Security

Obama pledges urgent aid to Oklahoma town

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history. "In an instant, neighborhoods were destroyed, dozens of people lost their lives, many more were injured," Obama said from the

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

Policy, discretion guide media sources probes

By MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize because the bureau had improperly obtained reporters'

Committee nears final big immigration decisions

By DAVID ESPO and ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee hopes to nail down an elusive compromise on high-tech visas and may punt a controversy over gay marriage to the full Senate as it makes final drafting decisions on immigration legislation that grants a