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U.S. Top News: Accused gunman to enter plea in Colorado theater massacre

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03/12/2013
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Accused gunman to enter plea in Colorado theater massacre
DENVER (Reuters) - Accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday and enter a plea to charges that he went on a shooting rampage nearly eight months ago that killed 12 moviegoers during a screening of the latest Batman movie.
U.S. soldier charged in 2009 Iraq shootings to appear in court
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier accused of killing five fellow servicemen at a military combat stress center in Baghdad is set to appear at a pre-trial hearing on Tuesday as Army prosecutors and defense attorneys present motions concerning his mental health.
Oklahoma set to execute man who killed woman, two others in spree
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma is scheduled on Tuesday to execute a man convicted of stabbing a woman to death in 1999 after he responded to her classified ad selling a pool table and then killed two more people in nearby states as he fled authorities.
Judge blocks New York City large-soda ban, Mayor Bloomberg vows fight
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg vowed on Monday to appeal a judge's ruling that struck down his pioneering ban on large sugary drinks sold by the city's restaurants, movie theaters and other food service businesses just a day before it was to take effect.
Jones Day lawyer is governor's choice for Detroit manager: report
(Reuters) - Kevyn Orr, a partner with Washington-based law firm Jones Day, is Michigan Governor Rick Snyder's top choice for Detroit's financial emergency manager, the Detroit Free Press reported on Tuesday.
Idaho lawmakers pass challenge to federal gun control proposals
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The Idaho House of Representatives on Monday approved a largely symbolic measure that would make it a crime for state and local police to enforce new federal firearms restrictions, in a show of defiance against gun control proposals from the Obama administration.
Analysis: Death, taxes and Supreme Court's gay marriage case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer, the lesbian couple at the center of a major gay rights case set to go before the Supreme Court this month, were in many ways a typical New York power couple.
Earthquake rattles Southern California, no damage reported
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck deep beneath a mountain range in Southern California on Monday, jangling the nerves of tennis stars competing in the nearby desert town of Indian Wells and rattling urban areas as far away as Los Angeles, but no damage or injuries were reported.
Police seek Washington state man in grandparents' killings
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Police are searching for a Washington state man suspected of brutally killing his grandparents and stealing their car after they threw him a party to celebrate the convicted burglar's release from prison, authorities said on Monday.
Florida Medicaid expansion rejected by state Senate panel
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott's plan to expand Medicaid coverage to cover about 1 million more poor people suffered a potential death blow on Monday when the proposal failed to make it out of a key state legislative committee.
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