Hurricane forecast: Another busy Atlantic season
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -- Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season.... 5/23/2013 1:26 PM

Storm took town's youngest as it swept through
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- One loved the spotlight. Another was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the force he brought to the soccer field.... 5/23/2013 1:19 PM

Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week.... 5/23/2013 10:40 AM

10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos
Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.... 5/23/2013 12:20 PM

Pritzker's ties to thrift, tax haven eyed
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's nominee for secretary of commerce is facing scrutiny in the Senate for her ties to a subprime mortgage lender that failed in 2001 and as a beneficiary of family offshore trusts in the Bahamas.... 5/23/2013 1:21 PM

Obama condemns `appalling attack' on UK soldier
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is condemning what he calls an "appalling attack" that killed a British soldier Wednesday.... 5/23/2013 1:49 PM

FBI arrests suspect in Wash. state ricin case
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- The FBI has arrested a suspect in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin and says investigators are working "around the clock" to address any remaining risks.... 5/23/2013 11:31 AM

Colorado killer's reprieve sharply criticized
DENVER (AP) -- Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper's decision to block the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap for as long as he is governor infuriated victims' relatives and drew quick criticism from Republicans ahead of the 2014 election.... 5/23/2013 11:10 AM

Medal of Honor winner McGarity dies in Tenn.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Former World War II Army squad leader and Medal of Honor recipient Vernon McGarity has died at age 91, a funeral home said Thursday.... 5/23/2013 1:38 PM

Tea party storm largely inside IRS _ so far
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Three days of congressional hearings about the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups have lawmakers looking for ways to widen an investigation that has so far been largely contained within the tax collection agency.... 5/23/2013 1:54 PM