Gabrielle Giffords released from the hospital

Just over five months since she was shot and critically wounded at a congressional event, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been released by a Houston rehabilitation hospital. Per the Associated Press, the Democratic lawmaker will stay at her husband's home outside Houston while receiving outpatient treatment.

(Photo of Giffords and her mom, Gloria: PK Weis/Giffords office via AP)