National

Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.

The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up. Full Story

• Oklahoma twister a top-of-the-scale EF-5
• Quotations of the day
• Arias speaks out about case in jailhouse interview

Entertainment

Germany celebrates composer Wagner's 200th

Germany is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner with the unveiling Wednesday of a monument in the composer's birthplace of Leipzig. Full Story

• Hosseini discusses new novel at NYC reading
• Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China
• Aretha Franklin taking June off, postponing shows

Health

Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls

The American Cancer Society _ one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups _ is 100 years old this week. Full Story

• Portland, Ore., rejecting water fluoridation
• More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows
• France: Drugmaker on trial, suspected in deaths

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

• Afghan students protest women's rights decree
• Weak yen a help for Japan, but headache elsewhere
• 7 Egyptian security men kidnapped in Sinai freed

Local

Sports

Nats collapse late, lose 4-2 to Giants in 10th

As Bryce Harper ran back to chase Gregor Blanco's hard-hit fly in the ninth inning, memories of last week's scary collision with the wall at Dodger Stadium suddenly surged into his mind. Full Story

• Trout hits for cycle, drives in 5, Angels rout M's
• Cardinals jump on Volquez in 5th inning
• Sharks tie series with 2-1 win over Kings

Politics

Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor

Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on. Full Story

• Ark. treasurer resigns amid charges she took cash
• Kerry praises $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman
• Details of the Senate immigration bill

Finance

• Japan's trade deficit hits $8.6B due to weaker yen
• JPMorgan's Dimon survives shareholder referendum
• Best Buy reports 1Q loss on restructuring costs

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