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Breaking News- Intense rescue efforts as 91 feared dead in tornado-hit OklahomaBy Alice Mannette Ian Simpson MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Pre-dawn emergency workers searched feverishly for survivors in the rubble of homes, primary schools and an hospital in an Oklahoma City suburb ravaged by a massive Monday afternoon tornado feared to have killed up to 91 people and injured well over 200 residents. The 2-mile(3-km) wide tornado tore through town of Moore outside Oklahoma City, trapping victims beneath the rubble as one elementary school took a direct hit and another was destroyed. ...
- Pentagon to take over some CIA drone operations : sourcesBy Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration has decided to give the Pentagon control of some drone operations against terrorism suspects overseas that are currently run by the CIA, several U.S. government sources said on Monday. Obama has pledged more transparency on controversial counterterrorism programs, and giving the Pentagon the responsibility for part of the drone program could open it to greater congressional oversight. ...
- Connecticut rail delays continue, seen repaired by WednesdayBy Richard Weizel WESTPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) - Connecticut rail commuters endured crowded and rerouted rides in to work on Monday, as Metro-North worked to repair the busiest U.S. rail line after a two-train collision and derailment injured more than 70 people late last week. Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy said commuters should expect "serious disruptions," and encouraged riders to stay home if possible as repair crews worked to fix or replace more than 2,000 feet of track as well as overhead wires and other equipment. ...
- Amid fears about debt, one family goes to the extreme to avoid student loansClaudia Poglianich had just one major request when her daughter Olivia began looking at colleges two years ago: that Olivia would pick a school where she had the greatest chance of emerging debt-free. It was an ask that seemed almost quaint in a world where college costs have reached record highs and students are almost [...]
- Massive tornado rips through Moore, Oklahoma: 51 killed, including 20 children; more feared deadA devastating, mile-wide tornado touched down near Oklahoma City on Monday, killing at least 51 people—including 20 children—decimating homes, businesses and a pair of elementary schools in the suburb of Moore. According to the state's medical examiner, the death toll was expected to rise. About 40 bodies were expected to be transported to the medical [...]
- Videos: Massive tornado rips through OklahomaA massive tornado about a mile wide tore through Oklahoma, flattening homes and schools and causing widespread destruction in the Oklahoma City area. Videos of the twister show a giant funnel cloud pounding across the landscape. This video captures the tornado grinding through Newcastle before it hit Moore, Okla. "Oh my god, that thing is [...]
- Debtors bear the burden of student loans years laterSaddled with student loan debt, many college graduates stare at their statements and see eye-popping dollar figures. To wit: Carin Kilby Clark owes $140,000 for a bachelor’s degree and an MBA from Strayer University. She’s now studying for a master’s degree in project management from Walden University, in addition working full time as a U.S. [...]
- Tornadoes tear through central U.S., killing twoLess than a week after a string of tornadoes killed six people in north Texas, a massive storm system that tore through the center of the country on Sunday spawned at least a dozen tornadoes, killed two people, injured dozens more and caused extensive damage from Georgia to Minnesota. According to the Oklahoma state medical [...]
- Disabled NY newlyweds offered apartmentRIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A newlywed mentally disabled couple forced to live in separate New York group homes may soon be able to move in together.
- Montana man dies in Yosemite climbing accidentYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A Montana man died in a rock climbing accident as he tried to climb to the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, authorities said.
- Intense rescue efforts as 91 feared dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma
