
With her video defending herself against critics — in which she accused them of "blood libel" — former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin again showed she is weighing a presidential bid in unprecedented and even daring ways.

Gabrielle Giffords has made a "major leap forward" in her recovery progress, opening both eyes and moving her legs and arms, her doctors said Thursday.

The new commander of the USS Enterprise on Thursday promised karaoke and video games to boost crew morale instead of the raunchy videos that cost one officer his command and forced another to delay his retirement.
It looks like Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is one of the lucky ones.
The family of the youngest victim of the mass shooting in Arizona held hands and paused in a moment of silence Thursday under the large American flag recovered from ground zero after the 9/11 attacks, and later escorted the 9-year-old's small brown casket into the church as little girls about her age cried.

Former Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Wednesday she is heartbroken over the shootings in Arizona in which Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was gravely wounded, but accused some in the news media and others of "blood libel" for saying heated political rhetoric from her and others are to blame.

Invoking the memory of a slain 9-year-old girl, a solemn President Obama on Wednesday night urged Americans to "live up to her expectations" and shelve bitter politics as the nation grieves for the victims of Saturday's attack in Tucson, Ariz.

ANALYSIS: Some Democrats are calling for a cease-fire in a heated liberal campaign to pin blame for the Tucson, Ariz., massacre on conservative speech and specifically on former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Thrust into the role of consoler, President Obama on Wednesday stood at the bedside of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and spent private moments with others who were shot in an assassination attempt against her that has unnerved the nation.