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San Antonio flooding kills 2; 200-plus rescued
Two women died after being swept away by floodwaters after weekend rains deluged numerous roads in San Antonio, forcing more than 235 rescues by ...
Rebuilding rules as rain soaks Jersey shore
Saws and sledgehammers joined beer and barbecues — under covered porches — as a fixture of the first Memorial Day weekend at the Jersey shore since ...
Graduates in tornado-raked Okla. town vow to stay
Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools ...
Tornado upon them, quick choices decided fate
They say you should never make a big decision when you're emotional. But what if there's barely a moment to think and a life-or-death choice looming? ...
Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters
Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. The twister that devastated Moore, ...
Jersey shore eyes record-setting summer post Sandy
New Jersey used a record-breaking gesture Friday to celebrate its recovery from a record-setting storm, proclaiming to the nation that the Jersey ...
Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge
During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters ...
Safe room mandates remain rare in tornado states
After living nearly 20 years in their one-story brick home, Sherry and Larry Wells finally won the lottery — for a state rebate on a home storm ...
10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHAT COLLAPSE OF INTERSTATE BRIDGE IN ...
Distraught mom becomes face of Oklahoma storm
A massive tornado was carving its way through town. There was no time to hesitate. LaTisha Garcia had to get to her children. And so she raced against ...
Correction: Oklahoma Tornado story
In some early versions of a story May 22 about damage estimates from the tornado in Moore, Okla., The Associated Press misspelled the name of the ...
Kids, teachers from devastated school reunite
Students from a suburban Oklahoma City elementary school destroyed by this week's tornado reunited with their teachers Thursday and collected whatever ...
Hurricane outlook: Another busy Atlantic season
Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe an unusually wild one, federal forecasters say. Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named ...
2013 hurricane names: From Andrea to Wendy
Weather forecasters are predicting another busy Atlantic hurricane season. The storms will get their names from an alphabetical list of 21 names: WHAT ...
LPGA to use as much of flooded course as it can
Faced with a flooded course in which some fairways were more suited for fishing than playing golf, the LPGA Tour found a unique solution Thursday.
Latest deadly tornado tests Oklahoma town's mettle
Having lived most of her life in this Oklahoma City suburb, Barbara Bryen never feared twisters. They were just part of life in a particularly deadly ...
Okla. medical examiner identifies tornado victims
The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says it has positively identified all 24 victims of Monday's tornado that ripped across the Oklahoma City area.
School storm protection is spotty in tornado zones
With its single-story design and cinder-block walls, Plaza Towers Elementary School may have seemed sturdy when it was built a couple of generations ...
One block: How neighbors saw twister's deadly path
Dan Garland could feel the latch on the shelter door begin to turn in his hand. It was as if the storm outside were a living, breathing thing — and ...
Blake Shelton putting together Okla. benefit show
Blake Shelton and NBC are putting together a benefit for Oklahoma tornado victims. Shelton told reporters about the fundraising effort after Tuesday ...
FEMA Chief: Feds won't go 'when the cameras leave'
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says U.S. officials are "going neighborhood to neighborhood" to make sure Oklahoma gets the help ...
Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down
With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the ...
Search for Okla. tornado survivors nearly complete
Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed ...
AP PHOTOS: Devastation, reunion in tornado wake
Residents sift through the remnants of their homes and parents hug children outside a demolished elementary school. Emergency workers tend to the ...
Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb
Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing.