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News: US poverty on track to rise to highest since 1960s Penn State takes down Paterno statue as school braces for 'staggering' NCAA sanctions Police: Colo. suspect planned massacre for months 21 burned in walk over hot coals at Robbins event 17-year-old sexual assault victim could face charges for tweeting names of attackers Troops march in San Diego gay parade - in uniform Colo. authorities identify final rampage victims Calls for gun control stir little support AP Source: Assault rifle jammed in Colo. attack Colorado theater shooting suspect in solitary confinement, denies interview request Colorado mourns dead in cinema massacre as Obama heads to scene Obama to offer comfort after Colorado shooting A look at the lives of Colorado shooting victims Obama to comfort families of movie theater victims Campaign lull as Obama to visit Colo. victims Colo. victims tweets give insight on life, death Obama arrives in Aurora to meet with shooting victims Police shooting in Anaheim leads to violent clash Penn State president orders Paterno statue removal Colorado church prays for suspected gunman who killed one of their own Colo. school investigating suspect's deliveries Shooting suspect's gun range membership rejected US pledge to rebuild Haiti not being met Victims, families struggle with emotions toward Denver movie theater gunman Utah man's confessional obituary owns up to life of pranks Anti-Obama group raising money off events related to Colorado shooting ABC News Exclusive: First Video of Colorado Shooting Suspect James Holmes Emerges Father's emotion shows pain of Batman shooting Shooting heightens concern at entertainment venues Feinstein: Election year not ideal for gun debate Gun Deaths: A Familiar American Experience Greece now in "Great Depression", PM says 5 NATO troops die in Afghanistan Wheelchair-bound Israeli veteran sets himself on fire Israel official: Syria protecting chemical arsenal Colo. shootings prompt campaigns to scuttle plans Generation X Is Lukewarm On Global Warming Colorado suspect was brilliant science student Authorities: Katherine Jackson missing but safe Mexico urges U.S. to review gun laws after Colorado shooting US poverty on track to rise to highest since 1960s Sun,22 Jul 2012 01:08 PM PDT Associated Press - The ranks of America's poor are on track to climb to levels unseen in nearly half a century, erasing gains from the war on poverty in the 1960s amid a weak economy and fraying government safety net. Full Story Top Penn State takes down Paterno statue as school braces for 'staggering' NCAA sanctions Sun,22 Jul 2012 05:35 AM PDT The statue of Joe Paterno, Penn State's late, disgraced former football coach, has been taken down, after university officials announced early Sunday their decision to remove it. "I now believe that, contrary to its original intention, coach Paterno's statue has become a source of division and an obstacle to healing in our university and beyond," [...] Full Story Top Police: Colo. suspect planned massacre for months Sun,22 Jul 2012 03:40 AM PDT Associated Press - The shooting suspect accused in a deadly rampage inside a Colorado theater planned the attack with "calculation and deliberation," police said Saturday, receiving deliveries by mail that authorities believe armed him for battle and were used to rig his apartment with dozens of bombs. Full Story Top 21 burned in walk over hot coals at Robbins event Sat,21 Jul 2012 02:51 PM PDT Associated Press - Fire officials said 21 people at an event hosted by motivational speaker Tony Robbins suffered burns while walking across hot coals and three of the injured were treated at hospitals. Full Story Top 17-year-old sexual assault victim could face charges for tweeting names of attackers Sun,22 Jul 2012 10:47 AM PDT A Kentucky girl who was sexually assaulted could face contempt of court charges after she tweeted the names of her juvenile attackers. Savannah Dietrich, the 17-year-old victim, was frustrated by a plea deal reached late last month by the two boys who assaulted her, and took to Twitter to expose them--violating a court order to [...] Full Story Top Troops march in San Diego gay parade - in uniform Sat,21 Jul 2012 05:37 PM PDT Associated Press - Some of the loudest cheers Saturday at San Diego's gay pride parade were for active-duty troops marching in military dress, the first time that U.S. service members participated in such an event while in full uniform. Full Story Top Colo. authorities identify final rampage victims Sat,21 Jul 2012 11:23 PM PDT Associated Press - Ashley Moser drifted in and out of consciousness in the ICU, bullets lodged in her throat and a gunshot wound to her abdomen. In her waking moments, she called for her 6-year-old daughter Veronica. Full Story Top Calls for gun control stir little support Sat,21 Jul 2012 01:05 PM PDT Associated Press - Gun control advocates sputter at their own impotence. The National Rifle Association is politically ascendant. And Barack Obama's White House pledges to safeguard the Second Amendment in its first official response to the deaths of at least 12 people in a mass shooting at a new Batman movie screening in suburban Denver. Full Story Top AP Source: Assault rifle jammed in Colo. attack Sun,22 Jul 2012 05:16 AM PDT Associated Press - The semiautomatic assault rifle used by the gunman in a mass shooting at a midnight showing of the latest Batman movie jammed during the attack, a federal law enforcement official told The Associated Press, which forced the shooter to switch to another gun with less fire power. Full Story Top Colorado theater shooting suspect in solitary confinement, denies interview request Sat,21 Jul 2012 03:45 PM PDT CENTENNIAL, Colo.--Flags outside the Arapahoe County Detention Facility flew at half-staff Saturday for the victims killed and wounded in the Aurora movie theater massacre. Beyond the jail's walls sits the suspected gunman police say is responsible for the rampage, one of the worst mass shootings in United States history. "The inmates know he's in there, [...] Full Story Top Colorado mourns dead in cinema massacre as Obama heads to scene Sun,22 Jul 2012 01:45 PM PDT Reuters - AURORA, Co. (Reuters) - Residents of a Denver suburb mourned their dead on Sunday from a shooting rampage by a "demonic" gunman who killed 12 people and wounded 58 after opening fire at a cinema showing the new Batman movie. President Barack Obama headed to Aurora, Colorado, on Sunday to meet families grieving their losses Friday's mass shooting that has stunned the nation and rekindled debate about guns and violence in America. ... Full Story Top Obama to offer comfort after Colorado shooting Sun,22 Jul 2012 02:45 PM PDT Associated Press - President Barack Obama dashed to Colorado on Sunday to meet with families of those gunned down in a movie theater and to hear from state and local officials about the shooting that left 12 people dead and dozens more injured. Full Story Top A look at the lives of Colorado shooting victims Sun,22 Jul 2012 05:57 PM PDT Associated Press - A U.S. Navy veteran who served three tours of duty in the Middle East. A 6-year-old girl excited about her swimming classes. A Target employee who shielded his girlfriend and her brother with his own body. They and nine others were killed in the shooting rampage during a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" in a Denver suburb. Here are their stories: Full Story Top Obama to comfort families of movie theater victims Sun,22 Jul 2012 10:15 AM PDT Associated Press - President Barack Obama again steps into the role of consoler-in-chief during a visit Sunday with distraught families of those gunned down in a minute and a half of horror at a midnight movie showing in Aurora, Colo. Full Story Top Campaign lull as Obama to visit Colo. victims Sat,21 Jul 2012 08:27 PM PDT Associated Press - President Barack Obama will fly to Colorado on Sunday to visit with the families of victims from the Aurora movie theater shooting, the White House announced, as he and Mitt Romney dialed back their campaigning in the shocked aftermath of the massacre. Full Story Top Colo. victims tweets give insight on life, death Sun,22 Jul 2012 10:55 AM PDT Associated Press - not for anything life-altering, just a few hours of entertainment. Full Story Top Obama arrives in Aurora to meet with shooting victims Sun,22 Jul 2012 02:58 PM PDT BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.--President Obama arrived at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora Sunday afternoon and was greeted by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan and Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates. The four swiftly departed in a motorcade as lightning struck only a few miles away from the tarmac. They are headed [...] Full Story Top Police shooting in Anaheim leads to violent clash Sun,22 Jul 2012 10:36 AM PDT Associated Press - A police shooting that left a man dead led to a violent clash as angry witnesses threw bottles at officers who responded with tear gas and beanbag rounds to suppress the crowd, authorities said. Full Story Top Penn State president orders Paterno statue removal Sun,22 Jul 2012 05:24 AM PDT Associated Press - Penn State University will remove the famed statue of Joe Paterno outside its football stadium, eliminating a key piece of the iconography surrounding the once-sainted football coach accused of burying child sex abuse allegations against a retired assistant. Full Story Top Colorado church prays for suspected gunman who killed one of their own Sun,22 Jul 2012 12:38 PM PDT AURORA, Colo. - Some worshipers held their hands up to heaven. Others wiped away tears. Together, the overflow crowd in the hundreds at Colorado Community Church sang with a greater purpose than most Sundays. "When the darkness closes in, Lord, still I will say, blessed be the name of the Lord," they belted out in [...] Full Story Top Colo. school investigating suspect's deliveries Sun,22 Jul 2012 10:50 AM PDT Associated Press - The University of Colorado said Sunday it was investigating whether shooting suspect James Holmes used his position as a graduate student to order materials in the potentially deadly booby traps that police said they found in his apartment. Full Story Top Shooting suspect's gun range membership rejected Sun,22 Jul 2012 01:48 PM PDT Associated Press - Shooting suspect James Holmes applied to join a Colorado gun range last month but never became a member because of his behavior and a "bizarre" message on his voice mail greeting, the range's owner said Sunday. Full Story Top US pledge to rebuild Haiti not being met Sat,21 Jul 2012 04:34 PM PDT Associated Press - The deadly earthquake that leveled Haiti's capital more than two years ago brought a thread of hope: a promise of renewal. With the United States taking the lead, international donors pledged billions of dollars to help the country "build back better," breaking its cycle of dependency. Full Story Top Victims, families struggle with emotions toward Denver movie theater gunman Sat,21 Jul 2012 07:51 AM PDT AURORA, Colo.--Denver shooting victim Marcus Weaver wants to show mercy to the man who put two shotgun pellets in his right shoulder, but admits it's a struggle. "I'm a man of faith, but it gets tried in times like this," Weaver told Yahoo News. "I'm not saying I'm forgiving him today, I'm not saying I'm [...] Full Story Top Utah man's confessional obituary owns up to life of pranks Tue,17 Jul 2012 11:09 AM PDT Val Patterson said his life motto was "Anything for a laugh." And after the 59-year-old died of throat cancer last week, he owned up to a few humorous events from his life. Patterson's obituary in The Salt Lake Tribune begins like many others, with a loving tribute to his wife, Mary Jane, and recollections of [...] Full Story Top Anti-Obama group raising money off events related to Colorado shooting Fri,20 Jul 2012 03:07 PM PDT Less than 24 hours after a shooting at a Colorado movie theater claimed the lives of 12 people and injured dozens more, a conservative political action committee sent supporters an email using coverage of the event to push for donations. The Campaign to Defeat Barack Obama released a fundraising letter late Friday afternoon requesting donations [...] Full Story Top ABC News Exclusive: First Video of Colorado Shooting Suspect James Holmes Emerges Sun,22 Jul 2012 04:58 AM PDT Good Morning America - The Video Was Recorded Six Years Ago When James Holmes Was 18. Full Story Top Father's emotion shows pain of Batman shooting Sat,21 Jul 2012 03:50 PM PDT Associated Press - An overwhelming tragedy was distilled into one human moment by the agony of a father who outlived his son. Full Story Top Shooting heightens concern at entertainment venues Sun,22 Jul 2012 01:37 AM PDT Associated Press - The mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater rattled the nerves of some other moviegoers with opening weekend tickets for the new Batman film and led some cinema chains to add more guards. Experts say it's unlikely, though, that venues will implement even stricter security measures because it would significantly alter the experience of going to a film, concert or game. Full Story Top Feinstein: Election year not ideal for gun debate Sun,22 Jul 2012 08:35 AM PDT Associated Press - Sen. Dianne Feinstein says the nation needs to have a "sane" discussion on gun control and ban military-style assault weapons. But the California Democrat acknowledges that probably won't happen before the November election. Full Story Top Gun Deaths: A Familiar American Experience Sat,21 Jul 2012 07:30 AM PDT ABC News - One of the most depressing aspects of the shooting rampage at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., is just how familiar it all is to the American experience. We've seen it so many times, the body counts, the candlelight vigils, the search for motive, the gun control debate.... Full Story Top Greece now in "Great Depression", PM says Sun,22 Jul 2012 08:38 AM PDT Reuters - ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece is in a "Great Depression" similar to the American one in the 1930s, the country's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras told former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Sunday. Samaras was speaking two days before a team of Greece's international lenders arrive in Athens to push for further cuts needed for the debt-laden country to qualify for further rescue payments and avoid a chaotic default. ... Full Story Top 5 NATO troops die in Afghanistan Sun,22 Jul 2012 10:34 AM PDT Associated Press - Five NATO service members have been killed in roadside bombings in Afghanistan during the past two days, while Afghan officials reported Sunday that four civilians died when hundreds of shells and rockets were fired from neighboring Pakistan. Full Story Top Wheelchair-bound Israeli veteran sets himself on fire Sun,22 Jul 2012 04:39 AM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A wheelchair-bound Israeli war veteran set himself alight at a bus stop on Sunday, sustaining serious burns, two days after a protester died of injuries from a similar incident. Police and medics said the man was in his 50s and that passers-by put out the flames that engulfed him on a road near Tel Aviv. He suffered burns over 80 percent of his body. "His story is a difficult one, his emotional and economic situations weren't easy," said Dudi Gilboa, a member of an Israeli disabled veterans group who knows the man. ... Full Story Top Israel official: Syria protecting chemical arsenal Sun,22 Jul 2012 03:45 AM PDT Associated Press - Israeli leaders said Sunday they were following the escalating violence in Syria for signs militants were seizing the regime's chemical weapons or missiles, after Israel declared over the weekend that it was prepared to attack Syrian arsenals to prevent that from happening. Full Story Top Colo. shootings prompt campaigns to scuttle plans Sat,21 Jul 2012 03:09 AM PDT Associated Press - The deadly shootings at a movie theater in Colorado have briefly silenced the presidential campaign, prompting both President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney to cut short their schedules and pull advertising in the state out of respect for the victims and their families. Full Story Top Generation X Is Lukewarm On Global Warming Thu,19 Jul 2012 07:39 AM PDT LiveScience.com - Gen Xers are surprisingly blasé about climate change. Full Story Top Colorado suspect was brilliant science student Sat,21 Jul 2012 10:03 AM PDT Associated Press - James Eagen Holmes came from a well-tended San Diego enclave of two-story homes with red-tiled roofs, where neighbors recall him as a clean-cut, studious young man of sparing words. Full Story Top Authorities: Katherine Jackson missing but safe Sun,22 Jul 2012 07:50 AM PDT Associated Press - Katherine Jackson, the mother of Michael Jackson and the guardian of his three minor children, has been reported missing, but the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says she is with family members. Full Story Top Mexico urges U.S. to review gun laws after Colorado shooting Sat,21 Jul 2012 01:44 PM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon condemned U.S. gun laws as "mistaken" and urged Washington to review them after a shooter killed 12 people and injured more than 50 others at a U.S. movie theater on Friday. In comments posted on his Twitter account on Saturday, Calderon offered his condolences to the United States after a gunman went on the rampage with an assault rifle at a midnight premier of the new Batman film in Aurora, Colorado. ... Full Story Top

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