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2013-05-22 18:18:29 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 10 +1s)

Two men attacked another man near a London military barracks Wednesday, in what British authorities were investigating as a possible terror act.   Watch live: http://abcnews.go.com/live

2013-05-22 16:32:41 (19 comments, 3 reshares, 22 +1s)

The man shot dead by an FBI agent in Orlando, Florida early today was "about to sign a statement" 

2013-05-22 14:41:53 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

One major sticking point surfaced on Tuesday night, though: an amendment that would have given gay and lesbian couples equal treatment under immigration law.

2013-05-22 13:08:58 (10 comments, 5 reshares, 17 +1s)

There are reinforced tornado shelters in more than 100 schools across Oklahoma, excluding the two that were devastated by a Tornado earlier this week in Moore, Okla., an emergency-management official said.

2013-05-22 12:46:54 (15 comments, 14 reshares, 24 +1s)

An Orlando man being questioned by the FBI about his relationship with the accused Boston bombers was shot and killed Tuesday night by a federal agent.

2013-05-21 20:21:11 (10 comments, 8 reshares, 62 +1s)

Eight years after releasing the Xbox 360, Microsoft has unveiled the next generation of its gaming console, and the company seems to be making up for lost time.

2013-05-21 20:00:41 (4 comments, 17 reshares, 56 +1s)

Infographic: The largest and costliest tornados on record. Larger version: http://abcn.ws/13IVnwp

2013-05-21 19:53:58 (14 comments, 2 reshares, 11 +1s)

In her final words to jurors today before they decide her punishment for murder, Jodi Arias clicked through a photo slideshow, quoted Dickens and used props as she begged them to spare her life for her family's sake.

2013-05-21 18:50:28 (22 comments, 1 reshares, 19 +1s)

The first group that claims they were unfairly scrutinized by the Internal Revenue Service filed suit today against the agency in federal court in Washington, D.C., seeking damages and the granting of their long-delayed tax-exempt status application.

2013-05-21 18:15:17 (38 comments, 6 reshares, 24 +1s)

Oklahoma's two Republican senators, Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn, opposed a bill that provided more than $60 billion in emergency aid after Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast. In addition, three members of Oklahoma's House delegation joined with most Republicans in opposing the legislation.

2013-05-21 16:38:56 (16 comments, 7 reshares, 41 +1s)

An online fundraising effort has surpassed its goal to allow a 91-year-old man in Zaleski, Ohio, to buy back his home before his daughter has the chance to evict him from it.

2013-05-21 15:20:45 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

The national survey  finds no backlash against Barack Obama, at least at this point.

2013-05-21 14:02:51 (14 comments, 3 reshares, 20 +1s)

Oklahoma medical examiner spokeswoman Amy Elliot said this morning that she believes some victims were counted twice in the early chaos of the storm. Full coverage: http://abcn.ws/17YsNdT

2013-05-21 13:38:29 (10 comments, 10 reshares, 37 +1s)

All across the region and the county, organizations are mobilizing to offer aid to the victims of the storm. Read on to see how you can help.  Full coverage: http://abcn.ws/17YsNdT

2013-05-21 03:11:53 (17 comments, 23 reshares, 85 +1s)

Latest Count 51 Dead After Massive Tornado Rips Through Oklahoma. Out of the 51 killed, at least 20 are children.  The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said that it does not know how many of the children that were killed were at school at the time. The total number of people killed is expected to rise.  Photos: http://abcn.ws/12qkrpf See Live Updates.

2013-05-21 00:48:04 (17 comments, 11 reshares, 36 +1s)

A mammoth tornado carved a trail of destruction through the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, killing at least 37 people and ripping apart two elementary schools today, local authorities said.  Watch coverage: http://abcnews.go.com/live

2013-05-20 21:10:32 (14 comments, 8 reshares, 39 +1s)

Video showed homes and buildings in Moore, Okla., were reduced to rubble, and vehicles littered roadways south and southwest of Oklahoma City.  Watch live: http://abcnews.go.com/Live/

2013-05-20 20:55:43 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

Three men have been arrested and charged in a strange Los Angeles bank robbery in which the men allegedly strapped what they said were explosives to a bank manager's stomach and ordered her to rob her own bank.

2013-05-20 19:08:52 (9 comments, 7 reshares, 28 +1s)

The death penalty phase of the Jodi Arias trial was cut short today after Arias' defense attorneys erupted in confrontational arguments with the judge and prosecutor and said they could not continue defending her.

2013-05-20 17:36:28 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 15 +1s)

A new survey of more than 2,000 adults by Harris Interactive found which seatmate is preferable to the majority of traveler and more.

2013-05-20 13:32:48 (17 comments, 8 reshares, 38 +1s)

Is it a good idea?

2013-05-20 12:41:53 (4 comments, 3 reshares, 21 +1s)

At least one person died after a series of tornadoes ripped across the Midwest Sunday, injuring dozens while leaving a path of devastation in a region that is expected to see more severe weather later today.

2013-05-19 17:29:18 (20 comments, 13 reshares, 67 +1s)

The identity of the lucky ticket holder was not immediately known. 

2013-05-18 17:05:08 (2 comments, 5 reshares, 40 +1s)

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board arrived at the scene this morning to begin surveying the twisted rail cars that remained on the tracks.

2013-05-17 20:38:50 (166 comments, 12 reshares, 112 +1s)

Trying to change the subject after a week of political scandals, President Obama today said the nation’s “focus cannot drift” from rebuilding the economy and that lawmakers should focus their attention on putting Americans back to work.  Do you agree?

2013-05-17 19:32:24 (30 comments, 26 reshares, 66 +1s)

TrackingPoint's first-of-its-kind "smart rifle" is now shipping, with a claim that the gun's tracking technology can turn a novice shooter into "an elite long-range marksman in minutes.” Learn more: http://abcn.ws/13tAkdH

2013-05-17 18:29:33 (13 comments, 6 reshares, 29 +1s)

More signs that the job market is slowly recovering: 40 states showed a drop in unemployment in April.

2013-05-17 15:56:22 (24 comments, 3 reshares, 24 +1s)

Irate lawmakers today accused the acting IRS commissioner of misleading them about the agency's selective scrutiny of tea party-affiliated groups, demanding to know who was responsible and why no one told Congress about it.

2013-05-17 14:42:15 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 21 +1s)

The man convicted in a murder trial that hinged on a paralyzed victim blinking his eyes to identify his shooter plans to appeal, a defense attorney said after the verdict.

2013-05-17 12:59:39 (39 comments, 14 reshares, 27 +1s)

Televangelist Pat Robertson is under fire once again after telling the wife of a cheating husband to get over the infidelity and provide a better home so he doesn’t “wander.”

2013-05-16 20:26:26 (52 comments, 3 reshares, 29 +1s)

Anti-Obamacare votes: "Popular and responsible" or waste of time?

2013-05-16 19:50:00 (39 comments, 12 reshares, 66 +1s)

Congratulations college class of ’13! You're now an average of $35,200 in debt. More information: http://abcn.ws/10ZKqRA

2013-05-16 18:20:56 (17 comments, 6 reshares, 17 +1s)

Just in time for summer

2013-05-16 15:35:59 (28 comments, 7 reshares, 20 +1s)

As police searched for him, and as he lay bleeding in his boat hideout, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote "F*** America" on the side panel of the boat, police in Massachusetts told ABC News.

2013-05-16 15:08:32 (9 comments, 6 reshares, 39 +1s)

Are you tempted to buy?

2013-05-16 13:38:08 (51 comments, 1 reshares, 19 +1s)

Six Americans -- two soldiers and four civilian contractors -- are among the 14 people killed in a massive car bomb blast in Kabul this morning, according to U.S. and Afghan officials.

2013-05-16 13:13:27 (9 comments, 5 reshares, 37 +1s)

At least six people were killed and dozens more injured after tornadoes ripped through parts of North Texas destroying homes, officials said.

2013-05-15 23:17:20 (10 comments, 12 reshares, 50 +1s)

President Obama announced on Wednesday that the Internal Revenue Service acting commissioner Steven Miller has submitted his resignation for his agency's "inexcusable" targeting of conservative groups who had applied for tax-exempt status.

2013-05-15 20:41:17 (41 comments, 37 reshares, 76 +1s)

A ring of underground workshops producing millions of counterfeit brand-name condoms -- including Durex, Contex and Jissbon -- has been busted by police. More info: http://abcn.ws/181yzZK

2013-05-15 19:19:17 (36 comments, 4 reshares, 18 +1s)

The Raqqa public execution clip surfaced just days after another grisly video was posted online of a Sunni rebel commander slicing open the body of a dead regime soldier with a knife, removing his lung and biting into it.  “I swear to God we will eat your hearts and your livers, you soldiers of Bashar the dog,” the man says to the camera.

2013-05-15 17:43:03 (18 comments, 23 reshares, 100 +1s)

Take a look at the new Google+ redesign, rolling out to all users today. Flip style boards lead the new look. More info from our I/O developers conference live blog: http://abcn.ws/101kBle 

Thoughts?

2013-05-15 15:44:12 (12 comments, 1 reshares, 26 +1s)

If you think the IRS's targeting of Americans for their political views is something new, think again.

2013-05-15 15:30:30 (4 comments, 5 reshares, 25 +1s)

Google executives officially take the stage at the Moscone Center in San Francisco today at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET, and ABC News will be liveblogging the entire event right here. Check back here for updates then.

2013-05-15 14:53:24 (19 comments, 3 reshares, 21 +1s)

Angelina Jolie‘s double mastectomy is apparently just the beginning.

2013-05-15 13:12:40 (84 comments, 51 reshares, 118 +1s)

A 91-year-old man wants to stop his daughter from evicting him from the home he built 56 years ago in Zaleski, Ohio, a small community south of Columbus.

2013-05-14 21:17:11 (20 comments, 6 reshares, 12 +1s)

Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell agreed today to serve two life sentences and waive his right to an appeal in order to avoid the possibility of being condemned to death.

2013-05-14 20:39:40 (19 comments, 4 reshares, 34 +1s)

The government reported a rare surplus of $113 billion for April — the largest in five years and a sign of the nation's improving finances.

2013-05-14 20:11:14 (13 comments, 2 reshares, 8 +1s)

A surprising new report questions public health efforts to get Americans to sharply cut back on salt, saying it's not clear whether eating super-low levels is worth the struggle.

2013-05-14 18:52:47 (44 comments, 5 reshares, 17 +1s)

The practice, the IRS said, was not politically motivated but was a way for “low level” employees to sort through an influx of new applications.

2013-05-14 18:21:19 (8 comments, 4 reshares, 23 +1s)

Although Jolie, 37, has the potential to save lives by raising awareness, facts about testing for the mutation and undergoing preventative care can be confusing. Here’s what you need to know: