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Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

3 hours, 15 minutes ago

(AP) Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.Meteorologists contacted by ...

NH marks presidential primary's 100th anniversary

3 hours, 15 minutes ago

(AP) Defenders of New Hampshire's enviable role in presidential politics are paying tribute to the past while keeping an eye on the future.Tuesday marks the 100th anniversary of the state law that led to the creation of the modern presidential primary. ...

Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban

3 hours, 15 minutes ago

(AP) A federal court in San Francisco has struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy unless there's a medical emergency.The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the law violates a string of U.S. Supreme ...

Police: Suspect in abduction of 2 girls found dead

3 hours, 51 minutes ago

(AP) Authorities say a convicted sex offender who was suspected of abducting two girls from an Iowa bus stop has been found dead.The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says 42-year-old Michael Klunder was found dead Monday night at a rural property ...

Ex-Goldman exec seeks insider trading retrial

3 hours, 51 minutes ago

(AP) A lawyer for a former board member at Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble Co. has told a federal appeals court that his client deserves a new trial.Attorney Seth Waxman told the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ...

Hospitals treat more than 200 after Okla. tornado

5 hours, 39 minutes ago

(AP) Hospital officials say they've treated more than 200 patients, including dozens of children, since a tornado ripped through suburban Oklahoma City.About 20 patients remained at one hospital Tuesday, but it wasn't clear how many patients remained hospitalized at another facility.Spokeswoman ...

More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows

6 hours, 35 minutes ago

(AP) A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts:Q. Is global warming to blame?A. You can't blame a single weather event on global warming. In any case, scientists just don't know whether there ...

WikiLeaks hearing focuses on classified evidence

6 hours, 49 minutes ago

(AP) 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.The pretrial hearing that began Tuesday for Pfc. Bradley Manning concerns classified material ...

Jersey shore readies for 1st post-Sandy summer

6 hours, 49 minutes ago

(AP) Visitors to the Jersey shore this weekend will find many of their favorite beaches and boardwalks ready for summer, thanks to a massive rebuilding effort after Superstorm Sandy.While several neighborhoods remain damaged, all but one of the storm-wrecked boardwalks should ...

France: Drugmaker on trial, suspected in deaths

7 hours, 45 minutes ago

(AP) A French drug company and its founder are on trial on charges of misleading the public about a diabetes drug marketed as a weight loss method and suspected in hundreds of deaths.But after years of delays in one of France's ...

Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister

8 hours ago

(AP) The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including seven children.Spokeswoman Amy Elliot said Tuesday morning that she believes some victims were counted twice in the early ...

Conn. foster mom pleads guilty for spoon-spanking

8 hours ago

(AP) A Connecticut foster mother faces 100 days in jail after acknowledging she spanked a 4-year-old girl with a wooden spoon.Jami Littlefield pleaded guilty Monday in Superior Court in Norwich to third-degree assault.The Day of New London reports ( http://bit.ly/10LwYFg) Littlefield ...

Recovered remains of Pa. WWII veteran to be buried

8 hours, 35 minutes ago

(AP) A military burial is scheduled in eastern Pennsylvania for a World War II soldier whose remains were recovered after more than 65 years.The Express-Times reports ( http://bit.ly/10ixKtR) William Yawney was a 23-year-old Army private when he was killed on Saipan ...

Remains found in woods could be missing Maine teen

9 hours, 46 minutes ago

(AP) State police in Maine say a body found in the woods likely is that of a 15-year-old girl last seen more than a week ago.Spokesman Steve McCausland says the body was found at about 9:30 p.m. Monday by the Maine ...

LA picks new mayor after low-drama campaign

10 hours, 20 minutes ago

(AP) Los Angeles is about to elect its next mayor. But, most residents probably won't notice.Low turnout is expected Tuesday when voters choose between Democrats Eric Garcetti, a city councilman, and city Controller Wendy Greuel, who could become the first woman ...

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