National

Search for 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.
• Lawyer: Feds investigating Susan Powell case
• Oklahoma twister a top-of-the-scale EF-5

Entertainment

• Lawyer: No background check done on Jackson doctor
• A diversion in the air for 'Today'
• Man pleads guilty in Picasso vandalism case

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
• Guatemala ruling could keep ex-leader from prison
• Toronto mayor avoids questions about crack video

Local

Sports

Indians' Perez deletes Twitter account

Indians closer Chris Perez deactivated his Twitter account following two rough outings, and after receiving a slew of negative comments. Full Story

• The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area
• Clippers won't offer Del Negro new deal as coach
• Affeldt has grown to love open-minded Bay Area

Politics

Leahy steps back on gay marriage issue

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy says he will not offer _ for now _ an amendment to an immigration bill allowing gay Americans to seek green cards for their spouses. Full Story

• Ark. treasurer resigns amid charges she took cash
• Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison
• House GOP panel moves on deep budget cuts

Finance

JPMorgan's Dimon survives shareholder referendum

Jamie Dimon, the CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, easily survived a vote Tuesday that would have called on him to give up his role as chairman of the nation's largest bank. But shareholders sent a message that the bank needs better oversight by giving only narrow approval to three of the bank's board members. Full Story

• Best Buy reports 1Q loss on restructuring costs
• Volkswagen to put special fuel caps on diesels
• Housing recovery boosts Home Depot 1Q results

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