As soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV, I had to leave the office right away. I had photographed about a dozen tornados in my decade in Oklahoma and if I didn't get into my car before the funnel cloud swept through, I knew I would get stuck in traffic and arrive too late at the scene.
Former IRS commissioner heads to Hill amid scandal
Stephen Ohlemacher and Alan Fram, Associated Press |
posted 10 minutes ago
Lawmakers are getting their first chance to question the former head of the Internal Revenue Service, the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups.
Policy, discretion guide media sources probes
Mark Sherman, Associated Press |
posted 16 minutes ago
It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize because the bureau had improperly obtained reporters' telephone records four years earlier.
Police close Susan Powell case, offer new details
Paul Foy and Gene Johnson, Associated Press |
posted 36 minutes ago
Josh Powell reportedly had an affair just months before his wife disappeared and his brother may have been "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body, Utah police revealed as they announced they couldn't solve the sensational case.
Arias speaks on own behalf as jury considers death
Brian Skoloff, Associated Press |
posted 38 minutes ago
When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial one more time, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than spend the rest of her life in prison.
O'Malley using agenda, fundraising to explore 2016
Ken Thomas and Brian Witte, Associated Press |
posted 38 minutes ago
His latest legislative achievements put him in the vanguard of his party's liberal base. He's been a top fundraiser for President Barack Obama. And he's ramping up his travel to help fellow Democrats around the country.
Committee nears final big immigration decisions
David Espo and Erica Werner, Associated Press |
posted 49 minutes ago
The Senate Judiciary Committee hopes to nail down an elusive compromise on high-tech visas and may punt a controversy over gay marriage to the full Senate as it makes final drafting decisions on immigration legislation that grants a shot at citizenship to millions living in the country illegally.
Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?
Beth J. Harpaz, Associated Press |
posted 53 minutes ago
Thomas Sohmers, 17, of Hudson, Mass., has been working at a research lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since he was 13, developing projects ranging from augmented reality eyewear to laser communications systems. This spring, his mom, Penny Mills, let him drop out of 11th grade. She says she "could see how much of the work he was doing at school wasn't relevant to what he wanted to learn."
Killing of gay man in NYC draws protesters
Jennifer Peltz and Tom Hays, Associated Press |
posted May 21st - 12:40am
The killing of a gay man who police say was taunted with homophobic slurs drew thousands of people to the scene of the crime to restore a sense of safety to one of the nation's most gay-friendly neighborhoods.
Easier travel ahead for Conn. commuters
John Christoffersen, Associated Press |
posted May 21st - 12:37am
Commuters facing long delays after a train collision disrupted their route along Connecticut's shoreline can look forward to easier traveling.
At least 51 dead after killer tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb
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.
Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51
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.
WikiLeaks hearing focuses on classified evidence
For Overnight, Associated Press |
posted 33 minutes ago
The Army private who gave more than 700,000 secret U.S. documents to WikiLeaks is returning to Fort Meade for the last scheduled hearing before his military trial next month.
Face-chewing victim continues recovery in Miami
Associated Press |
posted 40 minutes ago
A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year in Miami has learned to play guitar as he continues treatment for his injuries.
Quotations of the day
The Associated Press |
posted 46 minutes ago
"I got a phone call from her screaming, `Help! Help! I can't breathe. My house is on top of me!'" _ Tiffany Thronesberry, who heard from her mother, Barbara Jarrell, shortly after a tornado roared through Oklahoma City's suburbs.
Senate to debate crop insurance in farm bill
Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press |
posted 50 minutes ago
The Senate is debating cuts to the federally subsidized crop insurance program as it considers a massive farm bill this week.
Anti-IRS protest planned at Ohio federal building
Dan Sewell, Associated Press |
posted May 21st - 12:44am
Tea party activists want to show their unhappiness over extra IRS scrutiny with protest rallies.
Okla. mayor says city already at work on recovery
Associated Press |
posted May 21st - 12:14am
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.
51 killed in Okla. tornado; toll expected to rise
Associated Press |
posted May 21st - 12:07am
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.
FBI: Agents fell to deaths training off Va. coast
Brock Vergakis, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 10:43pm
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
Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 10:25pm
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
Alex Veiga, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 10:11pm
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.
Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy
Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 9:57pm
Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials.
Obama declares major disaster in Oklahoma
Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 9:52pm
President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma as the state recovers from a massive tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, killing dozens and flattening entire neighborhoods.
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