Police: School near OKC directly hit by tornado
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Authorities say an elementary school in an Oklahoma City suburb took a direct hit from a mile-wide tornado.... 5/20/2013 5:29 PM

Arias trial wraps for day after series of motions
PHOENIX (AP) -- Defense attorneys for Jodi Arias asked the judge to remove them from the case and declare a mistrial Monday, arguing the frenzy surrounding the case has created a modern-day witch hunt.... 5/20/2013 3:25 PM

Calif. dad of slain girl unsure why home targeted
NORTH HIGHLANDS, Calif. (AP) -- A devastated father says he has no idea why gunmen targeted his house over the weekend, firing a barrage of bullets that instantly killed his 10-year-old daughter as she watched television from a chair near the front picture window.... 5/20/2013 3:22 PM

NYPD messages to Muslim informant: 'Get pictures'
NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York Police Department detective told a federal judge that he's seen no evidence that one of his informants brought up the subject of jihad as a way to bait Muslims into making incriminating remarks. But text messages obtained by The Associated Press show otherwise.... 5/20/2013 4:03 PM

Senators require fingerprinting at 30 airports
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate supporters of far-reaching immigration legislation accepted minor changes in public while negotiating over more sweeping alterations in private Monday as they drove toward expected Judiciary Committee approval by mid-week.... 5/20/2013 4:10 PM

Did you just win $590M? Get a good team in place
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- So you have a lottery ticket worth $590.5 million. Now what?... 5/20/2013 5:07 PM

Study: Most shipwrecks a minor US pollution threat
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new government report details 87 shipwrecks - most sunk during World War II decades ago - that could pollute U.S. waters with tens of millions of gallons of oil.... 5/20/2013 4:24 PM

Tumblr CEO's mom gushes over billion-dollar baby
NEW YORK (AP) -- As a teenager, Tumblr CEO David Karp would canvass the streets of New York City's Upper West Side, offering to build websites for local businesses. After his freshman year of high school, the precocious, computer-savvy kid decided to drop out altogether to devote more time to his passion for technology.... 5/20/2013 5:29 PM

High crop prices entice farms to expand planting
BIGGSVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- Clark Kelly plans to spend a lot of time on the links this spring. The Illinois farmer is plowing the Hend-Co-Hills Golf Course near tiny Biggsville into a cornfield.... 5/20/2013 4:29 PM

Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Doctors tell people with a heart-zapping device in their chests to give up intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling. But lots of patients ignore that advice - and now new research is challenging it.... 5/20/2013 5:14 PM