Survivors pulled from Oklahoma tornado debris
MOORE, Oklahoma - Emergency workers pulled more than 100 survivors from the rubble of homes, schools and a hospital in an Oklahoma town hit by a powerful tornado, and officials sharply lowered the number of deaths caused by the storm. Full Article | Live Coverage
Dimon keeps JPMorgan chairman title after bruising battle
TAMPA, Florida - Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase & Co's outspoken chairman and chief executive, won a vote of confidence on Tuesday as shareholders decided to let him keep his chairman title by an even greater margin than last year.
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Apple hammered over offshore tax strategies
WASHINGTON - Apple came under fire at a Senate hearing over an investigation that alleged the technology icon has kept billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries and paid little or no taxes to any government. Full Article | Live Coverage
IRS officials say they were unaware of targeting
WASHINGTON - Top IRS officials told Congress they were unaware of the agency's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny until recently, and were not deliberately misleading lawmakers last year when they did not reveal the practice. Full Article
Guatemala's Rios genocide conviction annuled
GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemala's highest court overturned a genocide conviction against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt and reset his trial back to when a dispute broke out a month ago over who should hear the case. Full Article
Housing recovery boosts Home Depot results
Home Depot reported higher-than-expected quarterly results and raised its sales and profit outlook for the year as the world's largest home improvement chain benefited from a nascent recovery in the housing market. Full Article
Health secretary's fundraising draws fire
WASHINGTON - Some Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on the solicitation of funds by Katherine Sebelius, President's Barack Obama's secretary of health and human services, ahead of the implementation of his landmark health reform law. Full Article
SkyWest's Embraer order worth up to $8 billion
SAO PAULO - SkyWest, the world's largest regional airline group, agreed to buy at least 40 new jets from Brazilian planemaker Embraer, in a deal that could climb to 200 aircraft and a total price tag of more than $8 billion. Full Article
"Our prayers are with the people of Oklahoma": Obama
May 21 - U.S. President Barack Obama offers prayers and resources to Oklahoma after a tornado leaves a trail of death and destruction. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
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