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Star Spencer commencement moved inside May 23, 2013 The Thursday graduation for Star Spencer High School has been moved to the gymnasium. Read More

Oklahoma tornadoes: House gives final approval to tornado relief May 23, 2013 The Oklahoma House has given final approval to legislation that dips into the state's constitutional reserve fund to help central Oklahoma communities impacted by devastating tornadoes. Read More

Oklahoma tornadoes: OU, OSU and the Univ. of Tulsa combine efforts for relief T-shirts May 23, 2013 NORMAN — Three Oklahoma universities are working up a plan to raise money for the United Way's tornado relief effort in Moore. Read More

Iowa House adjourns, ends session after property tax cuts, Medicaid expansion, school reforms May 23, 2013 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa House adjourns, ends session after property tax cuts, Medicaid expansion, school reforms. Read More

US stock market recovers most of an early loss

May 23, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — Stock prices are slightly lower at midday on Wall Street after manufacturing contracted unexpectedly in China this month. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 10 points at 15,297 as of noon Eastern Daylight Time, a loss of 0.1 percent. It had been down 127 points in the early going following... Read More

Oklahoma tornadoes: Mourners remember girl, 9, killed in Oklahoma tornado May 23, 2013 Friends and family are attending funeral services for a 9-year-old girl killed by Monday's tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb. Read More

Picking up the pieces: Tornado recovery stories May 23, 2013 Reporter Adam Kemp has been covering the aftermath of Monday's tornado and decided to compile some of his work into visual features. Below are four stories that look at recovery efforts and devastation caused by an EF-5 tornado that swept through Moore Monday. Read More

Grains futures rise, livestock prices mixed May 23, 2013 CHICAGO (AP) — Grains futures mostly rose Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery rose 13.5 cents to $7.02 a bushel; July corn rose 2.5 cents to $6.61 a bushel; July oats were flat at $3.665 a bushel; while July soybeans jumped 13.75 cents to $15.08 a bushel. Beef and pork prices were... Read More

Jewelry stolen a 2nd time during Cannes festival May 23, 2013 PARIS (AP) — A second jewelry theft has been reported in the French Riviera during the Cannes Film Festival, this time an expensive necklace. A police official said Thursday that the "high value" necklace was stolen overnight from the luxurious resort town of Cap d'Antibes. She gave no further details and spoke... Read More

Jerry Lewis repeats his distaste for female comics

May 23, 2013 CANNES, France (AP) — Ladies? Don't make him laugh. Asked who his favorite female comics were Thursday at a Cannes Film Festival press conference, Jerry Lewis listed Cary Grant and Burt Reynolds. He then added: "I don't have any." In 1998, Lewis famously said that watching women do comedy "sets me back a bit"... Read More

Vote on gay Scouts comes at emotional moment

May 23, 2013 GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday on whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its millions of members. About 1,400 voting members of BSA's national... Read More

Britain: Soldier slaying suspects had been probed

May 23, 2013 LONDON (AP) — Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had featured in previous investigations by security services, a British official said Thursday, as investigators searched several locations and tried to determine whether the men were part of a wider plot to instill terror on the streets of London.... Read More

UPDATE: Flash flood warning, severe thunderstorm warning Thursday morning in central Oklahoma May 23, 2013 Thunderstorms with hail, lightning and heavy rain are moving into central Oklahoma. Read More

Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect

May 23, 2013 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said. Ibragim Todashev's Chechen roots and mixed martial... Read More

US new home sales rise 2.3 percent in April while median home prices hit record high May 23, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — US new home sales rise 2.3 percent in April while median home prices hit record high. Read More

Oklahoma tornadoes: BP donates $500K to Moore tornado relief effort May 23, 2013 MOORE — Oil company BP is donating $500,000 to the tornado relief effort in Moore. The company said Thursday that $300,000 will come from BP America Inc. and $200,000 from the company's foundation. Read More

Oklahoma tornadoes: Motorists urged to avoid I-35 in Moore May 23, 2013 MOORE — Oklahoma transportation officials say heavy traffic on Interstate 35 through Moore is hindering the tornado recovery effort. Read More

Oklahoma tornadoes: Rams quarterback Sam Bradford leading aid effort May 23, 2013 ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford, an Oklahoma native, is raising money for disaster relief in his home state. Read More

Father of man shot in Boston probe shares regrets May 23, 2013 GROZNY, Russia (AP) — The father of a Chechen immigrant shot dead by U.S. law enforcement agents while being questioned about his ties to a Boston Marathon bombings suspect said Thursday that he regrets allowing his son to go to the United States. Ibragim Todashev, 27, was a mixed martial arts fighter who had... Read More

Roof collapse reported in Mustang, Oklahoma storm Thursday morning

May 23, 2013 A roof of a building has collapsed in Mustang, Oklahoma. Firefighters have responded to 1811 E State Highway 152, a police dispatcher reports. Read More