David TrifunovMay 21, 2013 17:27

Kevin Durant donates $1 million to Oklahoma tornado relief

NBA, union and Oklahoma City Thunder also contributing millions as all-star Durant pledges help.

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People walk through a damaged area near the Moore Warren Theater after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. (Brett Deering/AFP/Getty Images)

Durant says he drives 'through Moore all the time.'

Bronx company offers tour of "real" ghetto

Amy SilversteinMay 21, 2013 15:43

Politicians say that the tour is "despicable."

Court rules bin Laden death photos can stay secret

Jennifer MattsonMay 21, 2013 16:18

The photos were taken during and after a raid in bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan on May 2, 2011 by US special forces.

America: What's more harmful, pot use or incarceration?

Harmandeep Singh BoparaiMay 23, 2013 06:00

Danielle Bradford was raised in state custody because of her parent’s abuse and alcohol/drug dependencies. One evening she was at home with her neighbors when three police officers knocked on the door. They said they had received a report that there was a portable meth lab on her property.

Allison JacksonMay 21, 2013 15:38

Gospel singer sues McDonald's after swallowing piece of glass in chicken sandwich

Jacqueline Simpson claims a stray shard of glass in a McDonald's chicken sandwich damaged her vocal chords and left her sounding like a man.

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People dressed as chickens stage a dancing protest against animal cruelty on behalf of PETA in front of a McDonald's restaurant at Times Square in New York on October 28, 2010. (EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

“I have to make a lot of calls for work, and I have to tell people that I’m not a man,” Jacqueline Simpson was quoted by the New York Post as saying.

Will China punish UK for giving award to Chen Guangcheng?

Benjamin CarlsonMay 21, 2013 14:47

HONG KONG — A little more than one year after he bravely escaped illegal house arrest in China for the United States, blind activist lawyer Chen Guangcheng has become a much bigger thorn in the side of his native country's Communist Party regime.

Convicted sex offender accused of kidnapping 2 girls in Dayton, Iowa, found dead

Allison JacksonMay 21, 2013 14:34

Hundreds of volunteers are helping police with an air, water and land search for the missing girl, Kathlynn Shepard.

Oklahoma tornado survivor finds missing dog during TV interview (VIDEO)

Jill LangloisMay 21, 2013 14:08

As Garcia spoke, a member of the CBS crew spotted the dog's face in the remains of her home and said, "The dog! The dog! Hi, puppy!"

US Senate accuses Apple of avoiding $9B in US taxes using offshore affiliates

Samantha StainburnMay 21, 2013 12:33Updated May 21, 2013 15:14

“Apple executives want the public to focus on the US taxes the company has paid, but the real issue is the billions in taxes it has not paid,” Sen. Carl Levin, a Michigan Democrat, said.

Are treasurys falling out of favor with China?

Dhara Ranasinghe, CNBCMay 21, 2013 14:48

Reports that China may step up the diversification of its huge foreign exchange reserves is not great news for US Treasurys, already under pressure from talk about an easing in the Federal Reserve's bond-buying program. But, the fall-out from such a move is likely to be limited, analysts say.