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Jared Lee Loughner and 6 other mass shooters: How the cases were resolved
Jared Lee Loughner was found competent Tuesday to stand trial and pled guilty to 19 counts, including murder, for the January 2011 shooting in Tucson in which six people were killed and 13 wounded – including then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) of Arizona. In mass shootings like this where the perpetrator was not killed during the rampage, here’s how the cases have been resolved.
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Border bunglers: 10 odd smuggling attempts foiled by US agents
Drugs are just a few of the illegal products – from the exotic to the mundane – that people attempt to sneak across the US-Mexico border everyday. Here are 10 examples of creative ways people tried to sneak something past Customs.
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In Pictures: Gabrielle Giffords, political survivor
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In Pictures: Coming back to Earth
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Looking deeper
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Armed guards in schools? Reaction to NRA is swift and strong.
Most gun control advocates rejected out of hand the NRA call for armed guards in every school in the country. New York Mayor Bloomberg said it offered 'a paranoid, dystopian vision' of America.
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NRA's Sandy Hook press conference: What can it say?
On Friday, the National Rifle Association will hold a rare news conference – a sign that the Sandy Hook massacre has put the gun-rights organization in a tough position.
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End of the world on 12/21/12? Not just yet, says the Vatican's top astronomer. (+video)The director of the Vatican Observatory dismissed talk of a Mayan doomsday on Dec. 21, 2012, saying that the end of the Earth, if it happens, is billions of years away.
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Sandy Hook shooting's glare illumines cracks in mental health care (+video)
Though the mental health of Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza is unclear, the massacre has spawned extensive discussion on the mental health care system. That could be helpful or harmful.
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School safety: learning from what Sandy Hook did right
In the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, experts advocate fundamentals such as controlling access to the school, having a crisis plan in place, and retaining a strong support staff for prevention.
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Sandy Hook shooting: Obama asks, 'Are we doing enough to keep our children safe'?
President Obama spoke at a service Sunday evening in Newtown, Conn. He noted that it was the fourth time as president he's had to comfort victims of mass shootings. He promised to use 'whatever power this office holds' to prevent another tragedy of this kind.
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Sandy Hook shooting: Obama vows to use power of presidency to thwart massacres (+video)
At a prayer service in Newtown, Conn., Sunday night, President Obama said he would gather law enforcement and mental health officials to address the kind of gun violence that struck Sandy Hook Elementary School. 'We can't tolerate this anymore,' he said.
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Sandy Hook: Could shooting be gun-control tipping point?
In the aftermath of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, many are looking to President Obama and lawmakers for signs that tougher gun control laws may be coming.
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Sandy Hook School shooting: Voices from around the world
As officials continue to investigate the Sandy Hook School shooting, leaders and others from around the world weighed in on what seemed to many to be a typically American tragedy.
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Elementary school shooting: What gun control laws might US voters support? (+video)
An elementary school shooting spree in Connecticut, in which 20 children were killed, could focus attention on gun control laws. Polls show Americans are open to limited forms of gun control.
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Obama on Conn. shooting: 'Our hearts are broken today' (+video)
Obama on Conn. shooting, speaking at the White House, called for 'meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics.' At this point, he didn't offer specifics.
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Geminid meteor shower reigns in the night sky (+video)
Geminid meteor shower: Last night's annual meteor shower was a crowd pleaser. The Gemind meteor shower comes from debris shed by a 3-mile-wide asteroid called 3200 Phaethon.
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Jenni Rivera crash: DEA investigating the owner of jet
Jenni Rivera was taking a test flight, says one report. Jennie Rivera was interested in buying the Learjet 25 for $250,000. The jet owner is under investigation by the US Drug Enforcement Agency. Two of the company's planes were seized by the DEA earlier this year.
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Powerball lottery: We have two winners (+video)
Powerball lottery jackpot reached a record $588 million before Wendesday night's drawing. Two winning Powerball lottery tickets were sold, in Arizona and Missouri.
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Scott Kelley: Longest space station sojourn will be test for Mars mission
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will spend an entire year aboard the International Space Station. The extended mission will help provide information about far-flung trips to asteroids and Mars.
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Giffords faces Ariz. shooter in court, Loughner receives life sentence (+video)
Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords stood in federal court to face Arizona shooter Jared Loughner on Thursday moments before he was sentenced to life in prison. Loughner received seven consecutive life terms plus 140 years in prison, without the possibility of parole.
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Jared Loughner to be sentenced after pleading guilty to Tuscon mass shooting
The sentencing hearing will mark the first time that victims will confront Jared Lee Loughner in court about the January 2011 shooting.
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Prayer and Iran's nuclear threat
A Christian Science perspective.
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Could Democrats steal a Senate seat in Arizona?
Former President Bill Clinton is in Arizona Wednesday to campaign for Democratic Senate candidate Richard Carmona, who is staying close to his Republican challenger, Jeff Flake.
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Obama's new program for young illegal immigrants: How is it going?More than 82,000 young illegal immigrants have applied for a work permit under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). But the November elections could be key to what happens next.
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Difference Maker
She offers ex-cons in Chicago a honey of a second chanceSweet Beginnings, a growing business on Chicago's West Side, provides just released prisoners with job experience making honey and other products.
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Border Patrol shooting: No suspects yet (+video)
The shooting death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent has again brought Arizona into the spotlight in the national immigration debate. Arizona lawmakers called for additional efforts to secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico.
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US Border Patrol agents targeted in Arizona (+video)
Two Border Patrol agents were shot on Tuesday at a station in Naco, Arizona. One of the agents was killed and the other injured. Officials say the crime scene investigation could take several days.
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Border Patrol agent shot and killed while on duty in Arizona
A US Border Patrol agent was shot and killed and another wounded while the pair were on horseback patrol near the US-Mexico border in southern Arizona early Tuesday morning.
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Water on Mars: NASA scientists are 'excited' (+video)
Mars rover Curiosity found rocks on the Martian surface that are too big to be carried by wind, so researchers suppose water must have existed on Mars at one time. Over the next two years, Curiosity will continue its search for signs of ancient microbial life on Mars.
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