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A contractor finished installing the concrete bunker beneath the slab of their garage in early May. About three weeks later, the shelter saved their lives when a tornado that killed 24 people tore through their neighborhood.... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:19:52 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OKLAHOMA_TORNADO_SHELTER_MANDATES?SITE=UTOGD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By DAVID A. LIEB 2013-05-24T07:19:52Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_I_5_BRIDGE_COLLAPSE?SITE=UTOGD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."... Fri, 24 May 2013 09:44:29 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_I_5_BRIDGE_COLLAPSE?SITE=UTOGD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By MANUEL VALDES and MIKE BAKER 2013-05-24T09:44:29Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SWM_BANNED_SWIMMING_COACH?SITE=UTOGD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) -- A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.... Fri, 24 May 2013 02:31:09 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SWM_BANNED_SWIMMING_COACH?SITE=UTOGD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By ERIC TUCKER 2013-05-24T02:31:09Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BOY_SCOUTS_GAYS?SITE=UTOGD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) -- After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's controversies are far from over.... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:13:21 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BOY_SCOUTS_GAYS?SITE=UTOGD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By DAVID CRARY and NOMAAN MERCHANT 2013-05-24T07:13:21Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_XGR_PLASTIC_OCEAN_DEBRIS?SITE=UTOGD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other garbage.... Fri, 24 May 2013 09:49:32 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_XGR_PLASTIC_OCEAN_DEBRIS?SITE=UTOGD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By JASON DEAREN 2013-05-24T09:49:32Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OKLAHOMA_TORNADO_FACE_OF_THE_STORM?SITE=UTOGD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- A massive tornado was carving its way through town. There was no time to hesitate. LaTisha Garcia had to get to her children.... Fri, 24 May 2013 00:03:50 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OKLAHOMA_TORNADO_FACE_OF_THE_STORM?SITE=UTOGD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By SEAN MURPHY 2013-05-24T00:03:50Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MUSIC_TOURS_SCALPING_AND_SECONDARY_SOURCES?SITE=UTOGD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Kid Rock is a scalper.... Fri, 24 May 2013 10:02:11 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MUSIC_TOURS_SCALPING_AND_SECONDARY_SOURCES?SITE=UTOGD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By MESFIN FEKADU 2013-05-24T10:02:11Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_STORM_SURGE_COMMUNICATING_THE_DANGER?SITE=UTOGD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MIAMI (AP) -- During a hurricane, the storm surge poses the greatest threat to life and land, yet many people don't even know what it means.... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:15:59 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_STORM_SURGE_COMMUNICATING_THE_DANGER?SITE=UTOGD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By JENNIFER KAY 2013-05-24T07:15:59Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NORTHERN_CALIFORNIA_QUAKE?SITE=UTOGD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) -- An earthquake in far northeastern California was felt by thousands of people as far away as San Francisco and in two other states, but there have been no reports of injury or serious damage.... Fri, 24 May 2013 09:50:36 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NORTHERN_CALIFORNIA_QUAKE?SITE=UTOGD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT 2013-05-24T09:50:36Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BOYFRIEND_SLAYING?SITE=UTOGD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PHOENIX (AP) -- As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the victim's family, mouthing the word, "Sorry."... Fri, 24 May 2013 08:52:04 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BOYFRIEND_SLAYING?SITE=UTOGD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By BRIAN SKOLOFF 2013-05-24T08:52:04Z