Hide captionA member of a security team helps guard an area of rubble from a destroyed residential neighborhood on Tuesday in Moore, Okla. The huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against the winds.Brennan Linsley/AP
Hide captionAn American flag blows in the wind at sunrise atop the rubble of a home Tuesday, a day after a monstrous tornado moved through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, Okla.Brennan Linsley/AP
Hide captionPresident Obama speaks next to Vice President Biden at the White House about the devastating tornadoes and severe weather impacting Oklahoma. Obama promised to make available all necessary government resources to Oklahoma to help in rescue and recovery efforts.Larry Downing/Reuters/Landov
Hide captionMembers of the American Red Cross distribute food at a command center the day after a tornado hit in Moore. The storm, estimated to contain winds up to 200-mph. A previous storm in 1999 in Moore caused similar damage and loss of life.Ed Zurga/EPA/Landov
Hide captionA man surveys tornado damage from a roof in Moore, Okla., on Monday. The death toll from the massive twister is expected to rise.Joe Wertz/StateImpact Oklahoma
Hide captionAn aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by the tornado in Moore on Monday. Forecasters warned that more severe weather is possible in the area Tuesday.Steve Gooch/AP
Hide captionA child is pulled from the rubble of Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore on Monday after a tornado up to a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs.Sue Ogrocki/AP
Hide captionRescue workers dig through the rubble of a collapsed wall at Plaza Tower Elementary School to free trapped students.Sue Ogrocki/AP
Hide captionA child is carried from the rubble of Plaza Towers Elementary School.Sue Ogrocki/AP
Hide captionAn airman kneels and prays in the Moore neighborhood south of Plaza Towers Elementary School.Joe Wertz/StateImpact Oklahoma
Hide captionA neighbor carries a soggy, shivering dog away from a pile of rubble in Moore.Joe Wertz/StateImpact Oklahoma
Hide captionA tornado moves past homes in Moore on Monday.Alonzo Adams/AP
Hide captionA woman carries her child through a field near the collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School. The tornado flattened entire neighborhoods and set buildings on fire.Sue Ogrocki/AP
Hide captionA fire burns in Moore after the twister hit with a rating of at least EF4, according to the National Weather Service.Sue Ogrocki/AP
Hide captionThe tornado stayed on the ground for 40 minutes and traveled 20 miles.Richard Rowe/Reuters/Landov
Death Toll From Tornado Revised Down
The official death toll is 24 — a figure that could still change. The fatalities included at least 9 children, according to the state medical examiner's office. As of early Tuesday, more than 100 people had been found and rescued from beneath rubble. While recovery efforts continue, the region is bracing for more severe weather.
'I Was Dismayed' To Learn What Agency Did, Ex-IRS Chief Says
Under Douglas Shulman's watch, the IRS singled out some conservative groups for extra scrutiny.
Apple Faces Senate Panel's Accusations Of Avoiding Taxes
CEO Tim Cook will address reports that the company exploits loopholes to pay billions less than it should.
Global Afterlife Of Donated Clothes
Billions of pounds of clothing are recycled each year; nearly half of it is exported.

























