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SelectPlusAP Top StoriesAP Top StoriesThe Associated PressHere's the latest news for Friday, May 23rd: Colorado tornado damage; Ruling in Texas polygamy case; Kennedy home following cancer diagnosis; Preparing for Memorial Day.This is A-P NewsMinute.This is the damage left behind by a string of tornadoes that touched down in northern Colorado Thursday afternoon. At least one person has been killed. The state's governor says several towns north of Denver were hit hardest. FEMA is on the ground to help assess the damage. ++ A state appeals court ruled Thursday that Texas authorities had no right to seize more than 440 children in a raid on a polygamist compound. According to the ruling --the state failed to show the children were in any immediate danger--but Texas officials could appeal the decision. ++Despite his diagnosis of brain cancer---Senator Ted Kennedy says he's "enormously grateful" to everyone at Massachusetts General Hospital where he was taken after suffering a seizure Saturday. Kennedy is back at his Cape Cod home ---weighing his treatment options. ++Monday the nation will pause to observe Memorial Day. U.S. Troops honored our nation's fallen by placing American flags on headstones at Arlington National Cemetery. As part of what's known as 'Flag - In' ---- soldiers will remain in the cemetery throughout the weekend---ensuring that a flag remains at each gravestone. ___ ___, The Associated Press with AP NewsMinute.

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