Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday:
1. OFFICIALS PROBE DEADLY NYC COMMUTER TRAIN DERAILMENT: Investigators looking into the Metro-North wreck are due to examine factors ranging from track conditions to the crew's performance.
2. WORST TECH ISSUES COULD BE OVER FOR HEALTH CARE SITE, BUT WORK REMAINS: Federal workers and private contractors are reworking the system, but the White House says some could still encounter trouble.
3. BLACK FRIDAY WEEKEND CROWDS COULD SET RECORD, BUT SPENDING DOWN: More than 140 million people were expected to shop over the four-day weekend, but spending was expected to fall.
4. HOW TEACHERS ARE INCORPORATING COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS: The academic benchmarks adopted by 45 states and the District of Columbia are forcing educators to work on critical thinking over memorization.
5. NUMBER OF SLAIN IRAQIS WORRIES UN: The organization says at least 7,157 civilians and 952 Iraqi security forces have been killed since January.
6. EGYPT PANEL COMPLETES REVISIONS ON CHARTER: The document is to be handed over to interim President Adly Mansour, who has a month to call for a nationwide referendum on it.
7. A PRICE JUMP FOR '10 LORDS A LEAPING': The cost of the dancing dukes rised 10 percent to $5,243, according to PNC Wealth Management; Other items in the Christmas carol go for about the same as last year.
8. WHO'S WATCHING FOR POISON POT: A forensic botanist and her students at the University of New Haven, Conn., are developing a new process to detect contaminants in marijuana.
9. TRAGIC END FOR HOLLYWOOD RACING HERO: Investigators say speed was a factor in the death of 'Fast & Furious' star Paul Walker, killed in a fiery one-car crash in L.A.
10. SHAKEUP IN AP'S TOP 25 POLL: Auburn jumps to the third slot in the college football rankings after the Tigers upset Alabama; Florida State claims the top spot, Ohio State takes second.
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