As stories of survival emerged from sites devastated by the Oklahoma tornado, so did accounts of the heroic actions of teachers who risked their lives to save students.
In the aftermath of one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history, many are desperately trying to reach loved ones in areas affected by the disastrous event. Google and the Red Cross are helping confirm the safety of tornado survivors.
video Cristopher Foster, Maggie Millikan, and Robert Foster talk about living through the devastating tornado, not knowing for hours whether their family were safe and losing their homes to the storm.
The ladies made a special note of the heroism of the first responders and the school teachers, praising "the resilience of these kids and the fact that the teachers' first instinct is to lay down their life."
Readers share videos and images from just south of Oklahoma City, where a massive tornado touched down and ripped through neighborhoods.
The judge overseeing the government's prosecution of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving defendant in the Boston Marathon bombing case, has agreed to delay the next step in the case for roughly a month.
Americans think that a family of four would need to bring in a minimum of $58,000 a year, on average, just to get by in their community, a new Gallup survey finds.
