Tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Okla.
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) -- When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left of the community Carter had called home.... 5/20/2013 10:03 AM

Commutes long, slow after Conn. train derailment
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week's train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City.... 5/20/2013 9:59 AM

Split-second choice ended with NY student dead
NEW YORK (AP) -- The college student was being held in a headlock by a masked intruder with a loaded gun to her head, police said. Then the gunman took aim at an officer.... 5/20/2013 10:10 AM

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) -- It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.... 5/20/2013 8:40 AM

High court to weigh in on legislative prayers
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings.... 5/20/2013 9:53 AM

Cartel towns pose challenge for immigration reform
MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) -- Just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, stands a dormitory-style shelter filled with people recently deported from the U.S. and other migrants waiting to cross the border.... 5/20/2013 10:34 AM

What do we eat? New food map will tell us
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought.... 5/20/2013 10:34 AM

2 FBI agents killed in training accident in Va.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) -- Two FBI special agents on the agency's elite Hostage Rescue Team have been killed in a training accident in Virginia, officials said Sunday.... 5/19/2013 8:08 PM

AP PHOTOS: College commencements across nation
In a commencement address at Atlanta's historically black Morehouse College, President Obama said graduates should "find time to defend the powerless."... 5/19/2013 7:24 PM

Court: Should whistleblower protection be wider?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court will decide if government whistleblower protection applies to employees of a privately-held contractor or the subcontractor of a publicly-held company.... 5/20/2013 10:00 AM