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A Boeing 747 jet was supposed to land at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita. Instead, it touched down at a small municipal airport across town. That was a problem: The runway there is much shorter than what the big jet typically needs on takeoff. But the plane is now on its way again.

The tornado that tore apart much of Washington, Ill., this weekend has triggered an outpouring of support. Among those helping is a nonprofit group manned by veterans, working at no cost to help weary residents. "We have a lot of vets, some of them have PTSD, and vets have so much suicide," says one. "It's healing to give back."

Mayor Jay Hortin of Wallsburg, population 275, will stay in office for two more years because the town's new recorder forgot to hold an election. It's the second time in a row this has happened.

Paul Salopek has discovered that the best way to a storyteller is by foot.

Cars in video games are becoming more and more realistic, but it's not just that games are trying to simulate the car world. Carmakers also want the gaming world's clientele.

House musician Jonathan Coulton's musical clues in this game are about various Looney Tunes characters, from Tweety to Elmer Fudd.

Puzzle guru Will Hines leads this final round, in which every correct answer is a word, phrase or proper noun that contains the letters "a-p-p" in order.

Oregon's health insurance exchange website will likely not be working properly before the Affordable Care Act's first enrollment period ends on Mar. 31. We take a look at why.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who launched the move, accused Republicans of obstructing President Obama's nominees and said the Senate has to change "before this institution becomes obsolete."

Libya's capital city Tripoli is seeing some of the worst violence since the country's longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi was toppled and killed two years ago.