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Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister

Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine

UPDATE: 51 Killed In Oklahoma Tornado; Toll Expected To Rise

UPDATE: 51 Killed In Oklahoma Tornado; Toll Expected To Rise
UPDATE: NBC News is reporting that the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner has confirmed at least 51  deaths following a destructive tornado in the town of Moore.  A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods

Jamie Dimon under pressure ahead of investor vote

Jamie Dimon under pressure ahead of investor vote
By CHRISTINA REXRODEAP Business Writer 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. It's been just more than a year since his bank, JPMorgan Chase, revealed a

Jamie Dimon under pressure ahead of investor vote

Jamie Dimon under pressure ahead of investor vote
By CHRISTINA REXRODEAP Business Writer 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. It's been just more than a year since his bank, JPMorgan Chase, revealed a

Newtown parents seek more focus on school security

Newtown parents seek more focus on school security
By MICHAEL MELIAAssociated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The moment Alissa Parker learned of a shooting at her daughter's school, she suddenly regretted not pointing out what she had seen as security gaps at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Parker, whose 6-year-old daughter Emilie was among 20

At least 6 confirmed dead in Texas tornadoes

At least 6 confirmed dead in Texas tornadoes
By JOHN L. MONE and ANGELA K. BROWNAssociated Press GRANBURY, Texas (AP) - A rash of tornadoes slammed into several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens more injured and hundreds homeless. The violent spring storm scattered bodies, flattened homes and

Google unveils maps, photo, music features

Google unveils maps, photo, music features
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services. Announcements included new features for online games, maps and search, a new music-streaming

Google unveils maps, photo, music features

Google unveils maps, photo, music features
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services. Announcements included new features for online games, maps and search, a new music-streaming

OJ Simpson set to speak in bid to win freedom

OJ Simpson set to speak in bid to win freedom
By LINDA DEUTSCH and KEN RITTERAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - More than four years after the world last heard from O.J. Simpson in court, one of the nation's most famous prisoners speaks again Wednesday in a bid to win freedom from a sentence that could keep him behind bars until he dies. In

Victims of '88 DUI bus crash in Ky. remembered

Victims of '88 DUI bus crash in Ky. remembered
By BRUCE SCHREINER and JOAN LOWYAssociated Press RADCLIFF, Ky. (AP) - Quinton Higgins lost his best friend when the church bus he was riding in 25 years ago was turned into a fireball by a drunken driver on a Kentucky road, in what remains the nation's deadliest alcohol-related highway crash.