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FBI agents killed in Va. training were among elite

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 9:43pm
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The two FBI agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast were part of the agency's elite hostage rescue team, a group known most recently for rescuing an Alabama boy from an underground bunker.

Police close Susan Powell case, offer new details

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 9:40pm

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — For the first time, Utah police said Monday they believe Susan Powell's brother-in-law was "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body, even as they announced they couldn't solve the sensational case of a mother's disappearance after a nearly 3 ½-year investigation.


Tea Party group sues IRS over inappropriate targeting

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 9:39pm
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - A California-based Tea Party group sued the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Monday in what marked the first lawsuit to stem from an investigation finding the agency singled-out conservative organizations. In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati, the NorCal Tea Party Patriots accused the IRS of violating its constitutional rights due to the "intensive and intrusive scrutiny" it received while seeking tax-exempt status. ...

Factbox: Four key questions in the unfolding IRS scandal

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 9:39pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional and Justice Department investigators are examining the Internal Revenue Service over its inappropriate scrutiny of conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. President Barack Obama, seeking to contain the fallout as he pushes his second-term agenda, has denounced the behavior as "outrageous." After a Treasury Department report last week confirmed the targeting by the IRS, the tax agency became the focus of a criminal probe by the Justice Department. ...

Publicist: Founding member of The Doors dies at 74

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 9:38pm

Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock's most enduring songs, has died. He was 74.


'Apple of my Eye' star turns to first love: music

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 9:37pm

HONG KONG (AP) — Fans know her as the sweet schoolgirl in the 2011 blockbuster "You Are the Apple of My Eye." Now, they can take a closer look at Michelle Chen through her first love: music.


Boston cardinal skips event over Irish PM's role

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 9:29pm

BOSTON (AP) — Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement Monday to protest its decision to honor Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who backs legislation to permit abortion, and O'Malley's views were echoed outside the ceremony by a few dozen anti-abortion activists.


Frantic search for two dozen missing children in Oklahoma tornado

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 9:03pm
(Reuters) - Rescue workers searched the rubble of a school in Moore, Oklahoma, on Monday to find some two dozen missing children following a huge tornado that leveled part of the town, Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor Todd Lamb said. In an interview on CNN, Lamb said rescue workers rushed in fading light to try to find the children at the school, which took a direct hit from a tornado packing winds of up to 200 miles per hour. At least 51 people have been confirmed dead in the tornado, which struck at midafternoon Monday. (Reporting by Greg McCune; Editing by Bill Trott)

Hospitals treat more than 140 after Okla. tornado

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:54pm
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — 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.

Kansas lands transfer Tarik Black from Memphis

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:48pm
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Memphis forward Tarik Black is transferring to Kansas and will be eligible to play immediately.

QB Mitchell decides on North Carolina State

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:48pm
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas quarterback Brandon Mitchell says he is transferring to North Carolina State to play his final season.

Factbox: Tornado damage and the Enhanced Fujita scale

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:44pm
(Reuters) - The tornado that slammed into the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing more than 50 people with winds up to 200 miles per hour, was given a preliminary ranking of EF4, the second most powerful category on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The Enhanced Fujita scale is an updated version of an earlier chart to measure the ferocity of tornadoes published in 1971 by a University of Chicago professor. ...

Police give details in Powell disappearance case

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:44pm

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — For the first time, Utah police said they believe Susan Powell's brother-in-law was "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body.


AP source: Treasury told WH of IRS disclosure plan

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:41pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Treasury official says the department told the White House twice that the IRS was preparing to make public its targeting of conservative political groups.

Mattingly doesn't feel he's about to be fired

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:32pm

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Beleaguered manager Don Mattingly insisted Monday he doesn't feel he's about to be fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he has no idea whether he needs to win a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers to keep his job.


Indians rally to beat Mariners 10-8

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:29pm

CLEVELAND (AP) — Chris Perez was stunned, surprised and shocked.


Brazil probes rumor that set off panic run on state bank

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:28pm

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Monday she ordered the Federal Police to investigate the source of a rumor that sent thousands of poor Brazilians running to state bank branches seeking payment of a monthly family stipend. A rumor that payments of the Bolsa Familia program would be ended led crowds to line up over the weekend at branches of the Caixa Economica Federal government bank to get their money. The rumor spread by word of mouth and cellphone text messages. ...


Court orders prison to hand over files in Boston bomb case

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:28pm

BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge approved a request by accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's lawyers that his jailers hand over their files on him, including suicide watch logs and psychological data, according to court documents released on Monday. The defense has said it wants to track 19-year-old Tsarnaev's injuries and mental state while he is held in federal prison to provide evidence of "the voluntariness of his statements" while under interrogation. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler of U.S. ...


Beam her up: Gabby Douglas is back in the gym

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:27pm

Gabby Douglas had been looking forward to this appearance for a long time.


Death toll rises to at least 51 in Oklahoma tornado : state agency

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:27pm
(Reuters) - The death toll from a huge tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma on Monday rose to 51, the state medical examiner's office said. Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead, up from 37 fatalities reported earlier. The powerful tornado, rated the second highest strength level of EF4 and packing winds of up to 200 miles per hour, touched down at midafternoon and devastated a wide area of the town. (Reporting By Brendan O'Brien; Writing by Greg McCune; Editing by Bill Trott)