Gabrielle Giffords is under intensive care at Texas Medical Centre after a flawless trip from Arizona, where throngs of well-wishers gave her a farewell that brought a tearful smile from the congresswoman.

Crowds cheered Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords as she left a Tucson hospital where she stunned doctors with her recovery two weeks after being shot in the head in an assassination bid.

A US congresswoman shot in the head two weeks ago is moving to a Houston rehab centre today where her husband hopes she will continue on the path to a full recovery.

Doctors have successfully operated on shot US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ eye socket to remove bone fragments as she continued to show more signs of improvement.

The neurosurgeon treating Representative Gabrielle Giffords says doctors are “actually confident” she’s making progress in her recovery.

The youngest victim of the mass shooting in Arizona was remembered at her funeral for her love of baseball, animals and swimming with her brother.

Doctors say Gabrielle Giffords is moving both legs and both arms, has opened both eyes and is responding to friends and family.

For four years, Jared Loughner was an unremarkable college student, commuting to classes near his home where he studied yoga and algebra, business management and poetry.

President Barack Obama appealed for unity at a memorial service for those attacked in the Arizona shooting rampage and implored a divided America to honour them by becoming a better country.

Right-wing politician today Sarah Palin hit back at critics who blamed her hardline election campaigning for the Tucson massacre, saying journalists and political pundits were the culprits.

Right-wing US politician Sarah Palin has posted a nearly eight-minute video on her Facebook page condemning those who blame fierce political campaigning for the Tucson massacre.

The 22-year-old man accused of trying to assassinate Representative Gabrielle Giffords in a deadly shooting rampage wrote “Die, bitch” in a note found at his home, a sheriff’s official said.

The US congresswoman shot in the Tucson massacre was breathing on her own tonight after being taken off a ventilator.

The suspect in a deadly Arizona shooting is in a federal courtroom facing charges of attempting to assassinate a congresswoman.

US President Barack Obama will lead the nation in a moment of silence today to honour the Arizona congresswoman who was critically wounded and the others who were killed or injured in a shooting rampage in Tucson.

The man accused of attempting to assassinate US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in a gun rampage that killed six people will appear in an Arizona court today.