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Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:25pm

(AP) — As a family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra University junior killed by a police officer's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, some on Monday questioned whether officers should have confronted the gunman or waited for help, including a hostage negotiating team.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:25pm

(AP) — Iraq's wave of bloodshed sharply escalated Monday with more than a dozen car bombings across the country, part of attacks that killed at least 95 people and brought echoes of past sectarian carnage and fears of a dangerous spillover from Syria's civil war next door.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:23pm

(AP) — Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested on charges that he violated probation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:23pm

(AP) — Chris Bosh would have happily played against anybody for a chance to return to the NBA Finals.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:18pm

Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died. He was 74.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:18pm

(AP) — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Republican National Committee chairman are distancing themselves from conservatives who suggested in recent days that President Barack Obama could face impeachment for the developing scandal at the Internal Revenue Service.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:17pm

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

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:16pm

(AP) — Utah police agency closing active investigation of Susan Powell case, citing lack of leads .

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:16pm

(AP) — A Tunisian feminist who scandalized her country by posting topless photos of herself online has been arrested after allegedly sneaking into Tunisia's holiest city disguised in a veil, then trying to get undressed during a protest.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:14pm

(AP) — Doctors tell people with a heart-zapping device in their chests to give up intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling. But lots of patients ignore that advice — and now new research is challenging it.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:13pm

(AP) — Police: Elementary school in Oklahoma City suburb takes direct hit from mile-wide tornado .

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:10pm

Gabby Douglas had been looking forward to this appearance for a long time.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:09pm

(AP) — Neighborhoods are flattened and buildings are on fire after a mile-wide tornado moved through the Oklahoma City area.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:07pm

(AP) — NASA's Curiosity rover drills again.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:02pm

(AP) — Senior members of the Church of Scotland voted Monday to let some congregations choose ministers who are in same-sex relationships — an important compromise that must still pass further hurdles before it can become church law.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:01pm

(AP) — For the winner of the historic $590 million Powerball jackpot, it will be crucial to assemble a good team of advisers.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:01pm

(AP) — Small-company stocks were a bright spot in a slow and choppy start to the week for Wall Street.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:00pm

(AP) — White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior presidential advisers knew in late April that an upcoming report was likely to find that IRS employees had inappropriately targeted conservative political groups.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:00pm

(AP) — Apple Inc. employs a group of affiliate companies located outside the United States to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes, a Senate investigation has found.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 4:58pm

(AP) — Footage shows fires, flattened buildings after tornado rips through area near Oklahoma City.