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World leaders, South Africans honor Mandela

US President Barack Obama led world tributes Tuesday to Nelson Mandela, hailing him as a giant of history at a rain-soaked memorial attended by tens of thousands of South Africans united in proud, noisy celebration.
11:33 AM, Dec 10, 2013

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - U.S. President Barack Obama exhorted the world Tuesday to embrace Nelson Mandela's universal message of peace and justice, electrifying tens of thousands of rain-lashed spectators and prompting a standing ovation by scores of heads of state in a South African stadium.

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Mother charged in 3-year-old's shooting death

10:24 AM, Dec 10, 2013

GREELEY - The mother of a 3-year-old who accidentally shot himself in Frederick was charged Tuesday with criminally negligent child ...

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Surveillance video shows clerk keeping cool at gunpoint

A Subway employee explains how he kept calm with a gun held to his head during a recent robbery in Hampton, Georgia. The clerk says he kept thinking about customers walking in on the ordeal.
8:17 AM, Dec 10, 2013

HAMPTON, Ga - Minutes must have seemed like hours for a Hampton store clerk who was robbed by two armed masked men December 5, 2013. ...

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Broncos roll to big win over Titans
6:01 AM, Dec 9, 2013

KUSA - Putting themselves in an early hole again, the Denver Broncos rattled off 24-unanswered points, including Matt Prater's ...

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GM names Mary Barra CEO, 1st woman to head car co.

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11:06 AM, Dec 10, 2013

DETROIT (AP) - General Motors has picked a woman as its next CEO, naming product development chief Mary Barra as the first female head ...

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David Baldacci talks about twists in 'King & Maxwell'

David Baldacci talks about twists in King & Maxwell. 9NEWS at 8 a.m. 12/10/13.
9:26 AM, Dec 10, 2013

KUSA - David Baldacci has brought back former Secret Service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell to investigate a bizarre case in ...

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Best, worst items to buy before Christmas

Its almost impossible to avoid spending money during the holidays, but there are some items you should hold off on buying until later.
8:15 AM, Dec 10, 2013

KSDK - It's almost impossible to avoid spending money during the holidays, what with the temptation of good deals and the need to ...

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Teen forced to hold Jesus sign in cold as punishment

An Akron, Ohio woman made her niece hold a sign on a street corner in the bitter cold, as punishment for fighting and getting suspended from school.
7:41 AM, Dec 10, 2013

AKRON, Ohio - On the corner of Brown and Lover's Lane, you could call it a sign - of tough love.

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World leaders, South Africans honor Mandela

US President Barack Obama led world tributes Tuesday to Nelson Mandela, hailing him as a giant of history at a rain-soaked memorial attended by tens of thousands of South Africans united in proud, noisy celebration.
11:33 AM, Dec 10, 2013

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - U.S. President Barack Obama exhorted the world Tuesday to embrace Nelson Mandela's universal message of peace and ...

Puffing case turns into assault charge. 9NEWS at 8 a.m. 12/10/13.

Puffing case turns into assault charge

AURORA - One officer got more than he bargained for when he tried to enforce the "puffing" law in Aurora.

9:27 AM, Dec 10, 2013
9 beers many Americans no longer drink. 9NEWS at 4 p.m., 12/9/13.

9 beers many Americans no longer drink

USA TODAY - Beer is not selling the way it used to. U.S. sales of the beverage declined in four of the past five years. Between 2007 and 2012, beer sales fell by 2.3%, or more than 4.8 million barrels.

12:45 PM, Dec 9, 2013
January pot changes: Your questions. 9NEWS at 9 p.m., 12/9/13.

January pot changes: Your questions

DENVER - Many of you are wondering what sort of laws will be in place come Jan. 1 when it comes to purchasing pot. We took some of your questions to Monday's Denver City Council meeting.

11:47 PM, Dec 9, 2013
Thaw raises risk of bursting pipes. 9NEWS at 9 p.m., 12/9/13.

Thaw raises risk of bursting pipes

KUSA - We are really looking forward to the temperatures tomorrow and each day that follows this week.

12:38 AM, Dec 10, 2013
Danielle Grant has the latest weather forecast. 9NEWS at 6 a.m. 12/10/13.

Denver Colorado Weather Forecast

Last updated by Meteorologist Danielle Grant

TODAY: Partly cloudy and a little warmer with above freezing temps! Afternoon highs are forecast to be from 33 to 38 degrees.

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold. Light winds. Overnight lows 3 to 10 degrees.

7:57 AM, Dec 10, 2013

Mormon church explains past ban on black priests

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Mormon church has issued its most comprehensive explanation yet about its past exclusion of blacks from the priesthood.

9:50 PM, Dec 9, 2013
Milli Vanilli bandit suspects arrested. 9NEWS at 9 p.m., 12/9/13.

Milli Vanilli bandit suspects arrested

KUSA - Two men suspected in more than 15 robberies around the metro area are in custody tonight.

12:10 PM, Dec 10, 2013
An Akron, Ohio woman made her niece hold a sign on a street corner in the bitter cold, as punishment for fighting and getting suspended from school.

Teen forced to hold Jesus sign in cold as punishment

AKRON, Ohio - On the corner of Brown and Lover's Lane, you could call it a sign - of tough love.

9:41 AM, Dec 10, 2013

'Person of interest' in custody after Denver homicide

LAKEWOOD - Police determined that a suspicious death on Monday is actually a homicide.

10:04 AM, Dec 10, 2013
ANTARCTICA - In this undated handout photo provided by Walking with the Wounded (WWTW) on December 4, 2013, Team Commonwealth pull their sleds in Antarctica on day three of the South Pole Allied Challenge. The Virgin Money South Pole Allied Challenge 2013, of which Prince Harry is patron, will see the participants race across three degrees to the South Pole. All 12 injured service personnel from Britain, America, Canada and Australia have overcome life-changing injuries and undertaken challengin

Cold dis-comfort: Antarctica set record of -135.8

WASHINGTON (AP) - Feeling chilly? Here's cold comfort: You could be in East Antarctica which new data says set a record for soul-crushing cold.

6:43 PM, Dec 9, 2013
SANFORD, FL - NOVEMBER 19: George Zimmerman, the acquitted shooter in the death of Trayvon Martin, faces a Seminole circuit judge during a first-appearance hearing on charges including aggravated assault stemming from a fight with his girlfriend November 19, 2013 in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman, 30, was arrested after police responded to a domestic disturbance call at a house. He was acquitted in July of all charges in the shooting death of unarmed, black teenager, Trayvon Martin. (Photo by Joe B

Girlfriend wants charges dropped against Zimmerman

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - George Zimmerman asked a judge on Monday to change the terms of his bond so he can have contact with the girlfriend he's accused of assaulting.

9:50 PM, Dec 9, 2013
Pricey French wine missing from Denver hotel. 9NEWS at 6 p.m., 12/9/13.

Pricey French wine missing from Denver hotel

DENVER (AP) - Six bottles of a rare French wine that could fetch thousands of dollars on the black market were swiped from the wine cellar at a Denver Hotel.

12:43 AM, Dec 10, 2013
Windsor plant focus of USDA recall. 9NEWS at 10 p.m., 12/9/13.

Windsor plant focus of USDA recall

KUSA - USDA inspectors found rodents at a specialty meat and poultry business in Windsor. The organization has recalled 90,000 pounds of meat as a result.

12:45 AM, Dec 10, 2013
Aron Ralston accused of domestic violence in dismissed case. 9NEWS at 4 p.m., 12/9/13.

Aron Ralston accused of domestic violence in dismissed case

DENVER - 9Wants to Know has learned Monday afternoon that Aron Ralston had his case dismissed in court.

11:48 PM, Dec 9, 2013
Federal prosecutors allege wide range of misconduct and say deputies acted as if they were above the law. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

18 LA sheriff's officials charged in jail probe

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Roughly three years ago, a man referred to in a federal indictment as "Visitor LF" went to Men's Central Jail to discuss his inability to visit his brother there. Instead, a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy allegedly handcuffed him, took him to a break room with no windows or public access, and threw him against a refrigerator.

8:58 AM, Dec 10, 2013
Colorado Gives Day - Give where you live. 9NEWS at 6, 7 and 8 a.m. 12/10/13.

Colorado Gives Day: 24 hours to give where you live

COLORADO - Colorado Gives Day, the online giving event that raises awareness and donations for hundreds of Colorado nonprofits, is on Dec. 10.

1:53 PM, Dec 10, 2013
A Minnesota dad accidentally shot his 14-year-old son in the eye while pheasant hunting. Things only got worse when they got to the hospital, but doctors managed to save the boys facial functions by redirecting an artery to his brain.

14-year-old hunter shot through eye

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Russell Macdonald is no stranger to hunting, nor is his son Kaelan, but what happened to them last month out pheasant shooting, has changed that sport for them forever.

9:56 AM, Dec 10, 2013
Flood victim hit again. 9NEWS at 6 p.m., 12/9/13.

Flood victim hit again

GLEN HAVEN - She describes herself as "broken." A homeowner in Glen Haven who survived the September flooding now has a new weather-related problem.

12:43 AM, Dec 10, 2013
6-year-old tries to save NASA. 9NEWS at 10 p.m., 12/7/13.

6-year-old tries to save NASA

KUSA - A 6-year-old who dreams of being an astronaut for NASA has taken matters into his own hands by starting an online petition to try and save NASA.

10:36 AM, Dec 8, 2013
Hours away from Mandela memorial. 9NEWS at 9 p.m., 12/9/13.

Obama arrives in S. Africa for Mandela tribute

CENTURION, South Africa (AP) - The comparisons are perhaps inevitable. President Barack Obama and former South African leader Nelson Mandela each served as their nation's first black president, living symbols of struggles to overcome deep-seated racial tensions. Each was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

4:02 AM, Dec 10, 2013
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