Impact of Okla. tornado beyond mere cleanup
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Lives were forever changed in a few short minutes as a large tornado battered the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, killing at least 24 people and injuring dozens. The storm tore apart one elementary school and severely damaged another; it ripped homes off their foundations, scattered prized possessions, laid waste to businesses....
Jury begins deliberating Jodi Arias' sentence
PHOENIX (AP) -- Jodi Arias asked jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, arguing she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview after she was convicted of murder that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail....
Photos of Tucson shooting scene show gun, knife
PHOENIX (AP) -- Photos taken in the aftermath of the attack that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords show the handgun, high-capacity pistol magazines and knife that Jared Lee Loughner carried with him as he carried out the January 2011 attack....
Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up....
NY judge refuses to dismiss Kerry Kennedy case
ARMONK, N.Y. (AP) -- A town judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss a drugged-driving case against Kerry Kennedy, ex-wife of Gov. Andrew Cuomo....
Deal on bin Laden evidence in WikiLeaks case
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) -- Lawyers in the court-martial of an Army private who sent more than 700,000 classified U.S. documents to WikiLeaks said Tuesday they have reached a deal that may eliminate the need for testimony from a member of the military team that killed Osama bin Laden. Prosecutors also agreed to accept Pfc. Bradley Manning's guilty plea to a lesser version of one of the 22 counts he faces....
Mom talks about missing cheerleader found dead
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- The mother of a 13-year-old West Texas cheerleader found dead in March said Tuesday that since her daughter went missing more than two years ago she had feared the worst, including that the girl was chained and tortured or had fallen victim to human traffickers....
Gay Fla. teen charged for underage girlfriend
MIAMI (AP) -- An 18-year-old Florida cheerleader is facing felony charges that she had sexual contact with her underage, 14-year-old girlfriend, leading gay rights advocates to say the teen is being unfairly targeted for a common high school romance because she's gay....
Lawyer: Feds investigating Susan Powell case
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) -- The lawyer for the family of missing Utah woman Susan Powell said Tuesday that there's an ongoing federal investigation into her disappearance, but the FBI declined to comment on that and police in Utah said they didn't know anything about it....
'Bishop' would-be pipe bomber gets 37 years
CHICAGO (AP) -- An Iowa letter carrier was sentenced to 37 years in prison Tuesday for sending dud pipe bombs with letters signed "The Bishop" in an odd but potentially deadly bid to drive up the value of shares he owned....
Man pleads guilty in Picasso vandalism case
HOUSTON (AP) -- A man accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting in an act that was caught on cellphone video has pleaded guilty in exchange for a two-year prison sentence....
Hospitals treat hundreds after Oklahoma tornado
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Hospital officials say they've treated hundreds of patients, including dozens of children, since a tornado hit an Oklahoma City suburb....
Correction: Missing Mom-Utah story
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) -- WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) - In a story May 20 about the Susan Powell investigation, The Associated Press reported erroneously the day that Josh Powell committed suicide. It happened on Feb. 5, 2012....
Judge promises more openness in Chandra Levy case
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A judge promised more openness Tuesday after months of confidential post-trial proceedings in the case of murdered Washington intern Chandra Levy, disclosing for the first time why a key prosecution witness could be discredited....
