One block: How neighbors saw twister's deadly path
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Dan Garland could feel the latch on the shelter door begin to turn in his hand. It was as if the storm outside were a living, breathing thing - and it was trying desperately to get in.... 5/22/2013 12:59 PM

Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 billion
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The tornado that tore through an Oklahoma City suburb destroyed or damaged as many as 13,000 homes and may have caused $2 billion in overall damage, officials said Wednesday.... 5/22/2013 2:42 PM

Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot to death by authorities early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said.... 5/22/2013 3:43 PM

Arias jury deadlocked but must continue
PHOENIX (AP) -- Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial told the judge Wednesday that they are unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the convicted murderer should be get life or death for killing her boyfriend, prompting the judge to send them back to the deliberation room to work through their differences.... 5/22/2013 3:18 PM

Garcetti elected LA mayor after promising jobs
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- City Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become the next mayor of Los Angeles after a caustic campaign in which he depicted his fellow Democrat as a pawn of powerful labor bosses.... 5/22/2013 3:41 PM

Boy achieves family dream with geography bee win
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Passion for geography runs deep in Sathwik Karnik's family.... 5/22/2013 3:50 PM

College fossil-fuel divestment movement builds
SWARTHMORE, Pa. (AP) -- In an effort to slow the pace of climate change, students at more than 200 colleges are asking their schools to stop investing in fossil fuel companies.... 5/22/2013 2:23 PM

Man who kidnapped 2 Iowa girls had long record
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Police say a man who enticed two girls to enter his pickup truck near a rural Iowa bus stop had a long criminal history and was ordered for sex offender treatment when he was a teenager.... 5/22/2013 3:02 PM

Obama to honor Carole King at White House concert
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is showing singer-songwriter Carole King that she has friends at the White House.... 5/22/2013 3:38 PM

Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes.... 5/22/2013 3:29 PM