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(AP) -- Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children.... Wed, 22 May 2013 02:54:32 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OKLAHOMA_TORNADO?SITE=FLFNW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By SEAN MURPHY and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN 2013-05-22T02:54:32Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OKLAHOMA_TORNADO_THE_SCHOOL?SITE=FLFNW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up.... Tue, 21 May 2013 23:14:37 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OKLAHOMA_TORNADO_THE_SCHOOL?SITE=FLFNW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By DAVID A. LIEB 2013-05-21T23:14:37Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OKLAHOMA_TORNADO_PHOTO_GALLERY?SITE=FLFNW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Residents sift through the remnants of their homes and parents hug children outside a demolished elementary school. Emergency workers tend to the wounded.... Wed, 22 May 2013 02:32:08 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OKLAHOMA_TORNADO_PHOTO_GALLERY?SITE=FLFNW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By The Associated Press 2013-05-22T02:32:08Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BOYFRIEND_SLAYING?SITE=FLFNW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PHOENIX (AP) -- Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.... Wed, 22 May 2013 00:18:28 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BOYFRIEND_SLAYING?SITE=FLFNW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By BRIAN SKOLOFF 2013-05-22T00:18:28Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SAME_SEX_TEEN_ARREST?SITE=FLFNW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MIAMI (AP) -- An 18-year-old Florida cheerleader is facing felony charges that she had sexual contact with her underage, 14-year-old girlfriend, leading gay rights advocates to say the teen is being unfairly targeted for a common high school romance because she's gay.... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:40:01 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SAME_SEX_TEEN_ARREST?SITE=FLFNW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By KELLI KENNEDY 2013-05-21T21:40:01Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MISSING_MOM_UTAH?SITE=FLFNW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) -- The lawyer for the family of missing Utah woman Susan Powell said Tuesday that even as local police close the active part of their investigation into her disappearance, federal authorities continue to review the case - a claim that was denied by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Salt Lake City.... Wed, 22 May 2013 01:21:52 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MISSING_MOM_UTAH?SITE=FLFNW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT 2013-05-22T01:21:52Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FACE_CHEWING_ATTACK?SITE=FLFNW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MIAMI (AP) -- A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigurement, strumming a guitar, making jokes and thanking people for their donations to help pay for his care.... Tue, 21 May 2013 22:57:49 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FACE_CHEWING_ATTACK?SITE=FLFNW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By JENNIFER KAY 2013-05-21T22:57:49Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HOFSTRA_STUDENT_SHOT?SITE=FLFNW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) -- The president of a New York police union defended an officer who accidentally killed a Hofstra University student during a standoff with an armed intruder, saying Tuesday the only person responsible for the woman's death was the gunman who held her hostage.... Tue, 21 May 2013 23:58:56 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HOFSTRA_STUDENT_SHOT?SITE=FLFNW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT 2013-05-21T23:58:56Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TRAINS_COLLIDE_CONN?SITE=FLFNW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- After a nearly four-hour commute Tuesday morning, Orlando Cordero was thrilled to hear train service was returning to normal as workers were finishing repair to tracks damaged by last week's train collision in Bridgeport.... Tue, 21 May 2013 20:34:52 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TRAINS_COLLIDE_CONN?SITE=FLFNW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN 2013-05-21T20:34:52Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BENGHAZI_ATTACK?SITE=FLFNW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists, officials say. But there isn't enough proof to try them in a U.S. civilian court as the Obama administration prefers.... Wed, 22 May 2013 01:04:29 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BENGHAZI_ATTACK?SITE=FLFNW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By KIMBERLY DOZIER 2013-05-22T01:04:29Z