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The defense of James Egan Holmes, who is being charged with 12 counts of murder and 116 of attempted murder for the July 20 Aurora movie shootout, argues that her client, 24-year old Holmes reached out for help before his shootings, hinting to an insanity plea in a Thursday court appearance.

In the latest development of the Tucson gunman who opened fire killing six people and seriously injuring a dozen others including congresswoman Gabrielle 'Gabby' Giffords in January of 2011, the college drop-out told court-appointed psychiatrist Christina Pietz that he failed to kill the 42-year-old congresswoman.

The Jamaica's runner Usain Bolt, who the gold medal in the men's 100 meter final last week, made history Thursday by winning for the second time the men's 200 meter final, becoming the first athlete to win the 100 and 200 meters in two consecutive Olympic games.