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JPMorgan, under pressure, gives up vote information
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co , under pressure from New York officials, gave shareholders information about an upcoming vote that would increase oversight of Chairman and Chief Executive Jamie Dimon. But the ballot details may have come too late for some investors.

Monster tornado devastates Oklahoma town; at least 51 dead
MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - A massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people as winds of up to 200 miles per hour flattened entire tracts of homes, two schools and a hospital, leaving a wake of tangled wreckage.

Sprint gets waiver from Softbank, permitting discussions with Dish
(Reuters) - Wireless service provider Sprint Nextel Corp received a waiver from SoftBank Corp on various provisions of their merger agreement permitting it to engage in discussions with Dish Network Corp.

Monster tornado devastates Oklahoma town; at least 37 dead
MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - A massive tornado with winds of up to 200 miles per hour devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 37 people as it tore up entire tracts of homes, two schools and a hospital, leaving a wake of tangled wreckage.

CBS pulls 'Mike & Molly' finale with tornado storyline from air
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CBS said on Monday that the network will delay airing the season finale of sitcom "Mike & Molly" in the aftermath of the Oklahoma tornados, due to similarities between the events and the episode's storyline.

Kerry visits Oman for arms deal signing, talks on Syria, Mideast
SHANNON, Ireland (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flies to Oman on Tuesday for Raytheon Co's signing of an estimated $2.1 billion arms deal and to consult on Syria and Iran, U.S. officials said.

U.S. panel votes to speed up airport fingerprinting of immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - High-tech systems for tracking the movements of immigrants and other foreigners when leaving the United States would be installed at major U.S. airports under a plan approved by a congressional panel on Monday.

Raytheon to sign $2.1 billion arms sale to Oman: U.S. officials
SHANNON, Ireland (Reuters) - Raytheon Co , one of the largest U.S. weapons makers, is expected to sign an estimated $2.1 billion deal to sell Oman an air defense system while U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visits the Gulf state this week, U.S. officials said.

'Spider-Man' Broadway venue sold to Britain's Ambassador Theatre
(Reuters) - British theater company Ambassador Theatre Group's subsidiary Lyric Theatre LLC has purchased Foxwoods Theatre, currently home to the "Spider-Man" musical, from Live Nation Entertainment Inc, the companies said on Monday.

Court orders prison to hand over files in Boston bomb case
BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge approved a request by accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's lawyers that his jailers hand over their files on him, including suicide watch logs and psychological data, according to court documents released on Monday.

Parents turn to Internet to help daughter charged with sex with girl minor
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Thousands of people have protested against the prosecution of an 18-year-old Florida high school senior after her parents launched an Internet petition claiming she was charged with sex crimes only because her lover, a then 14-year-old schoolmate, was another girl.

Judge in NY 'stop and frisk' trial mulls cameras for police
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The federal judge who will rule in a class-action lawsuit accusing New York City police of racial profiling in their "stop and frisk" crime-fighting tactic expressed interest in having police officers wear cameras as the trial concluded on Monday.

Monster tornado flattens suburb of Oklahoma City
MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - A huge tornado with winds of up to 200 miles per hour devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, ripping up at least two elementary schools and a hospital and leaving a wake of tangled wreckage.

Raytheon to sign $2.1 billion arms sale to Oman : U.S. officials
SHANNON, Ireland (Reuters) - Raytheon Co , one of the largest U.S. weapons makers, is expected to sign an estimated $2.1 billion deal to sell Oman an air defense system while U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visits the Gulf state this week, U.S. officials said.

Dish eyes LightSquared's Spectrum for $2 billion - Bloomberg
(Reuters) - U.S. satellite company Dish Network Corp has offered to buy bankrupt broadband company LightSquared Inc's radio frequencies for $2 billion, Bloomberg said, quoting people familiar with the bid.

White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate should cut crop insurance subsidies, the most expensive part of the farm safety net, by $1 billion a year before it passes the new farm bill, the White House said on Monday.

UK first in EU to get Merck's new Schmallenberg vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) - British farmers will be the first in Europe to get a vaccine against Schmallenberg virus, a new livestock disease that hit the continent in 2011.

Apple, Congress spar over taxes ahead of Tuesday hearing
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Using an unusual global tax structure, Apple Inc has kept billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries to pay little or no taxes to any government, a Senate report on the company's offshore tax structure said on Monday.

U.S. court ruling favors Cubist in patent case versus Hospira
(Reuters) - A federal court on Monday ruled in favor of Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc on the interpretation of patent language in a case involving a generic challenge to its lead drug Cubicin by Hospira Inc .

United Airlines to return all Boeing 787s to service this week
CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines said on Monday it expects to have its entire fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners back in service this week, as the airline's first flight with the new jetliner in four months landed safely in Chicago.