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5 killed in crash in Ill.; van coming from Calif.

This photo from video provided by KMOV-TV in St. Louis shows emergency personnel at the scene near Vandalia, Ill., Monday, May 20, 2013, where a van veered off a southern Illinois highway and overturned several times, killing five people and sending six others to hospitals, authorities said. Details about what caused the crash or who owned the white 2002 Dodge van, which had no decals or displayed markings, were not immediately available. (AP Photo/Courtesy KMOV-TV in St. Louis) ST LOUIS POST DISPATCH OUT. TV OUT

A coroner says the five people killed and six hospitalized after a van careened off of a southern Illinois freeway were men returning from a California religious event. 9 minutes ago

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Massive tornado roars through Oklahoma City suburb

A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.

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Decision on wolf protections in Lower 48 delayed

Federal wildlife officials are postponing a much-anticipated decision on whether to lift protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states.

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NYPD to up presence after bias killing of gay man

A spate of hate-fueled attacks on gay men in New York, including a killing in the heart of one of its most gay-friendly neighborhoods, is stirring up anxiety, disbelief and outrage heading into what is usually a time of gay pride celebration.

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FBI agents killed in Va. training were among elite

The two FBI agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast were part of the agency's elite hostage rescue team, a group known most recently for rescuing an Alabama boy from an underground bunker.

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Judge tosses ex-BP executive's obstruction charge

A federal judge has dismissed one of the two counts in the indictment of a former BP executive who was charged with concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil leaking in 2010 from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Arias attorneys will put one witness on: Arias

Complaining that Jodi Arias' sensational murder case has become a modern-day "witch trial," her lawyers tried to quit in the middle of the death-penalty phase Monday, then said they will call only one witness: Arias.
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Search for survivors begins in OKC suburb

A mix of volunteers and first responders are combing through debris in an Oklahoma City suburb looking for survivors.
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NC woman accused of trying to poison 5 with cheese

A North Carolina woman is charged with trying to poison five family members after one of them refused to share some cheese with her.

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Did you just win $590M? Get a good team in place

So you have a lottery ticket worth $590.5 million. Now what?

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Police give details in Powell disappearance case

Citing a lack of leads, a police agency said Monday that it is closing the active investigation of the disappearance of Susan Powell, a Utah mother whose now-dead husband was a prime suspect