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  • Giffords, Kelly launch gun control lobbying effort

    BOB CHRISTIE, BRIAN SKOLOFF, Associated Press

    TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting that killed six people and left her critically injured. Giffords and Mark Kelly wrote in an op-ed published in USA Today that their Americans for Responsible Solutions initiative would help raise money to support greater gun control efforts. "Achieving reforms to reduce gun violence and prevent mass shootings will mean matching g...

  • Giffords, Kelly launch gun control lobbying effort

    BOB CHRISTIE, BRIAN SKOLOFF, Associated Press

    TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting that killed six people and left her critically injured. Giffords and Mark Kelly wrote in an op-ed published in USA Today that their Americans for Responsible Solutions initiative would help raise money to support greater gun control efforts. "Achieving reforms to reduce gun violence and prevent mass shootings will mean matching g...

  • FBI: Strong signs border death was friendly fire

    BRIAN SKOLOFF , JACQUES BILLEAUD, Associated Press

    PHOENIX (AP) — Friendly fire likely was to blame in a shooting near the Arizona-Mexico line that killed one federal agent and wounded another, the FBI said, noting the investigation was still ongoing in the case that reignited the political debate over border security. "There are strong preliminary indications that the death of United States Border Patrol Agent Nicholas J. Ivie and the injury to a second agent was the result of an accidental shooting incident involving only the agents," FBI Special Agent in Charge James L. T...

  • Fire kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys

    BRIAN SKOLOFF, GENE JOHNSON, MIKE BAKER, Associated Press

    GRAHAM, Wash. (AP) — Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under a microscope since the day his wife vanished. "I'm sorry, goodbye," Powell wrote in an email to his attorney just minutes before authorities say he set fire to his home, killing himself and his two young sons days after he was denied custody and ordered to undergo a psycho-sexual evaluation. A...

  • Law enforcement websites under attack by hackers

    BRIAN SKOLOFF, DENISE LAVOIE, Associated Press

    SALT LAKE CITY — Saboteurs stole passwords and sensitive information on tipsters while hacking into the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective known as Anonymous. Breaches were reported this week in Boston, Syracuse, New York, Salt Lake City and Greece. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta FBI headquarters in Washington Friday. They trade jokes, chuckle and talk shop about a hacker plot called "Project Mayhem." But at the heart of the conference call between the FBI and S...

  • Fire evacuation order on 2 Arizona towns lifted

    BRIAN SKOLOFF, Associated Press

    SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. — Roughly 7,000 residents of two eastern Arizona towns evacuated last week as a wildfire loomed nearby were allowed to return home Sunday as officials expressed confidence that they were making progress in their battle against the huge blaze that has been burning since May. "Fire officials feel confident that these areas are safe," Apache County Sheriff's Cmdr. Webb Hogle said, referring to the towns of Springerville and Eagar. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong: Three firefighters from, Surprise, Ariz., mop up hot s...