Okla. residents come home to pick up the pieces
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- With her son holding her elbow, Colleen Arvin walked up her driveway to what was left of her house for 40 years.... 5/22/2013 3:19 AM

Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up.... 5/21/2013 7:14 PM

AP PHOTOS: Devastation, reunion in tornado wake
Residents sift through the remnants of their homes and parents hug children outside a demolished elementary school. Emergency workers tend to the wounded.... 5/21/2013 10:32 PM

Arias speaks out about case in jailhouse interview
PHOENIX (AP) -- In a surprise jailhouse interview just hours after a jury began deliberating her fate, Jodi Arias spoke out Tuesday about her murder trial, her many fights with her legal team and her belief that she "deserves a second chance at freedom someday."... 5/22/2013 3:07 AM

Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor
NEW YORK (AP) -- Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on.... 5/22/2013 3:03 AM

Gay Fla. teen charged for underage girlfriend
MIAMI (AP) -- An 18-year-old Florida cheerleader is facing felony charges that she had sexual contact with her underage, 14-year-old girlfriend, leading gay rights advocates to say the teen is being unfairly targeted for a common high school romance because she's gay.... 5/21/2013 5:40 PM

Lawyer: Feds investigating Susan Powell case
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) -- The lawyer for the family of missing Utah woman Susan Powell said Tuesday that even as local police close the active part of their investigation into her disappearance, federal authorities continue to review the case - a claim that was denied by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Salt Lake City.... 5/21/2013 9:21 PM

Face-chewing victim recovering, strumming guitar
MIAMI (AP) -- A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigurement, strumming a guitar, making jokes and thanking people for their donations to help pay for his care.... 5/21/2013 6:57 PM

Police defend officer who shot NY college student
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) -- The president of a New York police union defended an officer who accidentally killed a Hofstra University student during a standoff with an armed intruder, saying Tuesday the only person responsible for the woman's death was the gunman who held her hostage.... 5/21/2013 7:58 PM

Conn. rail service returning to normal
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Regular train service is returning to Connecticut, five days after a derailment injured scores of commuters and damaged tracks.... 5/22/2013 2:55 AM