CHICAGO (AP) - President Barack Obama and fellow NATO leaders solidified plans Monday for an "irreversible transition" in Afghanistan, affirming their commitment to ending the deeply unpopular war in 2014 and voicing confidence in the ability of Afghan forces to take the lead for securing their country even sooner.

MIAMI - Sisters Daniela and Dayana Pelaez joined Congressman David Rivera at North Miami Senior High School Saturday morning to announce that the Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Status (STARS) Act will be filed in a few weeks.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - The jury deciding the fate of John Edwards has resumed deliberations in North Carolina following a weekend break.

CHICAGO (AP) - As President Barack Obama and fellow NATO leaders herald the coming end of the deeply unpopular Afghanistan war, they face the grim reality of two more years of fighting ahead and more of their troops sure to die in combat.

MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts "to codify discrimination or hatred into the law."

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans and Democrats are refusing to budge when it comes to their already hardened positions on spending cuts versus tax increases to deal with the nation's debt.

DENVER - Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado) signed a bill into law on Friday that is a modest but important step to convincing filmmakers to shoot their productions in Colorado.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - A jury deliberated for about five hours Friday in John Edwards' campaign corruption trial involving money from wealthy donors that was used to hide his pregnant mistress during his 2008 White House bid. Talks will resume Monday, but the jury has already made several requests for evidence and office supplies, a sign they may be settling in for detailed discussions.

DENVER - Colorado lawmakers included funding for a property tax break that hasn't been given to seniors for the past three years.

DENVER (AP) - Ann Romney is headlining a Colorado fundraiser for her husband, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

A Denver attorney who nearly died last month when his car landed in the rushing waters of Cherry Creek met his rescuers Sunday night and told them, "The only reason I'm here is because of the people in this room."

There's a push in Northern Colorado to speed up the crime fighting process. Several and communities hope a new $4 million crime lab will help them do it.

Colorado State has named Ryun Williams as the new coach of the women's basketball team.

The number of people killed in Colorado traffic accidents while not wearing seat belts is up.

Police in the high country are baffled by the murder of a man whose body was found near a trailhead in Breckenridge.

A 10-year-old boy jumped from a moving car as it is being stolen outside of Queen Liquor in Denver Wednesday.

On Monday a couple thanked the paramedics who saved their little girl's life.

DaVita is based in Denver and will pay more than $3.5 billion and $758 million worth of stock for Health Care Partners.