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Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, and officials said the death toll was expected to rise.... 5/20/2013 11:10 PM
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, and officials said the death toll was expected to rise.... 5/20/2013 11:10 PM
AP Photos: Images of devastating Oklahoma tornado
The devastating tornado that swept through Oklahoma turned houses into matchsticks and sent parents and teachers running to pull children from the wreckage of an elementary school in the eye of the storm. At least 51 people were killed by the 200-mph storm and dozens of homes destroyed. The toll was expected to rise. Here are images from the aftermath :... 5/20/2013 11:29 PM
The devastating tornado that swept through Oklahoma turned houses into matchsticks and sent parents and teachers running to pull children from the wreckage of an elementary school in the eye of the storm. At least 51 people were killed by the 200-mph storm and dozens of homes destroyed. The toll was expected to rise. Here are images from the aftermath :... 5/20/2013 11:29 PM
Deadliest US tornadoes since 1900
A list of the 10 deadliest tornadoes in the United States since 1900:... 5/20/2013 11:01 PM
A list of the 10 deadliest tornadoes in the United States since 1900:... 5/20/2013 11:01 PM
Missouri city aids tornado-ravaged Okla. town
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Officials in Joplin, Mo., have brought together a team of public safety employees they are sending to tornado-stricken Moore.... 5/20/2013 11:07 PM
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Officials in Joplin, Mo., have brought together a team of public safety employees they are sending to tornado-stricken Moore.... 5/20/2013 11:07 PM
Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado
NEW YORK (AP) -- Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.... 5/20/2013 10:47 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.... 5/20/2013 10:47 PM
Police close Susan Powell case, offer new details
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) -- For the first time, Utah police said Monday they believe Susan Powell's brother-in-law was "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body, even as they announced they couldn't solve the sensational case of a mother's disappearance after a nearly 3 1/2-year investigation.... 5/20/2013 10:39 PM
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) -- For the first time, Utah police said Monday they believe Susan Powell's brother-in-law was "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body, even as they announced they couldn't solve the sensational case of a mother's disappearance after a nearly 3 1/2-year investigation.... 5/20/2013 10:39 PM
More Obama aides knew of IRS audit; Obama not told
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama's spokesman disclosed Monday, expanding the circle of top officials who knew of the audit beyond those named earlier.... 5/20/2013 11:03 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama's spokesman disclosed Monday, expanding the circle of top officials who knew of the audit beyond those named earlier.... 5/20/2013 11:03 PM
FBI: Agents fell to deaths training off Va. coast
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Two FBI agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast fell to their deaths when a helicopter had trouble during a "maritime counterterrorism exercise," an agency spokeswoman said Monday night.... 5/20/2013 11:20 PM
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Two FBI agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast fell to their deaths when a helicopter had trouble during a "maritime counterterrorism exercise," an agency spokeswoman said Monday night.... 5/20/2013 11:20 PM
Tumblr CEO's mom gushes over billion-dollar baby
NEW YORK (AP) -- As a teenager, Tumblr CEO David Karp would canvass the streets of New York City's Upper West Side, offering to build websites for local businesses. After his freshman year of high school, the precocious, computer-savvy kid decided to drop out altogether to devote more time to his passion for technology.... 5/20/2013 8:02 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- As a teenager, Tumblr CEO David Karp would canvass the streets of New York City's Upper West Side, offering to build websites for local businesses. After his freshman year of high school, the precocious, computer-savvy kid decided to drop out altogether to devote more time to his passion for technology.... 5/20/2013 8:02 PM
Conn. lawmakers to seek hearings on derailment
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Commuters navigated a patchwork of cars, trains and buses along Connecticut's shoreline Monday, encountering lengthy delays as authorities probed the cause of a train collision that disrupted one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways.... 5/20/2013 8:27 PM
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Commuters navigated a patchwork of cars, trains and buses along Connecticut's shoreline Monday, encountering lengthy delays as authorities probed the cause of a train collision that disrupted one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways.... 5/20/2013 8:27 PM
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