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Okla. sheriff says 79-year-old man found dead at mobile home park severely damaged by tornado

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:21:51 -0400

SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Okla. sheriff says 79-year-old man found dead at mobile home park severely damaged by tornado.

'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:20:20 -0400

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations.

Rangers beat Tigers 11-8 despite 3 HRs for Cabrera

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:12:04 -0400

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — David Murphy put Texas ahead with a three-run home run, and the Rangers spoiled a three-homer game from Miguel Cabrera with an 11-8 victory against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday night.

Analysis: At margins of shale oil boom, a tempered euphoria

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:09:29 -0400

By Kristen Hays and Jonathan Leff HOUSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the past three years, the boom in the U.S. shale oil industry has outstripped all expectations. Production surged far faster than any forecasts; drillers raced to secure space in new pipelines to get their crude to market. Now, at the periphery, that may be changing - at least for a while. News from two of the country's less developed shale plays in Colorado and Ohio last week offer a reality check for the wave of euphoria that has washed across the industry. ...

Greening's goal in 2nd OT lifts Sens over Pens

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:08:09 -0400

OTTAWA (AP) — Colin Greening scored 7:39 into double overtime, and the Ottawa Senators rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins that cut their series deficit to 2-1 on Sunday night.

Insight: The fight for North Dakota's fracking-water market

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:03:32 -0400

By Ernest Scheyder WATFORD CITY, North Dakota (Reuters) - In towns across North Dakota, the wellhead of the North American energy boom, the locals have taken to quoting the adage: "Whiskey is for drinking, and water is for fighting." It's not that they lack water, like Texas and California. They are swimming in it, and it is free for the taking. Yet as the state's Bakken shale fields have grown, so has the fight over who has the right to tap into the multimillion-dollar market to supply water to the energy sector. North Dakota now accounts for over 10 percent of U.S. ...

Today in History

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:03:24 -0400

Today is Monday, May 20, the 140th day of 2013. There are 225 days left in the year.

Cabrera has 3-homer game in Texas, 2nd of career

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:52:45 -0400

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera has hit three home runs in a game for the second time in his career.

Asia markets up after US delivers positive data

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:51:03 -0400

BANGKOK (AP) — Evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. helped push Asian stock markets higher Monday.

US gas prices up 11 cents over past 2 weeks

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:49:27 -0400

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 11 cents over the past two weeks.

Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:45:43 -0400

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use. But despite those long-awaited changes, many sunscreens continue to carry SPF ratings that some experts consider misleading and potentially dangerous, according to a consumer watchdog group.

Jamie Dimon under pressure ahead of investor vote

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:44:16 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) — Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of the country's biggest bank, faces a key test this week: His shareholders are voting on whether to let him keep both jobs.

Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:36:05 -0400

Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards.

Powerful tornadoes strike in four central U.S. states

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:33:16 -0400

By Chris Francescani (Reuters) - A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City. News reports said at least one person had died. By 9:30 p.m. Central Standard Time, more than two dozen tornadoes had been spotted in parts of Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas and Illinois, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and local news reports. ...

Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 21 injured

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:30:16 -0400

SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for shelter.

10 Things to Know for Monday

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:27:39 -0400

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday:

SKorea analyzing NKorea's 4 projectile launches

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:18:09 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the country may be developing, officials said Monday.

Venezuela says taking steps to restore U.S. diplomatic ties

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:00:42 -0400

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's recent designation of an acting head of its diplomatic mission in the United States shows the OPEC nation's desire to restore full diplomatic relations, the foreign minister said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. Disputes between Caracas and Washington were common during the 14-year-rule of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, leaving both nations without ambassadors in each other's capitals. ...

US adviser on board of firm that sold anthrax drug

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:56:34 -0400

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, who has served as a bio-warfare adviser to the president, the Pentagon, and the Department of Homeland Security, urged the government to stockpile an anti-anthrax drug while serving as a director for the company that supplied it, according to a report published Sunday.

Obama to discuss al Qaeda, drones, Guantanamo Bay in Thursday speech

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:53:33 -0400

By Steve Holland ATLANTA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under fire for security lapses at a U.S. mission in Libya, will in a speech on Thursday lay out his wide-ranging counter-terrorism policy, from the controversial use of drones to efforts to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Obama's use of military drone aircraft to attack extremists has drawn fire and increased tensions in countries like Pakistan and been criticized by human rights activists in the United States. ...

Swift leads, Miguel hurts fans at Billboard Awards

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:14:49 -0400

Taylor Swift is red hot.

Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:03:57 -0400

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running from the capital to the Mediterranean coast.

Tornadoes level homes in Okla., hit other states

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:59:14 -0400

EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for shelter.

Japan government upgrades economic assessment for first time in two months

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:57:33 -0400

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government upgraded its assessment of the economy in May for the first time in two months, in a sign growth is accelerating as exports and factory output pick up. The economy is gradually recovering, according to the government's monthly economic report released on Monday. That was an upgrade from last month, when the government said the economy was showing signs of recovery but still had some weak spots. ...

Young Americans waste no time qualifying for Indy

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:33:18 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bump Day at Indianapolis followed the script.

Taylor Swift leads at Billboard Music Awards

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:17:16 -0400

Taylor Swift is red hot.

Tornado levels homes in Oklahoma City trailer park

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:10:47 -0400

EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — One of several tornadoes spawned by a powerful storm system rumbling through the Plains and Midwest has leveled several mobile homes in an area southeast of Oklahoma City.

Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:43:45 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) — The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision in law enforcement: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must pull the trigger.

Minaj wins, Mars performs at Billboard Awards

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:26:01 -0400

Bruno Mars — and his band — kicked off the Billboard Music Awards in silky red suits that matched their silky dance moves, with bright gold disco balls hanging above them.

Jennifer Johnson wins Mobile Bay LPGA Classic

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:20:27 -0400

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Jennifer Johnson got a hug and congratulations from the defending Mobile Bay LPGA Classic champion before it even sunk in Sunday that she had won her first tour title.

2 FBI agents killed in training accident in Va.

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:08:36 -0400

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Two FBI special agents on the agency's elite Hostage Rescue Team have been killed in a training accident in Virginia, officials said Sunday.

Swift, Bieber, more ready for Billboard Awards

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:59:08 -0400

They battle it out weekly on the Billboard charts, and now they're competing at the Billboard Music Awards.

Boychuk breaks Game 2 tie, Bruins top Rangers 5-2

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:56:08 -0400

BOSTON (AP) — Claude Julien wanted his Bruins to play more aggressively in the third period. The Boston coach got his wish with the help of some shaky defense by the New York Rangers.

Bae wins Byron Nelson for first PGA Tour title

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:55:10 -0400

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Sang-Moon Bae watched anxiously after hitting his tee shot at the par-3 17th hole Sunday in the Byron Nelson Championship.

Tornadoes hit Kan., Okla.; no injuries reported

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:49:01 -0400

EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged homes and buildings near Oklahoma City and put the Tulsa area on high-alert.

Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:36:17 -0400

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown.

McDowell beats Jaidee to win World Match Play

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:31:58 -0400

KAVARNA, Bulgaria (AP) — Graeme McDowell won the Volvo World Match Play Championship on Sunday, beating Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee 2 and 1 in the final at Thracian Cliffs.

Weeklong traffic mess possible after CT derailment

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:31:24 -0400

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment that injured scores of passengers, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned Sunday.

AP PHOTOS: College commencements across nation

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:24:48 -0400

In a commencement address at Atlanta's historically black Morehouse College, President Obama said graduates should "find time to defend the powerless."

Spurs rout Grizzlies 105-83 in West finals opener

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:22:48 -0400

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs opened the Western Conference finals resembling the past champions who've been there so many times before.