RELATED:Sheriff says US rampage suspect not cooperatingAnalysis: Vitriolic rhetoric cited after Giffords shootingEditorial: Learning Judaism from GiffordsThe shootings, which claimed the lives six people, including of a federal judge, a congressional aid and a nine-year-old girl, have dominated news in the US, prompting outrage and sparking debate over gun control and whether heated political rhetoric fueled the incident.Before the hearing began, Jared Loughner's court-appointed attorney Judy Clarke whispered to the defendant, who only spoke to say "yes," when the judge asked if he understood that he could face life in prison — or the death penalty for the killings.Clarke, had earlier defended "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski and Al-Qaida operative Zacarias Moussaoui among others.The judge ordered Loughner held without bail.A Mass for all the victims was scheduled Tuesday at St. Odelia's Parish in Tucson.Among the dead was 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, who was born on the day of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Her funeral is Thursday.It was unclear when funerals will be held for the other victims, including one of Giffords' aides.US President Barack Obama will travel to Arizona on Wednesday to attend a memorial service for the victims, a senior administration official told The Associated Press. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the president's trip had not been publicly announced.Giffords, 40, was shot in the head, at close range. She was in critical condition at Tucson's University Medical Center. Two patients were discharged Sunday night. Seven others, remained hospitalized.Recent CT scans showed no further swelling in the brain, but doctors were guarded."We're not out of the woods yet," her neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Lemole said. "That swelling can sometimes take three days or five days to maximize. But every day that goes by and we don't see an increase, we're slightly more optimistic."Her doctors have declined to speculate on what specific disabilities Giffords may face.
Suspect in shooting of Giffords held without bail
US President Obama will travel to Arizona to attend a memorial service for the victims; Doctors guardedly optimistic about US congresswoman.
RELATED:Sheriff says US rampage suspect not cooperatingAnalysis: Vitriolic rhetoric cited after Giffords shootingEditorial: Learning Judaism from GiffordsThe shootings, which claimed the lives six people, including of a federal judge, a congressional aid and a nine-year-old girl, have dominated news in the US, prompting outrage and sparking debate over gun control and whether heated political rhetoric fueled the incident.Before the hearing began, Jared Loughner's court-appointed attorney Judy Clarke whispered to the defendant, who only spoke to say "yes," when the judge asked if he understood that he could face life in prison — or the death penalty for the killings.Clarke, had earlier defended "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski and Al-Qaida operative Zacarias Moussaoui among others.The judge ordered Loughner held without bail.A Mass for all the victims was scheduled Tuesday at St. Odelia's Parish in Tucson.Among the dead was 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, who was born on the day of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Her funeral is Thursday.It was unclear when funerals will be held for the other victims, including one of Giffords' aides.US President Barack Obama will travel to Arizona on Wednesday to attend a memorial service for the victims, a senior administration official told The Associated Press. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the president's trip had not been publicly announced.Giffords, 40, was shot in the head, at close range. She was in critical condition at Tucson's University Medical Center. Two patients were discharged Sunday night. Seven others, remained hospitalized.Recent CT scans showed no further swelling in the brain, but doctors were guarded."We're not out of the woods yet," her neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Lemole said. "That swelling can sometimes take three days or five days to maximize. But every day that goes by and we don't see an increase, we're slightly more optimistic."Her doctors have declined to speculate on what specific disabilities Giffords may face.