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Ms Rosanna Smith holds a broom in the debris of her house that was destroyed by of a massive tornado in Moore on Wednesday. Photo: The New York Times SOURCE:NYTNS

Ms Jana Raper stands amongst the rubble of her daughter, Leslie Paul's home as Raper helps recover undamaged items from the tornado-damaged home on Wednesday in Moore, Oklahoma. Photo: AP SOURCE:AP

Oklahoma tornado victims astounded they survived

10 hours 58 min ago

Experts cite long advance warning, residents’ awareness of dangers for low death toll of 24

Oklahoma tornado leaves trail of destruction

21 May

Debris is seen at a mobile home park west of Shawnee, Oklahoma, which was destroyed by a tornado on Sunday. The tornado that struck near Oklahoma City was part of a massive...

Tornado flattens Oklahoma homes, 1 dead

20 May

SHAWNEE (Oklahoma) — Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma yesterday (May 19), reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose...

2 men killed teen for his iPad

20 May

LAS VEGAS — Two men have been arrested in the killing of a teenage boy over an iPad in Las Vegas, police said yesterday (May 19).

Govt seizing of journalists’ records ‘unconstitutional’

20 May

WASHINGTON — The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press yesterday (May 19) called the United States government’s secret seizure of two months of reporters...

Still no threat to Asia-US flights from Alaskan volcano

20 May

ANCHORAGE (Alaska) — Alaska’s Pavlof Volcano sent ash and steam skyward yesterday (May 19) but not enough to raise the aviation threat for international air carriers.

Suspect in NY gay killing charged with murder

20 May

NEW YORK — The man who police say hurled homophobic slurs at a gay man on a Manhattan street before firing a single fatal shot to his head appeared in court yesterday (May 19)...

Winning ticket in S$731 million lottery sold in Florida

19 May

LOS ANGELES — The winning numbers in the lottery were 22, 10, 13, 14, 52 and a Powerball of 11.

Toronto mayor denies smoking crack

18 May

TORONTO -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, a target of criticism for his often unconventional conduct, yesterday (May 17) denied media allegations that he had been caught on video...