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Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Lawyers for the man accused of killing 12 people and injuring 70 in a Colorado movie theater say he wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.

Monday, March 25, 2013  A Colorado man was charged with possession of a weapon in Oswego County on Monday following a DWI arrest.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is urging the NFL to closely examine whether potential draft picks were asked about their sexual orientation, which he says would be illegal in New York.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Panelists came together at Syracuse University's Hendricks Chapel on Tuesday night to discuss gun violence in America.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Saratoga Harness Racing, Inc., which owns the Saratoga Casino and Raceway in upstate New York, announced Tuesday that it completed the deal to buy Fitzgeralds Casino Black Hawk in Black Hawk, Colorado.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  A Colorado judge says there's enough evidence for James Holmes to face trial on charges that allege he killed 12 people and injured 70 others in a movie theater last summer.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Prosecutors in Colorado have displayed photos that they say James Holmes took of himself and his arsenal in the hours before last July's movie theater attack in suburban Denver.

Tuesday, January 01, 2013  Hundreds of thousands of workers are set to get a pay raise to start 2013, as 10 states increase their minimum wage.

Friday, December 14, 2012  A survivor of the Aurora theater shooting in July

Friday, December 14, 2012  President Barack Obama says he won't go after Washington state and Colorado for legalizing marijuana. In a Barbara Walters interview airing Friday on ABC, Obama is asked whether he supports making pot legal. He says - quote - "I wouldn't go that far."

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  New York is among five states planning to add at least 300 hours of learning time to the calendar for some schools starting next year.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  The Massachusetts pharmacy board's director has been fired for ignoring a complaint that a company linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak was shipping drugs in bulk, in violation of its state license.

Saturday, November 03, 2012  3 ambassador wolves 'campaigning' for understanding of their species

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  Syracuse University graduate Stephen Barton survived the tragic shooting at a movie theater in Colorado, and now he is speaking out about gun violence.

Monday, September 10, 2012  Tenants at an apartment building in Syracuse claim their apartments are infested with mice and are worried about the threat of disease, especially in light of a nationwide alert for hantavirus and a case of bubonic plague.