmes used his position in a graduate program to collect hazardous materials, ...
Campaign lull as Obama visits victims' families
President Barack Obama will fly to Colorado on Sunday to visit with the families of victims of the Aurora movie theater shooting, the White House ...
University: CO shooting suspect had federal grant
The University of Colorado says shooting suspect James Holmes had a federal grant to study neuroscience. University spokeswoman Jacque Montgomery said ...