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Forecasters are looking to next-generation technologies to get the word out to the public about tornado dangers. Programmable weather radios and apps that use GPS data are giving alerts on much smaller geographical areas where bad weather is expected.

Marilyn Hagerty's review of the new Olive Garden in Grand Forks, N.D., sparked snarky comments from big-city food bloggers. But she's got the last laugh. The 85-year-old grandmother is off to New York City to report on dining options there.

Male porn actors in Los Angeles are now required by city ordinance to wear condoms. The multibillion-dollar adult film industry says the law will harm the local economy and threaten the health of performers. The law could be extended to the rest of the county in a vote later this year.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Senate has rejected a proposal that would have prevented teenagers from using cell phones while drivingThe Senate voted…

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New state laws requiring voters to show identification before casting a ballot have been hotly debated during this election season. Now the civil rights group, the NAACP, is appealing to the United Nations Human Rights Council for support. Host Michel Martin talks with the group's Hillary Shelton.

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai said he wanted U.S. troops confined to major bases by next year, a plan at odds with the United States' exit strategy.

Robert Malley and Aaron David Miller believe the topic of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was largely absent from public talks between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu because there's not much incentive to negotiate, but steps could be taken toward peace even without a breakthrough.

The disgraced former Illinois governor began serving his 14-year sentence today.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — House Speaker Kris Steele says he doubts a bill to require the Oklahoma Legislature to be subjected to provisions of the state's Open…