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 1:19 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 10:40 AM

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

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

Hurricane forecast: Another busy Atlantic season
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -- Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild, federal forecasters say.... 5/23/2013 2:22 PM

Pritzker's ties to thrift, tax haven eyed
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's nominee for secretary of commerce is facing scrutiny in the Senate for her ties to a subprime mortgage lender that failed in 2001 and as a beneficiary of family offshore trusts in the Bahamas.... 5/23/2013 1:21 PM

Teen arrested in death of his 2 brothers in Utah
WEST POINT, Utah (AP) -- A teenager was arrested Thursday in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at the family home in a Utah subdivision of new homes and tidy lawns, police said.... 5/23/2013 2:23 PM

Obama: America at 'crossroads' in terror fight
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Declaring America at a "crossroads" in the fight against terrorism, President Barack Obama on Thursday revealed clearer guidelines for the use of deadly drone strikes, including more control by the U.S. military, while leaving key details of the controversial program secret.... 5/23/2013 2:23 PM

Obama condemns `appalling attack' on UK soldier
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is condemning what he calls an "appalling attack" that killed a British soldier Wednesday.... 5/23/2013 1:49 PM

FBI arrests suspect in Wash. state ricin case
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- The FBI has arrested a suspect in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin and says investigators are working "around the clock" to address any remaining risks.... 5/23/2013 11:31 AM