Death toll in Oklahoma rises to 91

A mile-wide tornado killed at least 91 people, 20 of them children, as it ravaged parts of Oklahoma City Monday afternoon, flattening homes, flinging cars through the air and crushing at least two schools. Hospitals are packed full of the injured while rescue workers search out survivors amongst the debris-filled streets and remains. A nurse walks past More...

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By Kaye Wonderhouse On Monday, May 20th, 2013
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Massive tornado devastates Oklahoma, 6 confirmed dead, rescue team searching school for survivors

At least six people were killed and a number of other people were injured when a storm with a massive tornado struck an area outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, officials said. At least one school in Moore, More...

By Brandon Jones On Monday, May 20th, 2013
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President Obama points to Martin Luther King Jr, Jim Crow and racism during Morehouse College commencement speech TRANSCRIPT

In a commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, President Barack Obama recalls Jim Crow laws and racism of the 40s and 50s. Morehouse College is a historically black college. “Dr. King More...

By Brandon Jones On Friday, May 17th, 2013
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Xavier Becerra, California Democrat, calls IRS, paying taxes a ‘voluntary system,’ Steve Miller says ‘agreed’

The House Ways and Means Committee holds the first Congressional hearing on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) subjecting applicants for tax-exempt status to higher levels of scrutiny based on political leanings. Witnesses More...

By Kaye Wonderhouse On Thursday, May 16th, 2013
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Search begins after Texas tornadoes, death toll at six VIDEO

Authorities are warning that the death toll could rise as rubble searched after approximately 10 tornado strikes hit the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Six people were reportedly killed by the tornado which devastated More...

By Brandon Jones On Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
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EPA picking favorites in charging Freedom of Information Acts fees, Green energy groups get waivers

In the wake of the IRS scandal and the Obama administration “picking favorites,” new details have emerged regarding the EPA and the fees associated with Freedom of Information Act requests. “Conservative More...

By Brandon Jones On Monday, May 13th, 2013
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Benghazi hearing details State Department editing out terrorism from report, leading to Susan Rice blaming video

Last fall the CIA’s now discredited Benghazi talking points were flawed as the White House said repeatedly the documents were put together almost entirely by the intelligence community. Now the latest testimony More...

By Kaye Wonderhouse On Sunday, May 12th, 2013
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19 injured, including 2 children, in New Orleans Mother’s Day Parade

Nineteen people in New Orleans, including two children, were injured on Sunday when multiple gunmen opened fire on a Mother’s Day parade, police said. A 10-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl were injured (grazed) More...

By Brandon Jones On Sunday, May 12th, 2013
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Homeland security Biometric database part of new immigration bill creates new privacy concerns

The immigration reform measure the Senate began debating yesterday would create a national biometric database of virtually every adult in America, part of creating a national identification system. The “Gang More...

By Brandon Jones On Saturday, May 11th, 2013
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IRS admits to flagging ‘tea party’ and ‘patriot’ groups during election audits, new statement contradicts older ones

The Internal Revenue Service “inappropriately flagged” conservative political groups during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status, a top IRS official said Friday. A new statement More...