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• Who is James Holmes?
• Sally Ride, first U.S. woman in space, dies at 61
• Gun control surfaces in Senate debates after Colo. shooting
• Obama to Assad: Using chemical arms would be ‘tragic mistake’
• Worker who wanted 'to get out of work' charged in sub arson
• Drew Peterson's lawyer expects case to be thrown out
• Second triple-digit loss for Dow in 2 days
• Univ. of Colo. gets suspicious packages Monday
• Man dives off Tower Bridge in Olympic taxi protest
• Did lax student loan standards create debt crisis?
• Obama will visit Israel if re-elected
• Largest food poisoning outbreak in homeless shelter in 10 years
• Biden praises Colorado first responders
• Brother and sister escape shooting, but remain haunted
• London prostitutes 'cleaned from the streets'
• 21-pound lobster released to New England Aquarium (UPDATE)

Who is James Holmes? Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:50 AM PDT As the prime suspect in the shootings made his first public appearance, more information about his past has come to light

Sally Ride, first U.S. woman in space, dies at 61 Posted: 23 Jul 2012 04:48 PM PDT Sally Ride, the first U.S. woman to travel into space, died on Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, according to her organization, Sally Ride Science, in San Diego. She was 61. Ride, a physicist, blasted off in the U.S. space shuttle "Challenger" on June 18, 1983. "Sally's historic flight into space captured the nation's imagination and made her a household name," Sally Ride Science said in a statement. (Reporting By Dan Burns; Editing by Jackie Frank)

Gun control surfaces in Senate debates after Colo. shooting Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:30 PM PDT A mass shooting Friday in Aurora, Colo., that left 12 dead and 58 wounded has already pushed the issue of gun control into the local political dialogue across the country. This weekend, two high-profile Senate race debates in Virginia and Connecticut tackled the topic. At the Democratic Connecticut Senate debate Sunday afternoon, Rep. Chris Murphy and [...]

Obama to Assad: Using chemical arms would be ‘tragic mistake’ Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:10 PM PDT President Barack Obama warned Syria's Bashar Assad on Monday that he will be held accountable if he makes the "tragic mistake" of using chemical weapons on his own people. His blunt warning came shortly after Syria—gripped by deadly violence since an uprising against Assad that began early last year—threatened to use chemical and biological weapons [...]

Worker who wanted 'to get out of work' charged in sub arson Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:12 AM PDT A civilian employee set a fire that caused $400 million in damage to a Navy submarine because he was suffering from anxiety and wanted to get out of work early, Navy investigators said in a complaint filed Monday.

Drew Peterson's lawyer expects case to be thrown out Posted: 23 Jul 2012 08:18 AM PDT Jury selection in the trial of Drew Peterson for the alleged murder of his third wife began today in Joliet, Ill., but the former cop's attorney predicted that the judge will throw out the case after the prosecution concludes its case.

Second triple-digit loss for Dow in 2 days Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:52 PM PDT Fear that Spain may need a bailout sent its borrowing costs soaring, the euro to a two-year low against the dollar and stocks around the world tumbling as investors pulled back Monday from all manner of risk.

Univ. of Colo. gets suspicious packages Monday Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:09 PM PDT Officials at the University of Colorado say they received two suspicious packages Monday at the Denver-area school.

Man dives off Tower Bridge in Olympic taxi protest Posted: 23 Jul 2012 03:38 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A man dived off London's historic Tower Bridge into the River Thames on Monday during a protest by taxi drivers over their exclusion from part of a special Olympic Games road network in the capital. Police pulled the man from the water under the landmark bridge, from which Olympic rings were suspended to celebrate the 2012 London Games, and arrested him on a public order offence. The Port of London Authority said the man, thought to be a taxi driver, was lucky to be alive after diving headfirst from the walkway about 8 meters (25 feet) above the water. ...

Did lax student loan standards create debt crisis? Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:38 PM PDT Lax loan standards have left many college graduates struggling to repay private student loans, according to a new study. A report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Education found that the  private student loan market grew from less than $5 billion in...

Obama will visit Israel if re-elected Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:43 AM PDT President Barack Obama, who hasn't set foot in Israel since a pre-election trip in 2008, would go there if he wins in November, an aide said Monday. The official, former deputy assistant defense secretary for the Middle East Colin Kahl, scoffed that Republican criticisms of Obama for not visiting Israel since taking office were "a [...]

Largest food poisoning outbreak in homeless shelter in 10 years Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:56 AM PDT Sixty people were hospitalized Sunday night after eating  a turkey dinner at a Denver homeless shelter, marking the largest food poisoning outbreak at a U.S. shelter in the past decade, according to the National Coalition for the Homeless. "I would say this is something that...

Biden praises Colorado first responders Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:21 AM PDT In a somber address to police officers Monday, Vice President Joe Biden mourned those killed Friday at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., and praised the people—both in uniform and civilian—who came to the aid of the victims. "We as a nation have been there before—Columbine, Virginia Tech, Fort Hood, Tucson, September 11 and [...]

Brother and sister escape shooting, but remain haunted Posted: 23 Jul 2012 09:07 AM PDT "It's hard to know that a six year old passed away and I got out with nothing but a bruise," Taryn said.

London prostitutes 'cleaned from the streets' Posted: 23 Jul 2012 02:59 AM PDT The London Olympics are not big business for everyone -- sex workers say they are being cleared from the streets around the stadium to make the area more presentable for the Games.

21-pound lobster released to New England Aquarium (UPDATE) Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:11 AM PDT UPDATE (5:52EST): I spoke on the phone with the woman who won the lobster raffle. She has asked to remain anonymous but passed along some details about where the lobster was released. Contrary to earlier reports, the lobster was not released back into the ocean but has instead been donated to the New England Aquarium [...]

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