Easier travel ahead for Conn. commuters
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Commuters facing long delays after a train collision disrupted their route along Connecticut's shoreline can look forward to easier traveling....
Okla. mayor says city already at work on recovery
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Glenn Lewis was the mayor of Moore, Okla., when the strongest tornado on record whipped the city in 1999, and he says the most recent storm won't deter the community from rebuilding....
Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and officials said the death toll was expected to rise....
51 killed in Okla. tornado; toll expected to rise
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office says the official death toll in the aftermath of a massive tornado that slammed the Oklahoma City area remains at 51 but is expected to rise....
Police close Susan Powell case, offer new details
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) -- For the first time, Utah police said Monday they believe Susan Powell's brother-in-law was "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body, even as they announced they couldn't solve the sensational case of a mother's disappearance after a nearly 3 1/2-year investigation....
FBI: Agents fell to deaths training off Va. coast
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Two FBI agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast fell to their deaths when a helicopter had trouble during a "maritime counterterrorism exercise," an agency spokeswoman said Monday night....
Medical examiner: 20 children killed in twister
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The Oklahoma state medical examiner's office says that 20 children are among the dead in the tornado that ripped through Oklahoma City suburbs....
Average credit card debt, late payments fall in 1Q
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Americans got better about paying their credit card debt on time in the first three months of the year, a period when many borrowers use income tax returns to tackle their holiday season debt....
Hospitals treat more than 120 after Okla. tornado
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Officials at two hospitals say they've been treating more than 120 patients, including about 50 children, since a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City....
AP Photos: Images of devastating Oklahoma tornado
The devastating tornado that swept through Oklahoma turned houses into matchsticks and sent parents and teachers running to pull children from the wreckage of an elementary school in the eye of the storm. At least 51 people were killed by the 200-mph storm and dozens of homes destroyed. The toll was expected to rise. Here are images from the aftermath :...
Missouri city aids tornado-ravaged Okla. town
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Officials in Joplin, Mo., have brought together a team of public safety employees they are sending to tornado-stricken Moore....
Twister season starts late, but starts nonetheless
TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Deadly tornadoes that have raked communities in Middle America over the past week, including Monday's massive twister that carved a path of destruction through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, belie what had been a relatively quiet start of the 2013 tornado season....
More tornado alerts in wake of deadly twister
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Tornado warnings have been issued across much of the Midwest, stretching from Oklahoma to Illinois, following a second deadly twister in as many days in the Oklahoma City area....
Boston cardinal skips event over Irish PM's role
BOSTON (AP) -- Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement Monday to protest its decision to honor Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who backs legislation to permit abortion, and O'Malley's views were echoed outside the ceremony by a few dozen anti-abortion activists....
