11.18.13 They sifted through the darkness, hoping their flashlights would shine on something -- anything -- salvageable. Instead, they found their life's belongings strewn in pieces among heaps of rubble where their homes once stood. But they were the fortunate ones -- the ones who survived after 81 reported tornadoes tore through the Midwest on Sunday. The storms k**ed six people and destroyed at least 70 homes in Illinois alone. 11.19.13 A newly disclosed report indicates that officials in the Obama administration and the Department of Health and Human Services received warnings from a private consultant group that the federal online healthcare enrollment site could potentially fail to function properly for the October 1 launch date. 11.20.13 The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday vacated two stays of execution for convicted murderer Joseph Paul Franklin. The decision clears the way for the state of Missouri to proceed with his execution. 11.21.13 An 85-year-old American man on an organized tour of North Korea was pulled off a departing plane in Pyongyang just minutes before it was to depart, the man's son told CNN on Wednesday.