Dissidents find 'Cuba outside Cuba' in Miami
MIAMI (AP) -- When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American community.... 5/23/2013 3:26 PM

Obama endorses more oversight of drone strikes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says his administration is willing to consider accepting increased oversight of lethal drone strikes outside of war zones like Afghanistan.... 5/23/2013 2:26 PM

House GOP leaders pledge action on immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican leaders of the House of Representatives are pledging to act to fix the nation's immigration system but making clear that they will not simply accept legislation passed by the Senate.... 5/23/2013 3:03 PM

Latest deadly tornado tests Oklahoma town's mettle
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Having lived most of her life in this Oklahoma City suburb, Barbara Bryen never feared twisters. They were just part of life in a particularly deadly stretch of Tornado Alley.... 5/23/2013 3:12 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 2:50 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 3:07 PM

Boy Scouts vote on policy toward openly gay boys
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) -- In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday on whether to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization.... 5/23/2013 3:43 PM

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

Swim coach sentenced to 7 years for sex abuse
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) -- A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.... 5/23/2013 3:40 PM

Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive
NEW YORK (AP) -- For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an apartment test kitchen in Florida, something went very wrong.... 5/23/2013 2:06 PM