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Judge: Loughner can be made mentally fit for trial
September 28, 2011 9:23 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage can eventually be made mentally fit to stand trial. U.S. District Judge Larry Burns on Wednesday extended Jared Lee Loughner's detention for four more months, saying that "measurable progress has been made"... more » -
First photos of Giffords; Aide: Time nearing for Giffords' hospital release
June 12, 2011 11:49 AM
PHOENIX (AP) - Gabrielle Giffords' spokeswoman says the Arizona congresswoman still has a long way to go in her recovery from a gunshot wound to the head. But her office has posted a pair of photos of Giffords taken last month. Both are outdoors and one shows her smiling. The... more » -
Congresswoman Giffords in surgery
May 18, 2011 6:17 PM
HOUSTON (AP) - Experts say the surgery to repair Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' skull is a key step in her recovery and will improve her quality of life. People with knowledge of her care have told The Associated Press that Giffords is undergoing surgery on Wednesday. Doctors are placing a... more » -
Giffords has surgery on eye socket
January 17, 2011 4:54 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Doctors have successfully performed surgery on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' eye socket to remove bone fragments as the wounded congresswoman showed more signs of improvement. There were no complications from the surgery, and Giffords is improving so much that she was able to give her husband... more » -
Giffords sits up, moves arms and legs
January 13, 2011 1:19 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Doctors say Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is moving both legs and both arms, has opened both eyes and is responding to friends and family. With a crowd of friends and family around her bed, Giffords opened her left eye on Wednesday and tried to look around.... more » -
Congresswoman improves
January 12, 2011 2:50 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Doctors are reporting more signs of improvement in the condition of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Four days after a bullet went through the left side of her brain, they say she's making small movements on her own, and even tugging at her hospital gown. A doctor... more » -
People line up to hear President Obama in Tucson
January 12, 2011 2:48 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - University of Arizona students and others made up a line several blocks long by midday Wednesday outside of the Tucson arena where President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak. Deputies are present to control the crowd. Some people brought lawn chairs, food and snacks. Obama... more » -
Inside Giffords hospital room
January 11, 2011 10:13 PM
The office of Gabrielle Giffords released touching photos Tuesday night from inside her hospital room in Tucson, Arizona. They show the Congresswoman holding hands with her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, at University Medical Center. Giffords has been at the hospital since Saturday, recovering from a gunshot wound to... more » -
Congresswoman in intensive care with gunshot wound
January 10, 2011 9:21 AM
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Doctors say the Arizona congresswoman who was shot in the head Saturday is responding to simple commands. But they say it could take weeks to months before they know the full damage done to Gabrielle Giffords' brain. Six people, including a 9-year-old girl and a... more » -
Docs say hard to predict brain damage in Giffords
January 9, 2011 2:54 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Doctors say they are optimistic about Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' odds. But it can take weeks to months to learn the level of brain damage she might suffer from the gunshot blast to the head on Saturday. Dr. Peter Rhee, a trauma surgeon in Tucson where she... more »
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