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Oklahoma tornado kills dozens, including at least 20 kids

11:03 PM, May 20, 2013

A massive tornado roared through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, devastating homes, schools and other buildings.

Godfather faults NY police in student death

10:43 PM, May 20, 2013

The godfather of a New York college student accidentally killed by a police bullet says the officer should have negotiated instead of firing at an armed intruder as he held the young woman hostage. The intruder also was killed in the confrontation.

Kids rescued from rubble at Okla. elementary

10:12 PM, May 20, 2013

Several children have been pulled out of the rubble alive at a school in an Oklahoma City suburb.

File: Josh Powell had affair before wife vanished

10:00 PM, May 20, 2013

Newly released police files say Josh Powell had an affair with a Utah woman just months before his wife disappeared.

Hospitals treat more than 140 after Okla. tornado

9:40 PM, May 20, 2013

Officials at two hospitals say they've been treating more than 140 patients, including about 70 children, since a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma officials: Tornado search, rescue ongoing

9:22 PM, May 20, 2013

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says "hearts are broken" for parents wondering about the fate of their children after a tornado devastated suburban Oklahoma City and officials say the search and rescue effort will continue throughout the night.

Customs seizes elephant meat, dead primate in LA

8:44 PM, May 20, 2013

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles have made some unusual seizures, including elephant meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles.

Small suburban Oklahoma City hospital damaged

8:36 PM, May 20, 2013

Officials say a tornado hit a small hospital in suburban Oklahoma City, but all the 30 patients inside survived.

Sally Ride to get posthumous Medal of Freedom

7:53 PM, May 20, 2013

President Barack Obama will bestow the Medal of Freedom posthumously on Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space.

Yahoo announces $1.1 billion Tumblr deal

7:37 PM, May 20, 2013

It's official - Yahoo is buying blogging site Tumblr.

At least 51 killed in Oklahoma tornado

7:23 PM, May 20, 2013

The state medical examiner's office in Oklahoma says at least 51 people were killed Monday afternoon after a tornado ravaged a suburb of Oklahoma City.  Children are among the dead.

Convoy of Hope collecting donations for OKC tornado relief

6:45 PM, May 20, 2013

Convoy of Hope, an international humanitarian relief organization, has a team on the ground in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore.

Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado

6:30 PM, May 20, 2013

Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.

NWS: Oklahoma tornado had winds up to 200 mph

5:41 PM, May 20, 2013

The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., had wind speeds up to 200 mph.

Obama pledges help after Oklahoma tornado

5:34 PM, May 20, 2013

President Barack Obama has called Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin to express his concern about a monstrous tornado that wreaked havoc in the Oklahoma City suburbs.