Who else took the 5th? Baseball star, banker, more
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The baseball star, the Hollywood 10, Oliver North. And Lois Lerner of the IRS....

One block: How neighbors saw twister's deadly path
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Dan Garland could feel the latch on the shelter door begin to turn in his hand. It was as if the storm outside were a living, breathing thing - and it was trying desperately to get in....

Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 billion
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The tornado that tore through an Oklahoma City suburb destroyed or damaged as many as 13,000 homes and may have caused $2 billion in overall damage, officials said Wednesday....

Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot to death by authorities early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said....

Arias jury deadlocked but must keep deliberating
PHOENIX (AP) -- Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial told the judge Wednesday they are unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the convicted murderer should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time boyfriend, prompting the judge to send them back to the deliberation room to work through their differences....

Garcetti elected LA mayor after promising jobs
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- City Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become the next mayor of Los Angeles after a caustic campaign in which he depicted his fellow Democrat as a pawn of powerful labor bosses....

Float driver says train seemed still before crash
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in Texas told investigators that the oncoming train appeared to be stationary, and that he didn't notice anything was wrong until he saw people jumping from the float, according to documents released Wednesday....

College fossil-fuel divestment movement builds
SWARTHMORE, Pa. (AP) -- In an effort to slow the pace of climate change, students at more than 200 colleges are asking their schools to stop investing in fossil fuel companies....

Obama to honor Carole King at White House concert
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is showing singer-songwriter Carole King that she has friends at the White House....

Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes....