Colorado Authorities Conduct Controlled Detonation at Shooting Suspect’s Booby-Trapped Apartment
University of Colorado Denver/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(AURORA, Colo.) — Authorities conducted a controlled detonation Saturday as they slowly entered the booby-trapped apartment of the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting suspect, which police said was…
Colo. Police to Enter Suspect’s Booby-Trapped Apartment, Hope to Find Motive for Aurora Shooting
ABC News(AURORA, Colo.) — Authorities in Colorado Saturday outlined a plan to disarm and enter the booby-trapped apartment of a man who is accused of perpetrating the largest mass shooting in U.S. history, in hopes of finding a motive for the deadly r…
Gun Deaths: A Familiar American Experience
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — 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…
Colorado Theater Shooting Victim Engaged Hours After Surviving Tragedy
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(AURORA, Colo.) — A young Colorado mother who survived the mass shooting at a movie theater Friday became engaged to her boyfriend hours after the incident, which left 12 people dead and 58 injured. “I’m ecstatic, extremely excited…
Aurora, Colorado Shooting: How to Survive the Unthinkable
Thomas Cooper/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — In every tragic mass shooting — Virginia Tech, Columbine and Aurora, Colo.’s deadly theater massacre on Friday — there are survivors — a fortunate few who managed to escape, hide or fool t…
Colo. Shooting Suspect Bought 4 Guns, 6,000 Rounds of Ammunition in Past 60 Days
University of Colorado Denver/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(AURORA, Colo.) — Suspected Colorado movie theater gunman James Holmes purchased four guns at local shops and more than 6,000 rounds of ammunition on the Internet in the past 60 days, Aurora Police C…
How to Talk to Children About the Colorado Movie Theater Shooting
Thomas Cooper/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Hours after the horrific shooting during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises at a Colorado movie theater, Melissa Lawrence’s young children were on their way to camp, happily oblivious to the tragedy.Th…
Twitter Backlash After Online Retailer Posts ‘Clueless’ Aurora Tweet
KIMIHIRO HOSHINO/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Online shopping site Celeb Boutique took advantage of the trending topic, #Aurora, following the mass movie theater shooting in the small Colorado town, causing a stir of angry responses from Twitter.&ldqu…
Movie Theater Shooting: 12 Dead; James Holmes Held as Suspect
University of Colorado Denver(AURORA, Colo.) — The man in custody for allegedly killing 12 people at the screening of the latest Batman movie in Aurora, Colorado told authorities after the shooting that he “was The Joker,” NYPD police commissioner Ray…
Warner Bros., Celebs React to Colorado Movie Theater Shooting
Warner Bros.(NEW YORK) — A shooting at a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises inside a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., Friday has left at least 12 people dead and 50 others injured. It has also shaken the entertainment industry.
Warner Br…
Romney Reacts to Colorado Shooting, Evokes God and Prayer
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(BOW, N.H.) — Mitt Romney addressed the first major national tragedy of his candidacy today, offering condolences to those affected in this morning’s Colorado shooting. He also told supporters that the events of the d…
Obama on Colorado Shooting: ‘Such Evil Is Senseless’
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GettyImages(FORT MYERS, Fla.) — A somber President Obama paid tribute this morning to the victims of the Colorado shooting, telling supporters the tragedy serves as a reminder that “life is very fragile.”“Our time her…
Obama on Colorado Shooting: ‘Such Evil Is Senseless’
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GettyImages(FORT MYERS, Fla.) — A somber President Obama paid tribute this morning to the victims of the Colorado shooting, telling supporters the tragedy serves as a reminder that “life is very fragile.”“Our time her…
Obama, Romney Campaigns Cancel Events and Pull Attack Ads
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GettyImages(FORT MYERS, Fla.) — President Obama interrupted his campaign schedule on Friday to ask his supporters to think of the victims of Friday morning’s deadly shooting in Colorado. He promised that the shooter will see justice fo…
Will Colorado Shooting Affect "Dark Knight Rises" Legacy?
Thomas Cooper/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The mass shooting at a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colo., that left at least 12 people dead and 50 injured could have a major impact on the legacy of the beloved Batman movie. Box-office …
Colorado Massacre Victim Narrowly Escaped Toronto Shooting
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(AURORA, Colo.) — A young woman who was shot and killed while attending the Aurora, Colo., midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises had narrowly escaped a separate shoot-out in a Toronto mall last month.Jessica Ghawi, an aspir…
Obama Responds to Colorado Shooting
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama was notified of the shooting in Aurora, Colo., by his National Security Advisor for Homeland Security John Brennan at 5:26 a.m. Friday.The president, on a campaign swing, is overnighting at a hote…
Colorado Movie Theater Shooting Suspect Identified as James Holmes
ABC News(AURORA, Colo.) — A California woman who identified herself as the mother of James Holmes, the 24-year-old man federal authorities said is the suspect in a mass shooting in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater, told ABC News her son was likely th…
Pro-Pot Activists Put Pat Robertson on Marijuana Billboard
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.) — Pat Robertson is high, about 30 feet off the ground on a billboard in Colorado.Proponents of legalizing marijuana in the state have used Robertson’s face on an electronic billboard along Interstate…
Boss Gives Employees $7,500 for Vacations
Steve Mason/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Bart Lorang may be the best boss ever.The CEO of Denver-based internet start-up FullContact API said in a market that is competitive for top talent, he wants to keep his employees happy and refreshed.T…