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AP: Toll at least 37 dead in Okla. tornado

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:01:00 +0000

Updated 8:30 p.m. ET:

The AP has reported that at least 37 people were killed by the tornado, with the toll expected to rise.

Updated 8:22 p.m. ET:

Salon is on gchat with Yadi Ruelas, 38, of Midwest City, Okla., a suburb near Moore, where the tornado hit today. She says the hail has stopped and the weather has cleared. Earlier in the day she picked up her children at school in Oklahoma City.

When she went to pick up her son, families from Moore were staying at the school because they couldn't return to their homes. Storm alarms were sounding around the city. "We moved here from California and we aren't used to tornadoes. It's so sad to see what has happened today and how quick everything is just gone," she wrote. She regularly goes to a shopping center that was destroyed.

She says the news is announcing which hospitals children have been taken to.

Updated 7:46 p.m. ET:

A live feed from KFOR on the scene:

The week in 10 pics

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000

From the House Judiciary Committee hearings to #umbrellagate, a look at the week's most enduring images

Cannes: The 10 hottest movies

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:28:00 +0000

CANNES, France -- A chilly downpour greeted arrivals on the Côte d'Azur this week, with the promise of more un-beach-friendly weather to follow. Parties, interview sessions and other manufactured events were feverishly rescheduled to more sheltered locations. But while the sunny weather and picture-postcard scenery of the Riviera are usually a lot more pleasant this time of year, they aren’t the real reason why the entire film industry descends on this overgrown resort town for 10 days every spring. Now we all have an excuse to head indoors and watch movies.

I’ve already read other critics proclaiming in advance that this 66th Festival de Cannes -- which got underway on Wednesday night with the star-studded but rain-soaked European premiere of "The Great Gatsby," followed by murky midnight fireworks -- will be a memorably great one, with one of the strongest lineups in years. OK, sure, maybe. But more than anything, that’s a film-industry reaction to the fact that this festival has premiered several movies in recent years that made a big impact in America, “The Artist” and “Amour” being the most obvious examples. It’s certainly possible that this year’s festival will produce Oscar-winning films or culture-condensing moments, and a lot of people are looking forward to Alexander Payne’s “Nebraska,” the Coen brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis” and “Jimmy P.” -- the first English-language film from the great French director Arnaud Desplechin -- with that in mind. (Should I work in a gratuitous mention of James Franco's Faulkner adaptation, "As I Lay Dying"? Sure, why not? Puzzlingly, that is officially Franco's fifth feature as a director.)

The week in 10 pics

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Chilling mug shots, wild press conferences and inspiring rescues: A look at the week's most lasting images

The week in 10 pics

Sat, 04 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000

From the State House in Providence to One World Trade Center in New York, a look at the week's defining images

The week in 10 pics

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0000

From Bangladesh to the banks of the Mississippi, a look at the images that defined the week

Netflix releases “Arrested Development” character posters

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:52:00 +0000

Netflix is promoting "Arrested Development," with full-force, last night releasing another series of posters -- this one featuring characters in the Bluth family. The fourth installment of the hit show arrives May 26:

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“Arrested Development” character posters

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:26:00 +0000

Images from a manhunt

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:28:00 +0000

To follow the latest news on the manhunt, follow our liveblog.

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Photos of the Boston manhunt

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:56:00 +0000

Tribeca Film Festival: The 10 hottest movies

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:15:00 +0000

Born a dozen years ago in the wake of a major tragedy, the Tribeca Film Festival finds its opening week this year tinged with trauma as well. Yes, the show will go on, with the glitz and the headlines more than a little subdued by the painful news from Boston – but what kind of show is it? Tribeca is now established as a cornerstone event of New York’s spring cultural season, but still lacks a clear role in the movie world’s ecology. It’s not a major market festival where films are bought and sold, in the vein of Cannes or Sundance, it’s not a Hollywood/Indiewood showcase, like Toronto, and it’s not a celebration of DIY or low-budget ingenuity, like South by Southwest. In part, Tribeca has always been a hometown festival for the Manhattan-centric indie film world, but that’s no longer the same hot concept it was in 2001, when Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff announced a new film festival aimed at getting downtown Manhattan back on its feet in the wake of 9/11.

Newspapers dedicate headlines to Boston explosion

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:42:00 +0000

In wake of the tragedy that continues to unfold in Boston, media outlets and newspapers have turned their attention to the two explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line.

Aside from the gruesome photographs, the most stiking detail about headlines is the casualty count -- some papers record 100 injured; others, up to 140. As details emerge and officials continue to investigate, this number is likely to increase in coming days.

Update: The injury count as of 11 ET this morning is three dead and 176 injured.

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Newspaper headlines covering the Boston explosion

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:53:00 +0000

Photos of the explosion at the Boston Marathon

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:10:00 +0000

Two blasts at the Boston Marathon finish line have left at least 2 dead, about 2 dozen injured, and thousands shaken while police investigate the source of the bombs.

Witnesses on the scene described the explosion sound as a canon going off, and though details are still emerging, photos of the gruesome scene have begun to pour in via social media and news outlets. View the slideshow below for photos from the scene (Warning: some are graphic), and follow Salon's Live Blog for updates on breaking news.

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The week in 10 pics

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0000

From ticker-tape celebrations to flags flying at half mast, a look at the week's enduring images

How to sit like Don Draper

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:21:00 +0000

Try as you might, you just can't read all of Dante's "Inferno" while standing up. But lucky for you, furniture manufacturers have created a series of Don Draper-inspired sofas to provide creature comforts to those who know that: "There is no big lie. There is no system. The universe is indifferent."

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Slideshow: How to sit like Don Draper

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:42:00 +0000

Netflix teases with new “Arrested Development” posters

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:52:00 +0000

It's time for the final countdown: May 26th, the day Netflix releases all 15 new episodes of "Arrested Development," is almost here. Get excited for the fourth installment with these new posters:

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New “Arrested Development” posters

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:17:00 +0000

Bank stole your house? Have 10 pitchforks’ worth of compensation

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:15:00 +0000

First as tragedy, then as farce. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced Tuesday details of how much money the banks will pay homeowners who were found to be wrongfully foreclosed on, or who suffered financial harm at the hands of the banks. Just as a sampling, individuals who had loan modifications approved by banks but were still foreclosed upon will receive a paltry $300. Six hundred seventy-nine people were faced with foreclosure even though they were never once in default; they will be compensated $5,000.

Former Wall Street V.P. and current Occupy Wall Street activist and member of Strike Debt Alexis Goldstein took it upon herself Tuesday to put the payouts in a little context. She created a site detailing "What You Can Buy for Having Your House Stolen," on which she lists a varied taxonomy of items the compensation can afford wrongfully foreclosed individuals -- all the items that are not your house back. Goldstein told Salon via email, "I'm hoping to (1) draw attention to the OCC, one of the lesser-known banking regulators who are completely captured by the banks. (2) point out how egregiously low these settlement numbers are."

We thought we'd pick out some of Goldstein's choice examples to drive the message home in the following slideshow. (All slideshow text from Goldstein's forhavingmyhousestolen.tumblr.com)

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