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Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

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

In tornado's wake, worried parents seek out kids

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

By NOMAAN MERCHANTAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - The parents and guardians stood in the muddy grass outside a suburban Oklahoma City church, listening as someone with a bullhorn called out the names of children who were being dropped off - survivors of a deadly tornado that barreled through

Sports world keeps eye on Oklahoma tornado

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

By The Associated Press The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially the players and coaches with ties to the area. Kevin Durant, a three-time scoring champion for the NBA

50+ Killed In Tornado Near Oklahoma City

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

MOORE, Oklahoma - A deadly tornado ripped through Oklahoma Monday, leaving miles and miles of devastation. Buildings toppled over, homes were flattened, and schools completely destroyed. Emergency crews are still working to find survivors or bodies in a leveled elementary school. So far, at

Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

By MALCOLM RITTERAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999. The National Weather Service estimated that the storm that struck Moore, Okla., on Monday had wind speeds of

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

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

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

Tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Okla.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

By SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left of the community Carter had called home. Several tornadoes

Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

By BARBARA SURK and ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic opposition-held town near the Lebanese border Monday, battling rebels in fierce street fighting, state-media reported. An activist group said at least 23 elite fighters from Lebanon

Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 1 dead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th

By SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open. "You can see where there's absolutely nothing, then there are

Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

By KARIN LAUBAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's politics, raising new doubts about a U.S-Russian effort to get Assad and