Oklahoma governor: 'We will regain our strength'
A mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children. Rescue workers continue to search for survivors amid the rubble.
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Senate panel approves immigration bill
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Griffin II talks about quarterback's knee injury
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CRIME
D.C. woman pleads guilty in fatal April crash
Maria Werts will likely spend the next seven years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to hitting and killing a 58-year-old woman with her car while under the influence of alcohol and cocaine in April.
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MARYLAND
Montgomery County school bus strikes jogger
Police say Jason Alexander Estabrook, 42, was jogging through the intersection when he was struck. He was taken to Suburban Hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries.
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ENTERTAINMENT
And the winner is...
The top four couples danced on the season finale of Dancing with the Stars Tuesday evening. Who came out on top?
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MARYLAND
La Plata survivors remember historic twister
In 2002, a deadly F-4 tornado swept through La Plata, Md. The pictures of that devastation look eerily similar to what we're now seeing in Oklahoma.
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D.C.
Attorneys for Ingmar Guandique say key witness lied
The defense laid out its case Tuesday, saying the key witness against Ingmar Guandique lied and is essentially a professional snitch.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Four contestants vie for DWTS title
Football pro Jacoby Jones, Olympian Alexandra Raisman, singer Kellie Pickler and 16-year-old Disney Channel star Zendaya each did three dances on Monday's episode of the ABC competition.
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WEATHER
Tornado cut path of destruction through Oklahoma
By the time the massive tornado reached Moore, it was an absolute monster. The width was up to a mile wide and the winds were possibly up to 200 mph.
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MARYLAND
Special Olympics athletes prove their resilience
An autistic boy who was told he would never walk or speak beat the odds Thursday and competed in the Special Olympics.
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NATION
Arias begs jurors for life in prison
Standing confidently but at times her voice breaking, Jodi Arias told the same eight men and four women who found her guilty of first-degree murder that she planned to use her time in prison to bring about positive changes
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WEATHER
Interest in tornado shelters rises after Oklahoma City
Far from the storm-cellars that served as hide-outs in the Oklahoma debris fields, about 100 miles southwest of D.C., past the antique shops of Ruckersville in Greene County, Va., may be a lifesaver.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Carol Burnett wins Mark Twain humor prize
Carol Burnett said she can't believe she is receiving the prize from the Kennedy Center. "It's almost impossible to be funnier than the people in Washington," she said in a statement.
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WORLD
U.S. can keep bin Laden photos secret, court rules
The three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia turned down an appeal Tuesday from Judicial Watch to force the government to turn over bin Laden raid photos.
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WORLD
Scottish club blasted for installing two-way mirror in bathroom
Clubgoers in Scotland are expressing outrage after it was revealed that one night spot was allowing male patrons to spy on women in the bathroom through a two-way mirror.
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CRIME
Virginia substitute teacher accused of assaulting students
Orange County Sheriff's officials say that Laurie Millard has been charged with six counts each of assault and battery after being accused of assaulting several 6th graders at Locust Grove Middle School.
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Health
Study: Too much working out can backfire
Working out is one of the best things you can do for your overall health, but a new Columbia University study confirms the idea that too much of a good thing can actually be bad.
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WORLD
The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?
Is Pope Francis an exorcist? The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Square.
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VIRGINIA
FBI: Agents fell to deaths training off Virginia coast
Two FBI agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast fell to their deaths when a helicopter had trouble during a "maritime counterterrorism exercise," an agency spokeswoman said Monday night.
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D.C.
Ex-IRS commissioner can't say how targeting happened
In his first public remarks since the story broke, former IRS head Douglas Shulman said: "I agree this is an issue that when someone spotted it, they should have brought it up the chain. And they didn't. I don't know why."
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Commute
Amtrak to resume service between Boston, New York
Amtrak will resume service between Boston and New York on Wednesday after a derailment that disrupted train service on one of the busiest tracks in the country.
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SPORTS
RG3 to wedding gift critics: 'Haters gon' hate'
Washington Redskins fans showered Robert Griffin III with wedding gifts after he and his fiancée's wedding registry went public last week. He's getting flak for taking the gifts, but the criticism isn't bothering him, it seems.
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Commute
Sinkhole closes 14th and F St. NW intersection
A sinkhole has closed a major intersection and commuter route in downtown Washington at 14th and F streets.
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VIRGINIA
Peter Laboy's wife: 'It wasn't his time to go'
"I definitely think it was a miracle,” said Suzanne Laboy of her husband, wounded Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy. “It wasn't his day to go."
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MARYLAND
Md. delegate aims to close gun control loophole
A Maryland lawmaker is on a “one-man crusade” to close a gun control loophole.
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MARYLAND
AIG sues ex-U.Va. lax player over insurance claim
Huguely was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2010 death of Yeardley Love. He is serving a 23-year prison sentence.
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D.C.
Red Cross headquarters coordinates Okla. response
Within hours of Monday’s storm, disaster relief crews began arriving in Moore, Okla. to offer food, shelter and comfort. The Red Cross' Digital Operations Center monitors what is happening in the disaster area.
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SPORTS
Special Olympics kick off at Catholic University
More than 1,000 athletes were off to the races Monday as they began competing in the 2013 Summer Games, put on by the Special Olympics of the District of Columbia.
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TECHNOLOGY
Survey: Teens increasingly privatizing Facebook pages
An increasing number of teenagers are taking steps to make their social media profiles more secure while sharing more personal information than ever, a Pew report indicates.
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MARYLAND
Memorial Day travel expected to be down
The weather is finally supposed to be nice for the Memorial Day weekend, just in time for the first real beach getaway. But the economy is forcing travelers to cut back this year and opt for less expensive road trips.
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NATION
PHOTOS: Monstrous tornado tears through Oklahoma City suburbs
A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph.
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D.C.
Report: Major D.C. donors got sweetheart land deals
A pair of development companies paid just $88 for more than $17 million worth of property in the District of Columbia over the past five years, WAMU 88.5 reports.
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WEATHER
How you can help tornado victims in Oklahoma
With the massive destruction in Moore, Oklahoma, there are ways you can help with the recovery efforts.
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Monday's tornado crossed path of 1999 twister
Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999. ABC7's Adam Caskey takes an in-depth look at past tornadoes in Oklahoma.
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WEATHER
Sen. Mikulski bids ABC7's Bob Ryan a fond, tuneful farewell
Maryland's own Senator Barbara Mikulski sends her well wishes to ABC7's Bob Ryan, who is retiring this week.
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NATION
WikiLeaks prosecutor accepts Manning's plea to 1 count
Prosecutors say they will accept an Army private's guilty plea to a lesser version of one of the 22 counts he faces.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Founding member of The Doors dies at 74
Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone, has died. He was 74.
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D.C.
House to vote on unveiling Douglass statue
Congress is set to take the final step toward moving the District of Columbia's statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass to the U.S. Capitol.
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D.C.
D.C. Fire: Carbon monoxide sickens seven workers
A D.C. fire department official says seven construction workers were sickened by carbon monoxide and sent to area hospitals.
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D.C.
Robbery victim says 911 hung up on her three times
A 28-year-old Russian grad student said the scariest part of being robbed at gunpoint in Northeast D.C. Sunday night was when she says 911 hung up on her three times.
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VIRGINIA
Sterling woman accused of fatally shooting husband
Cpl. Steven Spradling was a 25-year veteran of the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority. He was fatally shot inside his Sterling home Friday night.
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