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
• Search for Okla. tornado survivors nearly complete
• Safety Board: ATF blocking plant blast probe

Entertainment

Singer Kellie Pickler named new `Dancing' champ

Kellie Pickler came into the final "Dancing With the Stars" episode in second place but finished in first. Full Story

• Library honors Carole King with US pop music prize
• Biden: Jewish leaders drove gay marriage changes
• Burt Bacharach opens up on daughter's suicide

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
• Asia stocks rise as Fed official backs easy policy
• All 28 bodies recovered from Indonesian mine room

Local

Sports

Straily, Cespedes push A's past Rangers 1-0

Rookie right-hander Dan Straily pitched seven scoreless innings and Yoenis Cespedes homered as the Oakland Athletics won their fifth straight game, 1-0 over the Texas Rangers and Yu Darvish on Tuesday night. Full Story

• Quintana dominates as White Sox beat Red Sox 3-1
• Johnson, Jennings homer as Rays beat Blue Jays
• Pirates beat Cubs 5-4 behind Snider's grand slam

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
• Calif. prosecutors seek retrial in corruption case
• House GOP panel moves on deep budget cuts

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