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Posted on May 20, 2013 at 9:29pm

(AP) — Chris Perez was stunned, surprised and shocked.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 9:27pm

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

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 9:14pm

(AP) — A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, and officials said the death toll was expected to rise.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 9:10pm

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Posted on May 20, 2013 at 9:10pm

(AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says "hearts are broken" for parents wondering about the fate of their children after a tornado devastated suburban Oklahoma City and officials say the search and rescue effort will continue throughout the night.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 9:04pm

(AP) — Okla. authorities: Search and rescue efforts will continue throughout the night.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 9:03pm

(AP) — State medical examiner's office: death toll of 51 in Okla. tornado is again expected to rise.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 9:03pm

(AP) — Officials at two hospitals say they're treating more than 120 patients, including about 70 children, after a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 9:01pm

(AP) — Okla. governor: State legislature will consider using rainy day fund for tornado recovery .

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 9:00pm

(AP) — State medical examiner's office: 51 killed in Oklahoma tornado, with children among the dead.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:56pm

(AP) — Beleaguered manager Don Mattingly insisted Monday he doesn't feel he's about to be fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he has no idea whether he needs to win a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers to keep his job.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:55pm

(AP) — Okla. governor: 'Hearts are broken' for parents wondering about children in tornado.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:53pm

(AP) — A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 37 people were killed, and officials said the death toll was expected to rise.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:52pm

(AP) — Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said late Monday he will begin tapping into two government employee retirement funds to buy more time before the U.S. Treasury is faced with the prospect of defaulting on the national debt.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:48pm

(AP) — Hospitals treating more than 120 patients after Oklahoma tornado, including about 70 children.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:43pm

(AP) — The Republican National Committee chairman and a leading conservative, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, urged caution Monday for Republican critics calling for President Barack Obama's impeachment, but would not rule out impeachment altogether as new details emerged about the White House's role in the developing scandal at the Internal Revenue Service.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:38pm

(AP) — Actor Sean Penn on Monday urged the U.S. government to pressure Bolivia to free an American businessman detained without charge since 2011 in a case that has drawn accusations he was the victim of corrupt local prosecutors.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:35pm

(AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a charge that is the backbone of the case against a former BP executive accused of concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil spewing in 2010 from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:31pm

(AP) — Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement Monday to protest its decision to honor Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who backs legislation to permit abortion, and O'Malley's views were echoed outside the ceremony by a few dozen anti-abortion activists.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:28pm

(AP) — A federal judge must now decide whether the nation's largest police force has been unjustly stopping black and Hispanic men under a polarizing tactic known as stop, question and frisk, and whether changes are needed to department policy, training and supervision.