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Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind

Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind

Ten tornadoes touched down in several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens injured and hundreds homeless. The AP's John Mone has the story from one of the worst hit towns. (May 16)

Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting

Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting

Two brothers with suspected ties to a neighborhood gang each face 20 counts of attempted second-degree murder in a shooting spree that brought a sudden bloody end to a neighborhood Mother's Day parade. (May 16)

Sheriff: Expected 'More Loss of Life' in Tornado

Sheriff: Expected 'More Loss of Life' in Tornado

Officials said four men and two women were killed when a tornado ripped through a North Texas neighborhood. Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds said, 'it was one of the worst things we've ever had in Hood County.' (May 16)

Raw: School Bus Crash Injures Five Children

Raw: School Bus Crash Injures Five Children

A school bus carrying severely disabled students home from a trip to the zoo rolled over Thursday on a highway near Indianapolis, injuring a dozen people, including five children. None of the injuries are considered life-threatening. (May 1...

AP Top Stories May 16 P

AP Top Stories May 16 P

Here's the latest news for Thursday, May 16: Budget officer in line to head IRS; Texas tornado winds believed to be up to 200 mph; Semi hits school bus carrying special-needs kids; Beckham to retire, ending riveting soccer journey.

Quick Response Saved Baby on Phila. Train Tracks

Quick Response Saved Baby on Phila. Train Tracks

Transit officials in Philadelphia say an old-fashioned but vital piece of safety equipment helped avert disaster when a stroller carrying a baby fell onto train tracks. (May 16)

One Million Evacuated As Cyclone Hits Bangladesh

One Million Evacuated As Cyclone Hits Bangladesh

Cyclone Mahasen struck the southern coast of Bangladesh Thursday, lashing remote fishing villages with heavy rain and strong winds that flattened mud and straw huts and forced the evacuation of more than one million people. (May 16)

One Million Evacuated As Cyclone Hits Bangladesh

One Million Evacuated As Cyclone Hits Bangladesh

Cyclone Mahasen struck the southern coast of Bangladesh Thursday, lashing remote fishing villages with heavy rain and strong winds that flattened mud and straw huts and forced the evacuation of more than one million people. (May 16)

MLB Hoping for Large Replay Expansion in 2014

MLB Hoping for Large Replay Expansion in 2014

Major League Baseball appears set for a vast expansion of video review by umpires in 2014 and is examining whether all calls other than balls or strikes should be subject to instant replay. (May 16)

Raw: Marines Come to Obama's Aid in the Rain

Raw: Marines Come to Obama's Aid in the Rain

It started to rain during a joint news conference with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Rose Garden at the White House, so President Barack Obama called for relief from the Marines (May 16)

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