iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MOORE, Okla.) -- First responders are in a race against time in the search for any survivors of a devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., while the medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from 51 to 24, including nine children.

Oklahoma medical examiner spokeswoman Amy Elliot said Tuesday morning that she believes some victims were counted twice in the early chaos of the storm. The original death toll included 20 children.

Two elementary schools were in the path of Monday's tornado, which the National Weather Service gave a...

iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MOORE, Okla.) -- At least seven children killed in the devastating tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., were from Plaza Towers Elementary School, officials said.

The school was destroyed by Monday's tornado, which tore a 12-mile path of destruction that left at least 24 people dead.

The deadly twister touched down just as students were about to be released for their last week of school before summer vacation.  Many of the students hunkered down in closets, classrooms and bathrooms, clinging to their classmates and teachers.

Oklahoma County Commissioner Brian Maughan confirmed to...

iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MIAMI) -- After a fierce battle near the Everglades, a Florida man bagged a record 18-foot, 8-inch python, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC).

Jason Leon, an amateur python collector, said he was driving in the northwestern part of Miami-Dade County -- where the invasive species are known to seek the warm asphalt of the Everglades’ levies at night -- when he came upon a three-foot section of snake.  He began to tug, he told the FFWCC.

“Jason Leon’s nighttime sighting and capture of a Burmese python of more...

Facebook.com/KelliePicklerThe first half of the finale is over on season 16 of Dancing with the Stars. Country singer Kellie Pickler is in 2nd place, just a point behind Disney star Zendaya. Pickler and partner Derek Hough's emotional freestyle left half the ballroom in tears, including judge Carrie Ann Inaba and Pickler's husband, songwriter Kyle Jacobs.

Kellie told ABC News Radio after the show, "I didn't see him, but I heard that he was tearing up. Which is crazy, because he never cries. Ever. Um, but I, I guess that's just what dancin' can do to you....

Arista NashvilleThe 2013 CMT Music Awards lineup just got a lot hotter with the addition to the performers lineup of Carrie Underwood, George Strait, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum. Florida Georgia Line and Darius Rucker also join the bill, along with previously-announced performers Hunter Hayes, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Pistol Annies and Taylor Swift. Presenters will be announced soon.

You can vote online now to determine the winners at CMT.com and through CMT's mobile apps.

The 2013 CMT Music Awards broadcast live Wednesday, June 5 at 8 p.m. ET on CMT and...

Facebook.com/JoshTurnerJosh Turner is one of the many country stars with a personal connection to the deadly tornadoes that ripped through Moore, Oklahoma Monday. Josh's truck driver hails from Moore; thankfully, the driver and his family are okay. Jason tweeted, "For those who were not so fortunate, I pray for peace & comfort during the aftermath of this terrible tragedy."

Rascal Flatts' Joe Don Rooney also sent out a prayer, tweeting, "My thoughts & prayers are with my home state of Oklahoma. May God's love & grace be...