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Dozens killed as tornado rips through Oklahoma

A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with winds up to 200 miles per hour. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and officials expect the death toll to rise.

Easier travel ahead for Conn. commuters

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Committee nears final immigration decisions

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A tornado moved ominously past homes in Moore, Okla. on Monday. (Alonzo Adams/AP) Alonzo Adams
Police dug through the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School following Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)
A child was pulled from the rubble of an elementary school in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)
Damaged cars lay covered in mud at a business parking lot west of Interstate 35 in Moore, Okla. (Jim Beckel/AP)
Neighbors hugged near a group of homes ruined by Monday's monstrous tornado in Oklahoma. (David McDaniel/AP)
A van sat on top of a crushed vehicle after a huge tornado brought winds of up to 200 miles per hour Monday. (Richard Rowe/Reuters)
A woman cradled her cat as she sat in her driveway after her home was destroyed on Monday. (Chris Landsberger/AP)
Firefighters assisted a driver as he was taken from the cab of his overturned truck in Shawnee, Okla. (Jim Beckel/AP)
A woman carried a child through a field near the collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)
A woman held stray kittens that she found in the debris of her parents' home after the tornado struck. (Nate Billings/AP)
Rescue workers helped free a person trapped in a medical building at a hospital complex in Moore, Okla. (Gene Blevins/Reuters)
One woman helped another look for a missing dog near a home destroyed by Monday's tornado.(Steve Sisney/AP)
Oklahoma City firefighters checked on the status of a man who sat in a rocking chair where his home once stood (Chris Landsberger/AP)

Bieber's monkey to be German property

Mally the Monkey was seized in Munich when Justin Bieber failed to produce required vaccination and import papers for the animal.

Raisman steps it up on 'Dancing' finale

"Dancing With the Stars" finalist, Needham native, and Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman got high marks Monday after showcasing improved samba skills since she first performed the dance earlier in the season.
Raisman climbs to new heights in 'Dancing With the Stars' finale
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Tea Party activists plan IRS protest in Boston

BOSTON (AP) -- Tea Party activists are planning to hold a demonstration in downtown Boston to protest the Internal Revenue Service for improperly targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. (   05/21/2013 4:10 AM )

Nation

Police close Susan Powell case, offer new details

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) -- 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. (   05/21/2013 3:13 AM )

World

Israel returns fire following shooting from Syria

JERUSALEM (AP) -- The Israeli military says gunfire from Syria hit an Israeli patrol on the Golan Heights overnight, damaging a vehicle and prompting the troops to fire back. (   05/21/2013 3:10 AM )

Education

AP photographer describes destroyed Okla. school

MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- I left the office as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters before in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would be too late. Oklahoma City-based AP photographer Sue Ogrocki was at the elementary school destroyed by a tornado and saw rescuers pulling children out of the rubble. This is her account of what she witnessed. (   05/21/2013 4:59 AM )

Science

Most shipwrecks called a minor US pollution threat

WASHINGTON -- A new government report details 87 shipwrecks -- most sunk during World War II decades ago -- that could pollute US waters with tens of millions of gallons of oil. Even so, the potential for pollution is less than scientists had expected. The report released Monday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration concludes ''the scope of the problem is much more manageable than initially feared. . . . Our coastlines are not littered with 'ticking time bombs.''' Agency officials estimate that far less oil will leak into the ocean than the BP oil spill of 2010, which spewed roughly 200 million gallons into the Gulf of Mexico alone. There are 20,000 shipwrecked vessels that lie off the nation's coastlines. Most of those either finished leaking long ago, ran on coal instead of oil, are too small or aren't near vulnerable land.(   05/21/2013 12:00 AM )

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