Records: Joplin twister was costly

Records: Joplin twister was costly

jefferson city, mo.

The tornado that tore through Joplin a year ago already ranks as the deadliest twister in six decades. Now it carries another distinction — the costliest since at least 1950.

Insurance policies are expected to cover most of the $2.8 billion in damage. But taxpayers could supply about $500 million in the form of federal and state disaster aid, low-interest loans and local bonds backed by higher taxes, according to records obtained by The Associated Press and interviews with federal, state and local officials.

Kennedy is mourned at private funeral

bedford, n.y.

Family and friends gathered Saturday north of New York City for the funeral of Mary Richardson Kennedy.

The mourners at the funeral included actors Susan Sarandon, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase and Edward James Olmos, tennis great John McEnroe and musician Paul Shaffer. Glenn Close sang and “Seinfeld” co-creator Larry David spoke during the ceremony, according to a program left at the church.

Mary’s estranged husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., delivered the eulogy. The 52-year-old architectural designer and environmentalist was found dead of an apparent suicide Wednesday at the family’s estate in Bedford.

Facebook CEO weds

palo alto, calif.

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to “married” on Saturday.

Zuckerberg and 27-year-old Priscilla Chan wed in a small ceremony at his Palo Alto, Calif., home, capping a busy week for the couple.

Zuckerberg took his company public in one of the most anticipated stock offerings in Wall Street history Friday. And Chan graduated from medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, on Monday, the same day Zuckerberg turned 28.

The couple met at Harvard and have been together for more than nine years.

Bomb kills student

rome

A bomb exploded outside an Italian high school named after the wife of an assassinated anti-Mafia prosecutor, killing one student and wounding at least seven others Saturday morning, officials said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, and police were trying to determine who had planted the bomb. But an anti-Mafia prosecutor said it didn’t appear to be the kind of attack that organized crime has carried out in Italy.

The bombing also followed a spate of attacks against Italian officials and buildings by a group of anarchists.

Associated Press