Mary Fallin

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Dozens of states have slashed spending on mental health care over the last four years, driven by the recession's toll on revenue and, in some cases, a new zeal to shrink government. But that trend may be heading for a U-...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republicans set out a bold conservative agenda after taking control of state capitols across the Midwest and South in the last general election. They wanted to cut taxes and spending, put new limits on labor unions,...

EL RENO, Okla. (AP) -- Violent thunderstorms roared across middle America on Tuesday, killing six people in two states, with several tornadoes touching down in Oklahoma and high winds pounding rural Kansas. The high-powered storms arrived as forecast,...

MOORE, Okla. — State and local officials vowed Tuesday to rebuild this bereft suburb, shattered by a tornado that brought death and massive destruction, even as they fought poor weather to push ahead with rescue efforts. In a day marked by...

* Miles de personas quedan sin hogar en suburbio de Oklahoma City * Tormenta eléctrica retrasa tareas de rescate (Actualiza con más información; cambia redacción) Por Ian Simpson y Carey Gillam MOORE, EEUU, 21 mayo (Reuters) - Equipos de rescate...

Por Ian Simpson y Carey Gillam MOORE, EEUU (Reuters) - Equipos de rescate estadounidenses recorrían el martes los edificios de un suburbio de Oklahoma City en busca de víctimas y sobrevivientes de un poderoso tornado que arrasó bloques de...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday offered condolences for the victims of a deadly tornado in Oklahoma and pledged to focus the nation's resources on recovery and rebuilding. "As a nation, our full focus right now is on the...

MOORE, Okla., May 21 (Reuters) - About 237 people were injured by the massive tornado that pounded Oklahoma and the number of dead may rise beyond the current official count of 24, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin said on Tuesday. "We don't have any firm...

MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - About 237 people were injured by the massive tornado that pounded Oklahoma and the number of dead may rise beyond the current official count of 24, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin said on Tuesday. "We don't have any firm numbers...

MOORE, Okla. — Flashlights flickered over piles of rubble while floodlights illuminated the extent of damage as rescuers frantically tore through wrecked buildings hoping to finding survivors after one of the worst tornadoes in history cut a 20-...

After night fell in Oklahoma, amid the chaos in the hours after a devastating tornado left a 20-mile path of destruction, the death toll stood at 51, and officials believed it would only increase. But by Tuesday morning officials and locals found...

WASHINGTON -- When $50 billion in disaster aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy came before Congress this year, three of Oklahoma’s five representatives and both of its senators were among the "no" votes. At the time, some of the Oklahoma lawmakers...