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51 killed in Okla. tornado; toll expected to rise

admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:15:14 +0000

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.

Tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Okla.

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:43:47 +0000

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.

Medical examiner: 20 children killed in twister

admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:25:35 +0000

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.

Missouri city aids tornado-ravaged Okla. town

admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:16:02 +0000

MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Officials in Joplin, Mo., have brought together a team of public safety employees they are sending to tornado-stricken Moore.

Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado

admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:36:03 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.

Conn. derailment to cause ‘greatly slowed’ commute

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:18:01 +0000

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Commuters navigated a patchwork of cars, trains and buses along Connecticut's shoreline Monday, encountering lengthy delays as authorities probed the cause of a train collision that disrupted one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways.

Twister season starts late, but starts nonetheless

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:36:42 +0000

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.

Split-second choice ended with NY student dead

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:55:43 +0000

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — As a grieving family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra University junior killed by a police officer's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, some on Monday questioned whether police should have waited for help, including a hostage negotiating team.

Idaho couple and Sun Valley land in Twitter tussle

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:15:40 +0000

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Internet entrepreneur and former Wall Street derivatives analyst contends central Idaho's Sun Valley resort and the Twitter Inc. social media site heisted his handle.

Did you just win $590M? Get a good team in place

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:41:25 +0000

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — So you have a lottery ticket worth $590.5 million. Now what?