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Tornadoes tear through Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa

Tornadoes touched down in three states on Sunday, ripping roofs off homes and turning trees to matchsticks, as severe weather swept the region.

What Obama must say to African-American grads

Editor's note: Paul Butler is a law professor at Georgetown University. He is the author of "Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice."

Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion: Report

The Yahoo board has reportedly approved a deal to pay $1.1 billion in cash for the blogging site Tumblr. Rumors had been swirling late last week that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer was in talks with Tumblr CEO David Karp.

First Saudi woman summits Mount Everest

A 27-year-old graphic designer has made history by becoming the first Saudi woman to conquer Mount Everest.

Violence surges in strategic Syrian city

Violence surged in the strategically important Syrian town of Qusayr on Sunday. Activists said the offensive marked some of the most intense fighting they've seen in the fiercely contested area near the Lebanese border.

Baghdad, Anbar province racked by violence

At least 16 people were killed across Iraq on Sunday as gunmen and Iraqi security forces clashed in several areas, police officials in Baghdad and Ramadi said.

Virginia GOP nominee compared Planned Parenthood to KKK

An outspoken and provocative conservative who emerged from Saturday's Republican Party of Virginia Convention as the party's nominee for lieutenant governor once compared Planned Parenthood to the Ku Klux Klan and blasted African-Americ

2 FBI agents die in hostage rescue training exercise

Two FBI special agents were killed Friday during a training exercise off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia, the bureau said in a statement released Sunday.

Despite 'shortage of common sense' in D.C., Obama expresses optimism

Obama kicked off his fundraising tour for Senate Democrats on Sunday with a speaking gig in Atlanta, his first of six events for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee this year.

Anderson Cooper jilted at the aisle in 'SNL' wedding

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper played the groom in a surreal wedding scene send-off for Bill Hader's Stefon character on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live."

High school prom, 50 years later

The class of 1963 crowded in a rectangle on the dance floor, the memories of high school fresh on their minds as the band played in a sea of pink and blue hues.

Obama to new grads: "No time for excuses"

Past, present and future came together on a thunderstorm-filled Sunday, as President Barack Obama received an honorary doctorate and gave the commencement speech at historically black Morehouse College, where the Rev.

Severe weather threatens to pummel Midwest, Plains

Baseball-sized hail, wind gusts and tornadoes are threatening to pummel parts of the central Plains and Midwest on Sunday and Monday.

Beckham plays final home match to tears and cheers

With tears streaming down his face, David Beckham said farewell in his final home game as a professional footballer Saturday.