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  1. Oklahoma tornado toll revised to 24, rescue efforts on

    → Zee News : India National | 21 May 2013 | 12:57 pm MDT

    Over 90 people, including 20 children, were killed after a monstrous tornado ripped through the US city of Oklahoma.

  2. Israeli military chief warns Syrian regime

    → Zee News : India National | 21 May 2013 | 12:56 pm MDT

    Israel`s military chief has issued a stern warning to Syrian leader Bashar Assad after an Israeli military jeep came under fire from Syrian forces early today.

  3. 13 killed in Shandong plant blast in China

    → Zee News : India National | 21 May 2013 | 12:35 pm MDT

    At least 13 people were killed and 20 others are still missing after a blast ripped through a state-run explosives manufacturing plant in east China`s Shandong Province, officials said today.

  4. Oman proposes ban on niqab veils for women drivers

    → Zee News : India National | 21 May 2013 | 12:32 pm MDT

    A Saudi online newspaper says Oman is proposing that women be banned from wearing face veils when driving.

  5. Oklahoma tornado victim finds her pet dog alive under rubble

    → Zee News : India National | 21 May 2013 | 12:31 pm MDT

    An elderly woman in Oklahoma, whose home was flattened by a killer tornado, has been reunited with her pet dog after the animal was buried under a pile of mangled metal.

  6. Sands Point woman charged in fake art scheme

    → Newsday.com breaking news | 21 May 2013 | 11:20 am MDT

    A Sands Point art dealer has been charged in federal court in Manhattan with a sophisticated double-barreled scam, selling counterfeit paintings from famous artists like Jackson Pollock to Manhattan galleries, and then hiding $12.5 million in profits from the Internal Revenue Service.

  7. Jury in bouncer stabbing trial dismissed for misconduct

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 21 May 2013 | 11:17 am MDT

    Jurors talked to each other about legal proceedings even though they were told not to.

    Attorneys are expected to make opening statements Tuesday morning in the case against Craig Sandhaus, who is accused of fatally stabbing a bouncer outside the popular down bar The Lodge.
        




  8. Man cannonballs manatees on video, prompting investigation

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 21 May 2013 | 10:59 am MDT

    A man could face charges after a year-old video of him jumping into a lake onto two manatees reportedly recorded in Brevard County surfaced on Facebook and YouTube this week.
        


  9. France, Spain among top congressional destinations, report finds

    → Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington Post | 21 May 2013 | 10:59 am MDT

    If the frequency of congressional visits is any indication, Afghanistan is important to lawmakers — but then again, so are more traditional (and scenic) destinations like France, Spain and Ireland.

    According to an impressive database of House member’s travel in 2012 constructed by the folks at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, war-torn Afghanistan was the most popular destination for lawmakers travelling abroad, getting 37 visits. But Spain got 30 — and perhaps unsurprisingly, members lingered there a bit longer, staying a total of 227 days, far longer than the 161 days they spent in Afghanistan. Hey, we understand — we hear the paella’s far better in sunny Spain.

    Read full article >>
        




  10. Big drop in April LI jobless rate to 6 percent

    → Newsday.com breaking news | 21 May 2013 | 10:56 am MDT

    Long Island's unemployment rate dropped sharply to 6 percent in April, the lowest since 2008, the state Labor Department said Tuesday afternoon. In April 2012 the rate stood at 7.1 percent.

  11. Watchdog group sues IRS for stricter tax-exemption rules

    → Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington Post | 21 May 2013 | 10:54 am MDT

    The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for D.C. to compel the Internal Revenue Service to impose stricter standards for what types of groups qualify for tax-exempt status.

    Read full article >>
        




  12. Wayne Wink exits Nassau comptroller race

    → Newsday.com breaking news | 21 May 2013 | 10:48 am MDT

    Nassau County Legis. Wayne Wink is dropping out of the Democratic primary for county comptroller and throwing his support behind former comptroller Howard Weitzman, according to a Democratic source familiar with the decision.

  13. County officials warn legislators about cutting child support enforcement

    → JSOnline.com | 21 May 2013 | 10:46 am MDT

    As state lawmakers consider cutting local child support enforcement by 25% next year, county warn against taking the pressure off deadbeat parents.

  14. Conn. announces limited, slower return of commuter rail service 4 days after derailment

    → Nation | 21 May 2013 | 10:46 am MDT



  15. Bits Blog: Senate Panel Questions Apple on Corporate Taxes

    → NYT > Global Home | 21 May 2013 | 10:43 am MDT

    Apple’s chief executive, Timothy D. Cook, was testifying about how the company was able to avoid billions of dollars in taxes.
        




  16. Costly race for new Los Angeles mayor plods toward conclusion, with low turnout expected

    → Nation | 21 May 2013 | 10:43 am MDT



  17. Court: U.S. can keep bin Laden photos under wraps

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 21 May 2013 | 10:40 am MDT

    A federal appeals court Tuesday backed the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos.

  18. Yankees, Man City to co-own NYC MLS team

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 21 May 2013 | 10:40 am MDT

    The New York Yankees are going into the soccer business.

  19. Yankees, Man City to co-own NYC MLS team

    → Denver Post: News: Breaking | 21 May 2013 | 10:39 am MDT

    NEW YORK—The New York Yankees are going into the soccer business. The Yankees are partnering with Manchester City to own Major League Soccer's 20th team, which will be called New York City Football Club and plans to start play in the 2015 season.


  20. Hundreds seek compensation in Japan nuclear crisis

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 21 May 2013 | 10:39 am MDT

    Hundreds of people living just outside Japan's Fukushima prefecture say they have been denied adequate compensation after the country's 2011 nuclear disaster despite suffering elevated radiation levels.

  21. The Lede: Latest Updates From Oklahoma

    → NYT > Global Home | 21 May 2013 | 10:38 am MDT

    Teachers described their efforts to protect students during the storm.
        




  22. V-2 rocket on display at Everett aviation museum

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 21 May 2013 | 10:38 am MDT

    One of the V-2 rockets that Nazi Germany used to rain terror on London during World War II is now on display at Paul Allen's Flying Heritage Collection at Paine Field in Everett.

  23. More than 100 pulled from rubble

    → News - chicagotribune.com | 21 May 2013 | 10:38 am MDT

    Rescue crews have pulled more than 100 survivors from the rubble of homes, schools and a hospital in an Oklahoma town hit by a powerful tornado. Officials this morning lowered the death toll to 24.
        




  24. Pigeon sale yields world record for feathered Bolt

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 21 May 2013 | 10:37 am MDT

    Flying high above Europe's economic crisis, a local lightning-fast pigeon called Bolt became the world's most expensive racing bird when his Belgian breeder sold it for 310,000 euros ($400,000) to a Chinese businessman.

  25. South Africa: Winnie Mandela forced auction flops

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 21 May 2013 | 10:37 am MDT

    There were no bidders and no locksmiths willing to force entry for a scheduled auction Tuesday to sell artworks and other belongings of Nelson Mandela's ex-wife.

  26. Fighting for 2nd day between army, rebels in Congo

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 21 May 2013 | 10:36 am MDT

    Fighting between the M23 rebels and the army continued for a second day Tuesday near Congo's eastern provincial capital of Goma, in clashes that have so far killed 19 people, all of them either soldiers or rebels, officials said.

  27. US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 21 May 2013 | 10:36 am MDT

    The meeting on a sunny Havana square was a little bit revolutionary for Cuba's revolution. And for U.S. diplomacy as well.

  28. Conservative group True the Vote sues IRS over being subject to heightened scrutiny

    → Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington Post | 21 May 2013 | 10:35 am MDT

    True the Vote, a Houston-based voter watchdog group that arose from a tea party organization, filed suit in federal court Tuesday against the Internal Revenue Service over the agency's processing of its request for tax-exempt status.

    Read full article >>
        




  29. Lewis: Paying CEOs for what performance?

    → Denver Post: News: Breaking | 21 May 2013 | 10:35 am MDT

    America's boards of directors are transfixed on a myth, says Michael Dorff, a professor at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles.


  30. Former RI Senate candidate runs for Colo. governor

    → Denver Post: News: Breaking | 21 May 2013 | 10:35 am MDT

    PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Former Cranston Mayor Steve Laffey, a onetime Republican U.S. Senate candidate, announced Tuesday he's running for governor of Colorado.


  31. Georgian ex-PM detained on abuse of office charge

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 21 May 2013 | 10:34 am MDT

    Two allies of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili - a former prime minister and a provincial governor - were charged on Tuesday with embezzlement and abuse of office in another sign of an ongoing power struggle between the country's top two officials.

  32. New Egypt tax law: cuts for poor, business hikes

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 21 May 2013 | 10:34 am MDT

    Egypt's president has signed a new tax law that cuts the amount paid by poorer Egyptians while increasing taxes on small and medium-sized businesses.

  33. Jessica Ridgeway case prompts development of app to track kids

    → Denver Post: News: Breaking | 21 May 2013 | 10:34 am MDT

    LONGMONT -- When 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway disappeared last fall somewhere along her route from home to school, John Guydon said he was shocked and badly wanted to help.


  34. Hillary Clinton remains teflon despite Benghazi

    → Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington Post | 21 May 2013 | 10:32 am MDT

    Hillary Clinton continues to get heavily positive reviews for her work as secretary of state in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, even after renewed Republican allegations of an Obama administration related to the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya last fall.

    Read full article >>
        




  35. Doctors say victim of face-chewing attack in Miami last year making progress, playing guitar

    → Nation | 21 May 2013 | 10:32 am MDT



  36. Apple tax: US politicians go after Apple for avoiding BILLIONS in taxes by setting up dummy HQ but 'haven' Ireland says 'we are innocent'

    → Home | Mail Online | 21 May 2013 | 10:31 am MDT

    The Senate said Apple paid little or no tax on tens of billions of dollars stashed in Irish subsidiaries but deputy prime minister today denied Ireland had any special rate with tech giant.

  37. DealBook: JPMorgan Defeats Effort to Split Top 2 Jobs at Bank

    → NYT > Global Home | 21 May 2013 | 10:31 am MDT

    The vote to split the roles of chairman and chief executive — both have been held by Jamie Dimon since 2006 — received only 32.2 percent of shares voted. That is down from a vote of roughly 40 percent in support of a similar proposal last year.
        


  38. Is Bolt the world's most expensive bird? Europe's fastest pigeon bought by Chinese millionaire for whopping £300,000

    → Home | Mail Online | 21 May 2013 | 10:31 am MDT

    A Chinese millionaire pigeon fancier paid almost £300,000 for the pigeon Bolt. It followed a huge auction by Belgian owner Leo Heremans, 66, who made an astonishing £3.8 million.

  39. Former IRS chief says he doesn't know why conservative groups were targeted

    → Nation | 21 May 2013 | 10:30 am MDT



  40. Israel claims iconic images which showed the death of a Palestinian boy in Gaza 13 years ago may have been staged

    → Home | Mail Online | 21 May 2013 | 10:30 am MDT

    The video showed terrified Mohammed al-Dura, 12, and his father, Jalal, cowering in front of a wall during an exchange of fire between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen.

  41. Woman plans not guilty plea in gun purchase

    → Denver Post: News: Breaking | 21 May 2013 | 10:30 am MDT

    CENTENNIAL, Colo.—A woman accused of buying the gun used to kill Colorado's prisons chief plans to plead not guilty, her lawyer said Monday.


  42. Face-chewing victim continues recovery in Miami

    → Denver Post: News: Breaking | 21 May 2013 | 10:30 am MDT

    MIAMI—A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year in Miami says he doesn't want any more reconstructive surgery.


  43. Peace Corps to begin accepting applications from same-sex couples who want to serve together

    → Nation | 21 May 2013 | 10:30 am MDT



  44. Ex-NYC housing exec sentenced to 18 months in prison

    → Newsday.com breaking news | 21 May 2013 | 10:30 am MDT

    A Massapequa man who pleaded guilty to taking bribes while he was a construction supervisor at New York City's Department of Housing Preservation and Development was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Tuesday.

  45. Senate debating federal dollars for crop insurance

    → Denver Post: News: Breaking | 21 May 2013 | 10:29 am MDT

    WASHINGTON—The farm bill the Senate is considering this week would cut some farm subsidies but also expand government-subsidized crop insurance, a safety net used by many farmers in case of bad weather or lost revenue.


  46. Sour power: The invention that sprays lemons and limes straight onto your food

    → Home | Mail Online | 21 May 2013 | 10:27 am MDT

    The plastic ‘Stem’ gadget plugs directly into lemons, limes and oranges and sprays out a fine mist of tangy juice.

  47. Judge will review 'textgate' messages privately

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 21 May 2013 | 10:27 am MDT

    Orange County Circuit Judge Robert J. Egan decided Tuesday that he will review cell phone bills and text messages at the heart of a public records fight that has engulfed several top Orange County leaders.
        




  48. David Nicholson quits: The 'man with no shame' to retire as NHS chief executive but not for another year

    → Home | Mail Online | 21 May 2013 | 10:26 am MDT

    Fury at decision to allow NHS England chief executive to retire on his own terms with a gold-plated pension after refusing to carry the can for standards of care which led to the deaths of up to 1,200 people.

  49. Chanting 'IRS has got to go,' tea party protesters rally in Cincinnati over agency's scrutiny

    → Nation | 21 May 2013 | 10:25 am MDT



  50. Daly's Pen Shop to close at Grand Avenue

    → JSOnline.com | 21 May 2013 | 10:25 am MDT

    Daly’s Pen Shop, a downtown Milwaukee fixture since 1924, will close its location in the Shops of Grand Avenue at the end of the year.

  51. Survivors pulled from Oklahoma tornado debris as toll falls

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 21 May 2013 | 10:25 am MDT

    MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Emergency workers pulled more than 100 survivors from the rubble of homes, schools and a hospital in an Oklahoma town hit by a powerful tornado, and officials lowered the death toll from the storm to 24, including nine children.
        




  52. Oklahoma tornado 2013: Plaza Towers Elementary School teacher speaks out

    → Home | Mail Online | 21 May 2013 | 10:24 am MDT

    Rhonda Crosswhite hurried her fourth-grade students into bathroom stalls at Plaza Towers Elementary in Moore, Oklahoma on Monday afternoon as the giant twister bore down on them, leaving the building decimated.

  53. From how wind travels around Earth to the patterns of gliding bacteria, the stunning images taken during scientific research

    → Home | Mail Online | 21 May 2013 | 10:24 am MDT

    The detailed photos, which include images of RNA molecules that help form part of a fruit fly ovary and also drops of liquids trapped between two solids, were among the entrants to this year's Art of Science competition at Princeton University.

  54. Protesters chant 'IRS has got to go' in Cincinnati

    → Denver Post: News: Breaking | 21 May 2013 | 10:24 am MDT

    CINCINNATI—Chanting "IRS has got to go," tea party activists are rallying in Cincinnati to protest extra IRS scrutiny of their groups.


  55. Vail Resorts sells land at base of Breckenridge Peak 8

    → Denver Post: News: Breaking | 21 May 2013 | 10:23 am MDT

    Vail Resorts announced Tuesday that it has finalized the sale of land at the base of Breckenridge Peak 8 for timeshare development.


  56. Is Pope Francis an exorcist? Video appears to show Pontiff perform exorcism on wheelchair-bound boy after Sunday Mass

    → Home | Mail Online | 21 May 2013 | 10:23 am MDT

    The video take after celebrating Mass in St Peter's Square on Sunday shows Pope Francis pray over the boy, who then breathes deeply before convulsing and then looking shocked.

  57. George Michael 'was lucky he didn't die' says driver who nearly ran singer over on the M1

    → Home | Mail Online | 21 May 2013 | 10:22 am MDT

    Katherine Fox, 23, was travelling behind a silver Range Rover when the singer tumbled out of the passenger door onto the third lane of the carriageway near St Albans, Hertfordshire.

  58. Long Islanders head to polls to vote on school budgets

    → Newsday.com breaking news | 21 May 2013 | 10:22 am MDT

    Long Islanders go to the polls Tuesday to vote on nearly $11.5 billion in proposed school spending -- an outlay expected to account for more than 60 percent of property tax bills in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

  59. Richard Christie who beat ex-soldier Bill Hopkins so badly he almost died caught when victim ripped glove from his hand during attack giving police a DNA match

    → Home | Mail Online | 21 May 2013 | 10:21 am MDT

    Bill Hopkins, 79, suffered a broken jaw in the unprovoked attack outside his home in Digbeth, Birmingham, last November.

  60. Weld County marks 5th anniversary of tornado

    → Denver Post: News: Breaking | 21 May 2013 | 10:21 am MDT

    GREELEY, Colo.—Weld County residents are marking the fifth anniversary of a tornado that devastated the town of Windsor.


  61. Man charged with murder in death of Maine teenager missing for more than a week

    → Nation | 21 May 2013 | 10:18 am MDT



  62. Appeals court turns away effort to force US to release photos taken of dead bin Laden

    → Nation | 21 May 2013 | 10:18 am MDT



  63. Spring football: Oak Ridge ready for more wins

    → News | 21 May 2013 | 10:18 am MDT

    Spring football: Oak Ridge ready for more wins
    Instead of bouncing back from a one-win season before he arrived from John Tyler, the War Eagles won only one game again, finishing 1-9 despite the air of excitement that surrounded his hiring. Junior George Stephenson is moving from defensive end to running back, and Justin Edwards, a RB/slot receiver, is the new halfback. Rush promoted Terry Mills, a former secondary coach at Wylie who joined Rush at Oak Ridge last season, from linebackers coach to co-defensive coordinator with returning co-DC James Croley. The defense is losing middle linebacker Dillon Dye, outside linebacker Matt Mitchell and free safety Germod Williams, who signed with Texas State. Senior Muphy Jones could fill another one of the three open spots at linebacker, but he sat out spring ball after shoulder surgery.


  64. The Woodlands rolls on in softball playoffs

    → News | 21 May 2013 | 10:17 am MDT

    The Woodlands rolls on in softball playoffs
    The Highlanders survived a series-opening loss for the second straight week, ousting McKinney Boyd in three games to reach the Class 5A, Region II final for the third consecutive year. A lot of them have been a part of those, the last four years going to the semifinals, and winning the state and national championships, so they've been there, they know what the programs about, what the expectations are, and we've just had excellent team chemistry all year. We drew Austin Westlake right off the bat, in the second round, which is arguably one of the most talented teams in our region - just a super-good team. [...] Atascocita, they've really turned things around, they've got a lot of young talent, and the same thing with McKinney Boyd. Young players like sophomores shortstop Aubrey Leach and third baseman Kaitlyn Stavinoha, and junior center fielder Sidney Salmans, have stepped up in the postseason, and the two seniors - second baseman Alyssa Jorgensen and first baseman Taylor Vick - have made big contributions. The Woodlands faces Kingwood in a best-of-three series this weekend.


  65. Obama White House policy: ‘Don’t tell Dad’

    → Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington Post | 21 May 2013 | 10:16 am MDT

    This IRS scandal is, as expected, getting most interesting.

    People are starting to ask questions about who knew what when — a variant of former Sen. Howard Baker’s famous Watergate hearing question 40 years ago: “What did the president know and when did he know it?”

    Read full article >>
        




  66. Police chief: No charges likely for driver who plowed into Virginia parade after medical issue

    → Nation | 21 May 2013 | 10:15 am MDT



  67. Rare peregrine falcons nest in City Hall

    → Philly.com News | 21 May 2013 | 10:14 am MDT

    A Pennsylvania Game Commission coordinator spent yesterday morning inside City Hall's tower banding four healthy baby peregrine falcons.

  68. Big ifs loom over Camden-Glassboro rail plan

    → Philly.com News | 21 May 2013 | 10:11 am MDT

    Passenger trains could be running again between Camden and Glassboro by 2019, if someone comes up with $1.6 billion and the current construction schedule doesn't slip.

  69. Weather: Afternoon storm threat remains | Video

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 21 May 2013 | 10:09 am MDT

    Isolated showers are popping up right now across Central Florida as the afternoon-storm pattern returns to the region for the summer.
        




  70. SUV crashes when dog gets stuck in steering wheel

    → Philly.com News | 21 May 2013 | 10:09 am MDT

    Police in central Pennsylvania say a woman lost control of her sport-utility vehicle, drove along a sidewalk and crashed after her small dog got tangled up in the steering wheel.

  71. Police chief: No charges likely in Va parade crash

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 21 May 2013 | 10:09 am MDT

    Authorities say an elderly driver is not likely to face charges for plowing into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town's parade.

  72. A Familiar Roar, Then Sadness and Resolve in Oklahoma

    → NYT > Global Home | 21 May 2013 | 10:08 am MDT

    Residents on Tuesday began trying to come to grips with what happened, and the uncertain path forward.
        


  73. Oklahoma tornado survivors await news about loved ones

    → Philly.com News | 21 May 2013 | 10:07 am MDT



  74. No charges in death of amputee mauled by dogs

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 21 May 2013 | 10:04 am MDT

    Authorities say no charges will be filed in the death of an 80-year-old double-amputee mauled to death by dogs earlier this month in South Carolina.

  75. Moscow safer than New York: Russian minister

    → Zee News : India National | 21 May 2013 | 10:01 am MDT

    Kolokoltsev made the claims during a meeting in New York late Monday with New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly.

  76. IRS scandal focus of Senate hearing

    → Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington Post | 21 May 2013 | 9:58 am MDT

    The outgoing acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and his predecessor denied Tuesday that they misled Congress about the targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, telling a Senate panel that they were not aware of the practice when it started.

    Read full article >>
        




  77. Mock NBA Draft Lottery doesn't look good for Magic

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 21 May 2013 | 9:57 am MDT

    Tonight's NBA Draft Lottery has 14 teams, including the Orlando Magic, trying to get that number one draft pick.
        


  78. D.A.: Complaint against DeCoatsworth was not credible

    → Philly.com News | 21 May 2013 | 9:55 am MDT

    The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office did not pursue criminal charges in early 2012 against former Police Officer Richard DeCoatsworth - once hailed as a hero, now charged over the weekend with rape - because the complainant, Steven Kocher, was not considered a credible witness, according to First Assistant District Attorney Edward McCann.

  79. Jim Inhofe and the "reverse NIMBY" phenomenon

    → Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington Post | 21 May 2013 | 9:52 am MDT

    When the Senate considered a bill to provide billions in relief funds for Hurricane Sandy late last year, Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe (R) railed against it, insisting that "when a disaster occurs in America and emotions are high, everyone wants to pour money on it" and likened the bill to a slush fund.

    Read full article >>
        


  80. Man, 26, shot dead in North Philadelphia

    → Philly.com News | 21 May 2013 | 9:50 am MDT

    Police were investigating the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man late Monday night.

  81. Tornado pummels Oklahoma towns, leaving dozens dead

    → Philly.com News | 21 May 2013 | 9:50 am MDT

    The 200-mph tornado that blasted through Oklahoma City’s suburbs sent shockwaves throughout the country.

  82. The kitten who refused to die

    → Philly.com News | 21 May 2013 | 9:49 am MDT



  83. Official: No drugs, alcohol found in Conn. gunman

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 21 May 2013 | 9:49 am MDT

    An official says toxicology tests on the Newtown school shooter's body did not turn up any alcohol, illegal drugs or prescription medication.

  84. Low-wage contractors picket outside federal buildings

    → Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington Post | 21 May 2013 | 9:48 am MDT

    A group of food service workers walked off their jobs in the food court of the Ronald Reagan Building Tuesday morning as part of a day-long protest of low wages paid to federal contract employees.

    A series of protests dubbed "Good Jobs Nation" is planned for the day in support of the contract workers who clean offices, serve food and maintain museums and landmarks in the capital, according to a Washington Post report.

    Read full article >>
        


  85. The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?

    → Philly.com News | 21 May 2013 | 9:47 am MDT

    Is Pope Francis an exorcist?

  86. Introducing Bonecrusher II: Gatorland adds 70 creatures

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 21 May 2013 | 9:40 am MDT

    Gatorland is adding more than 70 animals -- including a 15-foot American crocodile known as Bonecrusher II -- to the attraction after purchasing the creatures from the recently closed Everglades Wonder Gardens in Bonita Springs.
        


  87. Hospitals treat more than 200 after Okla. tornado

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 21 May 2013 | 9:39 am MDT

    Hospital officials say they've treated more than 200 patients, including dozens of children, since a tornado ripped through suburban Oklahoma City.

  88. Orange leaders cool to I-4 financing plan

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 21 May 2013 | 9:38 am MDT

    State transportation officials have less than two weeks to convince a skeptical Orange County Commission that a complex finance plan to add four toll lanes to Interstate 4 through Metro Orlando is a good idea.
        




  89. Police: Missing 21-year-old may have gone off on his own

    → Philly.com News | 21 May 2013 | 9:35 am MDT

    Pennsylvania state police suggested Monday that 21-year-old Matthew R. Royer, missing since leaving Rhode Island on Thursday, might have decided on his own to detour from returning to his Montgomery County home.

  90. Senate group works out immigration compromise with key Republican

    → Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington Post | 21 May 2013 | 9:35 am MDT

    Senate negotiators have worked out a compromise agreement to answer concerns from Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) over a bipartisan immigration bill, hoping to win support for the legislation from the influential lawmaker.

    Read full article >>
        




  91. Grisly photos shown at trial in College Park shooting

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 21 May 2013 | 9:30 am MDT

    Caryn Kelley, 48, is charged with manslaughter with a weapon in the shooting death of Phillip Peatross.

    Testimony continued this morning in the manslaughter trial of Caryn Kelley, who is accused in the fatal shooting of her boyfriend after a drunken argument at her College Park home in 2011.
        




  92. Iranians Await List of Approved Presidential Candidates

    → NYT > Global Home | 21 May 2013 | 9:27 am MDT

    Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, an ally of President Ahmadinejad, and former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani are among those who will learn if they are permitted to run.
        


  93. German Defence Minister under fire over scrapped drone project

    → Zee News : India National | 21 May 2013 | 9:27 am MDT

    Germany`s Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere has come under fire over scrapping of a prestigious drone project after investing around USD 835 million dollars to build a prototype of the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft.

  94. Mahatma Gandhi`s last will likely to fetch 40,000 pounds at UK auction

    → Zee News : India National | 21 May 2013 | 9:23 am MDT

    Mahatma Gandhi`s last will and testament is expected to be the most sought after lot as part of an auction of rare items and documents being held in a small English town today.

  95. Utah man, brother suspects in wife's disappearance

    → Nation | 21 May 2013 | 9:17 am MDT



  96. Ireland Defends Attractive Tax Rates

    → NYT > Global Home | 21 May 2013 | 9:11 am MDT

    As Apple faced criticism in Washington for not paying more in taxes, Ireland defended its low rates, instead blaming “loopholes” in other European countries for enabling companies to avoid taxation.
        


  97. Arrest made in fatal shooting spree at Alief home

    → News | 21 May 2013 | 9:04 am MDT

    Arrest made in fatal shooting spree at Alief home

    Houston police have arrested one person in the execution-style slayings of a 10-year-old boy and a woman last week at an Alief home. The boy's father was wounded in the May 13 shooting authorities have said is drug-related. Bobby Austin, 23, was arrested Friday and has been charged with capital murder in the slayings at the home in the 6600 block of Westwick Drive, police said. Investigators found illegal drugs - mostly marijuana - inside the residence, according to police. Homicide investigators arrested Austin based on a description of the 2005 Silver Monte Carlo that was seen speeding away from the home, Meeler said at a news conference.



  98. Syrian and Hezbollah Fighters Push Qusayr Assault

    → NYT > Global Home | 21 May 2013 | 9:02 am MDT

    Airstrikes were reported on Tuesday amid conflicting accounts about the progress of the battle for Qusayr, a town in western Syrian long held by anti-government forces.
        




  99. New York police defends itself on Muslim surveillance

    → Zee News : India National | 21 May 2013 | 8:54 am MDT

    The New York Police Department is defending itself in a federal civil rights lawsuit over its surveillance of Muslims.

  100. Indian student in Dubai ranked second in ISC exam

    → Zee News : India National | 21 May 2013 | 8:50 am MDT

    An Indian student in a school here was ranked second in this year`s Indian School Certificate (ISC) class 12 examination.

  101. Crews Search for Survivors in Oklahoma After Tornado

    → NYT > Global Home | 21 May 2013 | 8:49 am MDT

    The risk of more tornadoes in the region remained high early Tuesday as rescuers worked frantically to find survivors in an area along the edge of Oklahoma City.
        




  102. WikiLeaks hearing focuses on classified evidence

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 21 May 2013 | 8:49 am MDT

    The Army private who gave more than 700,000 secret U.S. documents to WikiLeaks is back in court for the last scheduled hearing before his military trial next month.

  103. Northland sends team to help Oklahoma tornado victims

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 21 May 2013 | 8:44 am MDT

    Northland Church's disaster response team is heading out this afternoon—making the 20-hour drive to Moore, Okla. to serve victims of yesterday's tornado.
        




  104. New district lines cost Hempstead Town's Santino hamlet

    → Newsday.com breaking news | 21 May 2013 | 8:43 am MDT

    Hempstead Town senior Councilman Anthony Santino has announced he will no longer represent Baldwin, starting in January, when the town’s new council district map is scheduled to go into effect.

  105. Inhofe: Tornado aid 'totally different' from Hurricane Sandy aid

    → Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington Post | 21 May 2013 | 8:42 am MDT

    In the wake of the devastating tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) rejected comparisons between federal aid for this disaster and the Hurricane Sandy relief package he voted against.

    Read full article >>
        




  106. Officials looking for source of oil spill hitting Galveston beaches

    → News | 21 May 2013 | 8:33 am MDT

    Officials looking for source of oil spill hitting Galveston beaches
    Rich Arnhart, regional director of the Texas General Land Office, said that Texas-based Phoenix Pollution Control & Environmental Services has been hired to clean up tar balls that washed ashore at 10 Mile Road near Bermuda Beach. A European shipping company hired the clean-up crews to pick up the oil, but it has not been determined whether the company was responsible for the spill, Anhart said.


  107. Chief Keef arrested for disorderly conduct near Atlanta

    → News - chicagotribune.com | 21 May 2013 | 8:33 am MDT

    South Side rapper Chief Keef was arrested near Atlanta this week for disorderly conduct, two months after he was released from custody in Chicago.
        




  108. Obama on Oklahoma Tornado

    → NYT > Global Home | 21 May 2013 | 8:29 am MDT

    President Obama delivered a statement Tuesday about the deadly tornado that hit the Oklahoma City area on Monday afternoon.
        


  109. Torture Victim’s Body Is Found Near U.S. Base, Afghans Say

    → NYT > Global Home | 21 May 2013 | 8:29 am MDT

    Afghan investigators say the man was seen in a videotape undergoing torture at the hands of an Afghan-American translator for a U.S. Special Forces unit.
        




  110. Jersey shore readies for 1st post-Sandy summer

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 21 May 2013 | 8:29 am MDT

    The boardwalks are back, and so are most of the beaches, even if some are a little thinner this year.

  111. Texas curriculum dropped after complaints from lawmakers

    → News | 21 May 2013 | 8:05 am MDT

    Texas curriculum dropped after complaints from lawmakers

    The state's regional Education Service Centers no will longer issue lesson plans - and will forbid their use after Aug. 31 - for a popular online curriculum system that became a lightning rod for conservatives who criticized it as anti-American, legislators announced Monday. The CSCOPE plans are in use at 877 districts, or 78 percent of school districts in Texas, said Kyle Wargo, the executive director of Regional Service Center 17 in Lubbock. "Since we are a small district, we don't have the resources to hire specialized people in that area," said Somerset Independent School District Superintendent Saul Hinojosa, who credits CSCOPE with helping the district raise its test scores.



  112. Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 21 May 2013 | 7:39 am MDT

    The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including nine children.

  113. Mont Belvieu woman dies in pickup crash

    → News | 21 May 2013 | 7:32 am MDT

    Mont Belvieu woman dies in pickup crash
    [...] he said, his wife immediately lost control of the truck, which made an abrupt left turn, smashed into a retaining wall and then hit a light pole.


  114. Conn. foster mom pleads guilty for spoon-spanking

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 21 May 2013 | 7:24 am MDT

    A foster mother faces 100 days in prison after acknowledging she spanked a 4-year-old girl with a wooden spoon.

  115. Watchdog group accused of showing Democratic bias with fundraiser

    → JSOnline.com | 21 May 2013 | 7:15 am MDT

    The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign is emphatic that it doesn't play political favorites when monitoring election spending and political donations. <br />

  116. Houston DEA snares 4 in undercover meth deal

    → News | 21 May 2013 | 7:09 am MDT

    Houston DEA snares 4 in undercover meth deal
    Roberto Carlos Garza, 23, and Alexander Chavez, 34, both of Rio Grande City, and Luis Angel Mendoza-Estrella, 26, and Loya-Plancarte, 22, both of Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, are charged with conspiracy to possess and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, according to federal authorities. Federal officials said a confidential source met with Garza and Chavez on Friday and allegedly agreed to buy 22 pounds of meth at $15,000 per pound. According to a criminal complaint, DEA agents saw Chavez and Garza arrive at the parking lot in a gray Honda CR-V about 1 p.m. Saturday.


  117. Southern Baptists coordinating tornado relief efforts from Alpharetta

    → Top News from AJC.com | 21 May 2013 | 6:49 am MDT



  118. Recovered remains of Pa. WWII veteran to be buried

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 21 May 2013 | 6:44 am MDT

    A military burial is scheduled in eastern Pennsylvania for a World War II soldier whose remains were recovered after more than 65 years.

  119. Vacant lot in Levittown will now house radiologists

    → Newsday.com breaking news | 21 May 2013 | 6:03 am MDT

    Hempstead Town officials joined doctors from Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology last week to celebrate the groundbreaking for a new state-of-the-art facility on formerly blighted property in the heart of Levittown.

  120. Source: Fewer than 5 schools to be spared despite protests

    → News - chicagotribune.com | 21 May 2013 | 5:56 am MDT

    Pressured for months by teachers, community leaders and aldermen, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked school board is nonetheless expected on Wednesday to approve closing all but a few of the 53 elementary schools the administration wants to shut down.
        




  121. Fallen officers Lopez, Olivieri to be honored at memorial ceremony

    → Newsday.com breaking news | 21 May 2013 | 5:55 am MDT

    Fallen Nassau County Police Officers Arthur Lopez and Joseph P. Olivieri Jr. will be among those honored Wednesday morning at a memorial ceremony.

  122. Storify: Tornado rips through Oklahoma City suburb

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 21 May 2013 | 5:54 am MDT

    <script src="//storify.com/juliemmoos/tornados-touch-down-in-oklahoma-for-2nd-day-in-a-r.js"></script><noscript>[<a href="//storify.com/juliemmoos/tornados-touch-down-in-oklahoma-for-2nd-day-in-a-r" target="_blank">View the story "Tornado kills at least 91 in Oklahoma" on Storify</a>]</noscript>

  123. Crash snarls South Loop

    → News | 21 May 2013 | 5:52 am MDT

    Crash snarls South Loop
    Traffic was slowed on the 610 Loop in southeast Houston after a crash early Tuesday morning. The two-vehicle wreck happened about 6:30 a.m. on the eastbound South Loop near the La Porte Freeway, according to Houston Transtar. Two lanes were temporarily closed while emergency crews cleared the scene. No information was available abut possible injuries or what caused the crash.


  124. Cops: Homeless teen arrested after firing shotgun

    → Newsday.com breaking news | 21 May 2013 | 5:42 am MDT

    A homeless teen was arrested Monday night and charged with assault, reckless endangerment and weapon possession after he fired several rounds from a shotgun during a dispute in Riverhead, injuring a woman, police said.

  125. Dead man discovered in burning car's backseat

    → News | 21 May 2013 | 5:35 am MDT

    Dead man discovered in burning car's backseat
    Police said a passerby spotted the flames and called 911. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences is expected to perform an autopsy to determine the man's identity and the cause of death.


  126. Cops: Gunman thwarted in attempt to rob man outside bank

    → Newsday.com breaking news | 21 May 2013 | 5:32 am MDT

    Police are searching for a gunman who approached a man making a cash deposit for his place of employment Monday afternoon in North Massapequa, only to be scared off when the victim triggered the panic alarm in his vehicle.

  127. Tomball Parkway bar fight leaves one man dead

    → News | 21 May 2013 | 5:31 am MDT

    Tomball Parkway bar fight leaves one man dead
    The shooting occurred about 2 a.m. in the 14900 block of Texas 249, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said friends of the wounded man put him in a car and drove him a few miles to one of his relative's homes on Wickover near Golden Prairie.


  128. Panel to consider Scott Walker proposal for high-deductible health plans

    → JSOnline.com | 21 May 2013 | 5:29 am MDT

    <br /><br />Madison &amp;mdash; Government workers in Wisconsin would have to be offered a high-deductible health insurance plan with a health savings account under a proposal to be voted on Tuesday.<br />

  129. Kirk undecided on Pritzker for Commerce Secretary

    → News - chicagotribune.com | 21 May 2013 | 5:00 am MDT

    Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker has Sen. Dick Durbin's support to become Commerce Secretary, but Sen. Mark Kirk is on the fence.
        


  130. Oklahoma tornado 'was a monster'

    → L.A. Times - National News | 21 May 2013 | 1:11 am MDT

    Dozens are killed, including children, in a populous Oklahoma City suburb. Frantic rescue efforts focus on elementary schools.

    Rescuers sifted through debris in a desperate search for survivors Monday night after a massive tornado battered the Oklahoma City area, killing at least 51 people, including 20 children, and injuring 120. The toll was expected to rise.
        




  131. Blackhawks fall to Red Wings, trail series 2-1

    → News - chicagotribune.com | 21 May 2013 | 12:02 am MDT

    Back-to-back defeats leave them in 2-1 series hole with Game 3 in Detroit

    The Red Wings scored two quick goals in the second period and held on for a 3-1 win over the Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals.
        




  132. Child, in bed, hit by stray bullet in northwest Atlanta

    → Top News from AJC.com | 20 May 2013 | 10:47 pm MDT



  133. Report: Job training rule for food stamps would trim rolls by half

    → JSOnline.com | 20 May 2013 | 10:40 pm MDT

    Requiring basic job training from able-bodied participants in the state’s food stamp program could cause about half to drop out.

  134. Woman suing Trump: 'Somebody had to stand up to him'

    → News - chicagotribune.com | 20 May 2013 | 10:25 pm MDT

    A Chicago woman who sued Donald Trump over a failed condo deal testified today she felt conned when she found out that key incentives to investors had been revoked.
        




  135. Critics pounce on Scott Walker's three out-of-state trips this week

    → JSOnline.com | 20 May 2013 | 10:18 pm MDT

    Gov. Scott Walker is heading out of state for political events, spending three of four evenings in Connecticut, New York and Iowa.

  136. FBI spied on Fox News reporter, accused him of crime

    → L.A. Times - National News | 20 May 2013 | 10:15 pm MDT

    The FBI obtained a sealed search warrant to read Fox News reporter James Rosen's personal emails in a leak investigation.

    WASHINGTON — The FBI obtained a sealed search warrant to read a Fox News reporter's personal emails from two days in 2010 after arguing there was probable cause he had violated espionage laws by soliciting classified information from a government official, court papers show.
        




  137. Prosecutor retaliated against Fast and Furious whistle-blower

    → L.A. Times - National News | 20 May 2013 | 9:53 pm MDT

    The former U.S. attorney in Arizona leaked an internal report about an ATF agent who had criticized the failed gun operation.

    WASHINGTON — The former top federal prosecutor in Arizona retaliated against the lead whistle-blower in the Fast and Furious gun-smuggling scandal by leaking an internal report that suggested the whistle-blower once favored allowing illegal gun sales as a way to track weapons to drug cartels in Mexico, the Justice Department's inspector general's office said Monday.
        




  138. Union of federal workers opposes immigration bill

    → L.A. Times - National News | 20 May 2013 | 9:46 pm MDT

    Senators move ahead on immigration overhaul legislation despite objections from a union of immigration officers.

    WASHINGTON — Senators pushed forward Monday with changes to a sweeping immigration overhaul over the objections of a union of immigration officers that announced its opposition to the bill.
        




  139. Supreme Court to revisit church-state separation

    → L.A. Times - National News | 20 May 2013 | 9:42 pm MDT

    Justices will decide whether a town council violates the 1st Amendment by opening its monthly meetings with a Christian prayer.

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has agreed to revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin most of its monthly meetings with a prayer from a Christian pastor.
        




  140. Congress expands inquiry into IRS handling of conservative groups

    → L.A. Times - National News | 20 May 2013 | 9:38 pm MDT

    A Senate committee widens its inquiry into IRS targeting of conservative groups and asks for detailed records going back more than three years.

    WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators are broadening their inquiry into the Internal Revenue Service's mishandling of groups seeking tax-exempt status, indicating that they plan to examine how the agency dealt with a wide swath of nonprofit applications during the last three years.
        




  141. Off-duty APD officer seriously injured in crash

    → Top News from AJC.com | 20 May 2013 | 8:55 pm MDT



  142. Protesters arrested at school closings rally at City Hall

    → News - chicagotribune.com | 20 May 2013 | 7:57 pm MDT

    More than 20 people protesting Chicago Public School plans to close 53 elementary schools were arrested this afternoon at City Hall, officials said.
        




  143. South Siders cope with first weekday of Red Line shutdown

    → News - chicagotribune.com | 20 May 2013 | 7:11 pm MDT

    Tens of thousands of South Side commuters tested out new routes to work today on the first weekday with the Red Line's Dan Ryan branch closed for repairs.
        




  144. Oakland County vows to take fight real estate tranfer tax fight to Supreme Court

    → freep | 20 May 2013 | 6:31 pm MDT

    A federal appellate court today tossed out a lawsuit by Oakland County charging that mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac owe $12 million in unpaid real estate transfer taxes. The county has pledged to take the matter to the U.S. Supreme Court.

  145. More poor people live in suburbs than in cities, study shows

    → freep | 20 May 2013 | 6:26 pm MDT

    More poor people live in America's suburbs than in cities because of affordable housing, service-sector jobs and the increased use of housing vouchers, according to a study released Monday.

  146. Neighbor's relative in custody in Grosse Pointe Park woman's death

    → freep | 20 May 2013 | 6:26 pm MDT

    Dale Williams, 22, said police with search warrants raided his home in the 1300 block of Wayburn at about noon Sunday, about 24 hours after they took a relative into custody on Saturday

  147. Livernois Avenue to get $2-million makeover, including art projects

    → freep | 20 May 2013 | 6:14 pm MDT

    A once-grand stretch of Livernois Avenue in northwest Detroit is getting a facelift of more than $2 million, starting with $200,000 for a dozen art projects to spruce up empty storefronts and the streetscape along what was once known as the Avenue of Fash

  148. Adrian man in child pornography case opts to stay in jail

    → freep | 20 May 2013 | 6:10 pm MDT

    Sean Gossman declined his detention hearing in federal court today, opting to stay in jail. Gossman was arrested on Thursday after the FBI found more than 1,000 child porn images on a computer thumb drive that was traced to him.

  149. Trial begins for man accused of shooting wife 8 times

    → Top News from AJC.com | 20 May 2013 | 6:09 pm MDT



  150. Canton youth minister dies in traffic crash day after wedding

    → freep | 20 May 2013 | 5:55 pm MDT

    A Canton church is mourning the death of 21-year-old youth leader Jordan Costa, who was killed Sunday in a one-car crash in Ohio just one day after he was married to his new bride, Heather Favazza-Costa, 21.

  151. GOP to open permanent regional offices across Michigan in effort to connect with voters

    → freep | 20 May 2013 | 4:34 pm MDT

    The Michigan Republican Party plans to open five permanent regional offices around the state, hire additional staff and invest in new technology as it launches a new plan to improve the party's fortunes in 2014 and beyond, the party chairman said in an interview.

  152. Witness: McCree said mistress sought $10,000 for 'problem' pregnancy; woman says judge may not be the father

    → freep | 20 May 2013 | 4:07 pm MDT

    Judge Wade McCree, who has been suspended without pay, is accused of sexting from the bench with Geniene La'Shay Mott and having sex with her in his judicial chambers last year, according to a 20-page complaint filed by the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission in March.

  153. Mile-wide tornado flattens school, homes near Oklahoma City

    → L.A. Times - National News | 20 May 2013 | 4:01 pm MDT

    There are no reported deaths so far amid rubble and fire in suburban Moore, Okla.

    MOORE, Okla. — A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.
        




  154. Doggy daycare worker accused of kicking pup in his care

    → Top News from AJC.com | 20 May 2013 | 3:41 pm MDT



  155. Court rules for Fannie, Freddie in Oakland lawsuit

    → freep | 20 May 2013 | 2:59 pm MDT

    A federal appeals court overturned a lower court ruling and threw out tax claims by Oakland County against the federally charted mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

  156. Metro Detroit under severe thunderstorm watch until 8 p.m.

    → freep | 20 May 2013 | 2:22 pm MDT

    The severe thunderstorm watch was issued at 1 p.m.

  157. Cops: Mom left child, 4, alone and went to work

    → Top News from AJC.com | 20 May 2013 | 1:55 pm MDT



  158. UGA extends some benefits to domestic partners

    → Top News from AJC.com | 20 May 2013 | 1:44 pm MDT



  159. Vandals destroy organ, leave gang slogans at S. Side church

    → News - chicagotribune.com | 20 May 2013 | 12:18 pm MDT

    A deacon opening the International Harbor of Grace Church for a morning service found pews uprooted, an antique organ destroyed and the walls full of gang slogans.
        




  160. More poor live in suburbs than urban areas, research shows

    → News - chicagotribune.com | 20 May 2013 | 9:30 am MDT

    But cities still have a bigger percentage, according to the Brookings Institution. The poverty shift has left many social service agencies unprepared.

    In the Chicago area, the number of poor in the suburbs increased by 99 percent in the last decade, from 363,966 to 724,233, new analysis shows.
        




  161. Washed-out Hall County road traps residents, wedding guests

    → Top News from AJC.com | 20 May 2013 | 9:19 am MDT



  162. Storm-drenched northeast suburbs dry out but more rain approaches

    → Top News from AJC.com | 20 May 2013 | 3:58 am MDT



  163. Poverty surging in Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs more than inner cities, study finds

    → The Dallas Morning News - News | 19 May 2013 | 11:28 pm MDT



  164. Invasive frogs carry amphibian-killing fungus

    → L.A. Times - National News | 19 May 2013 | 10:56 pm MDT

    A study links African clawed frogs, which were brought to California decades ago for use in pregnancy tests, with a deadly pathogen.

    African clawed frogs were first brought to California decades ago to help doctors figure out whether their patients were pregnant. After new technology made those pregnancy tests obsolete, the creatures were let loose, and thrived for decades in the state's drainage ditches and ponds.
        




  165. New policy signals end of road for Dallas’ ‘Circle D’ tollway signs

    → The Dallas Morning News - News | 19 May 2013 | 10:20 pm MDT



  166. Man held after killing of Grand Prairie mom, teen daughter

    → The Dallas Morning News - News | 19 May 2013 | 10:16 pm MDT



  167. Granbury residents find benevolence amid the rubble

    → The Dallas Morning News - News | 19 May 2013 | 10:11 pm MDT



  168. Garland ISD touts new hires, revised organizational structure

    → The Dallas Morning News - News | 19 May 2013 | 10:02 pm MDT



  169. For two Army vets, Dallas urban farming offers purpose and therapeutic value

    → The Dallas Morning News - News | 19 May 2013 | 9:52 pm MDT



  170. Police say woman fatally ran over cousin at northwest Dallas gas station

    → The Dallas Morning News - News | 19 May 2013 | 9:48 pm MDT



  171. Scale of government's AP records seizure surprises many

    → L.A. Times - National News | 19 May 2013 | 9:41 pm MDT

    The Obama administration has zealously prosecuted leaks involving national security, but the secret collection of records for 20 Associated Press phone lines reaches a new level.

    WASHINGTON — Three years ago, the Obama administration brought criminal charges under the Espionage Act against Thomas Drake, an Air Force veteran and intelligence expert at the National Security Agency in Maryland.
        




  172. UC hospital strikers' numbers to be decided by court

    → L.A. Times - National News | 19 May 2013 | 4:40 pm MDT

    As patient care workers plan a two-day walkout at the five facilities, UC says it will do everything possible to ensure patient safety.

    Patient care workers at the University of California's medical centers plan to stage a two-day strike next week, but the number taking part will be decided Monday in Sacramento County Superior Court.
        


  173. President Obama speaks at Atlanta fundraiser

    → Top News from AJC.com | 19 May 2013 | 2:14 pm MDT



  174. Thief steals nearly $2,000 in iPhones from Apple Store on Saturday

    → The Dallas Morning News - News | 19 May 2013 | 10:12 am MDT



  175. Woman fatally runs over cousin after dispute at Northwest Dallas gas station

    → The Dallas Morning News - News | 19 May 2013 | 9:45 am MDT



  176. Man fatally shot in southeast Oak Cliff early Sunday

    → The Dallas Morning News - News | 19 May 2013 | 9:15 am MDT





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