Tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Okla.
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) -- Hearing on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, Lindsay Carter took advantage of the advanced warning, gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left of the community she called home.... 5/20/2013 3:42 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 4:51 AM

Split-second choice ended with NY student dead
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Long Island 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 7:53 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 4:33 AM

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

'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations.... 5/20/2013 12:44 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

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 4:41 AM

Commutes long, slow after Conn. train derailment
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut commuters planned for long, slow trips to and from work Monday following last week's train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City.... 5/20/2013 8:26 AM

US adviser on board of firm that sold anthrax drug
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, who has served as a bio-warfare adviser to the president, the Pentagon, and the Department of Homeland Security, urged the government to stockpile an anti-anthrax drug while serving as a director for the company that supplied it, according to a report published Sunday.... 5/19/2013 10:56 PM