By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
As of Wednesday night, more than 2,200 individuals impacted by the tornadoes in Oklahoma had registered with FEMA for direct assistance available through the major disaster declaration provided Monday night, a White House official said. Published May 23, 2013 Comments
By Ramit Plushnick-Masti and Sean Murphy - Associated Press
Nine-year-old Sydney Angle was “everywhere at once” when she was out on the softball field. Kyle Davis, 8, was nicknamed “The Wall” because of his size and presence on the soccer field. JaNae Hornsby, also 9, was the life of the party. Published May 23, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times
Plummeting birthrates among all teens — especially Hispanics — has helped bring this vital statistic to record-low levels, says a new federal report. Published May 23, 2013 Comments
By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times
A Florida man, who was fatally shot Wednesday by an FBI agent after he reportedly attacked the agent with a knife during questioning about the Boston Marathon bombing, implicated himself and bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev in a 2011 Massachusetts triple murder, law enforcement authorities said. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Annie Z. Yu and THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
For Vietnam veteran and professional photographer Patrick Hughes, the self-portrait he would have shot back in 1993 would not have been a particularly cheerful one. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
Before they arrive in Washington, D.C., the bikers of Rolling Thunder drive through hundreds of small towns, where they can count on receiving a hand from friends like Gary Komassa. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
For Tom Bender, fighting for his fellow veterans means more than showing up once a year in Washington for an awe-inspiring motorcycle rally. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times
There is no better name for an event that resonates with patriotism, deep loyalty, sacrifice, a sense of mission and authentic history: Rolling Thunder. Oh, yeah. Here they come. They’re rolling, and it is thunderous. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
As Moore, Okla., begins to dig out of the wreckage wrought by Monday’s killer storm, attention is shifting to the steps state officials may take to limit the loss of life the next time a tornado strikes — a question of “when,” not “if.” Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
Until Monday, the closest brush Marcus Moeller had had with a killer tornado came when he moved out of Joplin, Mo., on May 22, 2011 — just hours before a twister ripped through the city, claiming 161 lives. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By The Washington Times
Plummeting birthrates among all teens — especially Hispanics — has helped bring this vital statistic to its record-low levels, says a new federal report. Published May 23, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Alabama medical experts are puzzled by a respiratory illness that sent seven to the hospital and ultimately killed two. Published May 22, 2013
By Associated Press
The FBI says a 37-year-old man has been arrested following last week's discovery in Washington state of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. Published May 22, 2013
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
As of Wednesday morning, FEMA had more than 400 personnel on the ground supporting the response to the tornado that swept through Moore, Okla., earlier this week and claimed at least 24 lives, including those of nine children, while injuring more than 230. Published May 22, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
The same weather phenomenon that brought unusually cold temperatures to the East Coast this spring is being blamed for the massive and devastating tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma this week: A jet stream that refused to leave. Published May 22, 2013
By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times
The economy is growing moderately and employment has picked up recently, but growth continues to be held back by budget constraints, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke testified Wednesday. Published May 22, 2013
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Rep. Tom Cole, Oklahoma Republican, said Wednesday that he was confident Oklahoma will get the help it needs in the wake of the deadly tornado that swept through the state, adding that "these are awfully tough people, and we've done this before, sadly, so we're pretty good at dealing with it." Published May 22, 2013
