Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Clinton talking to staff as she recovers from clot

Clinton talking to staff as she recovers from clot

Clinton talking to staff as she recovers from clot

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 12:46 PM PST

FILE - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, listens to a reporter ask a question during a news conference with African Union Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, not seen, after their meeting at the Department of State in Washington, in this Nov. 28, 2012 file photo. Doctors treating Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for a blood clot in her head said Monday Dec. 31, 2013 that blood thinners are being used to dissolve the clot and they are confident she will make a full recovery. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been speaking with staff and reviewing paperwork from the New York hospital where she is recovering from a blood clot in her head, the State Department said Wednesday.

Oil price jumps as US averts 'fiscal cliff'

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 12:40 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil jumped Wednesday on the first trading day of the new year, after a deal in Washington averted the dreaded "fiscal cliff."

Pa. governor sues NCAA over Penn State sanctions

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 12:38 PM PST

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett speaks at a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 in State College, Pa. The NCAA overstepped its authority by imposing hefty sanctions on Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, Corbett said in announcing a federal lawsuit against the college athletics governing body. (AP Photo/Ralph Wilson)STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — In a bold challenge to the NCAA's authority, Pennsylvania's governor claimed in a lawsuit Wednesday that college sports' governing body overstepped its bounds and "piled on" when it penalized Penn State over the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.

C. African Republic leader faces rebel threat

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 12:33 PM PST

A Chadian soldier fighting in support of Central African Republic president Francois Bozize, sits on a truck in a convoy of other Chadian soldiers near Damara, about 70km (44 miles) north of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. After troops under Bozize seized the capital in 2003 amid volleys of machine-gun and mortar fire, he dissolved the constitution and parliament, and now a decade later it is Bozize himself who could be ousted from power with rebels having seized more than half the country and made their way to the doorstep of the capital in less than a month. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)DAMARA, Central African Republic (AP) — More than 30 truckloads of troops from Chad line the two-lane highway just outside of Damara, supporting Central African Republic government forces who want to block a new rebel coalition from reaching the capital.

Ivory Coast stampede survivors blame barricades

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 12:33 PM PST

Mariame Kanfando, 10, with her father, wait outside the morgue in in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Wednesday Jan. 2, 2013, in an attempt to get the bodies of her mother and two sisters killed in a stampede on new year's eve. Survivors of a stampede in Ivory Coast that killed 61 people, most of them children and teenagers, after a New Year's Eve fireworks display at a stadium said Wednesday that barricades stopped them from moving along a main boulevard, causing the crush of people. Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara ordered three days of national mourning and launched an investigation into to the causes of the tragedy but two survivors, in interviews with The Associated Press, indicated why so many died in what would normally be an open area, the Boulevard de la Republic. An estimated 50,000 people had gathered in Abidjan's Plateau district to watch the fireworks.(AP Photo/Emanuel Ekra)ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Survivors of a stampede in Ivory Coast that killed 61 people, most of them children and teenagers, after a New Year's Eve fireworks display said Wednesday that makeshift barricades stopped them from moving along a main boulevard, causing the crush of people.

APNewsBreak: Feds say delay made oil spill worse

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 12:32 PM PST

FILE - This July 2, 2011 file photo shows oil from a ruptured ExxonMobil pipeline on the Yellowstone River and along its banks near Laurel, Mont. A federal investigation says Exxon Mobil's delayed response to a pipeline break beneath Montana's Yellowstone River made the spill far worse than it otherwise would have been. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Delays in Exxon Mobil Corp.'s response to a major pipeline break beneath Montana's Yellowstone River made an oil spill far worse than it otherwise would have been, federal regulators said in a new report.

Extraordinary snowfall needed to relieve drought

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 12:30 PM PST

In this Dec. 28, 2012 photo, corn stalks stand in a snowy field near La Vista, Neb. Despite getting some big storms in December, much of the U.S. is still desperate for relief from the nation's longest dry spell in decades. And experts say it will take an absurd amount of snow to ease the woes of farmers and ranchers. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)ST. LOUIS (AP) — When his drought-stricken Nebraska farm was blanketed with several inches of snow, Tom Schwarz welcomed the moisture. But it wasn't nearly enough.

Algerian forces kill 2 Islamist insurgents

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 12:30 PM PST

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian security forces killed two radical Islamist insurgents on Wednesday in the same locality east of the capital where seven were killed a day earlier.

Deadly Ala. plane crash may have been teen joyride

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 12:28 PM PST

JASPER, Ala. (AP) — Investigators believe a small plane that crashed in the Alabama woods was taken without permission for a joyride by a student pilot and two other teenagers who died in the wreck Tuesday night.

Colo. theater shooting kin reject movie invitation

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 12:18 PM PST

FILE - In this July 21, 2012 file photo, police and other vehicles remain in front of the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo. Relatives of the majority of people killed at the movie theater last July rejected an invitation on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 to attend its reopening later this month, calling it a "disgusting offer." The parents, grandparents, cousins and widow of nine of the 12 people killed released a letter sent to the theater's owner, Cinemark, in which they criticized the Plano, Texas-based company for not reaching out to the families of victims to offer their condolences. They also said the company refused to meet with them one-on-one without lawyers present. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Relatives of the majority of people killed in a Colorado movie theater rejected an invitation on Wednesday to attend its reopening later this month, calling it a "disgusting offer."

Avis buying Zipcar in deal worth nearly $500M

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 12:13 PM PST

FILE - In this April 14, 2011 file photo provided by Zipcar.com, Zipcar Chairman and CEO Scott Griffith stands with a Zipcar Mini-Cooper before the opening bell at the NASDAQ Market Site in New York. Avis is buying Zipcar for $491.2 million, expanding its offerings from traditional car rentals to car sharing services. The boards of both companies unanimously approved the buyout. (AP Photo/Zipcar.com, Craig Ruttle, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Avis is leaping into the car-sharing service business by buying Zipcar for $491.2 million, aiming to capture a new type of customer and technology that will vastly expand its car rental options.

American journalist missing in Syria

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 12:13 PM PST

This photo posted on the website freejamesfoley.org shows journalist James Foley in Aleppo, Syria, in July, 2012. The family of an American journalist says he went missing in Syria more than one month ago while covering the civil war there. A statement released online Wednesday by the family of James Foley said he was kidnapped in northwest Syria by unknown gunmen on Thanksgiving day. (AP Photo/Nicole Tung, freejamesfoley.org) NO SALESBEIRUT (AP) — An American journalist has been missing in Syria since he was kidnapped more than one month ago, his family said Wednesday, less than two years after he was held by government forces in Libya while covering that country's civil war.

'Tennessee Waltz' singer Patti Page dies at 85

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 12:13 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2009 file photo, singer Patti Page performs the Tennessee Waltz during halftime of a NCAA college football game Tennessee and Ohio in Knoxville, Tenn. Page, who made "Tennessee Waltz" the third best-selling recording ever, has died. She was 85. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, file)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Patti Page, the "Singing Rage" who stumbled across "Tennessee Waltz" and made it one of the best-selling recordings ever, has died. She was 85.

Royal Mail to issue 'Doctor Who' stamps

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 12:11 PM PST

In this image released by the Royal Mail on Wednesday Jan. 3, 2013 shows a postage stamp with an image of the present Dr. Who Matt Smith . Dr. Who _ who usually uses a police box for travel _ will be zooming through time and space on the edge of letters in 2013. Britain's Royal Mail is marking the 50th anniversary of ``Doctor Who,'' the science fiction program, with a series of stamps featuring each of the 11 actors who have played the title role. Those featured include the present doctor, Matt Smith as well as past Time Lords such as David Tennant, Christopher Eccleston and the first doctor William Hartnell . (AP Photo/Royal Mail)LONDON (AP) — The many characters in the science-fiction show "Doctor Who" will be zooming through time and space on the edge of letters in 2013.

Ray Lewis to retire after playoffs

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 12:02 PM PST

FILE - This Sept. 10, 2012 file photo shows Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis wearing eye black showing the initials of former Ravens owner Art Modell before an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Baltimore. Lewis will end his brilliant 17-year NFL career after the Ravens complete their 2013 playoff run. "I talked to my team today," Lewis said Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. "I talked to them about life in general. And everything that starts has an end. For me, today, I told my team that this will be my last ride." (AP Photo/Nick Wass, FIle)OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ray Lewis spent 17 seasons instilling fear in his opponents while serving as an inspirational leader for the Baltimore Ravens.

Wife of ex-Brave Andruw Jones files for divorce

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:59 AM PST

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — The wife of former Atlanta Braves star Andruw Jones filed for divorce about a week after she accused him of grabbing her neck and saying he wanted to kill her, according to a court document.

NJ Governor Christie blames Boehner for stall in Sandy relief

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:57 AM PST

(Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Wednesday blamed U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, a fellow Republican, for delaying a vote on federal disaster aid for Superstorm Sandy, calling the inaction "disappointing and disgusting." "There is only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent (storm) victims - the House majority, and their speaker, John Boehner," he told a news conference in Trenton, New Jersey. Christie said that he was doubtful lawmakers would vote on the $60.4 billion relief package before the new session begins on Thursday. ...

House speaker says still committed to Sandy aid

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:57 AM PST

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner arrives to speak to the media on the "fiscal cliff" in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker John Boehner insisted on Wednesday he is committed to passing a Superstorm Sandy disaster aid bill this month after his decision to deny a vote on the package drew scathing criticism from East Coast lawmakers and governors. President Barack Obama urged House Republicans to pass the $60.4 billion measure on Wednesday before the current Congress ends at noon on Thursday and pending legislation expires. ...

Malala's father given diplomatic role in UK

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:56 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2012 file photo provided by the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, left, and his daughter Asifa Bhutto, center back, meet with Malala Yousufzai, where she is undergoing treatment for injuries sustained when a Taliban gunman opened fire on her and her friends outside the Khushal School for Girls in Mingora, Swat Valley, Pakistan, at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England. Pakistan's High Commissioner to Britain Wajid Shamsul Hasan confirmed a BBC report Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 saying that Malala's father, Ziauddin, has been appointed Pakistan's education attache in Birmingham. The position — with an initial 3-year commitment — virtually guarantees Malala will remain in the U.K. where she is undergoing treatment. (AP Photo/Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, File)LONDON (AP) — The father of a teenage Pakistani activist shot in the head by Taliban for advocating girls' education has been given a diplomatic post in the U.K.

Obama, NY and NJ lawmakers press for Sandy aid

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:50 AM PST

Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., left, joined by other New York area-lawmakers affected by Superstorm Sandy, express their anger and disappointment after learning the House Republican leadership decided to allow the current term of Congress to end without holding a vote on aid for the storm's victims, at the Capitol in Washington, early Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. From left are, King, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y., House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Md., Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., and Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats from New York and New Jersey lashed out at House Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday for pulling legislation on Hurricane Sandy aid, demanding that he reverse course and allow a vote as their constituents continue to struggle with the aftermath of the devastating storm. President Barack Obama called for an immediate House vote, and governors of the two states called House inaction a "dereliction of duty."

APNewsBreak: Google exec chairman to visit NKorea

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:32 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2012 file photo, Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt arrives for a seminar at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. Schmidt is preparing to travel to one of the last frontiers of cyberspace: North Korea. He will be traveling to North Korea on a private trip led by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson that could take place as early as this month, sources told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The sources, two people familiar with the group's plans, asked not to be named because the visit had not been made public. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Google's executive chairman is preparing to travel to one of the last frontiers of cyberspace: North Korea.

Taxes rising for most people despite fiscal deal

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:32 AM PST

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden make a statement regarding the passage of the fiscal cliff bill in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)WASHINGTON (AP) — While the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013.

'Cliff' deal sends stocks up, but problems lurk

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:32 AM PST

A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The NEW YORK (AP) — The "fiscal cliff" compromise, even with all its chaos, controversy and unresolved questions, was enough to send the stock market shooting higher Wednesday, the first trading day of the new year.

Governor: NCAA sanctioned Penn St. to weaken it

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:32 AM PST

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett speaks at a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 in State College, Pa. The NCAA overstepped its authority by imposing hefty sanctions on Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, Corbett said in announcing a federal lawsuit against the college athletics governing body. (AP Photo/Ralph Wilson)STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The NCAA overstepped its authority by imposing hefty sanctions on Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett said Wednesday as he filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the college athletics governing body.

Puerto Rico sees hints of baseball revival

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:25 AM PST

In this photo taken Dec. 29, 2012, baseball players warm up prior to a game in Caguas, Puerto Rico. On an island where the name of Roberto Clemente is emblazoned on stadiums, streets and schools, the sport of baseball is poised to make a late-inning rally. In the past year, Major League Baseball reported the second-highest number of signings from Puerto Rico since the year 2000. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — On an island where the name of Roberto Clemente is emblazoned on stadiums, streets and schools, the sport of baseball making a rally.

Central African Republic rebels halt advance, agree to peace talks

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:15 AM PST

Soldiers from the Chadian contingent of the Central African Multinational Force (FOMAC) hold up their weapons in DamaraDAMARA, Central African Republic (Reuters) - Rebels in Central African Republic said they had halted their advance on the capital on Wednesday and agreed to start peace talks, averting a clash with regionally backed troops. The Seleka rebels had pushed to within striking distance of Bangui after a three-week onslaught and threatened to oust President Francois Bozize, accusing him of reneging on a previous peace deal and cracking down on dissidents. ...

Microsoft renews plea for crackdown on Google

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:15 AM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is making a last-ditch effort to convince government regulators that they need to crack down on Google to preserve competition on the Internet and in smartphone markets.

Open house held for Sandy Hook students

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:07 AM PST

A man waves to a child on a bus on the first day of classes after the holiday break, in Newtown, Conn.,Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Nearly three weeks after the shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, students and teachers from the school will return to class Thursday in the neighboring town of Monroe. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)MONROE, Conn. (AP) — The children who escaped last month's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., have been welcomed with their parents at a school in a neighboring town that was overhauled specially for them.

Paparazzo killed after taking shots of Bieber car

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:05 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2012 file photo, Justin Bieber arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Police say a paparazzo was hit by a car and killed after taking photos of Justin Bieber's white Ferrari on a Los Angeles street Tuesday evening Jan. 1, 2013. Los Angeles police Officer James Stoughton says the photographer, who was not identified, died at a hospital shortly after the crash Tuesday evening. Stoughton says Bieber was not in the Ferrari at the time. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A paparazzo was struck and killed by a car while darting across a street after taking pictures of Justin Bieber's Ferrari when it was pulled over along a freeway in Los Angeles, police said Wednesday.

Venezuela opposition: Chavez secrecy feeds rumors

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:05 AM PST

A man walks past a mural of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Both supporters and opponents of Chavez have been on edge in the past week amid shifting signals from the government about the president's health. Chavez has not been seen or heard from since his Dec. 11 operation, and officials have reported a series of ups and downs in his recovery. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's opposition demanded that the government reveal specifics of President Hugo Chavez's condition on Wednesday, criticizing secrecy surrounding the ailing leader's health more than three weeks after his cancer surgery in Cuba.

2013 auto sales will be strong, firm predicts

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 10:53 AM PST

FILE - In this June 22, 2012 file photo, Tesla workers cheer on one the first Tesla Model S cars sold during a rally at the Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif. A healthier economy and more new model introductions should push U.S. auto sales above the 15 million mark in 2013, predicts an auto industry research firm. The Polk research firm says auto sales should continue to lead the country's economic recovery, rising nearly 7 percent over 2012 to 15.3 million new vehicle registrations. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)DETROIT (AP) — A healthier economy and more model introductions should push U.S. auto sales above the 15 million mark this year, predicts an auto industry research firm.

THE RESET: More fiscal battles loom despite deal

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 10:46 AM PST

President Barack Obama waves as he gets off Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu, Hawaii, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The president is back in Hawaii for vacation after a tense, end-of-the-new-year standoff with Congress over the fiscal cliff. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Financial markets around the world are celebrating the climactic New Year's agreement to avert scheduled tax increases and budget cuts in the United States. But the party could be a short one.

APNewsBreak: Feds say delay worsened oil spill

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 10:41 AM PST

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Delays in Exxon Mobil Corp.'s response to a major pipeline break beneath Montana's Yellowstone River made the spill far worse than it otherwise would have been, federal regulators said.

Embattled Central African Republic president sacks defense minister, army chief

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 10:26 AM PST

BANGUI (Reuters) - Central African Republic President Francois Bozize has sacked and taken from his son Jean Francis Bozize as defense minister and also sacked the army chief of staff, a decree read over state radio said on Wednesday. Bozize earlier had criticized the army for failing to halt a rebel advance that had pushed back government soldiers to within 75 km (45 miles) of the capital Bangui. A spokesman for the Seleka rebels said on Wednesday they had halted their advance to allow for peace talks. (Writing by Richard Valdmanis)

Ty Pennington to host new HLN series

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 10:17 AM PST

FILE - This Nov. 10, 2010 file photo shows TV personality Ty Pennington at the 44th Annual Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. HLN said Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, that Pennington, who stars in NEW YORK (AP) — Ty Pennington is doing some traveling again, this time for the HLN television network.

Media stocks buoyant after 'fiscal cliff' deal

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 10:15 AM PST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shares of media companies rose Wednesday as fears of an advertising slowdown based on slower economic growth abated somewhat due to a deal to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff."

Open house being held for Sandy Hook students

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 10:12 AM PST

A man waves to a child on a bus on the first day of classes after the holiday break, in Newtown, Conn.,Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Nearly three weeks after the shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, students and teachers from the school will return to class Thursday in the neighboring town of Monroe. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)MONROE, Conn. (AP) — The children who escaped last month's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown were welcomed Wednesday to a school in a neighboring town that was overhauled specially for them.

Macau casino revenue in 2012 rose to $38 billion

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 10:08 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2012 file photo, a croupier counts the chips at a baccarat gaming table inside a casino during the opening day of Sheraton Macao Hotel at the Sands Cotai Central in Macau. Casino revenue in Macau climbed 13.5 percent last year to a record $38 billion, as the Asian gambling hub reinforced its position as the world's biggest gambling market, according to data posted on the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)HONG KONG (AP) — Casino revenue in Macau climbed 13.5 percent last year to a record $38 billion, as the Asian gambling hub reinforced its position as the world's biggest gambling market.

Gunn expands his mentoring 'Baileywick' to Disney

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 10:03 AM PST

This image released by Disney Junior shows characters, Baileywick, voiced by Tim Gunn, left, and Princess Sofia, voiced by Ariel Winter in a scene from the TV film, "Sofia the First: One Upon A Princess," which debuted in November 2012. Gunn will also portray royal steward Baileywick in the TV series, "Sofia the First," debuting Jan. 11. Gunn's character helps Sofia adapt to royal life after her mother marries a king. (AP Photo/Disney Junior)NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Gunn has advised divas for years on "Project Runway," so working with a princess is no big deal.

Theater shooting relatives reject movie invitation

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 10:01 AM PST

FILE - This file photo provided by the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office shows James Holmes, who faces faces multiple counts of first-degree murder and attempted murder in the July 20 Colorado theater shooting in Aurora, Colo. and hasn't yet entered a plea. Prosecutors and defense lawyers were heading back to court Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 in advance of a crucial hearing in the case. The preliminary hearing, which starts Monday, Jan. 7, will give the public its first officially sanctioned look at much of the evidence against Holmes. Holmes' lawyers have said he suffers from mental illness. At the conclusion of the preliminary hearing, State District Judge William B. Sylvester will decide if the evidence is sufficient to put Holmes on trial. (AP Photo/Arapahoe County Sheriff, File)CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Relatives of the majority of people killed in a Colorado movie theater are rejecting an invitation to attend its reopening, calling it a "disgusting offer."
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