This is AP News Minute. California authorities say a gunman went on a spree of shootings and carjackings across Orange County, California, killing three people and wounding three others. They say the search for the gunman ended when he killed himself as police closed in. President Obama lashed out at Republicans, warning that people will lose their jobs if the sequester takes effect. House Speaker John Boehner released a statement saying the revenue debate is now closed. He says spending is the problem, spending must be the focus. Oscar Pistorius cried as his lawyer told a South African courtroom that the Olympic athlete known as the Blade Runner mistook his girlfriend for an intruder and shot and killed her. Prosecutors however, say Pistorious intentionally killed Reeva Steenkamp as she cowered inside a locked bathroom. Kate Middleton made her first public appearance Tuesday since her pregnancy was announced in December. With her baby bump slightly visible, the Duchess of Cambridge visited a center for recovering addicts in London.