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School near OKC directly hit by tornado

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:14:43 GMT

BREAKING: Authorities say an elementary school in an Oklahoma City suburb took a direct hit from a mile-wide tornado.

Obama's approval rating holding steady

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:16:48 GMT

Despite the front-page controversies of the past few weeks, President Barack Obama's approval rating is holding strong — at least for now.

Tornado-hit states brace for more

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:54:33 GMT

One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for shelter.

1 winning ticket sold in Florida

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:07:19 GMT

It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday.

Dark clouds hang over air shows

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:18:04 GMT

The automatic budget cuts that grounded the Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds are taking a toll on performers, air show announcers, concessionaires, vendors and others who depend on air shows and the millions of spectators.

Powerball jackpot grows to $600 million

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:15:27 GMT

Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize.

Woman takes on bear, saves husband

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:26:05 GMT

A Wisconsin man is recovering after being attacked by a black bear.

Obama asks for more embassy security

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:06:17 GMT

President Barack Obama is trying to turn the tables on Republicans who have criticized his administration's response to last year's deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya.

Ousted IRS head apologizes to tea party

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:13:17 GMT

The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized to Congress on Friday for his agency's tougher treatment of tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.

Boston Marathon lets runners return

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:42:54 GMT

Boston Marathon runners who were stopped on the course when bombs went off at the finish line will have a chance to come back and run again next year, race organizers said on Thursday.

Obama confronts a trio of controversies

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:14:41 GMT

Trying to steer clear of Republican criticism of the administration's response to the terror attacks that killed four Americans last year in Benghazi, Libya, the president called on Congress to work with the White House.

10 tornadoes whip through North Texas

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:10:12 GMT

Ten tornadoes touched down in several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens injured and hundreds homeless.

No Powerball winner; jackpot at $550M

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:34:22 GMT

The Powerball jackpot jumped to $550 million on Thursday — the third largest lottery in history — as dreamers in all but the seven states where the game isn't played snatched up tickets for the minuscule chance at a life on easy street.

Holder defends phone record subpoenas

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:11:37 GMT

The leaders of a House panel told Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday that they had serious concerns about the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at The Associated Press.

Soldier accused of sexual abuse

Wed, 15 May 2013 01:03:02 GMT

The Army says the coordinator of a sexual assault prevention program at Fort Hood, Texas, is under investigation for "abusive sexual contact" and other alleged misconduct. He has been suspended from all duties.

Judge OKs Skechers settlement

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:18:39 GMT

A federal judge approved a $40 million class-action settlement Monday between Skechers USA Inc. and consumers who bought toning shoes after ads made unfounded claims that the footwear would help people lose weight and strengthen muscles.

.05 drunken driving limit recommended

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:43:44 GMT

Federal accident investigators recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries.

What the Veep? If guns shot chocolate

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:34:15 GMT

A 7-year-old boy from Milwaukee is making a stand against gun violence, and has taken his plan straight to the top. See what the White House has to say in response.

Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:08:04 GMT

Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer.

Joyce Brothers dead at 85

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:53:55 GMT

Joyce Brothers, the pop psychologist who pioneered the television advice show in the 1950s and enjoyed a long and prolific career as a syndicated columnist, author, and television and film personality, has died. She was 85.

Abortion doc guilty in 3 babies' deaths

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:24:15 GMT

A Philadelphia abortion doctor was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who authorities say were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his grimy clinic.

AG: Castro is captive girl's father

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:34:16 GMT

The Ohio attorney general says tests have confirmed that alleged kidnapper Ariel Castro is the father of a 6-year-old girl rescued from his house with three women this week.

BPD: Never saw warning about suspect

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:31:29 GMT

FBI agents did not tell Boston police they had receiving warnings from Russia's government in 2011 about suspected bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev and had performed a cursory investigation, Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis told Congress Thursday, in the first hearing into last month's terror attack on the Boston Marathon.

Trial shifts: Will Arias live or die?

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:40:26 GMT

The jury has rendered its verdict — Jodi Arias is guilty of first-degree murder — but the trial is far from finished.

Official: Castro lured captives to car

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:00:52 GMT

The man accused of raping and kidnapping three women, who were missing for about a decade before being found alive at his home, was ordered held Thursday on $8 million bail.

Ohio man charged with kidnapping, rape

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:23:42 GMT

Kidnapping and rape charges were filed Wednesday against a man arrested after three women missing for about a decade were found alive at his home.

Jury finds Arias guilty of murder

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:41:23 GMT

Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona after a four-month trial that captured headlines with lurid tales of sex, lies, religion and a salacious relationship that ended in a blood bath.

Social Status: Printable pistols

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:45:55 GMT

A University of Texas law student has made history and headlines recently by successfully firing the world’s first 3-D printed gun, but some lawmakers are taking aim.

2nd of 3 Ohio women held captive home

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:03:56 GMT

Two of the women held captive for a decade at a run-down Cleveland house were welcomed home Wednesday as police built a case against the three brothers under arrest.

Obama: North Korea has failed again

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:39:22 GMT

President Barack Obama said Tuesday that North Korea can no longer create an international crisis with nuclear provocations, asserting the United States and South Korea are fully capable of defending themselves.