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Protesters rally over IRS' tea party scrutiny

| |Wednesday, May. 22, 2013

Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans held rallies outside federal buildings across the country to protest the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups.

Under scrutiny, Va. gov's mansion a dichotomy

| |Wednesday, May. 22, 2013

An embezzling case that began with a chef being accused of stealing food from Virginia's Executive Mansion and morphed into a political scandal involving two of the state's most powerful politicians has some people wondering: What goes on behind the wide double doors of the governor's house?

600 police photos of Tucson rampage scene released

| |Wednesday, May. 22, 2013

In the chaotic moments after a gunman wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, investigators quickly turned a patrol car into a makeshift whiteboard, using markers to scrawl relevant information about the investigation.

Amid immigration reform, calls to change asylums

| |Wednesday, May. 22, 2013

As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution in their home countries.

Amid immigration reform, calls to change asylums

| |Wednesday, May. 22, 2013

While Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands more people who flee persecution in their home countries.

Boy Scouts meet to decide policy on gay Scouts

|Wednesday, May. 22, 2013

The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban on allowing openly gay boys to don the Boy Scouts uniform.

Quotations of the day

|Wednesday, May. 22, 2013

"I told him we're going to play tent in the closet. I just felt air so I knew the roof was gone." - Chelsie McCumber, who grabbed her 2-year-old son, Ethan, and rode out the deadly Oklahoma twister in a coat closet.

Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down

| |Wednesday, May. 22, 2013

APTOPIX Oklahoma Tornado

With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time."

Conn. rail service returning to normal

|Wednesday, May. 22, 2013

Trains Collide Morning Commute

Regular train service is returning to Connecticut, five days after a derailment injured scores of commuters and damaged tracks.

Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor

| |Wednesday, May. 22, 2013

Anthony Weiner Mayoral Run

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