MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Nicknamed 'The Wall,' 8-year-old Kyle Davis loved soccer and going to Monster Truck exhibitions at the fairgrounds with his grandfather. JaNae Hornsby, 9, loved to draw, sing, and be a big sister and cousin to her younger relatives. More »3rd grader who loved to sing among tornado victims
History could be made Thursday at the Boy Scouts of America annual national convention held at the Gaylord Texan Hotel in Grapevine. The organization is set to vote on whether to allow openly gay scouts in their ranks. Right now gays are not allowed to either be scouts or adult leaders. A compromise proposal to allow gay scouts but not adult leaders is not sitting well with activists on either side of the issue. 
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WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Humane Association is driving its famed Red Star™ Animal Emergency Services team into storm-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma to help animals who need rescue and shelter in the wake of the devastating tornado. Following storm tracking on their mobile command centers, inside the 82-foot Red Star™ Rescue Rig sponsored by Mars Petcare US and 50-foot "Lois Pope LIFE Rescue Vehicle" will serve as base and housing for its specially trained staff and volunteers.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire. ... More »American Humane Association Mobilizes Legendary Red Star™ Rescue Team To Save Animals In The Wake Of Oklahoma Tornado
ORLANDO, Fla., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Among the select few physicians honored with the prestigious Patients' Choice Award this year is Dr. Alfred Soto.(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130522/DC19374)In fact, of the nation's 870,000 active physicians and dentists, just five percent consistently received top scores from their patients on sites like Vitals (http://www.vitals.com), qualifying them for this honor in 2012. ... More »Dr. Soto of Orlando, FL has been named a Patients' Choice Award Winner for 2012
LyondellBasell Industries NV said Wednesday that it will buy back shares, increase its dividend and update its board. The company, which refines oil and makes chemicals and plastics used in manufacturing ... More »LYB to buy back shares, increase dividend
* Canucks fire Vigneault after early playoff exit * Assistants Bowness and Brown also sent packing (Adds quotes, detail) May 22 (Reuters) - The Vancouver Canucks fired head coach Alain Vigneault on Wednesday, along with assistants Rick Bowness and Newell Brown, following the National Hockey League team's first-round exit from the playoffs. The Canucks ended the regular season by winning the Northwest Division championship with a 26-15-7 record but were swept 4-0 by the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference quarter-finals. ... More »NHL-Head coach Vigneault sacked by Canucks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge sentenced a Montana man to three years in prison on Wednesday for attempting to board a flight in Sacramento, Calif., with four loaded guns. More »Mont. man gets 3 years for guns in Calif. airport
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — The WikiLeaks organization and a handful of journalists asked a federal judge Wednesday to order greater transparency in the court-martial of an Army private who has acknowledged sending reams of classified document to the WikiLeaks website. More »WikiLeaks case file fight moves to federal court
By Carey Gillam and Ian Simpson MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Tornado survivors thanked God, sturdy closets and luck in explaining how they lived through the colossal twister that devastated an Oklahoma town and killed 24 people, an astonishingly low toll given the extent of destruction. At least one family took refuge in a bathtub and some people shut themselves in underground shelters built into their houses when the powerful storm tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday. ... More »Oklahoma tornado victims astounded at how they survived
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee approved legislation on Wednesday seeking to impose tighter sanctions on Iran, the latest congressional effort to slow development of the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear program. The "Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013" passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee by a unanimous voice vote and is expected to easily pass the full 435-member chamber, where it already has about 340 co-sponsors. A vote by the Republican-controlled House is likely within the coming weeks. ... More »U.S. Congress moves to tighten sanctions on Iran
By Tim Gaynor PHOENIX (Reuters) - Convicted killer Jodi Arias feels betrayed by an Arizona jury that found her guilty of murdering her ex-boyfriend, according to an interview aired on Wednesday shortly before that same jury became deadlocked over whether to sentence her to death. The jury, which has already ruled Arias eligible for the death penalty, told the presiding judge on Wednesday morning on the second day of deliberations to decide her fate that it was unable to reach a unanimous sentencing verdict. ... More »Jury says cannot decide if Arias should get death; judge says keep deliberating
Dallas County officials on Wednesday released the arrest warrant for a mother who's one-year-old daughter died after being found unresponsive in a hot car on May 17. Vibha Marks was charged with child abandonment.
More »Affidavit: Mother Of Child Who Died in Hot Car ‘Certain’ She Dropped Daughter Off At Daycare
By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Accused Fort Hood shooting spree gunman Major Nidal Hasan asked a U.S. military judge on Wednesday for permission to fire his court-appointed lawyers and represent himself at his court martial, a Fort Hood spokesman said. The judge, Colonel Tara Osborn, will consider Hasan's request at a hearing next week. Jury selection, which had been scheduled to begin next week, has been pushed back to June 5, the spokesman said. ... More »Accused Fort Hood shooter asks to fire lawyers, represent self
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Authorities have now accounted for the last six people — all of them adults — who were believed to still be missing after the massive tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb. More »Officials: All accounted for after Okla. tornado
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Army soldier accused of trying to provide support to a terrorist organization in Somalia after he left the military has asked a court to dismiss the case against him, saying he never had any contact with the group. More »Lawyer wants terror case against Md. man dismissed
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is investigating a possible Nigerian link to attackers suspected of hacking a soldier to death in London while shouting Islamic slogans, two sources with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters on condition of anonymity. Two suspects have been taken into custody after the attack, which the British government said appeared to be an act of terrorism. Police have not identified the suspects. The sources, speaking independently, said a Nigerian link was being investigated but gave no further details about the nature of the link. Police spokesmen declined to comment. ... More »Britain investigating possible Nigerian link in London attack
Software maker Synopsys Inc. said Wednesday that its net income more than tripled in the fiscal second quarter compared with a year ago, when costs tied to an acquisition weighed down profit. The Mountain ... More »Synopsys 2Q income up absent acquisition charges
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla Motors, which makes a highly acclaimed $70,000 electric car, has paid off a startup loan from the U.S. government nine years early. More »Tesla uses stock, note sale to repay government
ARLINGTON, Texas, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Texas at Arlington is one of six universities nationwide to be named a "Next Generation University" in a new study published by the New America Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on public policy issues.The list was created to highlight universities that are "models for national reform" and are "continuing their commitment to world class research while increasing enrollment and graduation rates, even as the investments from their states have declined," according to the Washington D.C.-based think tank. ... More »New America Foundation names UT Arlington one of six national "Next Generation Universities"
May 22 (Reuters) - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree has had surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon but is not expected to miss the entire 2013-14 season, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Wednesday. Crabtree, San Francisco's leading receiver last season when they reached the Super Bowl before being beaten 34-31 by the Baltimore Ravens, injured his right Achilles during an organized team activity on Tuesday. "(Coach) Jim Harbaugh tells media @KingCrab15 has torn Achilles tendon but has had successful surgery. ... More »NFL-San Francisco's Crabtree has surgery on torn Achilles
The pedestrian plaza in the heart of New York City's Times Square is often filled with impersonators of familiar characters from kid-friendly television shows such as "Sesame Street" and children's movies like "Toy Story" and "Pirates of the Caribbean." More »Times Square 'Sesame Street' Impersonators Fight to Clean Tarnished Image
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A fourth-grade field trip to a Mississippi River park popular with fossil hunters turned deadly Wednesday when gravel saturated by persistent rain gave way, killing one child and injuring two others. A fourth child was missing. More »1 child dead, 1 missing in Minn. park landslide
May 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Nice Open Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday Gael Monfils (France) beat 6-Fabio Fognini (Italy) 6-2 7-6(5) 2-Gilles Simon (France) beat Guillaume Rufin (France) 6-4 6-3 Robin Haase (Netherlands) beat 4-John Isner (U.S.) 6-4 1-6 7-5 Paul-Henri Mathieu (France) beat Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) 7-5 3-6 6-3 Pablo Andujar (Spain) beat Lu Yen-Hsun (Taiwan) 6-2 6-0 3-Sam Querrey (U.S. ... More »Tennis-Nice Open men's singles round 2 results
SWARTHMORE, Pa. (AP) — Student activists at more than 200 colleges are trying a new tactic in hopes of slowing the pace of climate change: They are asking their schools to stop investing in fossil fuel companies. More »College fossil-fuel divestment movement builds
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers suddenly have a huge void in their receiving corps as they chase another Super Bowl berth: Michael Crabtree is sidelined after surgery on his right Achilles tendon. More »WR Crabtree tears right Achilles tendon
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