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  • Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 21 injured

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 11:30pm

    (AP) — One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for shelter.

  • 10 Things to Know for Monday

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 11:27pm

    Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday:

  • SKorea analyzing NKorea's 4 projectile launches

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 11:17pm

    (AP) — South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the country may be developing, officials said Monday.

  • Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 11:15pm

    Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards.

  • 'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 11:02pm

    (AP) — "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations.

  • US adviser on board of firm that sold anthrax drug

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 10:56pm

    Updated on May 19, 2013 at 10:57pm

    (AP) — Former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, who has served as a bio-warfare adviser to the president, the Pentagon, and the Department of Homeland Security, urged the government to stockpile an anti-anthrax drug while serving as a director for the company that supplied it, according to a report published Sunday.

  • Swift leads, Miguel hurts fans at Billboard Awards

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 10:12pm

    Taylor Swift is red hot.

  • Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 10:03pm

    (AP) — Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running from the capital to the Mediterranean coast.

  • Tornadoes level homes in Okla., hit other states

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 9:58pm

    Updated on May 19, 2013 at 10:01pm

    (AP) — One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for shelter.

  • Young Americans waste no time qualifying for Indy

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 9:32pm

    (AP) — Bump Day at Indianapolis followed the script.

  • Taylor Swift leads at Billboard Music Awards

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 9:15pm

    Taylor Swift is red hot.

  • Tornado levels homes in Oklahoma City trailer park

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 9:09pm

    (AP) — One of several tornadoes spawned by a powerful storm system rumbling through the Plains and Midwest has leveled several mobile homes in an area southeast of Oklahoma City.

  • Tornado causes major damage at trailer park near Oklahoma City; spotter says earth 'scoured'

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 8:55pm

    (AP) — Tornado causes major damage at trailer park near Oklahoma City; spotter says earth 'scoured'

  • Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 8:43pm

    Updated on May 19, 2013 at 8:44pm

    (AP) — The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision in law enforcement: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must pull the trigger.

  • Minaj wins, Mars performs at Billboard Awards

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 8:23pm

    Bruno Mars — and his band — kicked off the Billboard Music Awards in silky red suits that matched their silky dance moves, with bright gold disco balls hanging above them.

  • Jennifer Johnson wins Mobile Bay LPGA Classic

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 8:19pm

    (AP) — Jennifer Johnson got a hug and congratulations from the defending Mobile Bay LPGA Classic champion before it even sunk in Sunday that she had won her first tour title.

  • 2 FBI agents killed in training accident in Va.

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 8:08pm

    Updated on May 19, 2013 at 8:08pm

    (AP) — Two FBI special agents on the agency's elite Hostage Rescue Team have been killed in a training accident in Virginia, officials said Sunday.

  • Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 8:01pm

    (AP) — Sunbathers this summer will find new sunscreen labels that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use.

  • Swift, Bieber, more ready for Billboard Awards

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 7:56pm

    They battle it out weekly on the Billboard charts, and now they're competing at the Billboard Music Awards.

  • Bae wins Byron Nelson for first PGA Tour title

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 7:53pm

    Updated on May 19, 2013 at 7:55pm

    (AP) — Sang-Moon Bae watched anxiously after hitting his tee shot at the par-3 17th hole Sunday in the Byron Nelson Championship.