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Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51

By TIM TALLEY - Updated: 12:20 am

A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and officials said the death toll was expected to rise.

Slaying of 10-year-old girl in North Highlands not an accident, sheriff's office says

By Stephen Magagnini - Updated: 12:28 am

The slaying of 10-year-old Elvira Campos as she sat and watched TV on Saturday night in her North Highlands house was not an accident, according to Sacramento County sheriff's homicide investigators.

Lawmakers seek probe as doubts are raised on Bay Bridge opening

By Charles Piller - Published: 12:00 am

Elected officials voiced increasing doubts Monday about opening the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge as planned on Labor Day weekend, and asked for a formal investigation into state management of the massive construction project.

Las Vegas casino hosts fundraiser for California senator on eve of key vote

By Laurel Rosenhall - Published: 12:00 am

A Las Vegas casino that stands to make millions if the California Legislature approves a gambling compact for a Fresno-area Indian tribe is hosting a fundraiser this weekend for a state senator who is about to vote on the deal.

How Apple slices its U.S. tax bill

By Cecilia Kang - Updated: 12:24 am

WASHINGTON – Apple used a "complex web" of offshore entities – with no employees or physical offices – that allowed it to pay little or no taxes on tens of billions it earned overseas, according to a Senate investigation unveiled Monday.

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Sacramento group finds a worthwhile journey in Spanish pilgrimage

By Jan Ferris Heenan - Published: 12:00 am

Modern technology may have triggered the desire by a group of Sacramentans to trek across northern Spain, but inspiration has always come in many forms to pilgrims who have walked the Way of St. James.

Fans seeking Kings tickets at 'frenzied' pace; rally moved to Thursday

By Ryan Lillis and Tony Bizjak - Updated: 12:06 am

Fan interest in the Sacramento Kings has been "frenzied" since a local group reached an agreement Friday to buy the team from the Maloof family and keep it here.

Ailene Voisin: A new beginning jump-starts Kings' ticket sales

By Ailene Voisin - Published: 12:00 am

For the better part of three years, they had one of the most thankless jobs in the industry, trying to sell season tickets when their franchise was forever on the move?

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Pamela Martinez, grandmother of Selena, Antonio, Andrew and Mackenzie Martinez, huddle on Monday evening, May 20, 2013 as they say a prayer for Elvira Campos,10, who was shot to death Saturday night while watching TV in the living room of her North Highlands home on Channing Way. Sacramento county sheriff's investigators said Sunday. The barrage of bullets that penetrated the house from outside also wounded the girl's father and mother.
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A woman carries a child through a field near the collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. The relationship between the woman and the child was not immediately known. A tornado as much as a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. View a photo gallery.
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Bullet holes are seen in the front window, Monday, May 20, 2013, of the home, where Elvira Campos, 10, was shot and killed in North Highlands, Calif. Campos had been watching television with her parents Saturday night, when at least two gunmen walked up to the door of the home and began shooting. About a dozen shot were fired, killing Campos' and wounding her father and mother.
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A Burrowing owl sit on its perches in a public park in Cooper City, Fla. Monday, May 20, 2013 as rain drops streak across the sky.
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Italian businessman Marcello di Finizio stands by his banner with writings against the Italian Government and the Euro as he protests on St. Peter's 130-meter-high (42-feet-high) dome, at the Vatican, Monday, May 20, 2013. Di Finizio eluded Vatican security Monday and scaled the dome of St. Peter's Basilica to protest against the Italian government and European Union policies. The man, who identified himself as the owner of a beach resort, had already done a similar protest last year.