Is Black Friday a little less frenetic this year?
Black Friday, with its long lines, traditional pushing and shoving, and discount deals, is off and running, but it seems a little less frenetic this year as many shoppers got a jump on bargain-hunting...
View ArticleDad Reunites With Son After 60 Years of Searching
A father and son were able to sit down and celebrate Thanksgiving together after they spent nearly 60 years apart. The Des Moines Register reports the father, 85-year-old Marvin Shimel, spent much of...
View ArticleServer says she was fired for reporting boozing, breastfeeding mom
A server at an Arkansas restaurant says she was fired after calling police to report a woman drinking alcohol while breastfeeding her child at the same time, according to ArkansasMatters.com. The site...
View ArticleHoliday Shopper Shot Over Black Friday TV in Las Vegas
Las Vegas police are investigating a shooting that injured a holiday shopper, according to 8NewsNow.com. It happened around 9:45 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
View Article'Fit Mom' Gets Temporarily Banned From Facebook
Maria Kang, known as the "Fit Mom," was temporarily banned from Facebook this week after she wrote a post complaining about the positive media coverage of an online group that encourages plus-sizewomen...
View ArticleMild weather continues this weekend
Tiffany Gibson[img]2281194[/img]Although temperatures will drop back a few degrees on Sunday, they will remain mild for this time of year, according to the National Weather Forecast Office in...
View ArticleOKC Central Chat transcript, Nov. 29, 2013
BY STEVE LACKMEYER slackmeyer@opubco.comThe Oklahoman's Steve Lackmeyer took questions from readers in today's OKC Central Live Chat.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleSteve Lackmeyer: Relocation of OCU law school downtown will bring life to...
BY STEVE LACKMEYER slackmeyer@opubco.comThe Oklahoman's Steve Lackmeyer took questions from readers in today's OKC Central Live Chat.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleSign language interpreter's moves a hit in concert
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Holly Maniatty creates music — for the deaf.Teaming American Sign Language with dance moves and body language, she brings musical performances alive for those who can't hear.Read...
View ArticleFact-checking pastors’ claims about “The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told”
William CrumDozens of pastors have signed a letter to elected officials objecting to “The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told.”Oklahoma City Theatre Company is producing Paul Rudnick’s play at Civic Center...
View ArticleAmericans kick off 2-day holiday shopping marathon
The holiday shopping season started as a marathon, not a sprint.More than a dozen major U.S. retailers stayed open for 24 hours or more on Thanksgiving Day through Black Friday, and crowds formed early...
View ArticleTopless barber charged with unlicensed cosmetology
LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) — A woman who allegedly offered topless hairstyling services in northern Colorado faces criminal charges. Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleLawyer: Ajax killed suspect in homeless slayings
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California man who was awaiting trial on murder charges in the deaths of six people, including four homeless men, died after ingesting Ajax in his jail cell, his lawyer said...
View ArticleBahamas: NYC freediver showed signs of drowning
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — An autopsy has found that the death of a 32-year-old New York City man during a freediving competition in the Bahamas was consistent with a drowning, authorities said...
View ArticleMoody's upgrades Greek credit rating
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Ratings agency Moody's late Friday upgraded Greece's credit rating, citing improved results in the crisis-hit country's economic adjustment program.The agency announced the...
View ArticleArizona gov in spotlight over child abuse failures
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer could be politically damaged by revelations that her administration ignored thousands of child abuse and neglect reports that prompted calls for her to replace...
View ArticleSame-sex couples set to legally marry in Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) — Some same-sex couples plan to get married as soon as they're able to do so legally in Hawaii on Monday.A ceremony for six couples at the Sheraton Waikiki is one of several wedding...
View ArticleFire hits Brazil's Latin America Memorial
SAO PAULO (AP) — The fire department of Brazil's biggest city says a fire swept through a large auditorium in Sao Paulo's Latin America Memorial, a political, cultural and leisure complex designed by...
View ArticleEgypt Islamists rally to defy protest law
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security forces firing tear gas and water cannons on Friday broke up anti-government demonstrations by Islamists defying a draconian new law restricting protests.Authorities are...
View ArticleParish priest, vicar murdered in Mexico
VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — A Mexican Roman Catholic diocese says a parish priest and his vicar have been murdered in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz.The diocese of Tuxpan said in a statement that the...
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