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Toby Keith says Okla. hometown is 'strong'
Posted 9:14 PM 5/20/2013 by Connie Murphy
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Country music performer Toby Keith says he grew up in the area near Oklahoma City that was hit by a devastating tornado.
Keith issued a statement saying Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla., devastated the community in which he grew up.
The city has embraced (More)
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Hospitals treat more than 120 after Okla. tornado
Posted 8:52 PM 5/20/2013 by Connie Murphy
OKLAHOMA CITY (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. OU Medical Center spokesman Scott Coppenbarger says the hospital and a nearby children's hospital are treating (More)
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Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado
Posted 8:08 PM 5/20/2013 by Connie Murphy
NEW YORK (AP) - Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999. The National Weather Service estimated that the storm that struck Moore, Okla., on Monday had wind speeds of up to 200 mph, and was at (More)
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White House promises help after Oklahoma tornado
Posted 4:37 PM 5/20/2013 by Annie Snead
WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is assuring Oklahoma's governor that the Obama administration will provide all possible help to the state after a massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs. White House officials said Monday that Napolitano (More)
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Wal-Mart told to provide more info in bribe case
Posted 4:30 PM 5/20/2013 by Tony Spehar
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - A judge in Delaware ordered attorneys for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to turn over more information to shareholders seeking records on how the company responded to allegations of bribery involving its operations in Mexico.The judge on Monday suggested that Wal-Mart (More)
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Carney: Senior White House staff knew of IRS probe
Posted 3:30 PM 5/20/2013 by Tony Spehar
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler was first informed about an audit of the IRS' inappropriate targeting of conservative groups on April 24 and that she notified senior staff, including Denis McDonough, the chief of staff to President Barack Obama. White (More)
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Prosecutor joins team in theater shootings
Posted 3:11 PM 5/20/2013 by Juice Godfrey
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - An assistant state attorney general has been appointed to the team prosecuting James Holmes in the Colorado theater shootings. District Attorney George Brauchler added Daniel W. Edwards to the case on May 8. The move was announced in a court filing made public (More)
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United restarts 787 flights after grounding
Posted 2:30 PM 5/20/2013 by Tony Spehar
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - A proposal aimed at freeing up space in Aspen and Pitkin County's affordable-housing program for seasonal workers is making progress.The proposal would allow a retiree who owns their affordable housing unit to leave their home for up to six months of the year as (More)
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Official: 2nd person killed by Oklahoma tornado
Posted 10:06 AM 5/20/2013 by Patricia Collier
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma's state medical examiner's office says a second person was killed by a tornado that leveled a central Oklahoma mobile home park.Office spokeswoman Amy Elliot on Monday identified the two people who are confirmed to have been killed during Sunday's storms as (More)
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Illinois governor reviewing medical marijuana bill
Posted 8:49 AM 5/20/2013 by Adam Atchison
CHICAGO (AP) - Gov. Pat Quinn says he's reviewing a bill that would legalize the medical use of marijuana. The Chicago Democrat told the City Club of Chicago on Monday he's "open minded" on the issue but wouldn't say if he'll sign it into law. The Illinois Senate approved (More)
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