One block: How neighbors saw twister's deadly path
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Dan Garland could feel the latch on the shelter door begin to turn in his hand. It was as if the storm outside were a living, breathing thing - and it was trying desperately to get in.... 5/22/2013 12:59 PM

Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 billion
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The tornado that tore through an Oklahoma City suburb destroyed or damaged as many as 13,000 homes and may have caused $2 billion in overall damage, officials said Wednesday.... 5/22/2013 2:42 PM

Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said.... 5/22/2013 2:15 PM

Greuel thanks supporters after failed LA mayor bid
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Wendy Greuel is thanking supporters who tried to make her Los Angeles' first woman mayor.... 5/22/2013 2:44 PM

Arias speaks out about case in jailhouse interview
PHOENIX (AP) -- In a surprise jailhouse interview just hours after a jury began deliberating her fate, Jodi Arias spoke out about her murder trial, her many fights with her legal team and her belief that she "deserves a second chance at freedom someday."... 5/22/2013 2:32 PM

College fossil-fuel divestment movement builds
SWARTHMORE, Pa. (AP) -- In an effort to slow the pace of climate change, students at more than 200 colleges are asking their schools to stop investing in fossil fuel companies.... 5/22/2013 2:23 PM

Man who kidnapped 2 Iowa girls had long record
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Police say a man who enticed two girls to enter his pickup truck near a rural Iowa bus stop had a long criminal history that saw him ordered for sex offender treatment when he was a teenager.... 5/22/2013 2:45 PM

12-year-old Mass. boy wins National Geographic Bee
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Gaining confidence as he nailed questions about obscure island chains, bodies of water, global trade and culture, 12-year-old Sathwik Karnik cruised to victory Wednesday in the 2013 National Geographic Bee.... 5/22/2013 2:09 PM

House panel moves to curb military sexual assaults
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Members of a House panel angry over sexual abuse problems in the military are set to vote on a bill that would strip commanding officers of their authority to unilaterally change or dismiss court-martial convictions - a change that lawmakers believe will lead to a cultural shift that encourages more victims to step forward.... 5/22/2013 2:25 PM

Maine man appears in court in missing teen's death
BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- A 15-year-old girl found dead in woods north of Bangor knew the man charged with killing her, her best friend said, contrary to a report from her mother that she left her Glenburn home to see someone she recently met on Facebook before she disappeared.... 5/22/2013 2:18 PM