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• Update: Moore officials say operation at Plaza Towers Elementary is now recovery effort May 21, 2013
  FROM STAFF REPORTS2:50 a.m. update: Moore officials tell ABC News the search and rescue operation at Plaza Towers Elementary School is now a recovery effort. Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Arias speaks on own behalf as jury considers death May 21, 2013
  PHOENIX (AP) — When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than serve life in prison. After nearly five months of testimony, Arias' final words will soon bring the trial to an end. Her own at […]
• Anti-IRS protest planned at Ohio federal building May 21, 2013
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Tea party activists want to show their unhappiness over extra IRS scrutiny with protest rallies. Members of the Cincinnati tea party will gather at noon Tuesday at the city's Fountain Square, then march to the nearby federal building to continue the rally.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Roadside bomb kills 6 policemen in Afghanistan May 21, 2013
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says a powerful roadside bomb has killed six policemen in the country's west. The officers' vehicle hit the explosives planted in the road they were driving on Tuesday morning in Herat province. District Police Chief Sher Agha says the explosion was so strong that the police truck was completely destroye […]
• Myanmar Muslims jailed for killing Buddhist monk May 21, 2013
  MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) — Six Muslim men and one minor have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from life to two years in prison for involvement in the killing of a Buddhist monk during sectarian violence in central Myanmar. Thein Than Oo, a lawyer defending the men, said one of his clients was given life in prison for murder.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles May 21, 2013
  QUINCY, Mass. (AP) — Two endangered sea turtles are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell. Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Killing of gay man in NYC draws protesters May 21, 2013
  NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of people have converged on the New York City neighborhood where a gay man was killed after police say he was taunted with homophobic slurs. The protesters Monday in Greenwich Village carried flags and signs, chanting "Homophobia's got to go!Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Easier travel ahead for Conn. commuters May 21, 2013
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Commuters facing long delays after a train collision disrupted their route along Connecticut's shoreline can look forward to easier traveling. Rail service from Connecticut to New York City, along with Amtrak service between Boston and New York, is expected to resume by Wednesday morning's rush hour. Commuters used a patchw […]
• Okla. mayor says city already at work on recovery May 21, 2013
  MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Glenn Lewis was the mayor of Moore, Okla., when the strongest tornado on record whipped the city in 1999, and he says the most recent storm won't deter the community from rebuilding. Monday's storm in the Oklahoma City suburbs left more than four dozen people dead. Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51 May 21, 2013
  MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. Read more on NewsOK.com […]