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• Insurance claims pouring in following Oklahoma tornadoes May 24, 2013
  BY RANDY ELLIS rellis@opubco.comMore than 14,000 Oklahoma insurance claims have been opened within the last three days as residents gear up to rebuild in the aftermath of tornadoes that struck Moore and other parts of central Oklahoma on Sunday and Monday. To protect consumers, state Insurance Commissioner John Doak announced Friday he would be issuing a bul […]
• UK-bound Pakistan plane diverted, 2 men arrested May 24, 2013
  LONDON (AP) — Britain scrambled fighter jets Friday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two British passengers who allegedly threatened to destroy the plane. A British security official said the situation involving the Pakista […]
• Afghan Taliban attack aid group, 2 guards killed May 24, 2013
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In the latest militant strike on the Afghan capital, Taliban gunmen backed by a suicide car bomber attacked an international aid group's compound on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long street battle with police in the heart of Kabul . The attack, the second in the city this week, also left four Internationa […]
• Venezuela to create new workers militia May 24, 2013
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's president has ordered the creation of a new workers' militia to defend the country's "Bolivarian revolution" at a time when the government faces economic problems and political turmoil. President Nicolas Maduro gave few details about the militia, including how many members it would consist of, bu […]
• Man accused of killing 5 in Illinois takes stand May 24, 2013
  PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A man accused of killing five members of a central Illinois family with a tire iron has wiped away tears as he painted a horrifying picture of the murder scene to jurors. But Christopher Harris said during testimony Friday it was one of the children who slaughtered the family in 2009. The 34-year-old is charged with first-degree murder in […]
• Soldier's slaying prompts UK security review May 24, 2013
  LONDON (AP) — Both of the suspects accused of butchering a British soldier during broad daylight on a London street had long been on the radar of Britain's domestic spy agency, though investigators say it would have been nearly impossible to predict that the men were on the verge of a brutal killing. Still, counter-terrorism officials said they are revi […]
• Colo. school searched after report of armed man May 24, 2013
  THORNTON, Colo. (AP) — Police searched a high school in the northern Denver suburbs Friday after a report of a man with a rifle outside the school. No injuries were reported and there were no reports of gunfire at Thornton High School. An evacuation was under way, but Thornton police spokesman Matt Barnes said some students remained inside the school. Author […]
• News Corp. OKs poison pill, buyback before split May 24, 2013
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — News Corp. said its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies. Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Can Tornado Alley become safer? Yes, within limits May 24, 2013
  In the wind-swept prairie called Tornado Alley, the scene is eerily familiar: Homes smashed to splinters.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• 'Horrified' trucker watches I-5 bridge collapse May 24, 2013
  MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major route between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the interstate into the river below as the driver watched the structure collapse in his rearview mirror. Two other vehicles plunged into the Skagit River, but all three occupants […]