US releases more documents on surveillance origins
WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of national intelligence on Saturday declassified more documents that outline how the National Security Agency was first authorized to start collecting bulk phone and...
View ArticleIce and snow frustrate US holiday travel rush
CHICAGO (AP) — A storm with a 2,000-mile footprint threatened to frustrate Christmas travelers from Texas to Nova Scotia with a little of everything Mother Nature has to offer, from freezing rain, ice...
View ArticleChristmas meals offered in Oklahoma City, Norman
From Staff ReportsPeople who are in need, or just want someone to share the holiday with, are invited to attend free Christmas dinners or pick up donated food to supplement their own meals at home.Read...
View ArticleGot questions in Edmond?
Diana BaldwinCheck out Edmond Exchange, a column that runs in The Oklahoman and on NewsOK about what is happening in Edmond.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleEarthquake reported in northern Oklahoma
FROM STAFF REPORTSMCCORD – An earthquake was reported Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.The 3.3 magnitude earthquake shook at about 10:25 a.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleNorman family copes with baby's rare heart defect
BY JENNIFER PALMER jpalmer@opubco.comNORMAN — A tangle of lifesaving wires and tubes makes it too cumbersome for Elliot Burr's parents to hold her.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleNorman family's display to be featured on 'The Great Christmas Light Fight'
By Heather Warlick hwarlick@opubco.comNORMAN — An Oklahoma family's enormous efforts toward spreading Christmas cheer will be on a national stage at 8 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleOklahoma Watch: Should state collect DNA from arrestees? Legislators consider it
BY JAIME ADAME, Oklahoma WatchFor Maggie Zingman, the scenario is clear, although still just a hope.A man is arrested on criminal charges in Oklahoma and booked into jail.Read more on NewsOK.com
View Article#OKC Boxscore
BY WILLIAM CRUM wcrum@opubco.com#OKC BOXSCOREThe week ahead, and the week in review, in Oklahoma City civic affairs.Exhibit coming to Will Rogers World AirportPlans are to install two large bronze...
View ArticleOklahoma volunteer moved to action, caring, giving
BY BRYAN PAINTER bpainter@opubco.comYUKON — Volunteering is a moving experience for Glenda Bitner.It moves her to care and to give.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleOklahoma Corrections Department says state's food provider breached contract
By Graham Lee Brewer gbrewer@opubco.comThe state Corrections Department alleges the company providing food to state departments, Houston-based Sysco, has breached its contract with the state.According...
View ArticleOne dead after shooting in north Oklahoma City
From Staff ReportsPolice were investigating a homicide Sunday evening at a home in north Oklahoma City.Police received a call about 8:35 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleTraffic Talk: Even Santa finds challenges on Oklahoma roads
By DON GAMMILLThe requests just keep arriving. Santa has a full bag again this year and he's still looking through it.Some transportation-related items have been moved to the priority level, while...
View ArticleOklahoma City area thaws; power outages remain
BY BRYAN DEAN bdean@opubco.comAbout 2,000 Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. customers still were without power Sunday evening after the weekend ice storm.More than half of those without power were in...
View ArticleOklahoma County public records for Dec, 23, 2013
MARRIAGESAlexis Ann Sutherland and Andrew Austin AkardAmber Rai Griffin and Christopher Lee BrownAmanda Renee Moyer and Rufei LuConsuelo Delgado Martinez and Luis Enrique Lopez EspinosaMichele Nicole...
View ArticleChinese vineyard owner dies in Bordeaux crash
PARIS (AP) — French authorities say a Chinese magnate, his 12-year-old son and two others died in a helicopter crash as they toured Bordeaux vineyards the businessman had recently purchased.Vincent...
View ArticleFledgling party to form government in Delhi
NEW DELHI (AP) — A new political party pledging to uproot corruption from Indian politics announced Monday that it will form a government in the capital city.The Aam Aadmi, or Common Man's Party, won...
View ArticleEx-UK minister jailed for fudging expenses
LONDON (AP) — A former British legislator and Cabinet minister has been sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to making nearly 13,000 pounds ($21,250) in bogus expense claims.Denis...
View ArticleMilitant group in Egypt's Sinai warns military
CAIRO (AP) — An al-Qaida-inspired group in Egypt's volatile Sinai has warned the country's military and police, urging troops to desert their ranks or face death at the hands of its fighters.Ansar...
View ArticleEarthquake rumbles off Guam
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — A moderate earthquake has struck in the Guam region, but there were no reports of damage or injury.The U.S. Geological Survey says the 5.8-magnitude temblor struck shortly after 7...
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