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HOUSTON (AP) Authorities in Houston say a 22-year-old man has been charged in connection with Tuesday's shooting at a Houston-area community college. He and two others were wounded. Officials say the shooting erupted from a fight and that the third person, a worker at Lone Star College, was caught in the crossfire.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) A relative of a New Mexico teenager accused of gunning down five family members says he hopes the killings are not politicized and used in the gun control debate. Fifteen-year-old Nehemiah Griego is accused of killing his parents and three younger siblings. Court documents say he texted a picture of his dead mother to his girlfriend. The shooting happened on Saturday, which was "Guns Across America" day.

RENO, Nev. (AP) The National Rifle Association's top lobbyist is criticizing President Barack Obama's reference to absolutism in his inauguration speech. Speaking to a hunting and wildlife group in Nevada, Wayne LaPierre says the 2nd Amendment gives Americans the absolute right to own a firearm, but the president wants to redefine that freedom.

WASHINGTON (AP) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will appear before the Senate and House Foreign Relations committees on Wednesday about the Obama administration's handling of the September terrorist assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Four Americans were killed. Republicans blame security lapses. Democrats charge that the GOP cut diplomatic security funding.

WASHINGTON (AP) Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett have provided the entertainment for one final inaugural celebration. President Barack Obama thanked White House aides and campaign staffers at the private gala. Proceeds will benefit a memorial fund for a campaign worker who collapsed and died at Obama's campaign headquarters in July.