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• And Super Bowl 50 goes to ...
• Police defend officer who shot N.Y. college student
• FBI identifies Benghazi suspects, but no arrests yet
• Arias tells jury she can still contribute to society
• No drugs, alcohol found in Newtown gunman, source says
• Shulman: Not responsible for IRS 'lookout' list
• Protesters chant 'IRS has got to go' in Cincinnati
• Videos show jaw-dropping destruction
• Okla. Senator says aid should be paid for with cuts
• Appeals court rules bin Laden death photos can stay secret
• Vatican marks anniversary of 1972 attack on Michelangelo's Pieta
• Tourists start coming to back to Egypt
• Sen. Jeff Sessions tries to sink the immigration bill by himself
• Did Pope Francis perform an exorcism
• More Hezbollah fighters spotted with Syrian army
• 'All you could hear were screams’
• In tornado's wake, worried parents seek out kids
• Monster Oklahoma tornado kills at least 51
• Monster Oklahoma tornado kills at least 51
• Israel fires back at Syria after gunshots at its troops
• Images of Oklahoma tornado devastation
• Guatemala court overturns ex-dictator's genocide conviction
• Cardinal skips graduction event over Irish PM
• Source: Treasury told WH of IRS disclosure plan
• Death toll at least 51 in Oklahoma tornado

And Super Bowl 50 goes to ... Posted: 21 May 2013 12:26 PM PDT Hint: It would be a good year for the 49ers to win it all.

Police defend officer who shot N.Y. college student Posted: 21 May 2013 12:26 PM PDT The only person responsible is the gunman, a union president says.

FBI identifies Benghazi suspects, but no arrests yet Posted: 21 May 2013 11:40 AM PDT Authorities say they have enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force.

Arias tells jury she can still contribute to society Posted: 21 May 2013 11:25 AM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias has told a jury that she can contribute to society from prison if she is allowed to live.

No drugs, alcohol found in Newtown gunman, source says Posted: 21 May 2013 10:38 AM PDT HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Toxicology tests on the body of the Newtown school shooter did not turn up any alcohol, illegal drugs or prescription medications, an official close to the investigation said Tuesday.

Shulman: Not responsible for IRS 'lookout' list Posted: 21 May 2013 10:24 AM PDT The former IRS commissioner says he was "not personally responsible" for the agency's scrutiny on conservative groups.

Protesters chant 'IRS has got to go' in Cincinnati Posted: 21 May 2013 10:24 AM PDT Tea party members march with signs that read "internal revenge service."

Videos show jaw-dropping destruction Posted: 21 May 2013 09:06 AM PDT A day after a massive tornado tore through Moore, Okla., photos, video footage and eyewitness accounts painted a chilling picture of the destruction left by the deadly F4 storm. Mangled heaps of debris stretched for some 20 miles in the Oklahoma City suburb. Dozens of people, including children, were killed during Monday's storm, and officials [...]

Okla. Senator says aid should be paid for with cuts Posted: 21 May 2013 08:36 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn says that any additional federal aid to help tornado victims and to rebuild devastated areas of his state should be financed with cuts to other programs in the government's $3.6 trillion budget.

Appeals court rules bin Laden death photos can stay secret Posted: 21 May 2013 07:50 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified more than 50 images of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death, and that the government did not need to release them. The unanimous ruling by three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected a request for the images by a conservative nonprofit watchdog group. (Reporting by David Ingram; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

Vatican marks anniversary of 1972 attack on Michelangelo's Pieta Posted: 21 May 2013 07:20 AM PDT A crazed man dealt 12 hammer blows to the famous sculpture.

Tourists start coming to back to Egypt Posted: 21 May 2013 06:33 AM PDT The sector is still suffering from the aftermath of the country's 2011 uprising.

Sen. Jeff Sessions tries to sink the immigration bill by himself Posted: 21 May 2013 06:03 AM PDT The Republican from Alabama has attached 49 amendments to the bill.

Did Pope Francis perform an exorcism Posted: 21 May 2013 05:15 AM PDT A young man in St. Peter's Square convulsed and shook as the pope prayed.

More Hezbollah fighters spotted with Syrian army Posted: 21 May 2013 05:01 AM PDT The regime tries to drive Syrian rebels from a town near the Lebanese border.

'All you could hear were screams’ Posted: 21 May 2013 04:45 AM PDT MOORE, Okla. – The hell he saw was harrowing, but it's the sounds at Plaza Towers Elementary that Stuart Earnest Jr. says will haunt him forever. "All you could hear were screams," Earnest said. "The people screaming for help and the people trying to help were also screaming." Plaza Towers, a pre-kindergarten through sixth grade [...]

In tornado's wake, worried parents seek out kids Posted: 21 May 2013 03:12 AM PDT MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The parents and guardians stood in the muddy grass outside a suburban Oklahoma City church, listening as someone with a bullhorn called out the names of children who were being dropped off — survivors of a deadly tornado that barreled through their community.

Monster Oklahoma tornado kills at least 51 Posted: 21 May 2013 02:42 AM PDT Twenty children are among the dead, and the toll is expected to rise.

Monster Oklahoma tornado kills at least 51 Posted: 21 May 2013 01:09 AM PDT Twenty children are among the dead, and the toll is expected to rise.

Israel fires back at Syria after gunshots at its troops Posted: 21 May 2013 12:06 AM PDT Israeli troops shot at a target across the Syrian frontier on Tuesday.

Images of Oklahoma tornado devastation Posted: 20 May 2013 10:18 PM PDT A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.(AP Photo Sue Ogrocki)

Guatemala court overturns ex-dictator's genocide conviction Posted: 20 May 2013 08:16 PM PDT Guatemala's top court overturned the genocide conviction of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt and ordered on Monday that his trial restart.

Cardinal skips graduction event over Irish PM Posted: 20 May 2013 08:00 PM PDT 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.

Source: Treasury told WH of IRS disclosure plan Posted: 20 May 2013 07:14 PM PDT An official says the administration was twice told of the IRS was preparing to make public its targeting of conservative political groups.

Death toll at least 51 in Oklahoma tornado Posted: 20 May 2013 06:29 PM PDT (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)

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