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CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Lawyers for Colorado theater gunman James Holmes have put his father on the witness stand in their effort to spare his life. Robert Holmes says he didn't know his son had been seeing a psychiatrist. He also said he realized during a jailhouse visit that Holmes was "messed up." The jury must decide unanimously that Holmes should receive the death penalty. If it can't agree, he'll be sentenced to life without parole.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli leaders are expressing their approval of the upcoming release of convicted American spy Jonathan Pollard. The former Navy intelligence analyst has been granted parole and will be freed in November after 30 years behind bars. Critics say Pollard is a traitor who gave up secrets to Israel for money. Israelis have long campaigned for his release and have granted Pollard citizenship. The Obama administration denies politics affected the decision to parole him.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal officials are investigating why an Allegiant Air passenger jet was on "E'' and needed to land at a Fargo, North Dakota, airport that was temporarily closed to most traffic. The Allegiant plane with 144 passengers landed safely last Thursday at Hector International Airport after a flight from Las Vegas. The airport was closed for practice by the Navy Blue Angels flying team. The pilot told an air traffic controller he didn't have enough fuel to reach another airport.
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — More than 200 people have been ordered from their homes because a wildfire jumped a containment line east of California's Napa Valley wine country. Officials blame higher temperatures and wind gusts. In the Central California foothills, helicopters and air tankers are attacking another fire burning near two tiny wooded communities north of Fresno.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Surgeons in Philadelphia have performed a double-hand transplant on a boy believed to be the youngest patient to undergo the procedure. Eight-year-old Zion Harvey thanked his family and doctors for helping him along a "bumpy road." His hands and feet were amputated years ago because of an infection. But leg prosthetics let him become an active child, and he learned to eat, write and play video games even before the double-hand transplant.
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