All-clear at 2 of 4 evacuated Harvard buildings
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Four buildings on Harvard University's campus near Boston were evacuated Monday morning, interrupting final exams, after police received an unconfirmed report that explosives...
View ArticleFrance pushing EU to fund military interventions
PARIS (AP) — France is pushing its European partners this week to create a fund to pay for overseas military interventions, like the operation France is leading in the Central African Republic.Read...
View ArticleUK police charge 2 over offensive tweets
LONDON (AP) — British police will charge two people over a storm of offensive tweets sent to a feminist activist, an online onslaught that sparked a national debate over the limits of free speech and...
View ArticleRep. James Lankford to hold town hall meeting Tuesday in Shawnee
Chris CasteelWith the U.S. House adjourned until early next month, Rep. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma City, is back in his district and planning a town hall meeting for Tuesday evening in Shawnee. Here...
View ArticleTrial winds down for former BP engineer
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal jury will determine whether a former BP engineer broke the law or harmlessly swiped his finger across a cellular phone when he deleted hundreds of text messages in the...
View ArticleFlorida police say man lied about abandoned baby
DEBARY, Fla. (AP) — A man who said he found an abandoned newborn girl wrapped in newspapers outside a central Florida convenience store was arrested Monday and charged with lying to investigators.Ralph...
View Article"12 Years," "Hustle" Critics' Choice Movie noms
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" and David O. Russell's "American Hustle" lead the 19th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards nominees with 13 bids each.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleUkraine economy under threat amid street protests
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Hidden behind the tug of war over whether Ukraine will cast its lot with Europe or Russia is the prospect of bankruptcy.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleControversy Over 5th-Grader’s Religion Speech
TAMPA, Fla. (CBS Tampa) – A 5th grade student won first place after he gave a speech about the history of people using religion to justify murder, but was stripped of his title the same day by a school...
View ArticleGermany: will decide quickly on new ECB executive
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's finance minister on Monday said Berlin will decide quickly on a replacement for a top European Central Bank official who is returning to domestic politics, and praised a senior...
View ArticleJurors recommend death in California killings case
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California jury on Monday recommended a death sentence for a man convicted of murdering his former girlfriend's father and sister in a fiery 2007 attack on the family's home...
View ArticlePolice find 188 pounds of marijuana in California man's car
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comA California man was arrested after Oklahoma City police found 188 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop, police reported.Sheridan Ford Shepherd, 51, of...
View ArticleFacebook Keeps Tabs on Your Deleted Posts
Many of us have been there: You have a huge fight with your friend, and you need a place to vent. You log on to Facebook and begin to type out all the emotions you're feeling, and right as you're about...
View ArticleWave of attacks kill 70 people in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — A double car bombing and a shooting killed 34 Shiite Muslims on pilgrimage in Iraq on Monday, the deadliest in a wave of attacks across the country that left at least 70 dead.Read more...
View ArticleTech Tips: Using a phone abroad without huge fees
BANGKOK (AP) — If you have a trip outside the United States coming up, one thing you'll likely want to bring is your cellphone.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleMemorial for wounded Colorado student growing
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A memorial is growing for the 17-year-old girl critically wounded when she was shot by another student at her suburban Denver high school.Well-wishers were praying and leaving...
View ArticleThat cheap Kindle costs you $443 a year
Amazon’s strategy with its Kindle e-readers and tablets has always been pretty clear: bring in more customers, even at a loss, so long as they partake of the online retailer’s panoply of services, from...
View ArticleFeds grant Navy permit for sonar training
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The National Marine Fisheries Service announced Monday that it has decided to grant the Navy permits for its plans that will intensify its sonar use in the Pacific over the next five...
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty in Ark. dispatcher's death
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A man charged in the 2011 death of an Arkansas police dispatcher pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder on Monday, one of his lawyers said.Kevin Duck is accused of killing...
View ArticleJudge allows appeal in Detroit bankruptcy case
DETROIT (AP) — A crucial decision that keeps Detroit in bankruptcy court and puts pensions at risk can immediately be appealed to a higher court, a judge said Monday.But Judge Steven Rhodes said he...
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