Report says poor are moving to nation's suburbs

LOS ANGELES | A new report shows more poor people have moved to the nation's suburbs, outnumbering those in urban areas.

Tornado-hit states brace for more bad storms

SHAWNEE, Okla. | When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left.

Hammond police respond to armed robbery at J & J Coins

HAMMOND | Police responded to an armed robbery Monday morning at J & J Coins after a man dressed similar to a delivery driver pulled an apparent sawed-off shotgun from a duffel bag.

Official: 2nd person killed by Oklahoma tornado

A flag flies in the debris of a mobile home after a tornado struck a mobile home park near Dale, Okla., Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo Sue Ogrocki)

Official: 2nd person killed by Oklahoma tornado

Debris is scattered in what was a mobile home park where a tornado struck near Dale, Okla., Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo Sue Ogrocki)

Official: 2nd person killed by Oklahoma tornado

The frame of a mobile home is pictured with debris after a tornado hit a mobile home park near Dale, Okla., Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo Sue Ogrocki)

Official: 2nd person killed by Oklahoma tornado

A flag flies in the debris of a mobile home after a tornado struck a mobile home park near Dale, Okla., Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo Sue Ogrocki)

Official: 2nd person killed by Oklahoma tornado

Oklahoma's state medical examiner's office says a second person was killed by a tornado that leveled a central Oklahoma mobile home park.

Iran election overseers may bar former president

FILE -- In this Saturday, May 11, 2013 file photo, former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, 78, waves to media, as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran. Iran’s election overseers say…

Iran election overseers may bar former president

Iran's election overseers said Monday they will bar candidates who are physically weak from running in next month's presidential election, a reference to a former leader seen as a threat to hard-liners.

Pallet Projects

This project on the Funky Junk Interiors Website showcases a boring wall redone with pallet wood to create a fun and purposeful space.

Pallet Projects

Funky Junk Interiors’ Website offers ideas for a variety of pallet projects. This TV stand was built for free using old pallet wood. It was left in its natural state to achieve the hues and textures seen here.

Barbra Streisand to receive honorary PhD in Israel

A leading Israeli university says it will present singer Barbra Streisand with an honorary Ph.D. when she visits Israel next month.

Daft Punk goes outside comfort zone for new album

In this April 17, 2013 photo, Thomas Bangalter, left, and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, from the music group, Daft Punk, pose for a portrait in Los Angeles. The electronic duo's new studio album, "Random Access Memories" releases in the US on May 21, 2013. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Daft Punk goes outside comfort zone for new album

In this April 17, 2013 photo, Thomas Bangalter, left, and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, from the music group, Daft Punk, pose for a portrait in Los Angeles. The electronic duo's new studio album, "Random Access Memories" releases in the US on May 21. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Daft Punk goes outside comfort zone for new album

In this April 17, 2013 photo, Thomas Bangalter, left, and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, from the music group, Daft Punk, pose for a portrait in Los Angeles. The electronic duo's new studio album, "Random Access Memories" releases in the US on May 21. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Daft Punk goes outside comfort zone for new album

It's tempting to say Daft Punk has gone Hollywood.

Derek Hough wants to expand career beyond 'Stars'

FILE - This May 14, 2013 file photo shows professional dancer Derek Hough poses at the Dancing With The Stars 300th episode celebration at Boulevard 3 in Los Angeles. Hough has won the mirror-ball trophy three times since he joined the show in 2007. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file)

Derek Hough wants to expand career beyond 'Stars'

Derek Hough has made it to the finals of the 16th edition of "Dancing With the Stars," which wraps Tuesday, but he almost didn't return to the ABC show this season.

Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr

SAN FRANCISCO | Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.

Pallet Projects

Jenn DiPasquo, of Schererville, and her father built a TV stand using wood from pallets. She said she saw similar pieces that were out of her price range in stores and she knew she could make something similar on her own. The table was made for less than $10.

Pakistan's presumptive PM calls for Taliban talks

Pakistanis chant slogans during a protest to condemn the killing of Zohra Shahid, a senior member of former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Sindh, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Police said gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed Shahid outsi…

Pakistan's presumptive PM calls for Taliban talks

Pakistanis hold candles during a protest to condemn the killing of Zohra Shahid, a senior member of former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Sindh, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Police said gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed Shahid outsid…

Pakistan's presumptive PM calls for Taliban talks

Pakistanis hold banners and chant slogans during a protest to condemn the killing of Zohra Shahid, a senior member of former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Sindh, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Police said gunmen on a motorcycle shot and kil…

Pakistan's presumptive PM calls for Taliban talks

Pakistani relatives and mourners of Zohra Shahid, a senior member of former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Sindh, carry her body during her funeral procession in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Police said gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed…