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A day of solemn remembrances and forward-looking celebrations is planned as the Missouri city commemorates the anniversary of a tornado that ripped it in half.

The jurors ended their talks Monday shortly after requesting access to a second set of exhibits they wanted for a closer look, including a handwritten note from Rachel "Bunny" Mellon.

President Barack Obama spoke about the city during a news conference, saying his hometown "proved that this world-class city knows how to put on a world-class event."

New Jersey church leaders who attended a March meeting with the state's attorney general say they've been invited back to Trenton this week for a follow-up discussion.

The lawyer for a sergeant charged with killing four other soldiers and a Navy officer in May 2009 at a mental health clinic in Iraq says it should not be a death penalty case.

A California lettuce grower has expanded a recall of some bagged salads after routine sampling detected listeria contamination.

Dharun Ravi, who was convicted of bias intimidation for using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate and another man, is getting a 30-day jail term and then probation.

Jury selection is scheduled to begin in the trial of a soldier accused of planning to bomb a Texas restaurant filled with troops last summer.

Federal officials say a New York City contractor didn't ensure a building under construction was stable before it collapsed and killed a worker and hurt four others last fall. 

Southern California prosecutors will seek the ultimate punishment against a former Marine accused of murdering four homeless men and a woman and her son.