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An exit poll conducted for British media shows the ruling Conservatives just short of a majority in Parliament. Polls prior to today's voting had the Conservatives neck-and-neck with Labour.

The Oklahoma city area was the hardest hit. Meteorologists believe that a line of thunderstorms spawned more than a dozen twisters.

An injured worker, who was featured in a ProPublica/NPR investigation, testified about the cost of cutting benefits. He asked lawmakers not to make the kind of cuts that got him evicted from his home.

After six weeks of negotiations, the prime minister forms a government with other conservative parties. But he has the bare minimum for a majority and the coalition is seen as vulnerable to collapse.

The country votes in what could be the closest elections in decades. Some of the political coverage is decidedly more colorful than in the U.S.

After weeks of investigation, a 243-page report says quarterback Tom Brady was probably "at least generally aware" that the team was using underinflated footballs.

Both stock and bond markets had already been having a rough week before the Federal Reserve's Janet Yellen warned about "potential dangers."

Khan, 49, was sentenced to five years in prison for driving while drunk over a group of people sleeping on a sidewalk in 2002, killing one of them. He was granted bail until Friday.

Gov. Larry Hogan said all of the National Guard troops and state police called in April 27 to restore order in Baltimore have been withdrawn. The unrest began after the funeral of Freddie Gray.

The choice of Serra, whom the church sees as an evangelist, has drawn criticism over his role in the California mission system of the 18th century.