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• Tornadoes and storms rip South, at least 295 dead (Reuters)
• Jaycee Dugard's kidnappers plead guilty in California (Reuters)
• "Tornado Alley" spawns subculture of storm chasers (Reuters)
• Tracking the Threats Within (Time.com)
• You Are What You Owe (Time.com)
• Maine mother cause of death could take weeks to determine (Reuters)
• WikiLeaks suspect to be housed with other inmates (AP)
• Judge approves USDA, Indian farmers settlement (AP)
• Tensions rise over jury makeup at Blago retrial (AP)
• Excitement builds for next-to-last shuttle launch (AP)
• Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 281 (AP)
• Giffords: Poignant presence at shuttle launch, but out of view (AP)
• Obama assembles all-star cast to talk immigration (AP)
• Killer twisters likely among largest, strongest (AP)
• Tuscaloosa neighborhood reels after killer twister (AP)
• NYC couple who split house with wall get divorce (AP)
• Marines get trained on accepting gay recruits (AP)
• Endeavour launch brings tourists, traffic to Fla. (AP)
• CA couple plead guilty to girl's kidnap, rape (AP)
• Cheaper eye drug proves as good as pricier one (AP)

Tornadoes and storms rip South, at least 295 dead (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:20 PM PDT Reuters - Tornadoes and violent storms ripped through seven Southern states, killing at least 295 people and causing billions of dollars of damage in some of the deadliest twisters in U.S. history.

Jaycee Dugard's kidnappers plead guilty in California (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:40 PM PDT Reuters - The California couple charged with abducting 11-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard in 1991 and holding her captive for 18 years pleaded guilty on Thursday to kidnapping and sexual assault charges that carry life prison sentences.

"Tornado Alley" spawns subculture of storm chasers (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:09 PM PDT Reuters - When the sky grew dark, power lines snapped and trees fell in Alabama on Wednesday, Jeff Shardell pointed his modified Yukon vehicle directly toward the deadly tornadoes.

Tracking the Threats Within (Time.com) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 10:05 AM PDT Time.com - Tracking the Threats Within

You Are What You Owe (Time.com) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 10:05 AM PDT Time.com - Why power built on debt is no power at all

Maine mother cause of death could take weeks to determine (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:18 PM PDT Reuters - The cause of death of a Maine woman whose body was discovered in a New Hampshire pond four days after she disappeared may take several weeks to determine, authorities said on Thursday.

WikiLeaks suspect to be housed with other inmates (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:26 PM PDT AP - The Army private accused of passing classified documents to WikiLeaks was cleared Thursday to live alongside other inmates at a Kansas military prison, a dramatic change from his previous quarters in a Virginia Marine Corps brig where he spent 23 hours a day alone in his cell.

Judge approves USDA, Indian farmers settlement (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:41 PM PDT AP - A federal judge has approved a $680 million settlement between the Agriculture Department and American Indian farmers who say they were denied loans because of discrimination.

Tensions rise over jury makeup at Blago retrial (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:58 PM PDT AP - Nerves frayed at the retrial of impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday, as attorneys briefly butted heads over whether race and class were behind the elimination of some jurors as the two sides prepared to present their initial arguments to a seated jury on Monday.

Excitement builds for next-to-last shuttle launch (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:01 PM PDT AP - On the eve of the next-to-last space shuttle launch, thousands of people streamed to the region for a chance to watch Friday's fiery spectacle. Adding to the fever-pitch excitement: The first-ever visit by an entire presidential family.

Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 281 (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:34 PM PDT AP - Firefighters searched one splintered pile after another for survivors Thursday, combing the remains of houses and neighborhoods pulverized by the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak in almost four decades. At least 281 people were killed across six states — more than two-thirds of them in Alabama, where large cities bore the half-mile-wide scars the twisters left behind.

Giffords: Poignant presence at shuttle launch, but out of view (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:55 PM PDT AP - It's a sight many Americans would surely love to see: a recovering Rep. Gabrielle Giffords watching as her astronaut husband blasts off into space.

Obama assembles all-star cast to talk immigration (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:55 PM PDT AP - His immigration overhaul stalled, President Barack Obama is enlisting an array of voices, including Latino entertainment and media stars, to help jump-start legislation and reassure crucial but restless Hispanic voters that he has not abandoned his campaign pledge to change the law.

Killer twisters likely among largest, strongest (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:22 PM PDT AP - Some of the killer tornadoes that ripped across the South may have been among the largest and most powerful ever recorded, experts suggested, leaving a death toll that is approaching that of a tragic "super outbreak" of storms almost 40 years ago.

Tuscaloosa neighborhood reels after killer twister (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:15 PM PDT AP - Tish Daniels gingerly stepped over boards and nails that used to be homes, businesses and churches as she gave a history of the ruin that is Alberta City. She pointed out obliterated buildings like missing teeth in a broken mouth.

NYC couple who split house with wall get divorce (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:11 PM PDT AP - A feuding couple who built a wall through their house because neither husband nor wife would give it up were granted a divorce after six years and hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorneys' fees.

Marines get trained on accepting gay recruits (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:08 PM PDT AP - Marine instructor Maj. Daryl Desimone stood before an auditorium filled with fatigue-clad troops, carrying an unequivocal message: It's OK to disagree with letting gays serve openly in the military. It's not OK to disobey orders.

Endeavour launch brings tourists, traffic to Fla. (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 09:24 AM PDT AP - Florida Space Coast hotels are sold out, residents are renting bedrooms and restaurants are doubling food supplies as thousands of tourists arriving for Friday's launch of space shuttle Endeavour are boosting a region fearing its economic future.

CA couple plead guilty to girl's kidnap, rape (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:46 PM PDT AP - A convicted sex offender and his wife pleaded guilty Thursday to kidnapping and raping a California girl in a surprise plea deal that will keep the now-grown victim and the two daughters she gave birth to during her 18 years of captivity from having to testify at a trial.

Cheaper eye drug proves as good as pricier one (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:22 PM PDT AP - A much cheaper drug has proved just as good as a $2,000 monthly shot at treating a common eye disorder that can lead to blindness, a long-awaited study has found. It also shows that patients can be treated less often, sparing them a lot of pain and expense.

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