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Breaking News- Rescuers comb Oklahoma tornado rubble for buried survivorsBy Ian Simpson and Alice Mannette MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Rescue workers with sniffer dogs and searchlights picked through the wreckage of a massive tornado to ensure no survivors remained buried in the rubble of primary schools, houses and buildings in an Oklahoma City suburb. The massive tornado on Monday afternoon flattened entire blocks of the town, killed at least 24 people and injured about 240 in Moore, Oklahoma. ...
- FBI kills Florida man with suspected ties to Boston bomb suspect: NBCMIAMI (Reuters) - An FBI agent shot and killed a Florida man with suspected links to the Boston Marathon bombings early on Wednesday, NBC News reported. NBC said the suspect was being questioned and was originally cooperative, but was fatally shot after attacking the agent. The Orlando Sentinel said a friend had identified the dead man as 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev of Orlando. The newspaper quoted the friend, Khusn Taramiv, as saying Todashev was being investigated as part of the Boston bombings and knew bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev because both were mixed martial-arts fighters. ...
- Disgraced ex-congressman Weiner announces candidacy for NYC mayorBy Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two years after resigning from Congress in a lewd photo scandal, former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner announced in a video message early on Wednesday he is running for New York City mayor. "I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down, but I also learned some tough lessons," Weiner said in the video. "I'm running because I've been fighting for the middle class and those struggling to make it my entire life. ...
- FBI agent kills man after questioning him about Boston Marathon bombingAn FBI agent shot and killed a man in Orlando, Fla., early Wednesday after questioning him about his link to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. Dave Couvertier, a special agent and spokesman for the FBI's Tampa field office, told Yahoo News that the shooting is under investigation, identified the man as Ibragim Todashev, a Chechen-born [...]
- Financial, emotional toll mounts as Oklahoma tornado recovery effort beginsMOORE, Okla. – Atop a pile of rubble that was his home, Tim Wardwell choked back tears as a group of strangers prayed with him and gave thanks that he wasn’t among the 24 tornado fatalities. “I don’t know how I’m here, dude,” said Wardwell, whose house collapsed on him and two Dachshunds. Wardwell and [...]
- Witnesses describe deadly Oklahoma tornado; Gov. Fallin says death count unknown[Updated at 2:30 p.m. CT] MOORE, Okla. –As a hailstorm bore down on the devastated region Tuesday afternoon, first responders continued to sift through debris to try to find survivors and figure out how many people died in the massive tornado that ripped through southern Oklahoma City and other towns a day earlier. Twenty four [...]
- Man watched tornado destroy his home: ‘I just felt totally helpless’OKLAHOMA CITY—Anthony Connel was sitting in traffic off of South 149th Street, about a mile from his home, when he saw it happen: A dark black cloud, so ominous and wide that it didn’t even look like a tornado, dropped to the ground—and headed straight for his house. Connel, a sales manager at Anheuser-Busch, had [...]
- Residents’ storm stories: ‘We can’t go back, the destruction is so bad’Susan and Bob Njoo's destroyed home. They managed to escape from the rubble with minor injuries. (Photo courtesy of Larry Ong) Yahoo News invited Oklahoma City area residents to share their firsthand experiences and observations from Monday’s tornadoes and rescue efforts, and the cleanup that began Tuesday. Below are excerpts from what they’ve written. *** [...]
- Cleveland kidnapping victims 'happy and safe'CLEVELAND (AP) — The three women rescued after being held captive in a Cleveland house for about a decade want the community to know they are doing fine and appreciate offers of help.
- Arrest in latest anti-gay attack in New York CityNEW YORK (AP) — A man has been arrested in connection with one of several anti-gay attacks in recent days in New York City.
- Rescuers comb Oklahoma tornado rubble for buried survivors
