Gunman set for first court appearance

The man arrested over a shooting spree that left three people dead and nine wounded at a prominent family planning center in Colorado Springs makes his first court appearance on Monday.

Friday's nearly six-hour standoff again put the United States' gun culture in the spotlight and also triggered renewed scrutiny of Planned Parenthood, a nationwide health provider that performs abortions and has faced violence and threats in the past.

Robert Lewis Dear, 57, a bearded drifter who surrendered to police at the scene, was expected to eventually face state charges of murder and attempted murder.