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Okla. Medical examiner expecting more bodies

The vicious tornado that tore across central Oklahoma on Monday has killed at least 51 people -- with about 40 more bodies expected to arrive at the Oklahoma Medical Examiner's office, Amy Elliott of the coroner's office said. The official death toll will gradually rise as the bodies are ...
Gonzalez comes off disabled list to face Yankees

It took a few days for Phil Hughes to get over his last start, a disaster against the Mariners in which he gave up seven runs and recorded only two outs. That's the way things have been going lately for the Yankees right-hander, who allowed six runs in his prior outing. He'll have a chance to put his last two starts completely out of mind Tuesday night, when he leads the Yankees ...
Family of man shot by undercover Baltimore police officer settles with city for $100000 www.privateofficer.com

AP -- The family of a man shot and killed by an undercover Baltimore police officer in 2009 has settled a lawsuit against the city for $100,000. The Daily Record of Baltimore ...
State workers ready to untangle Memorial Day traffic snarls | VIDEO

Albert Kullman, a toll taker on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, says he's ready for the onslaught of Memorial Day traffic. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun ...
Mike Preston Ravens may have No. 2 receiver already on roster

LaQuan Williams and Tandon Doss. But if you listen carefully, the Ravens think Thompson, in his second year, has the inside track. He has good size, soft hands and can fly. Opposite ...

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Dragonslayer [DVD]

With the exception of the thunderous success of The Lord of the Rings films during the past few years, sword-and-sorcery-style fantasy movies have been woefully out of vogue and received with only tepid box office attendance for the past two decades. Because a spate of fantasy cheapies glutted theaters and then video rental stores in the early 1980s, the genre became associated with low bu ... ...

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Smartphones are like mini-computers, but because of that, they are at risk of being hacked, so it's important to know how hackers can get in and what to look for to know if your phone has been ...
Man killed in Carroll County crash

President Barack Obama signed a disaster declaration after a powerful tornado killed at least 51 people in Oklahoma, a White House statement ...
Baltimore Police Investigate Fatal Shooting

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore police are investigating a fatal shooting. The shooting occurred in the 31-hundred block of Cliftmont Avenue in northeast Baltimore shortly after 8 p.m. Monday. Officers found an adult male. He was pronounced dead at an area hospital at 8:57. His name has not been released. If you have information, please call ...
Johnsons struggles continue as Os lose sixth straight

NYY@BAL: Hardy gives the O's the lead with RBI double BALTIMORE -- Jim Johnson's struggles continued Monday night, squandering a solid start from Freddy Garcia, an offensive effort that saw Yankees ace CC Sabathia surrender a season-high 11 hits and any hope that the All-Star closer's pair of back-to-back blown saves was a minor glitch. Instead, Johnson made it three straight ...
Man fatally shot in Northeast Baltimore

A man was fatally shot in Northeast Baltimore on Monday night, the 80th homicide of 2013, police said. The man was found shot multiple times in the 3100 block of Cliftmont Avenue in ...

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Obama Turns Focus on Middle-Class Jobs

U.S. President Barack Obama says he is focusing on ways to help the American middle class make economic gains, to bring them in line with the economic recovery of big business.

Obama said in his weekly address Saturday that he has been visiting cities across the country that are doing "interesting and creative" things to "re-ignite the engine" of middle class economic growth and make sure American citizens' hard work leads to a decent living.

In Baltimore this week, he said he visited a factory that is creating jobs at home by exporting digging equipment abroad. He also visited participants in a program that is giving training and guidance for low-income people to find work.

Obama said with unemployment the lowest it has been since 2008, with the auto industry thriving and the energy sector booming, it is time to focus on creating more good, middle-class jobs. He said he will be visiting more American cities in the coming weeks to continue working on job creation, education and" building new ladders of opportunity" for American workers.

In the Republican Party address, Representative Andy Harris of the eastern state of Maryland says "red tape" in the president's health care law passed several years ago will drive up costs for Americans.