Officials are confident they've accounted for everyone caught in the twister.

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WASHINGTON (AP) A far-reaching bill to remake the nation's immigration system is headed to the full Senate, where tough battles are brewing on gay marriage, border security and other contentious issues, with the outcome impossible to predict.

The convicted murder says her lawyers let her down.

North Korea sent a top military official in an apparent bid to mend frayed relations.

The five men are said to be under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya.

Councilman Eric Garcetti has opened a growing lead in the race for Los Angeles mayor.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from an upcoming presidential race is an act of "oppression" and he will take the case to the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

PHOENIX (AP) In the chaotic moments after a gunman wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, investigators quickly turned a patrol car into a makeshift whiteboard, using markers to scrawl relevant information about the investigation.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) The mayor of Portland, Ore., has conceded defeat in an effort to add fluoride to the city's drinking water.