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Former Boys Scout leader Jennifer Tyrrell, left, rests her head on her son and current Boy Scout Cruz Burns, 8, before an news conference at the Equal Scouting Summit.  (AP Photo/LM Otero) 

Boy Scouts vote to allow gays to join

The Boy Scouts voted Thursday to allow openly gay youngsters to join the organization but kept the ban on gay scout leaders.

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    A mangled car sits amongst the rubble after a tornado tore through Moore, Okla. (Jim Spencer/KXAN)

    A mangled car sits amongst the rubble after a tornado tore through Moore, Okla. (Jim Spencer/KXAN) 

    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.

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    Woman hit by car after man steals purse

    A woman was struck by a fleeing getaway car after she saw a man stealing her purse at a Round Rock daycare.

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    A dad's fight to get his kids back

    A court awarded Stephen James custody of his sons. But he could not get authorities to act when the mom abducted the two boys. So James turned to KXAN.

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