Oklahoma City Councilman Ed Shadid still fighting to keep past secret
BY NOLAN CLAY and ROBBY TRAMMELL© Copyright 2013, The OklahomanOklahoma City mayoral candidate Ed Shadid sought to keep possible criminal wrongdoing from coming out in his divorce by invoking his Fifth...
View ArticleSecrecy fight before Supreme Court
From Staff ReportsDr. Ed Shadid in November asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court to block an Oklahoma County judge from hearing a request to unseal his divorce case.The Oklahoman made the request to...
View ArticleAt a glance: Questions posed to Ed Shadid
These questions were sent to mayoral candidate Ed Shadid and his attorney. The attorney did not answer any of the questions, saying in an email he would only speak with The Oklahoman's attorney.1. Why...
View ArticleOklahoma City man to be executed for '86 and '87 murders
BY Graham Lee Brewer gbrewer@opubco.comAfter another man originally sat on death row for the crimes, the state on Tuesday will execute Ronald Clinton Lott for the 1986 and 1987 rape and strangulation...
View ArticleOklahoma medical news briefs
Medical NotesPeople lack information about HPV vaccine, study suggestsKnowledge about the efficacy of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in preventing cervical cancer was lacking in the majority of...
View ArticleArcadia Round Barn Christmas musical canceled
From Staff ReportsARCADIA— The Arcadia Round Barn Christmas musical originally scheduled for Sunday has been canceled because of hazardous weather conditions.FROM STAFF REPORTSRead more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleOklahoma education news in brief
Education notesNORMANTED conference returns to OU with local, national speakers scheduledTEDxOU will bring together the brightest thinkers and doers at its third annual conference Jan.Read more on...
View ArticleVenezuelan president faces first electoral test
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas Maduro faces his first electoral test since being elected nearly eight months ago, as Venezuelans go to the polls on Sunday to judge his government's...
View ArticlePoliceman, 2 armed men dead
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Police in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki say a police sergeant and 2 Albanians have died in an exchange of fire near the country's border with Albania.Police say a...
View ArticleCorrection: Philippines-Typhoon story
TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — In a story Nov. 12 about Typhoon Haiyan, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that a tsunami in the south in 1976 killed 5,791 people. Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleAs wine fakers get sharper, industry fights back
SAINT-EMILION, France (AP) — An FBI agent recently showed Arnaud de Laforcade a file with several labels supposedly from 1947 bottles of Chateau Cheval Blanc, one of France's finest wines.Read more on...
View ArticleSurvivors recall Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — For the first time since the war, Alvis Taylor returned to Pearl Harbor and recalled the surprise Japanese air attack that plunged America into World War II.He was serving...
View ArticleUN: Afghanistan slow to enforce law on women
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United Nations complained Sunday that Afghan authorities have been slow in enforcing a law protecting women against forced marriages, domestic violence and rape.A report...
View ArticleFrance tries to rewrite its role in Africa
PARIS (AP) — France is coming to the rescue again, deploying soldiers in a former African colony to help stave off catastrophe — dirty work that Paris says it doesn't really want.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleThai crisis deepens as opposition quits Parliament
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's main opposition party resigned from Parliament on Sunday to protest what it called "the illegitimacy" of a government with which it can no longer work.Read more on NewsOK.com
View Article'La Cage aux Folles' director dies
PARIS (AP) — Edouard Molinaro, nominated for an Oscar for directing "La Cage aux Folles," a French farce about a gay couple that struck a chord with a broad range of audiences, has died at 85.French...
View ArticleIndian heartland votes give BJP boon over Congress
NEW DELHI (AP) — India's main Hindu nationalist party appeared to make strong electoral gains in four heartland states Sunday, sidelining the ruling Congress party in a race seen as a test before next...
View ArticleJordan to begin trial of radical Muslim preacher
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Jordanian military court will start on Tuesday to hear the trial of a radical Muslim preacher deported from Britain to face terrorism charges at home, a court official...
View ArticleIran's president: Nuclear deal has helped economy
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that last month's nuclear deal with world powers has already boosted the country's economy, as he continues a push to convince skeptics...
View Article1 month on, progress in Philippine typhoon zone
TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — The government is back at work, and markets are laden with fruits, pork, fish and bread.Read more on NewsOK.com
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