Series of 9 twisters also hit homes in Dallas-area Jewish neighborhoods; no one killed or badly injured in Sunday’s storms

Shooting comes two weeks after another cop was jailed for killing her black neighbor inside his own apartment

Jewish inmate Randy Halprin, convicted of killing police officer in 2000, wins reprieve less than a week before his scheduled death

Randy Halprin, convicted of killing cop, says Texas official who handed him sentence referred to him using racial slurs, asks for new trial

US authorities say Seth Aaron Ator also called 911 after rampage that killed 7 people and injured 22

Authorities probe why a suspect stopped by state troopers for failing to signal left turn opened fire on them and fled, shooting more than 20 people outside movie theater

One or possibly two suspects said to hijack postal vehicle, open fire at random; no immediate reports of fatalities

As US president plans visits to Texas and Ohio after weekend murder rampages, Dayton's mayor says she plans to tell him 'how unhelpful he's being'

Fredrick Brennan says he sometimes regrets setting up unmoderated message board in 2013 that is now home to extremists, misogynists, conspiracy theorists

Doctors treating 2-month-old infant with broken bones say his injuries indicate his mother, Jordan Anchondo, shielded him with her body