National

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 countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children. Full Story

• Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.
• Oklahoma twister a top-of-the-scale EF-5
• Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister

Entertainment

Library honors Carole King with US pop music prize

Carole King isn't done with music _ not yet anyway. Full Story

• Biden: Jewish leaders drove gay marriage changes
• Burt Bacharach opens up on daughter's suicide
• Nick Jonas, Giuliana Rancic to host Miss USA

Health

• More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows
• France: Drugmaker on trial, suspected in deaths
• New rice contamination reported in China

World

Top figures barred from Iran's June ballot

Iran's election overseers removed potential wild-card candidates from the presidential race Tuesday, blocking a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a former president who revived hopes of reformers. Full Story

• Israel warns Syria against attacks on Golan
• Venezuela parliament resumes 3 weeks after brawl
• Protesters hurl firebombs as Chile leader speaks

Local

Agency searches for foster parents

Abuse, neglect and even the state of the economy are reasons why many children need to be removed from their homes, according to local social worker Vineta Watson.

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Sports

Cavaliers win NBA draft lottery again

Nick Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers have beaten the NBA lottery odds again. Full Story

• Canseco player-coach in indy league _ for a series
• Indians' Perez deletes Twitter account
• The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area

Politics

Ark. treasurer resigns amid charges she took cash

Arkansas' state treasurer resigned Tuesday after being accused of accepting at least $36,000 cash in exchange for steering business to an investment broker, bowing to bipartisan calls to step down or face removal from office. Full Story

• Senate panel approves immigration bill
• FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet
• Obama voices support for Senate immigration bill

Finance

• JPMorgan's Dimon survives shareholder referendum
• Best Buy reports 1Q loss on restructuring costs
• Volkswagen to put special fuel caps on diesels

Science & Tech

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. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima. Full Story

• Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles
• Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death
• Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado

Strange

• Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago
• Greek beach evacuated after artillery discovery
• Funeral home has bicycle hearse for 1 last ride