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Tornado rips through elementary school

Associated Press — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:43:28 GMT

Authorities say an elementary school in an Oklahoma City suburb took a direct hit from a mile-wide tornado.

LIVE VIDEO: Oklahoma City tornado damage

Associated Press — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:33:41 GMT

A mile-wide tornado churned through the Oklahoma City suburbs, destroying homes for the second day in a row today, as part of a severe weather outbreak that was expected to spread in other parts of the Plains and Midwest.

Lawsuit 'days away' in IRS scandal

Lucy May, WCPO Digital — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:22:53 GMT

In what could be the first of multiple lawsuits over the rapidly unfolding IRS scandal, centered squarely in Cincinnati, the American Center for Liberty and Justice in Washington, D.C., plans to file a lawsuit “in the coming days.”

Phone data breach puts privacy at risk

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:38 GMT

Last fall, when Linda Mendez was offered discount phone service through a federal program for the poor, the San Antonio mom thought it was too good to be true. She signed up anyway.

Arias trial wraps for day

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:10:37 GMT

The penalty phase of the Jodi Arias murder trial wrapped up for the day Monday after a series of legal arguments in which her defense lawyers asked for a mistrial and to withdraw from the case.

Student dies in split-second choice

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:06 GMT

Officers tried to help when a college student was being held in a headlock by a masked intruder with a loaded gun to her head. But moment later -- the gunman took aim at an officer.

Military sex abuse victims seek VA help

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:53:03 GMT

More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been condemned by President Barack Obama as ""shameful and disgraceful."

Yahoo buys Tumblr for $1.1B

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:33:39 GMT

Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.

Teen arrested, expelled for relationship

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:17:28 GMT

A Florida teen is deciding if she should take a deal from the state on charges of an alleged same-sex relationship with an underage student.

Tornadoes cause destruction, 2 deaths

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:06:49 GMT

Hearing on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, Lindsay Carter took advantage of the advanced warning, gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left of the community she called home.