National

Principal recounts tornado hitting Oklahoma school

Teachers and students at Plaza Towers Elementary School hunkered down against the storm just as they had been taught in countless tornado drills, their principal said Friday, recounting how she walked the halls until the twister was on the doorstep, then announced on the intercom, "It's here." Full Story

• Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos
• Woman feared Iowa kidnapping suspect's release
• Clarification: Fossil Fuels-Divestment story

Entertainment

Steely Cotillard shines in 'The Immigrant'

Academy award-winner Marion Cotillard gave her all and even learned another language to play a Polish woman struggling with the realities of 1920s New York in James Gray's terse offering, "The Immigrant." Full Story

• Fox reality chief Mike Darnell exiting the network
• Actress Bynes accused of bong toss out NYC window
• Rare Superman comic found in house insulation

Health

• Pharmaceutical co. ISTA pleads in NY federal case
• Study: No higher cancer rate at Conn. Pratt plants
• Hobby Lobby tests birth-control coverage mandate

World

Toronto mayor denies he smokes crack cocaine

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. The mayor of Canada's largest city did not say whether he has ever used crack. Full Story

• Canada: Qatar gives up bid to relocate UN agency
• IMF chief named key witness in French payoff case
• Kerry blasts Iranian election maneuvering

Local

Sports

• Yankees' Teixeira to play in minors on Wednesday
• Grizzlies, Memphis ready to 'believe' vs Spurs
• Former Bears tackle Dick Evey dies at 72

Politics

Calif. plastic ocean debris bill dies in committee

A California bill that would have required manufacturers to figure out how to keep the most common plastic junk out of state waterways died in the state Assembly without a vote Friday. Full Story

• Md. suspect is son of Bush White House official
• Furlough Friday: Unpaid day off for many in gov't
• Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims

Finance

US durable goods orders rise 3.3 percent in April

U.S. orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rebounded in April, buoyed by more demand for aircraft and stronger business investment. The gains suggest economic growth may be holding steady this spring. Full Story

• Trustee opposes $20M payout to American Air CEO
• Summary Box: Stocks little changed, end week down
• Metals and agricultural futures prices slip

Science & Tech

• Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters
• US disasters by state for past 60 years
• Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive

Strange

• Council members abstain from vote on abstaining
• For Philadelphia bicyclist, a cat is his co-pilot
• Crane accident cuts power to one-third of Vietnam