GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the IRS asked its board to promise not to organize protests outside Planned Parenthood and demanded to know how its prayer meetings and protest signs were educational.... 5/22/2013 3:19 AM

Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time."... 5/22/2013 3:20 AM

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 3:25 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

Immigration bill heads to full Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A far-reaching bill to remake the nation's immigration system is headed to the full Senate, where tough battles are brewing on gay marriage, border security and other contentious issues, with the outcome impossible to predict.... 5/22/2013 3:27 AM

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