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President Obama to speak on Oklahoma disaster

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:55:08 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday.

White House promises help after Oklahoma tornado

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:33:40 -0400

WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is assuring Oklahoma's governor that the Obama administration will provide all possible help to the state after a massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs.

Correction: Irene Funding story

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:11:08 -0400

BENNINGTON, Vermont - In a story May 4 about Federal Emergency Management Agency funding for flood repairs in Bennington, The Associated Press reported erroneously that FEMA agreed to fully fund removal of woody debris that had collected against bridges and that it did not pay to fund most of the sediment removal. FEMA did reimburse for most sediment removal, while debris removal was reimbursed at a lesser amount.

US orders new visa reviews for arriving students

Fri, 03 May 2013 18:40:24 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Homeland Security Department ordered border agents to verify that every international student who arrives in the U.S. has a valid student visa, according to an internal memorandum obtained Friday by The Associated Press. The new procedure is the government's first security change directly related to the Boston bombings.

Remains of Boston Marathon bombing suspect claimed

Thu, 02 May 2013 23:49:34 -0400

BOSTON - The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was the subject of a massive manhunt and died after a gunbattle with police, was claimed on Thursday.

GOP senator wants info on student in Boston case

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:26:15 -0400

WASHINGTON - A Republican senator wants more information about how a student from Kazakhstan (kah-zahk-STAHN') charged with helping cover up for one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was allowed to come into the country without a valid visa.

Fed letter thanks Mo. for complying with Real ID

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:39:27 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Republican lawmakers are raising new questions about whether Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon's administration has tried to comply with the federal Real ID Act.

Correction: Immigration-Utah story

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:57:40 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - In a story April 22 about the reaction by Utah senators to the comprehensive immigration bill introduced in Congress, The Associated Press misstated Sen. Mike Lee's position on the immigration bill. Lee says if border security was the priority he might consider supporting a path to citizenship, not a guest worker component.