Severe storms slam recovering Oklahoma City area

By Josh Levs-CNN
Pounding rain soaked tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, on Thursday morning, hindering recovery efforts. And heavy winds were expected, bringing a slight possibility of an isolated twister.

Boy Scouts to vote on lifting its ban on gay youths

By Devon M. Sayers and Phil Gast-CNN
The eyes of the country will be upon Texas on Thursday.

Crowdfunding sites raise thousands for Oklahoma victims

By Blake Ellis-CNN
 Crowdfunding websites are seeing donations pour in following the deadly tornado that ravaged Moore, Okla.

Vatican moves to clean up finances

By Alanna Petroff-CNN
 Pope Emeritus Benedict had made cleaning up the Vatican's reputation for shady money a top priority, and Pope Francis is continuing the effort.

Bob Dylan fast facts

By CNN Library
 Here's an in-depth look at the life of influential singer-songwriter and 10-time Grammy Award winner Bob Dylan. Personal: Birth date: May 24, 1941 Birth place: Duluth, Minnesota.

Carey Mulligan: How 'Gatsby' era women inspired me

By Catriona Davies-CNN
The Great Gatsby, the film based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel, shows the glamorous and decadent lifestyles of fashionable, high society Americans of the Roaring Twenties.

Carol Burnett to receive Mark Twain prize for humor

By Breeanna Hare-CNN
   Being the recipient of the 2013 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor must be the feather in Carol Burnett's legendary comedy cap.

Disgraced ex-congressman Weiner says he's running for NYC mayor

By Alison Harding-CNN
It's official, After months of speculation, former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner announced in a YouTube video posted to his campaign website late Tuesday that he is running for mayor of New York City.

Pakistan's Imran Khan home after campaign fall

By Shaan Khan and Laura Smith-Spark-CNN
   Pakistan's former cricket star turned politician, Imran Khan, has returned home after hospital treatment for injuries suffered in a dramatic fall two weeks ago, he said Wednesday via Twitter.

Swedish capital shaken by 3 nights of rioting

By Stephanie Halasz. Per Nyberg and Laura Smith-Spark-CNN
Rioting has broken out for the past three nights in Sweden's capital, Stockholm, with scores of cars set alight and violent clashes between police and youths.