The earth itself was at least partially to blame for why desperate schoolchildren in Moore, Okla. had nowhere to hide from Monday’s devastating tornado.Much of the soil in Oklahoma, including Moore, is red clay -- a porous substance that makes foundations settle and basements and underground tornado shelters leak. “That’s the reason we don’t have basements,” said Tom Bennett of Tulsa, past preside...

As the search for survivors in the grief-stricken suburbs of Oklahoma City ended Wednesday, the state's chief medical examiner began releasing the names and ages of those who died in Monday's devastating tornado, including two infants.A four-month-old girl and a seven-month-old girl were the youngest victims, Oklahoma chief medical examiner Ron Craun said Wednesday. The oldest was a 65-year-old ma...

A man with ties to the Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot and killed after attacking an FBI agent during questioning in Florida, law enforcement officials said on Wednesday.The man who was shot, Ibragim Todashev, 27, allegedly attacked an agent with a knife. He was not suspected of having played any role in the bombing that killed three people and injured scores more in Apr...