Caller hung up on University of Colorado minutes before shooting

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Caller hung up on University of Colorado minutes before shooting



Colorado shooting suspect James Eagan Holmes makes his first court appearance in AuroraDENVER (Reuters) - A caller who phoned the University of Colorado Hospital less than 10 minutes before a mass shooting that killed 12 people hung up without speaking, officials said on Friday, a day after the accused gunman's lawyer said he may have made such a call. An attorney for James Holmes raised the call during a hearing on Thursday as she questioned university psychiatrist Dr. Lynne Fenton about her doctor-patient relationship with the former graduate student accused of carrying out the rampage at a midnight screening of the new Batman movie. ...












Documentary pays tribute to Jackson's genius



Michael Jackson is bathed in light, his arms outstretched and head back, as if crucified, at the end of Spike Lee's documentary "Bad 25" — a fitting image for the late pop legend who to some extent basked in fame, but was also clearly tormented by it.









Roddick extends career with easy victory at Open



Andy Roddick reacts during his match against Australia's Bernard Tomic in the third round of play at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in New York. Roddick won the match. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Andy Roddick is not ready for retirement just yet.









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