Oklahoma, northwest Arkansas, and southern Missouri faced a new series of tornadoes, heavy rain, and hail on Monday, as a massive storm system takes longer than usual to move through the nation's midsection.
Tunisia shuts down medieval city to prevent Salafi demonstrations
5:00 pm ET - Tunisia's ruling Ennahda party began by reaching out to Salafist groups, but after fringe groups became increasingly violent, it changed gears, taking a hardline stance to reining them in.
Apple 'tax gimmicks': rotten to the core or sensible business? (+video)
8:23 pm ET - Two senators on Tuesday plan to grill Apple CEO Tim Cook about the company's tax practices, which they say cheat the US out of billions of dollars. Apple says it's playing within the rules.
Chinese premier visits India, talks up trade and trust
Premier Li Keqiang arrived this weekend in New Delhi on his first foreign trip. India has become China's biggest market for infrastructure contracts, but the two countries remain wary neighbors.
Are prayers before public meetings OK? Supreme Court to decide.
12:21 pm ET - Officials in Greece, N.Y., set up a system for prayers before town meetings. The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine whether the practice violates the First Amendment's separation of church and state.
Backchannels Are tit-for-tat sectarian killings enough to tilt Iraq back to war?
5:15 pm ET - Bouts of sectarian fighting have worried observers many times over the past few years, but so far the worst has not come to pass.
Obama administration targets Fox News reporter in 'chilling' echo of AP probe (+video)
3:05 pm ET - Last week, news broke that the Justice Department obtained records from AP for its investigation into an internal leak. Now, details are emerging about an investigation of a Fox News reporter that some experts say could harm investigative journalism even more.
Syrian Army, Hezbollah bear down on rebels in strategic Qusayr
1:17 pm ET - For the Syrian rebels, Qusayr has been critical to bringing in weapons and fighters from Lebanon. But the regime and ally Hezbollah want the town, which lies at an important crossroads.
Fiery nominee brings 'Herman Cain phenomenon' to Virginia governors race
6:44 pm ET - Virginia's Republican nominee for governor, Ken Cuccinelli, is tacking to the center, but Republicans picked a strong conservative, E.W. Jackson, to run for the No. 2 slot. Democrats dub him extreme.
Myanmar's White House bow: well done, but not mission accomplished
5:36 pm ET - Thein Sein on Monday became the first Burmese president to visit the US since 1968. His meeting with President Obama is part of an opening of Myanmar to US business, but there's much more to do, a human-rights activist says.
Kremlin orders Russian pollster to register itself as 'spy'
3:18 pm ET - Russian prosecutors say that the Levada Center must register as a 'foreign agent' – a term synonymous with 'spy' in Russian – because 3 percent of its budget comes from abroad.
Why it's John McCain, maverick, stumping for Gomez in Massachusetts
4:09 pm ET - In the Massachusetts Senate race, underdog Gabriel Gomez enlisted the help Monday of GOP maverick-in-chief John McCain. There's a reason he called on McCain and not, say, Newt Gingrich.
Decoder Wire North Korea missile launches: Pyongyang toying with foes? (+video)
12:16 pm ET - That's one explanation for Day 3 of provocation from North Korea, which again fired short-range missiles or rockets into the ocean. So far, the medium-range North Korea missiles that caused a flap in April are nowhere to be seen.
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