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Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine children, and those numbers were expected to climb.... 5/21/2013 2:08 PM

AP PHOTOS: Images of devastating Oklahoma tornado
Residents sift through the remnants of their homes and parents embrace children outside a demolished elementary school. Emergency workers tend to the wounded.... 5/21/2013 2:10 PM

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.... 5/21/2013 2:27 PM

Police release photos from Tucson shooting rampage
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Authorities on Tuesday released nearly 600 photos that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others.... 5/21/2013 2:28 PM

Arias tells jury what she'll do if allowed to live
PHOENIX (AP) -- Jodi Arias told a jury Tuesday that she can contribute to society if allowed to live, saying she'd like to start literacy, recycling and other programs in prison.... 5/21/2013 2:12 PM

Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal court in San Francisco Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.... 5/21/2013 2:05 PM

Face-chewing victim recovering, strumming guitar
MIAMI (AP) -- A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigurement, strumming a guitar, making jokes and thanking people for their donations to help pay for his care.... 5/21/2013 2:25 PM

AP Sources: Obama ok punting gay immigration idea
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two people familiar with the Senate immigration deliberations say the White House has suggested to Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy that it would be best to put off a controversy over gay marriage until a bill goes before the full Senate.... 5/21/2013 11:31 AM

Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations.... 5/21/2013 1:39 PM

FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year. The officials say they have enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists - but not enough proof to try them in a U.S. civilian court as the Obama administration prefers.... 5/21/2013 2:03 PM