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• Desmond Tutu says he will attend Mandela funeral
• Colorado gunman kicked off speech team; no loner
• Police seek motive in Colorado school shooting
• Traditional tribal rituals at Mandela's funeral
• Pope's crackdown on order alarms traditionalists
• Police seek as motive in Colorado school shooting
• Confusion, security risks at Nelson Mandela event
• Revenge probed as motive in Colo. school shooting
• Somber remembrances mark anniversary of Sandy Hook tragedy
• 4 top Ukraine officials investigated in crackdown
• Mandela's body journeys to funeral site in ancestral village
• Tutu didn't receive credential for Mandela funeral
• Mega Millions jackpot climbs as nobody wins $425M
• Now top US diplomat, Kerry returns to Vietnam
• Newtown plans quiet anniversary of school shooting
• Bodies pile up as sectarian violence worsens in C.Africa
• Oil reform caps year of dramatic changes in Mexico
• Denver-area high school shooter identified
• Colorado school gunman ID'd as 18-year-old student
• Student gunman wounds 2 classmates in Colo. school
• Khloe Kardashian files for divorce from Lamar Odom
• Findings in AP investigation of missing American
• Jang's execution leaves China in delicate position
• Winston says he knew he would 'be vindicated'
• Sheriff: Colo. school shooter wounds 2, kills self

Desmond Tutu says he will attend Mandela funeral Posted: 14 Dec 2013 12:55 PM PST JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The spokesman for retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu says the Nobel prize-winning cleric has changed his plans and will attend the funeral of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.

Colorado gunman kicked off speech team; no loner Posted: 14 Dec 2013 12:40 PM PST CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A student who walked into his suburban Denver high school with a shotgun looking for a specific teacher was a skilled debater with strong political views who recently was kicked off the speech and debate team.

Police seek motive in Colorado school shooting Posted: 14 Dec 2013 10:51 AM PST CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Investigators on Saturday were working to find out what motivated a teenage gunman to enter his suburban Denver high school armed with a shotgun looking for a specific teacher a day earlier.

Traditional tribal rituals at Mandela's funeral Posted: 14 Dec 2013 10:05 AM PST JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An ox will be slaughtered, the deceased will be wrapped in a leopard skin and a family elder will keep talking to the body's spirit: The state funeral for South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela on Sunday will also include those rituals from the tradition of the Xhosa people, to whom Mandela's Thembu clan belongs.

Pope's crackdown on order alarms traditionalists Posted: 14 Dec 2013 09:35 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis may have been named Time magazine's Person of the Year, but he has come under scathing criticism from a growing number of traditionalist Catholics for cracking down on a religious order that celebrates the old Latin Mass. The case has become a flashpoint in the ideological tug-of-war going on in the Catholic Church over Francis' revolutionary agenda, which has thrilled progressives and alarmed some conservatives.

Police seek as motive in Colorado school shooting Posted: 14 Dec 2013 07:29 AM PST CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Investigators on Saturday were working to find out what motivated a teenage gunman to enter his suburban Denver high school armed with a shotgun looking for a specific teacher a day earlier.

Confusion, security risks at Nelson Mandela event Posted: 14 Dec 2013 07:14 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — In the hours before President Barack Obama arrived at a Johannesburg soccer stadium to honor Nelson Mandela, the White House staff was in the dark on critical details.

Revenge probed as motive in Colo. school shooting Posted: 14 Dec 2013 06:43 AM PST CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Investigators were looking Saturday at whether revenge motivated a teenage gunman to enter his suburban Denver high school armed with a shotgun looking for a specific teacher.

Somber remembrances mark anniversary of Sandy Hook tragedy Posted: 14 Dec 2013 05:55 AM PST The United States will pause to remember the tragedy and revisit the contentious issue of guns in America.

4 top Ukraine officials investigated in crackdown Posted: 14 Dec 2013 05:09 AM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's president has suspended the head of Kiev city administration and the deputy head of the national security council over the violent police response to a small demonstration.

Mandela's body journeys to funeral site in ancestral village Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:47 AM PST "Go well 'Tata', you have played your part," South African President and ANC leader Jacob Zuma said in a eulogy.

Tutu didn't receive credential for Mandela funeral Posted: 14 Dec 2013 01:59 AM PST JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and longtime friend of Nelson Mandela and occasional critic of the current South African government, won't be attending Mandela's funeral because he didn't receive the credential to do so, said his spokeswoman.

Mega Millions jackpot climbs as nobody wins $425M Posted: 14 Dec 2013 01:13 AM PST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One of the largest jackpots in U.S. lottery history climbed even higher Saturday after no ticket matched all six numbers to win the $425 million top Mega Millions prize.

Now top US diplomat, Kerry returns to Vietnam Posted: 14 Dec 2013 12:27 AM PST HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — Forty-four years after first setting foot in Vietnam as a young naval officer, John Kerry has returned once more, this time as America's top diplomat.

Newtown plans quiet anniversary of school shooting Posted: 13 Dec 2013 11:10 PM PST NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Newtown is planning to mark one year since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre with private memorial services and the ringing of bells for the victims.

Bodies pile up as sectarian violence worsens in C.Africa Posted: 13 Dec 2013 10:56 PM PST Bangui (Central African Republic) (AFP) - France raised the alarm over worsening violence in the Central African Republic, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged warring Christians and Muslims to stop the bloodshed that has left more than 600 dead in the past week. UN refugee agency UNHCR said that more than 600 people had been killed in the violence in CAR in the past week, including 450 in Bangui and 160 in other parts of the country. French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian also warned of rising violence as he met some of the 1,600 French troops deployed in Bangui. "The spiral of confrontation has abruptly worsened," Le Drian said, also warning of "the early beginnings of a humanitarian crisis".

Oil reform caps year of dramatic changes in Mexico Posted: 13 Dec 2013 09:37 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — This week's opening of Mexico's oil industry to private and foreign investment caps a remarkable series of legislative victories by a president trying to re-engineer the country's most dysfunctional institutions.

Denver-area high school shooter identified Posted: 13 Dec 2013 09:23 PM PST Authorities say the teenage suspect may have had a grudge against a teacher.

Colorado school gunman ID'd as 18-year-old student Posted: 13 Dec 2013 08:35 PM PST CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Authorities have identified an 18-year-old as the student who opened fire with a shotgun at a suburban Denver high school before killing himself.

Student gunman wounds 2 classmates in Colo. school Posted: 13 Dec 2013 07:50 PM PST CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A teenager who may have had a grudge against a teacher opened fire Friday with a shotgun at a suburban Denver high school, wounding two fellow students before killing himself.

Khloe Kardashian files for divorce from Lamar Odom Posted: 13 Dec 2013 07:03 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — After months of speculation, Khloe Kardashian is ending her four-year marriage to Lamar Odom.

Findings in AP investigation of missing American Posted: 13 Dec 2013 06:31 PM PST Findings from an Associated Press investigation of CIA contractor Robert Levinson's March 2007 disappearance in Iran.

Jang's execution leaves China in delicate position Posted: 13 Dec 2013 05:45 PM PST BEIJING (AP) — The stunning execution of Kim Jong Un's powerful uncle strips China of its most important link to North Korea's leadership and deepens concerns over how the unruly neighbor will proceed on Beijing's key issues of nuclear disarmament and economic reform.

Winston says he knew he would 'be vindicated' Posted: 13 Dec 2013 04:01 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Jameis Winston smiled and laughed, posing for pictures with the other Heisman Trophy finalists and the big bronze statue that he is expected to take home.

Sheriff: Colo. school shooter wounds 2, kills self Posted: 13 Dec 2013 03:15 PM PST CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A suburban Denver student shot two other students at a high school Friday before he apparently killed himself, authorities said.

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