http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking RSS Feed for Breaking en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 15:27:03 GMT http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/Medical_examiner_24_dead_in_Oklahoma_twister.html MOORE, Okla. >> Search-and-rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and those numbers were expected to climb. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130521_Police_documents_show_husband_suspected_in_Susan_Powells_disappearance.html WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah >> Newly released police records show that Utah officials believe Josh Powell likely killed his wife and that his brother, Michael Powell, helped dispose of the body, but authorities felt they didn't have enough evidence to prove that theory in court. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130521_International_beach_volleyball_returns_to_US.html The international beach volleyball tour is returning to the United States for the first time in 10 years. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130521_Terribles_Casino_to_be_renamed_Silver_Sevens.html LAS VEGAS >> Terrible's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is changing its name and getting rid of its famous cowboy sign. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130521_Philippines_protests_Chinese_warships_near_Spratleys.html CAVITE, Philippines >> The Philippines has protested the presence of a Chinese warship, two surveillance vessels and fishing boats off a shoal occupied by its military in the disputed Spratly Islands, in the latest territorial squabble between the Asian countries, officials said today. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130521_8_million_lose_power_in_massive_Thailand_blackout.html BANGKOK >> A massive power failure has affected more than 8 million people in Thailand's 14 southern provinces, including popular tourist areas such as Koh Samui and Phuket, in one of the country's biggest blackouts in recent memory. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130521_Eminems_publisher_sues_Facebook_over_song_usage.html DETROIT >> Eminem's song publisher is suing Facebook and an ad agency, saying they copied music from one of the rapper's songs. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/19040101_Apples_Cook_to_face_Senate_questions_on_taxes.html A Senate panel says Apple Inc. is avoiding paying billions of dollars in U.S. taxes, but the world's most valuable company says it is complying with the laws and pays "an extraordinary amount" in taxes to the U.S. government. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130520_Hawaii_County_police_investigate_fatal_shooting_in_Puna.html Hawaii County police were investigating a homicide Monday at at residence at Nanawale Estates in Puna. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130520_Police_investigate_a_death_near_Yokohama_Bay.html Honolulu police detectives Monday night were investigating an unattended death near Yokohama Bay.