Geologists said a 260-foot-deep sinkhole that grew to the length of three football fields over just two days seemed to be slowing down but that it could take months before it's clear whether surrounding areas are stable. (May 9)
A tornado ripped through a 20-block swath of Picher, Okla. late Saturday afternoon, killing at least seven people. The same storm system then moved into southwest Missouri where tornadoes took the lives of at least 14 others, authorities said. (May 11)
Jacob and Emily are the year's most popular baby names, according to the Social Security Administration. It's been keeping a list since 1997, and has naming data going back to 1880. (May 10)
Myanmar's state-run television is reporting that more than more than 350 people have died from a powerful cyclone, a U.N. official says. (May 4)
A powerful earthquake toppled buildings, schools and chemical plants Monday in central China, killing about 10,000 people and trapping untold numbers in mounds of concrete, steel and earth in the country's worst quake in three decades. (May 12)
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