Rep. Giffords speaks for first time since shooting
Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords spoke for the first time since she was shot in the forehead, her spokesman said Wednesday, yet another significant milestone in her recovery from a traumatic brain injury.
Fiancee of slain Giffords staffer: Create law banning large-capacity gun clips
The fiancee of a congressional staffer killed along with five others in the shooting that severely injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., urged state lawmakers Tuesday to ban gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
Doctor: Goal for Giffords to see husband’s launch
The doctor for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said Tuesday he hopes the wounded congresswoman can make enough progress to attend her husband's space launch in two months, describing it as a goal to work toward as many in Arizona paused to mark one month since she was shot at a political event.
Too early to tell if Giffords can attend shuttle launch
It's too early to tell whether Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords could attend her husband's space launch in two months, her doctor said Tuesday, as many in Arizona paused to mark one-month since a gunman's deadly ambush of her supermarket meet-and-greet.
Arizona bill would ban large-capacity magazines
Legislation to ban large-capacity gun magazines like the one used in the Jan. 8 mass shooting in Tucson has been introduced in the Arizona Legislature.
Wounds remain fresh one month after Tucson shooting
A month after a lone gunman shot U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others, the southern Arizona city and those whose lives were changed by what happened outside that Tucson grocery store are still reeling from the shockwaves that the massacre sent throughout the country.
Politeness in politics is OK, but candor is indispensable
Tucson – like Dallas before it, and Columbine, and Virginia Tech, and … the list is as endless as the tears those names evoke – has become more than just the site of senseless slaughter. It has become a rallying cry, a cause. In the weeks since the Jan. 8 mass shooting, many politicians and other well-intentioned people have seized upon Tucson to teach the entire population of the United [...]
Will he or won’t he?
Sources say Napolitano has been quietly making calls back to Arizona, which some are seeing as the early stages of her beginning to lay the groundwork for a Senate run.
Rallies for, against Pima Co. Sheriff Friday
Rallies for and against Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik are planned Friday at the Sheriff's Department headquarters in Tucson.
Ariz. ranchers asking for more border security
A group of southern Arizona ranchers visited the state Legislature in Phoenix Thursday to explain to lawmakers how dire the situation is on their properties and to ask that something be done.
Report: Suspect did research before Ariz shootings
A man accused in the deadly Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded 13 others including Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords researched lethal injections, solitary confinement and political assassinations in the days before the attack, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
Doctors: Rep. Giffords ready to start full rehab
Doctors treating Rep. Gabrielle Giffords say they plan to put a speaking valve in her breathing tube to help her speak.