Oklahoma City tornado: latest developments
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AJ Williams, Chronicle Web Editor
(CNN) -- At least 51 people -- including at least 20 children -- were killed when a massive tornado struck an area outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, officials said.Read more: Heartbreaking scenes in Oklahoma City after disasterSeven of those children were killed at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma, according to a police official.Early Tuesday, emergency personnel continued to scour the school's rubble -- a scene of twisted I-beams and crumbled cinder blocks.The tornado was estimated to be at least two miles wide at one point as it moved through Moore, in the southern part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, KFOR reported.The preliminary rating of the tornado was at least EF4 (166 to 200 mph), the National Weather Service said. Tornado hits Moore Medical Center Disaster from the sky in Oklahoma Deadly tornado's destructive pathLatest updates:New York's governor expressed his sympathy for Oklahomans in the aftermath of the "horrific tornado" that swept through the Oklahoma City region on Monday."Here in New York we know firsthand the devastation and pain caused by natural disasters, and in difficult times like these we, more than ever, stand with our fellow Americans," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement Tuesday.Previously reported:-- The storm system behind Monday's twister and several on Sunday is threatening a large swath of the United States on Tuesday, putting 53 million people at risk of severe weather. In the bull's-eye Tuesday are parts of north-central Texas, southeastern Oklahoma, and northern Arkansas and Louisiana, according to the National Weather Service.-- Oklahoma first and foremost needs donations to rebuild after tornadoes slammed the state, Gov. Mary Fallin told CNN on Tuesday.-- More than 40,000 customers remain without power Tuesday after a powerful tornado slammed the Oklahoma City region, a utility spokesman said. More than half of those customers were...
Read moreHere’s What The President Would Say If He Could Go Bulworth
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News One
In the overly dramatic story entitled “An Onset of Woes Raises Questions on Obama Vision,” the New York Times reports[1] that President Barack Obama has privately expressed his desire of “going Bulworth,” a reference to the political comedy movie of the same name starring Warren Beatty. If you don’t remember the movie, just know that it was one of many bad choices Halle Berry has made in her career — and she had really, really terrible hair in the film. Oh, and the soundtrack was full of rap songs. Watch a clip of “Bulworth” here: < That said, the reference speaks to Obama’s yearning to drop his lingering damns in a box and get all the way blunt with his political adversaries and pundits alike. Longtime adviser David Axelrod, whose heard the reference himself, says, “Probably every president says that from time to time. It’s probably cathartic just to say it. But the reality is that while you want to be truthful, you want to be straightforward, you also want to be practical about whatever ...
Read moreRetired Mailman Wins Lottery For The Fourth Time!
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Retired postal worker Melvyn Wilson (pictured) is probably one of the luckiest men on earth, because on Wednesday, he picked up his fourth winning lottery check, and this time, it was for a whopping $500,000, reports The Washington Times[1]. The Woodbridge, Va., resident, who has won more than $2 million, first hit the lotto jackpot back in 2004, when a scratch card fetched him $25,000. Just one year later, Wilson struck it rich, yet again! Two more lottery scratch cards resulted in Wilson receiving a $1 million win on one and a $500,000 prize on the other. Two years after his last lotto windfall, Wilson decided to call it quits at the post office. Now nearly eight years since his last big win, Wilson remains cool as a cucumber and almost appears unfazed by the excitement that a fourth win should generate. Wilson told lottery officials as he claimed his check for $500,000, “‘I’m just in the right place at the right tim ...
Read moreMother’s Day Shooting Suspect Faces 20 Charges
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NEW ORLEANS — Jail records show that the suspect in a Mother’s Day parade shooting that wounded 19 people faces 20 charges of attempted second-degree murder. Nineteen-year-old Akein Scott (pictured) was arrested Wednesday night in the Little Woods section of New Orleans. He was already facing a gun and drug possession charge and was out on bond at the time of Sunday’s shooting at a parade through a neighborhood near the French Quarter. Investigators said he was identified as a suspect after police released surveillance video that appeared to show the shooter running from the scene as the crowd scattered. It was not immediately clear why 20 counts were filed when authorities have said 19 people were injured. Police were expected to release more details on the case Thursday. References ^Cops ID 19-Year-Old Man In NOLA Mother’s Day Shooting (newsone.com ...
Read moreWinning Powerball Numbers
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Huffington Post
UPDATE: No one picked the winning numbers in Wednesday's $360 million Powerball drawing, The Associated Press reported. Saturday's jackpot has now jumped to $475 million[1]. The winning Powerball numbers[2] for May 15 are: 2, 11, 26, 34, 41 and the red number is 32. The jackpot in the multi-state lottery soared to $360 million[3] after no one ...
Read moreSaudi Man Arrested With Pressure Cooker At DTW
RTM News Reel 05-14-2013 Hits:368 AJ Williams, Chronicle Web Editor
A Saudi man is jailed in Detroit following his arrest over the weekend by authorities who alleged he altered his passport and was not truthful about why he had a pressure cooker in his luggage. According to a criminal complaint, Al Kwawahir Hussain reportedly could not explain to U.S. Customs officers at Detroit Metropolitan airport why pages were missing from his Saudi passport on Saturday. He told them only his family had access to it and he kept it locked in a box, and that he was planning on visiting his nephew, according to the court filing. During followup security screening, customs officers discovered a pressure cooker in his luggage. Pressure cookers are not illegal but have been in the spotlight since authorities said they were used in the Boston Marathon bombings. "Initially, he said that he brought the pressure cooker for his nephew because pressure cookers are not sold in America," the complaint said. But Hussain allegedly changed his story and said his nephew had purchased one in the United States that "was cheap" and broke after its first use, officers reported. Based on the conflicting stories and missing pages in his passport, Hussain was arrested and charged with altering a passport and making materially false statements. A U.S. official familiar with the matter said the intelligence community is aware of the case and is tracking it, but has not seen anything to indicate anything suspicious. Hussain was ordered at an initial court appearance on Monday to remain in custody temporarily. CNN was unable to reach the public defender representing him. He is due back in court on Tuesday. CNN's Bill Mears contributed to this report. http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2013/05/13/passport-pressure-cooker-problematic-for-traveler/?hpt=hp_t2
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