People flee in cars to escape twister

A flash flood and severe thunderstorms slowed the recovery efforts in Moore, Okla., so the mountains of debris and mangled cars will be around a little longer.

• Photos: Day 4 of recovery in Oklahoma
• Families sift through what's left
• Miles and minutes: Tracking the twister

Sick dog's owner charged with cruelty

"Jake" was in such poor condition, the vet initially recommending that he be put down. Instead, the 9-year-old terrier was given medical treatment and is doing well.

Senate expected to confirm UT regents

Lawmakers have criticized some current board members and Perry as trying to force out popular UT-Austin President Bill Powers.

Car uses tweets and social media to run

The car is an old-school Volkswagen Karmann Gia, but there's nothing old about the engineers-in-training who rebuilt it into an electric car and making it cruise like it never could back in 1967.