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Change Agent Operation Jersey Shore Vacation offers an oceanside respite to US military families

A tiny New Jersey charity provides a place for military families to vacation along with gift cards for groceries, free meals, and island outings.
Foreclosures fall nationwide, but problem lingers in some states

Foreclosures fell in June to their lowest leve since December 2006, but a lengthy judicial foreclosure process in certain states is leading to a rise of pent up foreclosure activity.
Year after drought, wettest Midwest spring in 40 years delays crop planting

Last year, Midwest farmers struggled with drought; this year, it's heavy rain and sodden farmlands, which have pushed back the planting season. By contrast, farmers in the South worry about too little rain.
Supreme Court agrees to review Oklahoma abortion pill case

At issue is whether an Oklahoma law requires women and their doctors to follow a protocol that effectively limits access to chemically induced abortions. But first, the Supreme Court wants clarification on what, exactly, the state law outlaws.
Baby Veronica: Supreme Court rules for adoptive parents in wrenching case

The Supreme Court decided that since the father never had custody of Baby Veronica prior to litigation in the case, a federal law upholding the rights of Native-American parents offered him no protection.
Global News Blog Dog buries puppy in Iraq: Why is this video so popular? (+video)

Dog buries puppy: A video of a dog compassionately burying a puppy in Iraq has gone viral. Why?
Beef recall: National Beef product could contain E.coli

Beef recall involves 23,000 pounds of raw ground beef that may contain E.coli. The beef recall affects 12 states that received ground beef from Kansas facility owned by National Beef Packing Company.
Garth Brooks and Toby Keith plan Okla. relief concert

Garth Brooks, who lives in Owasso, says he's honored to participate in the concert organized by Moore native Toby Keith.
Derecho threat: Storms batter Midwest with wind, hail

A violent weather system – threatening a severe event called a derecho – moved through the Midwest Wednesday dumping hail and rain. Some 12 million people in four states live in the area at high risk of the storms and a potential derecho, according to the National Weather Service.
Stir It Up! Cooking a pot of beans

Bean are as comforting as they are simple. And sometimes that's the best kind of meal you can prepare for your family.
CMT Awards include winner Carrie Underwood's emotional tribute to Oklahoma

The CMT Awards included a win by Carrie Underwood, who has received the most CMT awards ever, for video of the year. Miranda Lambert and Florida Georgia Line also captured titles at the CMT Awards.
USA Update Mammoth Oklahoma tornado was widest ever recorded – almost strongest, too (+video)

The Oklahoma tornado that killed four storm chasers Friday in El Reno was wider than Manhattan and had winds almost as strong as the record-breaking 1999 Moore tornado.
For Oklahoma tornado survivors, shock follows storm

The powerful tornado that swept through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday left 24 dead. As survivors survey the wreckage, they contemplate their luck, faith and building construction. The community has seen four tornados since 1998.
How residents of tornado-struck Moore, Okla., have learned to survive (+video)

Moore residents say the Oklahoma City suburb's role as a big tornado bull's eye has made it a kind of laboratory of human survivability, and they're learning.
Opinion Dear friends in Oklahoma: Hope will find you

In Alabama, we have an idea of what you are going through in the Oklahoma community of Moore. We continue to recover from the tornado that destroyed much of our city, Tuscaloosa, in 2011. If there's one thing we learned, it's that hope will find you, even when you can't find it.
Finding grace in Oklahoma

A Christian Science perspective: The 'still small voice' of God’s care is with everyone affected by the tornadoes in Oklahoma, whispering to the hearts a promise of grace.
Oklahoma tornado choice: Trust school building integrity or retrieve kids?

After the Moore Public School District in Oklahoma let parents know via text alert their kids were being held inside the school building, parents had to make a quick choice: Trust that the buildings would stand or race to pick them up before the tornado hit.
Kellie Pickler: How she won Dancing With the Stars (+video)

Kellie Pickler, a country music singer, won the 16th season of Dancing With The Stars. Kellie Pickler beat out NFL player Jacoby Jones, former Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman, and Disney Channel star Zendaya for the DWTS title.
Oklahoma tornado was stronger than Hiroshima bomb: How?

When the conditions are exactly right – and they were, for the tornado that devastated Oklahoma City yesterday – a tornado can unleash more power than the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
Oklahoma tornado heroes: Teachers saved kids' lives

Though Briarwood Elementary was slammed head-on by the tornado that devastated Oklahoma City yesterday, all the children appear to have survived, thanks to quick-thinking teachers.
Energy Voices Oklahoma tornado: Energy dodges a bullet

A devastating Oklahoma tornado left a trail of destruction Monday. How and why did the state's vast oil and gas infrastructure emerge seemingly unscathed from the Oklahoma tornado?
Oklahoma tornado: Where the financial relief will come from

It will take more than $1 billion in insurance payouts and relief aid to help rebuild Moore, Okla., in the wake of Monday’s devastating tornado. Here’s where the money will come from, and where it is likely to go.
Oklahoma tornado's aftermath: How safe were schools in Moore?

Two schools were directly hit by the EF5 tornado in Moore, Okla., on Monday, and seven students at one were killed. Neither school had a safe room, but with storms this powerful, experts say there are no guarantees.
Change Agent Oklahoma City tornado: more ways to help

A massive tornado tore through parts of the Oklahoma City area May 19, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. Here are some of the ways you can help.
Oklahoma tornado: How accurate were predictions?

The devastation that the tornado wreaked on Moore, Okla., highlights both the progress forecasters have made and the remaining challenges they face in predicting such events.