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Monster Oklahoma tornado kills at least 51

Two girls stand in rubble after a tornado struck Moore, OklahomaTwenty children are among the dead, and the toll is expected to rise.



Images of Oklahoma tornado devastation
Images of Oklahoma tornado devastationA child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.(AP Photo Sue Ogrocki)

In tornado's wake, worried parents seek out kids

A parent rushes to embrace her child as a teacher escorts her away from Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Okla, Monday, May 20, 2013. Near SW 149th and Hudson. (AP Photo/ The Oklahoman, Paul Hellstern)MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The parents and guardians stood in the muddy grass outside a suburban Oklahoma City church, listening as someone with a bullhorn called out the names of children who were being dropped off — survivors of a deadly tornado that barreled through their community.



Former IRS commissioner heads to Hill amid scandal

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2012, file photo, then-Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Shulman heads to Capitol Hill on May 21, 2013, giving lawmakers their first opportunity to question the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups. Lawmakers want to know what Shulman knew and when he knew it. They also want to know why Shulman didn’t tell Congress that agents had been singling out conservative political groups for additional scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status _ even after he was briefed. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Lawmakers will question the man who ran the agency while it targeted tea party groups.



Committee nears final big immigration decisions

FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2012 file photo, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, center, fields questions from reporters as he walks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Foreigners leaving the country through any of the nation's 30 busiest airports would undergo mandatory fingerprinting under an amendment senators added Monday to a sweeping immigration bill. "This is an agreement that we need to build toward a biometric visa exit system," said Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., who offered the amendment by Hatch, who was absent Monday. "Implementing this biometric exit system is long overdue." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)A Senate panel is making final drafting decisions on landmark immigration legislation.



Israel fires back at Syria after gunshots at its troops

Israeli soldiers walk together during training close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria on the Golan HeightsIsraeli troops shot at a target across the Syrian frontier on Tuesday.



Easier travel ahead for Conn. commuters

Metro North employees, in orange vests, help transfer westbound commuters at the transportation center in Bridgeport, Ct., to shuttle buses Monday, May 20, 2013. The commuters had arrived from New Haven by train and were being bused to Stamford, Ct., where rail service to New York was available. A train collision on Friday injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)Commuters facing long delays after a train collision can look forward to easier traveling.



Guatemala court overturns ex-dictator's genocide conviction

FILE - In this Friday, May 10, 2013 file photo, Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt wears headphones as he listens to the verdict in his genocide trial in Guatemala City. Guatemala's top court has overturned the genocide conviction of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt's and ordered his trial to resume. Constitutional Court secretary Martin Guzman says the trial needs to go back to where it stood on April 19 to solve several appeal issues. Monday's ruling comes 10 days after a three-judge panel convicted the 86-year-old Rios Montt of genocide and crimes against humanity for his role in massacres of Mayas during Guatemala's civil war. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)The country's top court throws another curve into the genocide case of Efrain Rios Montt.



Despite Rubio’s wooing, radio hosts protest immigration bill

Senator Rubio of Florida speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor, MarylanConservative radio hosts buck tea party favorite Sen. Marco Rubio.



Erupting Alaska volcano spews ash, disrupts air travel

FILE - In this Friday, May 17, 2013 file photo provided by the Alaskan Volcano Observatory, the Pavlof Volcano erupts as it's seen from the air near Cold Bay, Alaska. The volcano's eruption is prompting regional airlines to cancel flights to nearby communities, including a town that reported traces of fallen ash, according to reports Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Alaskan Volcano Observatory, Theo Chesley, File)One of Alaska's most active volcanoes has been belching ash since last week.



Police close Susan Powell case, reveal new details

West Valley City Deputy Police Chief Mike Powell, center, makes remarks during a news conference, while West Valley City Mayor Mike Winder, right, and West Valley City Manager Wayne Pyle, left, look on Monday, May 20, 2013, in West Valley City, Utah. Citing a lack of leads, a police agency said Monday that it is closing the active investigation of the disappearance of Susan Powell, a Utah mother whose now-dead husband was a prime suspect. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)Utah police say Powell's brother-in-law was "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body.



Chinese release North Korean fishing boat, crew
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese boat and 16 fishermen seized for ransom by armed North Koreans more than two weeks ago were released Tuesday, easing the latest irritant in relations between the neighboring allies.
Obama to travel to Africa in late June

U.S. President Barack Obama listens to Myanmar's President Thein Sein in the Oval Office at the White House in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will travel to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania in late June and early July to reinforce U.S. ties with countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the White House said on Monday. "The trip will underscore the president's commitment to broadening and deepening cooperation between the United States and the people of sub-Saharan Africa to advance regional and global peace and prosperity," the White House said in a statement. Obama will meet with leaders from government, business and civil society, the White House said. ...



Cardinal skips graduction event over Irish PM

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, right, is hooded by Boston College President William P. Leahy as he receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree during commencement ceremonies at Alumni Stadium in Boston, Monday, May 20, 2013. Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement Monday because of the involvement of Kenny, who supports a bill in his country that would allow abortion. The leader of the Boston Archdiocese traditionally gives the benediction at the college's ceremony. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement to protest its decision.



Doors' keyboardist Ray Manzarek dies at 74

Riders On The Storm's Ray Manzarek performs during a concert in ValenciaThe founding member of 1960s rock group died after a battle with bile duct cancer.



787s return to skies above the U.S.

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 file photo, a United Airlines Boeing 787 is parked at Narita international airport in Narita, east of Tokyo. United Airlines is getting its 787s back in the air. The planes are returning after being grounded for four months by the federal government because of smoldering batteries on 787s owned by other airlines. The incidents included an emergency landing of one plane, and a fire on another. The incidents never caused any serious injuries. But the January grounding embarrassed Boeing, which makes the 787, and disrupted schedules at the eight airlines that were flying the planes. United's first 787 flight was scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, May 20, 2013 from Houston to Chicago. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, File) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDITAfter battery problems grounded the jet, United will begin flying the Boeing aircraft.



Immigration agency employee's union president denounces reform bill

A child looks up as she rides among Mexican and American flags during the International Workers Day and Immigration Reform March on May Day in Los AngelesThe plan gives legal status to millions without necessary interviews, says the USCIS leader.