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Naval Academy graduates listen to President Obama, then throw hats
Tom Curry, National Affairs Writer for NBC News writes:
In a speech to the graduating class of 2013 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., President Barack Obama challenged the 1,047 graduates to “live with integrity” and help restore trust in a military t …
From bathtubs to closets, see where Oklahoma residents sheltered from the deadly tornado
Dean and Melania St. Onge, who have been married for 25 years, were hiding in a closet with their dogs Pokie and Shaila as the tornado approached their house in Moore, Okla. They planned to ride out the storm, holding hands. They left the television blasting in the next room so …
Ukrainian students saved by the 'last bell,' kicking off start of summer
Students across Ukraine celebrated the end of the academic year on Friday, traditionally called the "last bell".
Tornado victims continue cleanup in Moore, Okla.
Jason Owen walks past an open door, May 23, 2013, as he helps his mother salvage items from her uncle's tornado-damaged home in Moore, Okla. The tornado was the strongest in the United States in nearly two years and cut a path of destruction 17 miles long and 1.3 miles wide. Sto …
Alaska volcano's plume as seen from space station
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured this stunning view of an ash plume streaming from Pavlof Volcano on May 18. The volcano began erupting 10 days ago in Alaska's chain of Aleutian Islands, about 625 miles (1,000 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage.
L …
Alaskan volcano's plume as seen from space station
LiveScience reports that "the volcano's ash cloud has reached as high as 22,000 feet" - still at least 200 miles below the International Space Station, from where this picture was taken. Read more...
The Week in Pictures: May 16 - 23
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Before and after: Tornado cuts devastating path through Oklahoma
Editor's note: Updated on May 23 with before & after satellite images (above) Explore the Bing map, or Google map of Moore, Okla. More on the Oklahoma tornado:
Lightning strikes over tornado survivors as they comb wreckage for their belongings
Lightning strikes during a thunder storm as tornado survivors search for salvageable items from their devastated home on May 23, 2013, in Moore, Okla.
Britons react with horror and anger to London attack
By Alastair Jamieson and F. Brinley Bruton, NBC News
LONDON -- A man was killed by knife-wielding assailants on a London street Wednesday, and a bloodstained suspect at the scene holding a meat cleaver was captured on video telling passers-by: "We swear by the almighty Allah."
Ey …
Women in wheelchairs take part in 'Miss Independence' beauty contest
Eleven young women took part in the 'Miss Independence' beauty contest for wheelchair users in Moscow on Wednesday.
Russia has more than 13 million people with disabilities, according to the European Pressphoto Agency. Related:
Cancer survivors strut their stuff on the catw …
Where family and friends survived a tornado
Rebecca and Dan Garland, eight friends and two dogs sought safety in the storm shelter (shown above) at the foot of their house. With the more than 200 mph whipping winds, Dan struggled to hold the door shut, and Todd Portell and another friend jumped up to help him. That door, …
Fast times at snail farm: four tons produced per month
Check out more farming pictures from around the world in PhotoBlog.
Explore a neighborhood destroyed by Monday's tornado in Oklahoma
Related Slideshow: Tornadoes ravage plains Before and after images of damaged areas in Moore, Okla. Full coverage of the Oklahoma tornado tragedy
Aerial search for illegal border crossings along active Rio Grande
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Border security improvements create new deadly route for illegal immigrants
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25,000 guests show up for lavish Jewish wedding
Some 25,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews participated in one of the community's biggest weddings in years on Tuesday night, Getty Images reports.
Bride Hannah Batya Penet married Shalom Rokeach, the eldest grandson of the Chief Rabbi of Belz, Yissachar Dov Rokeach. The Belz Hasidic dynas …
Rebel soldier's moment of relaxation away from Syria's front line
A member of the Free Syrian Army dives in the Euphrates river in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria, on May 21, 2013.
Panoramic view of Oklahoma tornado destruction
Using the controls above, explore this interactive picture of the destruction from the Monday tornado that left more than 20 people dead and many more injured in Moore, Okla. This view was photographed Tuesday, May 21, from Interstate 35 near the intersection with Route 37. Read …
High above NYC, peregrine falcon chicks get tagged before they can fly the coop
Four peregrine falcon chicks, born three weeks ago atop the George Washington Bridge in Manhattan, were fitted with their official tracking bands on Tuesday, before they are old enough to fly the coop. Their specially built nesting box is located just six feet below the bridge&r …
Before and after: Tornado cuts devastating path through Oklahoma
More on the Oklahoma tornado: Slideshow: Tornadoes ravage Plains ‘The school started coming apart’: Trapped students had nowhere to hide Curse or coincidence? Scientists study Tornado Alley's past and future