A standing ovation and fond reminiscences marked a family-and-friends memorial to the late blues great BB King’s life and legacy.

Two people were charged last night in connection with the death of a two-year-old girl in the UK who had ingested methadone.

A TORNADO ripped across south-western Indiana and northern Kentucky early yesterday, killing at least 20 people, wrecking homes and knocking out power to thousands, state and county authorities said.

A tornado ripped across parts of two central states early today, killing at least 16 people, wrecking homes and knocking out power to thousands, state and county authorities said.

A tornado ripped across a region on the Indiana and Kentucky border early today, killing at least eight people, wrecking homes and knocking out power to thousands of homes, authorities said.