Obama offers comfort after Colorado shooting

AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Despair all around him, President Barack Obama on Sunday offered hugs, tears and the nation's sympathy to survivors of the Colorado shooting rampage and to families whose loved ones were shot dead. He found hope in the heartbreak, insisting a brighter day will come.

Injured survivors recount hellish chaos in theater

AURORA, Colo. (AP) - One man remembers the moment he knew his friend's life was ebbing away as she lay bleeding on the floor beside him. Another remembers the shock reflected on people's faces as they watched him stagger past, trying to stanch a bullet wound in his neck.

Inmate with bad heart claims he had to escape from prison to get medical care

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - An inmate with Mafia ties is asking a judge to have a heart, claiming his own ticker is in such bad shape, he just had to escape from federal custody to seek help.

Some fracking critics use bad science

PITTSBURGH (AP) - In the debate over natural gas drilling, the companies are often the ones accused of twisting the facts. But scientists say opponents sometimes mislead the public, too.

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Gov't acknowledges surveillance problem

Parallels between Batman film and the shooting

Here's a guide to some key questions in the wake of the mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater du

Q: WHAT HAPPENED? A: Shortly after midnight Friday, a gunman wearing a gas mask and black SWAT gear set off a gas canister and ...

Warner Bros. struggles with aftermath of Colorado shooting

Hoarding cited in seizure of 185 Chihuahuas

Air Force instructor is convicted of raping recruit, sexually assaulting others

Colorado suspect was brilliant science student at UC Riverside

Horrific attack at Batman screening; 12 dead

Nation news briefs

Criminal probe into plant explosion

Man damages 4 homes with bulldozer

Suspect buried in Virginia cemetery

Theater apologizes for actor carrying fake gun in stunt

Spire installed on WTC tower

DNA: Kidnapping suspect fathered girl

Prince Harry opens weeklong US visit

Dead Boston bombing suspect buried

Woman, parents admit roles in ex's slaying

Minn. approves gay marriage; would be 12th

Nation news briefs

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Police not told FBI got Tsarnaev warning

NYC weighs allowing many immigrants to vote

Man didn’t die, sues and gets $60K