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City searches for tornado survivors

Updated: May 22, 2013 12:05am

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN

Associated Press

MOORE, Okla. — Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a...

Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter

Updated: May 22, 2013 12:05am

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Treasury officials told of IRS probe in June 2012

Updated: May 18, 2013 12:06am

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Senior Treasury officials were made aware in June 2012 that investigators were looking into complaints from tea party groups that...

Congress gets mixed advice on regulating drones

Updated: May 18, 2013 12:06am

By HENRY C. JACKSON

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The growing use of unmanned surveillance “eyes in the sky” aircraft raises a thicket of privacy concerns, but Congress is getting...

Benghazi probe co-chair subpoenaed by House panel

Updated: May 18, 2013 12:06am

By MATTHEW LEE

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The head of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has subpoenaed the co-chairman of the independent review board that...

Nation roundup for May 19

Updated: May 18, 2013 12:06am

Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to...

Odds and ends for May 19

Updated: May 18, 2013 12:06am

Travis sues to block DWI patrol car video release

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Country music star Randy Travis has filed a lawsuit to prevent the release of patrol car video of his 2012 drunken-...

Justice Department faulted for leaving terrorists off watch list

Updated: May 17, 2013 12:06am

By PETE YOST

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The government allowed “a small but significant number” of terrorists into America’s witness protection program and then failed to provide...

Deal reached in lawsuit over child pornography

Updated: May 17, 2013 12:06am

By BILL DRAPER

Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A lawsuit filed against the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph and Bishop Robert Finn by a girl who was 2 years old when Kansas City...

Texas tornado devastation includes Habitat homes

Updated: May 17, 2013 12:06am

Texas tornado devastation includes Habitat homes

GRANBURY, Texas — Habitat for Humanity spent years in a North Texas subdivision, helping build many of the 110 homes in the low-income area....

American will favor passengers without roller bags

Updated: May 17, 2013 12:06am

American will favor passengers without roller bags

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — In a quest to speed up the boarding process, American Airlines is letting passengers board sooner if they travel...

Obama picks budget official to run troubled IRS

Updated: May 17, 2013 12:06am

Obama picks budget official to run troubled IRS

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama picked a senior White House budget official to become the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service...