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• Sheriff: Colorado gunman legally bought weapon
• Mandela's body journeys to funeral site in ancestral village
• Somber remembrances mark anniversary of Sandy Hook tragedy
• Snowstorm brings dangerous travel conditions
• Mandela makes final journey home in SAfrica
• Undercover stings used to fight domestic terrorism
• China successfully soft-lands probe on the moon
• Campers help Amazon keep up with holiday rush
• Texas coach Mack Brown resigns
• Reynolds, Navy run to 34-7 win over Army
• Fast-moving snowstorm begins trek into Northeast
• Sheriff: Colo. gunman planned to hurt more people
• Body of Chiefs LB Belcher exhumed for brain exam
• Desmond Tutu says he will attend Mandela funeral
• Pope's crackdown on order alarms traditionalists
• Planned Braves stadium move highlights race, class

Sheriff: Colorado gunman legally bought weapon Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:41 PM PST The teen opened fire at a Denver-area school, wounding a fellow student.

Mandela's body journeys to funeral site in ancestral village Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:06 PM PST "Go well 'Tata', you have played your part," South African President and ANC leader Jacob Zuma said in a eulogy.

Somber remembrances mark anniversary of Sandy Hook tragedy Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:07 PM PST The United States will pause to remember the tragedy and revisit the contentious issue of guns in America.

Snowstorm brings dangerous travel conditions Posted: 14 Dec 2013 04:51 PM PST HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A winter storm blanketed a wide swath of the Northeast with a picturesque white layer on Saturday and gave ski resorts a boost, but caused dangerous travel conditions and complicated shopping plans less than two weeks before Christmas.

Mandela makes final journey home in SAfrica Posted: 14 Dec 2013 04:11 PM PST QUNU, South Africa (AP) — Nelson Mandela came home Saturday.

Undercover stings used to fight domestic terrorism Posted: 14 Dec 2013 03:50 PM PST WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The arrest of a Kansas man accused of trying to bring what he thought was a car bomb into a Wichita airport marked the culmination of a months-long undercover sting in what has become a successful and widely used domestic counterterrorism tactic.

China successfully soft-lands probe on the moon Posted: 14 Dec 2013 03:50 PM PST BEIJING (AP) — China on Saturday successfully carried out the world's first soft landing of a space probe on the moon in nearly four decades, state media said, the next stage in an ambitious space program that aims to eventually put a Chinese astronaut on the moon.

Campers help Amazon keep up with holiday rush Posted: 14 Dec 2013 03:53 PM PST CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Twinkling lights, ornament-strewn trees and bustling campgrounds. Those are signs of the Christmas season in this Kentucky town, where the Amazon.com distribution center recruits an armada of RV owners as seasonal workers to help fill holiday orders.

Texas coach Mack Brown resigns Posted: 14 Dec 2013 04:45 PM PST AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas says coach Mack Brown has stepped down and that the Alamo Bowl against Oregon on Dec. 30 will be his last game with the Longhorns.

Reynolds, Navy run to 34-7 win over Army Posted: 14 Dec 2013 03:59 PM PST PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Keenan Reynolds ran through steady snow and swirling wind into the NCAA record book, helping Navy beat Army 34-7 on Saturday for its 12th consecutive victory in the series.

Fast-moving snowstorm begins trek into Northeast Posted: 14 Dec 2013 01:15 PM PST HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A fast-moving storm expected to drop a foot of snow or more in the Northeast over the weekend moved into the region Saturday as road crews went on high alert and airlines began canceling flights.

Sheriff: Colo. gunman planned to hurt more people Posted: 14 Dec 2013 03:22 PM PST CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say an 18-year-old who wounded a fellow student before killing himself at a suburban Denver school entered the building with a shotgun, a machete and three incendiary devices in his backpack, and had ammunition strapped to body.

Body of Chiefs LB Belcher exhumed for brain exam Posted: 14 Dec 2013 03:47 PM PST KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Former Kansas City Chiefs' linebacker Jovan Belcher's body has been exhumed more than a year after he killed his girlfriend and himself so that his brain can be examined for signs of a degenerative condition linked to repeated concussions.

Desmond Tutu says he will attend Mandela funeral Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:19 PM PST JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu changed course Saturday night and announced plans to attend the funeral of anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela after all.

Pope's crackdown on order alarms traditionalists Posted: 14 Dec 2013 10:03 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.

Planned Braves stadium move highlights race, class Posted: 14 Dec 2013 07:54 AM PST ATLANTA (AP) — For the Braves, abandoning downtown Atlanta for the suburbs means moving closer to the team's fan base and developing money-making restaurants and amenities. Team officials say it's simply good business.

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