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Mourners create a memorial at the fountain of the Aurora Municipal Center after a prayer vigil Sunday for the 12 victims of Friday's mass shooting at the Century 16 movie theater.

Report From Homeland Security Details 'Commonalities' In Mass Shootings

Looking at 29 mass shootings since 1999, researchers found most happened at a work place and were perpetrated by men aged 17 to 48.

Sotomayor's Memoir Already A Best-Seller

The nation's first Latina justice tells her story of rising from poverty to reach the epitome of the legal world.

When Superstorm Sandy came ashore, Bellevue Hospital was quickly submerged. Inspectors from the Federal Emergency Management Agency marked the flood line in the basement with orange tape or spray paint. In some areas, water was 14 feet deep.

Bellevue Hospital's Slow Comeback After Superstorm Sandy

Repairs to the New York City hospital are expected to allow a full reopening in early February. Engineers have been working around the clock to make everything is ready. Bellevue hasn't been able to care for trauma patients since the storm. That has put a strain on neighboring hospitals.

In Immigration Debate, 'Undocumented' Vs. 'Illegal' Is More Than Just Semantics

The term "illegal immigrant" has become a thorny subject — which might explain why President Obama opted not to use it in his address on immigration reform. But the term "undocumented immigrant" is not without its own political connotations.

A man attempts to salvage burnt manuscripts at the Ahmed Baba Institute in Timbuktu, Mali, on Tuesday. While some of the ancient manuscripts were destroyed by Islamist radicals, reports indicate that most were hidden and therefore survived.

From Timbuktu, Reports That Most Manuscripts Were Saved

It now appears that most ancient manuscripts at a library in Mali survived an attempt by Islamic radicals to destroy them. Local residents apparently removed them earlier, according to reports from Timbuktu.

Investigators are still looking into the cause of fires and overheating aboard Boeing's new 787s.

Grounding Of 787s Creates Doubts About 'Business As Usual' At Boeing

The company's CEO said Boeing plans to keep building its new 787s while it awaits the outcome of investigations into the cause of a fire and overheating aboard the planes. But some analysts are skeptical about continuing the assembly line before the results are in.

One of the ads running in the Washington, D.C. metro.

Through Ad Campaign, Muslim Activists Want To Redefine 'Jihad'

Ads featuring the word and what it means to Muslims began running this week in Washington, D.C. CAIR-Chicago said the term was "misunderstood" and they wanted to correct the record.

The Andrews Sisters (from left, Maxene, Patty and LaVerne) in the 1940s. Patty was the star of the sibling act.

Patty Andrews, Leader Of The Andrews Sisters, Dies

Andrews was the youngest of the boogie-woogie sibling act, which played more USO tours during World War II than anyone besides Bob Hope. She was also known as the most charismatic of the trio.

Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite's new collaborative album is titled <em>Ge</em><em>t Up!</em>

Ben Harper And Charlie Musselwhite Get Muddy

The multifaceted singer-songwriter and the harmonica legend team up on a new album of original blues songs, Get Up!

President Obama shakes hands with his nominee to head the Defense Department, former Sen. Chuck Hagel, at the White House on Jan. 7. John Brennan, Obama's choice for director of the CIA, looks on.

Cabinet Picks Show A Shift In How U.S. Wages War

The White House has emphasized that incoming Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel — both Vietnam veterans — understand the full cost of war. President Obama says that makes them the right choice for their jobs, as the U.S. moves away from big wars to a targeted approach.

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