Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week....

Storm took town's youngest as it swept through
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- One loved the spotlight. Another was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the force he brought to the soccer field....

10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos
Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see....

FBI arrests suspect in Wash. state ricin case
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- The FBI has arrested a suspect in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin and says investigators are working "around the clock" to address any remaining risks....

Obama to address drones, Gitmo in security speech
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is set to at least partially bring out into the open some of the U.S.-directed drone program, a key component of counterterrorism strategy, as he outlines the contours of the continuing threat to American security....

Colorado killer's reprieve sharply criticized
DENVER (AP) -- Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper's decision to block the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap for as long as he is governor infuriated victims' relatives and drew quick criticism from Republicans ahead of the 2014 election....

Body of child found in deadly Minn. landslide
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Authorities on Thursday recovered the body of a boy missing since a rockslide killed a classmate and left two others injured a day earlier at a St. Paul park....

Teen brother questioned in death of 2 Utah boys
WEST POINT, Utah (AP) -- An older brother was being questioned Thursday in the deaths of two Utah boys found by their mother when she returned home, police said....

Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said....

Report: Nation's kids need to get more physical
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Reading, writing, arithmetic - and PE?...