Security increased at movies following shootings
Some theaters and police around the U.S. stepped up security at daytime showings of the new Batman movie Friday after the massacre in Colorado, and while many fans were undeterred by the tragedy,...
View Article12 killed, 59 wounded in Colo. theater shooting
A gunman wearing a gas mask and black SWAT gear hurled a gas canister inside a crowded movie theater during a midnight showing of the new Batman movie Friday and then opened fire, killing 12 people and...
View ArticleColo. massacre suspect mum as he heads to court
As the suspected gunman in the Colorado theater massacre heads to his first court appearance, authorities have disclosed that he is refusing to cooperate and that it could take months to learn what...
View ArticleDespite a few jitters, Batman fans pack theaters
The three 18-year-olds, friends since middle school, are about to go off separately to college this fall. But on Sunday, these avid fans of the Batman film franchise had no doubt where they wanted to...
View ArticleFear hikes 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 anti-gun lawmakers who might use the shooting to seek new weapons...
View ArticleThe Poll: Ammunition control
Should the federal government control the sale of ammuition?
View ArticleColo. suspect charged with 24 counts of murder
Colorado prosecutors on Monday charged a former neuroscience graduate student with 24 counts of murder and 116 counts of attempted murder in the shooting rampage at the midnight showing of the new...
View ArticleNY, NJ lawmakers want ammunition sales restricted
Ten days after the Colorado movie theater massacre, federal lawmakers introduced a bill that would effectively ban people like suspect James Holmes from buying thousands of rounds of ammunition by mail...
View ArticleNY prof suspended for Colorado shootings remark
A professor at the United States Merchant Marine Academy faces dismissal for joking about the Colorado movie theater shootings in front of his students, including one whose father was among the...
View ArticleLI prof won’t be fired over Colo. shootings joke
Gregory F. Sullivan was showing students a documentary when he said: "If someone with orange hair appears in the corner of the room, run for the exit."
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