The president said the upper chamber needs to pass legislation approved by the House earlier this month, which would tighten gun laws including background checks.
A shooting at a crowded Colorado supermarket that killed 10 people, including the first police officer to arrive, sent terrorized shoppers and workers scrambling for safety and stunned a state that has grieved several mass killings.
Jury selection wrapped up Tuesday morning as a 15th person — an “insurance” juror — was chosen. Judge Peter Cahill has said the man will be excused Monday morning if the other 14 report as planned.
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up the appeal of Byron Smith, a Little Falls man serving two life sentences for killing two teenage burglars.
Authorities say a 6-year-old boy died from a fatal gunshot wound in a Moorhead apartment where he was left Sunday night with several other unsupervised children.
Police say 10 people have been killed in a shooting at a Colorado supermarket, including a police officer. Boulder police Chief Maris Herold said at a news conference Monday night that a suspect is in custody and is getting medical treatment.
An appeals court ruled last summer that the original trial judge did not secure an impartial jury for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The U.S. has asked the Supreme Court to review the decision.
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