nation/world
Posted Jun 19, 2013, 4:56 pm
Brooks Jackson
/Factcheck.org
A TV ad opposing the Senate immigration bill uses inflated numbers in an oversimplified, one-sided appeal to fears about job security.... Read more»
Posted Jan 10, 2011, 11:16 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords remains in critical condition after she was shot in the head while meeting with constituents Saturday. “No change is good, and there is no change,” said a neurosurgeon.... Read more»
Posted Jan 10, 2011, 7:52 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
More than 60 members of Congress have died in office of something other than natural causes. Only four Congress members have been assassinated. At least 10 were killed while in office:... Read more»
Updated Jan 10, 2011, 12:31 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Mark Kelly, husband of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, released a statement Sunday night: “On behalf of Gabby and our entire family, I want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the people of Arizona and this great nation for their unbelievable outpouring of support.”... Read more»
Posted Jan 9, 2011, 9:34 pm
Roberto De Vido
/TucsonSentinel.com
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is fighting for her life at University Medical Center in Tucson. Here’s a short profile of Arizona’s first Jewish congresswoman.... Read more»
Posted Jan 9, 2011, 7:58 pm
Roberto De Vido
/TucsonSentinel.com
Hate missionary Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church followers have issued a statement saying they will picket the funerals of those killed in Saturday’s attack.... Read more»
Posted Jan 9, 2011, 6:21 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
President Barack Obama called for a moment of silence “to honor the innocent victims of the senseless tragedy” at 9 a.m. Tucson time Monday. He also ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff.... Read more»
Posted Jan 9, 2011, 3:51 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Four people said to have helped stop the alleged shooting rampage of suspect Jared Lee Loughner have been identified by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.... Read more»
Posted Jan 9, 2011, 3:42 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Alleged shooter Jared Lee Loughner bought the gun used in Saturday’s killings on Nov. 30 at the Sportsman’s Warehouse, 3945 W. Costco Dr., a federal complaint filed Sunday said.... Read more»
Posted Jan 9, 2011, 1:38 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
“I planned ahead,” “My assassination” and “Giffords” were found written on an envelope stored in a safe in Jared Lee Loughner ‘s Northwest Side residence, a federal complaint filed Sunday said.... Read more»
Posted Jan 9, 2011, 12:53 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
A second man has been cleared of any involvement in the shooting of Rep. Giffords and up to 19 others, authorities said.... Read more»
Posted Jan 9, 2011, 12:40 pm
B. Poole
/TucsonSentinel.com
The bullet that plowed through the left side of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ skull from back to front Saturday morning left the congresswoman responsive but still in critical condition Sunday.... Read more»
Posted Jan 9, 2011, 11:56 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Jared Lee Loughner is the suspect in custody in the shooting of up to 20 people Saturday at a consituent event held by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, FBI Director Robert Mueller confirmed Saturday. Three heroes prevented the attack from being worse, Sheriff Dupnik said.... Read more»
Updated Jan 9, 2011, 1:58 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Authorities released a photograph early Sunday of a man they said is “possibly associated” with the shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing of six others. The man was later cleared.... Read more»
Updated Jan 9, 2011, 3:01 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
The six people killed in the shooting that wounded 13 others, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, have been identified by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities corrected the name of one victim early Sunday morning.... Read more»
Posted Jan 8, 2011, 11:45 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
“We need to put the guns down. Just as importantly we need to put the gun metaphors away and permanently,” Keith Olbermann commented on the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Watch the video.... Read more»