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Carney: Senior aides knew about IRS investigation

Juliet Eilperin and Zachary A. Goldfarb

Chief of staff Denis McDonough and others learned of the investigation in April but did not inform the president, White House spokesman says.

Apple used ‘complex web’
to avoid taxes, panel says

Cecilia Kang

Senate probe finds shell companies with no employees and no offices in Ireland; Apple denies breaking tax laws.

Wonkblog: Income tax, Apple style

At least 37 die after tornado carves path across Oklahoma

Mark Berman

A mother and child near Plaza Towers Elementary. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)

A mother and child near Plaza Towers Elementary.
(Sue Ogrocki/AP)
A child rescued from Plaza Towers Elementary.
(Sue Ogrocki/AP)
A fire burns at the Tower Plaza Addition in Moore.
(Sue Ogrocki/AP)
Homes flattened outside Moore, Okla.
(KFOR-TV/AP)
Rescue workers dig through an elementary school.
(Sue Ogrocki/AP)
A woman is pulled out at the Plaza Towers School.
(Sue Ogrocki/AP)
Overturned cars seen near Oklahoma City.
(Richard Rowe/Reuters)
A woman takes a child to a triage center.
(Sue Ogrocki/AP)
A tornado touches down near Oklahoma City.
(KWTV/KOTV/AP)

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LIVE UPDATES | State medical examiner expects death toll to rise after twister lands direct blow on schools and homes in Moore.

Chinese hackers who breached Google said to gain access to surveillance data

Ellen Nakashima

Hackers appeared to seek the identities of Chinese spies in the U.S. who might be under watch.

Justice Dept. draws fire after latest revelation vs. journalists in inquiry

Ann E. Marimow

The government suggested a Fox News reporter who asked for information was a “co-conspirator.”

Fine Print: The press and national security

For teen, abdominal lump was misery. For her mom, it was a nightmare.

Sandra G. Boodman

MEDICAL MYSTERIES | When a girl developed stomach and back pain, no one considered the likely cause.

The Post’s View

Virginia Republicans go hard-right

Editorial Board

A tiny sliver selects the party’s statewide slate.

OPINIONS

A heavy-handed White House

Eugene Robinson

The administration mistakes reporting for espionage.

More Opinions

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Ray Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies at 74 from cancer

Associated Press

The band fronted by Jim Morrison became one of the most successful rock acts to emerge from the 1960s.

The Doors have sold more than 100M albums

Tonight on The Fold: May 20, 2013

The Cannes Film Festival

PHOTOS | James Franco and other “As I Lay Dying” cast members are among the celebrities at the event.

LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 19: Singer TaylorSwift performs onstage during the 2013 BillboardMusicAwards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 19, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Swift dominates Billboard Awards

PHOTOS | The pop star is among several celebrities to walk the red carpet and perform at the ceremony.

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Preakness Stakes, deadly tornadoes, Whit Monday, Gothic festival, World Dog Show and more.

Tornadoes slam Midwest, Plains

Twisters struck parts of the nation’s midsection, concentrating damage in central Oklahoma and Wichita.

Ethiopia’s salt trail

For centuries, merchants have traveled to the Danakil Depression to collect salt from the vast desert basin.

Ray Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies at 74

Manzarek founded The Doors after meeting then-poet Jim Morrison in California.

At-home visits may be the new pre-preschool

In an effort to close the achievement gap, new programs get to kids early

The 2013 Billboard Music Awards

Stars float down the red carpet in Las Vegas to make their way into a performance-filled event.

Eye on entertainment

Joanna Lumley, Madonna, Prince, Tracy Morgan, Nicole Kidman, Justin Timberlake, Gene Simmons and more.

Obama addresses Morehouse graduates

The president gets personal about race and manhood in a speech to graduates of historically black Morehouse College.

POLITICS

Senate panel makes more changes to immigration bill

Ed O’Keefe

Amendments are related to Boston bombings, establishing new biometric system.

MORE OPINIONS

Dems bet heavily on GOP overreach

Greg Sargent

The party has a two-pronged approach for recent scandals.

LOCAL

How Silver Spring’s transit center plan grew into a fiasco

Marc Fisher and Bill Turque

An idea hatched in the 1990s grew more complicated and costlier, and still sits unfinished.

SPORTS

Nationals’ bullpen is out of whack

Adam Kilgore

NATS JOURNAL | Lack of a lefty hasn't doomed individual pitchers. But it has confused roles.

Preview: Nationals at Giants, 10:15 p.m. EST

BUSINESS

The big question for Yahoo and Tumblr

Neil Irwin

The challenge for the combined company is to avoid the perfect competition of Yahoo's content business and the public utility-like reality of Tumblr's business.

TECHNOLOGY

What Yahoo can’t ‘screw up’ about Tumblr

Hayley Tsukayama

Tumblr’s $1.1 billion worth is rooted in the value of its community — which means Yahoo can’t lose it.

WORLD

Afghan peace process stalled by larger fears

Pamela Constable

As the Taliban steps up attacks, the prospects for negotiated settlement to the conflict appear dim.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

No, the federal government does not profit off student loans.

Dylan Matthews

Under the CBO's logic, if the government doubt up tons of Greek bonds, it'd book a profit on the purchase. Something's wrong with that.

LIFESTYLE

J. Everett Dutschke’s journey to ricin suspect

Kimberly Kindy

Once a refined instructor in Tupelo, Miss., J. Everett Dutschke turned disturbingly irascible and is now accused of sending poison-laced letters. What caused the switch?