Batman actor visits Colorado shooting victims
By Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times – AURORA, Colo. — Christian Bale, star of the Batman trilogy of movies, paid a surprise visit Tuesday to injured victims of the recent shooting rampage
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By Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times – AURORA, Colo. — Christian Bale, star of the Batman trilogy of movies, paid a surprise visit Tuesday to injured victims of the recent shooting rampage
By Matt Gelb, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — They wanted to dash from their seats, whether from the stands at Citizens Bank Park, at home watching on TV, or inside the
Washington, DC – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today approved final regulations that establish a schedule to phase in compliance with new clearing requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
On 7/22/12, at approximately 0134hrs, officers responded to a shooting at Rumors bar located at 229 E. 4th St. Upon arrival, officers located a shooting victim and placed a suspect in custody.
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Bobby Joe Rogers, 41, of Pensacola, pleaded guilty today to a federal grand jury indictment charging him with the New Year’s Day arson that destroyed the American Family Planning
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The last defendants have been sentenced in a case against nine members of the Vice Lords Gang indicted in October, 2009 for the commission of violent crimes in furtherance
MINNEAPOLIS – Yesterday in federal court, a 31-year-old felon was sentenced for possessing two nine-millimeter pistols. United States District Court Judge David S. Doty sentence Bryan Wallace Burford, of Big Lake, to
PHOENIX – On July 9, 2012, Daniel Munoz Perez, 26, of Blackwater, Ariz., was arrested when he attempted to enter the United States near San Diego, Calif. Perez is wanted in connection
MINNEAPOLIS – Earlier today in federal court in St. Paul, a 42-year-old career criminal was indicted for possessing a .45-caliber, semi-automatic pistol. Michael Scott Canfield, of St. Paul, was charged with one
MINNEAPOLIS – Earlier today in federal court in St. Paul, a 55-year-old career criminal was indicted for possessing a 20-gauge sawed-off shotgun. Samuel Westmoreland, of St. Paul, was charged with one count
Des Moines, IOWA — This week the Department of Public Safety (DPS), Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds, and members of the Iowa State Legislature will honor the legacy of Patrolman Oran “Nanny” Pape,
MINNEAPOLIS – Earlier today in federal court in St. Paul, three Minneapolis men were indicted for the April 3, 2012, armed robbery of the West 7th Pharmacy in St. Paul. Ray James
By Katie Nelson, Contra Costa Times – PLEASANTON, Calif. — A San Jose, Calif., CEO who claims she was assaulted by comedian Eddie Griffin because she is a lesbian, says she will
By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times – FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Who is responsible for the death of Pvt. Danny Chen? Was it solely Chen himself, by a self-inflicted gunshot wound at
By Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — In the latest attempt to regulate what many say is an out-of-control proliferation of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles, the City
By Craig Jarvis, McClatchy Newspapers – DURHAM, N.C. — One of the battles won by the conservatives who took over the North Carolina Legislature this session was stripping Planned Parenthood of its
By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times – Sherman Hemsley, who was rooted in the minds of millions of television viewers as Archie Bunker’s bombastic black neighbor, George Jefferson, in “All in the
By Brian M. Rosenthal, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — President Barack Obama dropped in to Seattle Tuesday for a pair of high-priced campaign fundraisers to bolster his re-election campaign against Republican
By Ken Dilanian, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Despite a dire need for intelligence about the groups fighting to overthrow the Syrian government, the CIA has little if any presence in
By Nicole Santa Cruz, Richard Winton and Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times – ANAHEIM, Calif.—Protesters were marching through the streets of Anaheim on Tuesday evening after clashing with police outside City
McClatchy Newspapers – The following games are among those scheduled for release this week, according to Gamestop.com: July 24: Mi Coach by Adidas (Xbox 360 and PS3, rated E) Myst (3DS, rated
By Amy Kaufman, Ben Fritz and Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Law enforcement officials plan to continue an undercover presence in Los Angeles-area movie theaters through at least
by Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — A new compilation of 14 of the Beatles’ most musically, socially or politically influential songs was released Tuesday as a digital iTunes
By Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The family that sues together apparently stays together. Several of the key cast members on the hit TV sitcom “Modern Family” have
By Richard Chang, McClatchy Newspapers – SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For Kamal Mansoor, a small sum of money made all the difference. In 2011, the Iraqi immigrant received a $15,000 loan from Opening
By Lisa Brown, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — The offices of Cat5 Commerce, a Chesterfield, Mo.,-based online retailer that sold an assault vest, two magazine pouches and a knife to
By Howard Mintz, San Jose Mercury News – SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple Inc. will be seeking $2.5 billion in damages when it goes to trial next week in San Jose federal
By Marcia Heroux Pounds, Sun Sentinel – FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Divorce is nearly always painful, and it can be a career killer or booster, lawyers and mediators say. Besides the stress
By Mara Rose Williams, McClatchy Newspapers – KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Jeff Mason arrived in Goodland, Kan., 29 years ago, he was the 17th lawyer in town. “We were stepping on
By Denise-Marie Balona, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — Former Florida A&M University President James Ammons has maintained that he did not know until January about recommendations from two key officials
By Claire Noland, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Chad Everett, a ruggedly handsome actor who played young Dr. Joe Gannon on the TV drama “Medical Center,” has died. He was
By Jason Song, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — After facing years of political pressure from health care advocates, Los Angeles County supervisors agreed on a 3-1 tally Tuesday to let