AP Photos: Images of devastating Oklahoma tornado

The devastating tornado that swept through Oklahoma turned houses into matchsticks and sent parents and teachers running to pull children from the wreckage of an elementary school in the eye of the storm.

FBI: Agents fell to deaths training off Va. coast

An FBI spokeswoman says two agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast fell to their deaths during a "maritime counterterrorism exercise involving helicopters and a ship." The agents were part of the agency's elite hostage rescue team, a group known most recently for rescuing an Alabama boy from a kidnapper in an underground bunker.

File: Josh Powell had affair before wife vanished

Newly released police files say Josh Powell had an affair with a Utah woman just months before his wife disappeared.

Small suburban Oklahoma City hospital damaged

Officials say a small hospital in Moore was damaged by Monday afternoon's tornado.

Lawyers to get Boston bombing suspect prison files

A judge approved a request Monday by Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's defense attorneys to receive records compiled on him in federal prison.

More than 50 arrested at protest of NC policies

The fourth week of protests led by the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP has ended in the arrests of more than 50 people at the state legislature.

37 killed in Oklahoma tornado; death toll to rise

The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office says 37 people have been killed by a tornado that hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon.

Saudi with pressure cooker in baggage seeks bond

A Saudi man arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after federal agents accused him of lying about why he was traveling with a pressure cooker wants to be released on bond.

Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado

Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.

House passes bill on lying about military medals

People who falsely claim they have received a military medal in order to obtain money or government benefits could face up to a year in jail under legislation that easily passed the House Monday.

Thousands march in NY to protest gay man's killing

Thousands of people took to the streets of Manhattan to protest the killing of a gay man who had been taunted with homophobic slurs.

10 make finals of National Geographic Bee

Ten young scholars have made it to the finals of the National Geographic Bee, where they'll compete for a $25,000 college scholarship.

Kentucky teen dies with dog lead on neck

Authorities say a Kentucky teenager known as a jokester was strangled by a dog lead he put around his neck while playing with friends at the start of summer vacation.

NWS: Okla. tornado had winds up to 200 mph

The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., had wind speeds up to 200 mph.

NC woman accused of trying to poison 5 with cheese

A North Carolina woman is charged with trying to poison five family members after one of them refused to share some cheese with her.

Utah police close investigation into disappearance of Susan Powell

For the first time, Utah police said Monday they believe Susan Powell's brother-in-law was "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body, even as they announced they couldn't solve the sensational case of a mother's disappearance  after a nearly 3 1/2-year investigation.

AP: License of La. explosives company suspended

Authorities have suspended the explosives licenses of a company accused of improperly storing millions of pounds of a military propellant in Louisiana.

Police to offer new details in Susan Powell case

A police agency is closing the active investigation of the disappearance of Susan Powell, a Utah mother whose now-dead husband was a prime suspect, citing a lack of leads.

NYPD messages to Muslim informant: 'Get pictures'

A New York Police Department detective told a federal judge that he's seen no evidence that one of his informants brought up the subject of jihad as a way to bait Muslims into making incriminating remarks.

Milwaukee Pug Fest attracts 1,700 dogs

Milwaukee Pug Fest, billed by organizers as the largest such event in North America, had its best year yet.

3 charged in LA-area bank robbery

A man has been charged with a Los Angeles-area bank robbery in which his girlfriend — an assistant bank manager — reported being kidnapped and forced to wear what she thought was a bomb strapped to her midsection.

Omaha task force probes 4 slayings 5 years apart

Authorities in Omaha have launched a task force to investigate any connection between last week's killings of a Creighton University professor and his wife and the 2008 slayings of an 11-year boy and his family housekeeper.

Wal-Mart told to provide more info in bribe case

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.

5 killed, 6 injured in Illinois van crash

A van veered off a southern Illinois highway and overturned several times Monday, killing five people and sending six others to hospitals, authorities said.

NYPD to increase presence after bias killing

A spate of anti-gay attacks in New York City is prompting police to increase their presence in some gay-friendly neighborhoods heading into what's usually a time for celebration.

Angry mob in Denver attacks man thought to be sexual predator

Residents angry that police had not warned them about sex assaults of children took matters into their own hands, chasing down a man they thought was the attacker, pelting him with rocks and leaving him with a bloody face in Colorado, authorities said Monday.

Angry mob pelts man thought to be sex attacker

Residents angry that police had not warned them about sex assaults of children took matters into their own hands, chasing down a man they thought was the attacker, pelting him with rocks and leaving him with a bloody face in Colorado, authorities said Monday.

State Dept: Reports of anti-Semitism increase

The State Department has appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism as a new report documents a global increase in incidents of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial.

LA jeweler pleads guilty in KPMG case

The owner of a jewelry store has pleaded guilty in Los Angeles for his role in an insider-trading case involving a former senior partner at accounting firm KPMG.

Postponed US long-range missile test due Tuesday

The Air Force says its test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had postponed in April because of tensions with North Korea, is now scheduled to happen on Tuesday.