Daniel Hernandez Jr., one of Gabrielle Giffords' former interns who performed lifesaving first aid on the Arizona Congresswoman after she was was shot in 2011, is now an elected member of a Tucson-area school board. That's all great news — except now he's being targeted by an anti-gay smear campaign that's several…
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords doesn't speak in public too often anymore, because she has trouble forming complete sentences ever since she was shot in the head
Today marks the second anniversary of the Tucson, Arizona shooting that killed six people and left former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords critically injured by a gunshot wound to the head. Is it the time to talk politics? Giffords certainly thinks so: today she and her husband, Mark Kelly, launched a…
Last night, after an uncomfortably close special election, the former district director to former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords won the special election for her House seat.
Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was nearly killed after she was shot in the head at point blank range in 2011. Eventually, she resigned her seat in a tear-soaked moment on the floor of the US House. But that retirement may not have been permanent.
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 24: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords receives the 2012 Salute to Women award from Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum at the museum's 21st annual 'Salute to Freedom' dinner on May 24, 2012 in New York City. The gala dinner, which looks to honor men and women who have served the nation, is held aboard…
You know how every time a Republican politician says or does something mindblowingly stupid or offensive, we shake our heads and think it can't possibly get any worse? Well, of course, we're always wrong. GOP legislators seem to have a supernatural ability to constantly come up with new and shittier things to say.…
Gah. Just when you thought Gabrielle Giffords' loving husband Mark Kelly couldn't be any more perfect—he is an astronaut for Christ's sake—he goes and ups the ante. It's just been announced that he is writing a kids book about a mouse who goes up into space. Commence "aww-ing" sequence now.
Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is resigning from her seat in the US House of Representatives after being shot in the head while meeting constituents. Watch her friend, Florida's Debbie Wasserman Schultz, read her final statement to her colleagues as Giffords looks on, surrounded by friends. And ready the…
Last night, the Powers that Be gathered in Washington DC for the annual Nerd Oscars— the President's State of the Union address. There were ties in primary colors, John Boehner's aggressively orange skin, that hug between the President and Gabrielle Giffords that made everyone cry, plenty of clapping, and more standing …
Gabrielle Giffords is basically incapable of doing anything that doesn't pull on the heartstrings, but yesterday she did something that seems especially moving. After announcing that she will resign
Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has resigned from Congress just a year after being shot in the head at an event outside a Tuscon supermarket. Preoccupied with her physical rehabilitation, Giffords explains in the video that it's best if she steps down despite previous speculation in the wake of her speedy recovery…
Reporters have finally managed to locate a man who may be the only American that doesn't find Gabrielle Giffords' recovery inspirational. In fact, he's disgusted by Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly and says, "Every time I see them on TV, it makes me want to vomit." George Morris knows firsthand what the couple have…
One year after a bullet went straight through her head, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords led the crowd in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at a candlelight vigil in Tucson. Giffords' recovery has inspired people across the country, but her presence at numerous memorial events today was particularly meaningful for those still…
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is still undergoing physical and speech therapy in Houston, but on Sunday she'll return to Arizona to participate in events marking the one year anniversary of the shooting that left her wounded and six people dead. Giffords' husband, Mark Kelly, plans to speak during a vigil at the University…
Last night TV viewers had an unusual choice. By flipping between two networks' primetime news magazine shows, they got to see that absolute worst and best of America. While NBC's Rock Center featured former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky suggesting
It's hard to believe it's been 11 months since Gabrielle Giffords took a bullet that shot straight into her forehead as she was meeting constituents at a "Congress on Your Corner" event, ultimately rendering her unable to nod her head or even smile. But the good news is, she's doing remarkably well.
In his new memoir, Mark Kelly, the astronaut husband (a phrase that never gets old!) of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, tells the very personal story of Gabby's recovery after being shot in the head in January. Among the many frank details the book reveals, there is one that stands out and makes the whole incident…
It was announced today that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords reads the final chapter of her memoir in the accompanying audiobook. Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope was co-written by Giffords' husband Mark Kelly and he reads the rest of the book. Giffords has reportedly been struggling with language, so as with all aspects of…
In a rare public appearance yesterday, Representative Gabrielle Giffords attended at an event to mark her husband Mark Kelly's retirement from the Navy. She appeared to be even stronger than when she was last in Washington in August
Jared Loughner has stopped smirking while listening to court proceedings over whether he can stand trial for murdering six people and wounding 13 during an Arizona shooting spree. Based on this and various other signs that his mental health is improving, yesterday a judge ruled that he should continue receiving…
For the first seven months of her recovery, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was told little about the shooting that left six people dead and 13 people, including herself, injured. Those close to her feared that the trauma of learning the details of what happened would stunt her recovery, and that she'd be unable to process the …
Though it seems there's ample evidence that Jared Loughner is mentally ill, his lawyers are now looking back through his family tree — all the way back to 1893 — to prove that insanity runs in his family. Last month the attorneys issued and then withdrew subpoenas to the State of Illinois for records on Loughner's…
In a moment many feared we'd never see, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned to the House of Representatives this afternoon to cast her vote in favor of raising the debt ceiling. Giffords received a standing ovation and was greeted by both Democratic and Republican colleagues. She's voted against raising the debt…
More good news today on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords recovery: She's been discharged from TIRR Memorial Hermann hospital and is moving into her husband Mark Kelly's home in League City, Texas. She'll return to the hospital for outpatient treatment and be assisted by a 24-hour home healthcare provider, but her strength and…
Today Rep. Gabrielle Gifford's chief of staff Pia Carusone gave the most forthcoming update yet on her medical state. As the tidbits fed to the media have suggested, she's doing remarkably well — for someone who suffered such a devastating injury. However, Carusone's comments seem to confirm that as we suspected
The space shuttle Endeavour landed on Wednesday, and last night Mark Kelly was finally able to see Rep. Gabrielle Giffords again after 18 days apart. "It was actually a very touching moment," said Giffords' spokesman. "They are smiling ear-to-ear and haven't let go of each other's hands."
Today a judge ruled that Jared Loughner is not competent to stand trial for the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the killing of six others. The judge said that experts had diagnosed Loughner with schizophrenia, disordered thinking, and delusions, and that he would not be able to understand his own…
Neurosurgeons in Houston performed a cranioplasty on Gabrielle Giffords, who is now awake and communicating. The surgery involved attaching a plastic implant to cover Giffords's head, which will allow her to live without the helmet she's worn since January. Progress!
