Arkansas teen killed by flying storm debris SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) - Authorities say a teenager was killed in northwest Arkansas on Monday night when storm debris crashed into his car. Arkansas State Police say 19-year-old Austin Deere of Prairie Grove died at about 7:30 p.m. Monday while driving on ...

Convoy of Hope sends trucks with supplies to Moore, Okla. for tornado relief SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Springfield-based humanitarian organization Convoy of Hope has begun sending trucks with emergency supplies to the Moore, Oklahoma area, the morning after a devastating tornado claimed dozens of lives there and left a path of destruction. Assessment teams with Convoy ...

Walmart Rezoning Issue to go to Public Vote SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Rezoning issues rarely rise to the level of citywide interest, but the status of a piece of land at a corner in Springfield is about to get a citywide vote. Monday evening Springfield Council bowed to the will of ...

City of Joplin sending assistance to Moore, OK tornado victims JOPLIN, Mo. -- Joplin City officials have organized a support team of public safety employees and deployed them to Moore, Oklahoma to arrive later tonight. The team included approximately a dozen members from the police and fire departments. This group will offer ...

Breaking News: 51 confirmed deaths in Moore, Oklahoma tornado; death toll expected to rise MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office says 51 people have been killed by a tornado that hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon. Spokeswoman Amy Elliott says the death toll is expected to rise.  Elliott didn't know how many ...

Arrested Arkansas treasurer says she won't resign LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner says she doesn't intend to resign after a criminal complaint accused her of accepting cash from a broker who managed state funds. Shoffner appeared in federal court Monday after she was arrested ...

German central bank: Economy to improve 'markedly'
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany's central bank expects the country's economy to improve "markedly" in the second quarter — a development that could boost the wider eurozone as it struggles to get out of recession.

Best Buy sees investments squeezing near-term profits
By Dhanya Skariachan (Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc reported weak quarterly sales on Tuesday and warned that a slew of investments to entice shoppers could squeeze profits in the near term. The news overshadowed its better-than-expected first-quarter profit and sent shares of the world's largest consumer electronics chain down 4 percent in premarket trading. Net earnings from continuing operations fell to $97 million, or 29 cents a share, from $169 million, or 49 cents a share a year earlier. ...

Ireland says has no special tax deal with Apple
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland does not have a deal with Apple Inc or any other company to tax their profits at a special 2 percent rate instead of the normal 12.5 percent, Ireland's European Affairs minister told Reuters on Tuesday. Ireland has been defending its corporate tax rate after the U.S. Senate said on Monday that Apple paid little or no tax on tens of billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries and that Dublin had handed the company a favorable rate. ...

Los Angeles picks mayor after low-drama campaign
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles is about to elect its next mayor.

Nigeria seeks Niger's military support against Boko Haram
By Abdoulaye Massalatchi NIAMEY (Reuters) - Nigeria has asked neighbouring Niger for support in a week-old offensive against Islamist insurgent bases in its semi-desert frontier region, underlining moves towards West African cooperation against jihadis seen as a cross-border threat. Concerns grew particularly after Islamist militants associated with al Qaeda seized the north of Mali last year and were dislodged only after French-led military intervention. ...