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Teen charged as adult in Philly school shooting
Police charged a boy with aggravated assault and related crimes on Saturday in connection with a shooting that wounded two students inside a Philadelphia high school gymnasium, but released a second...
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'American Hustle' tops SAG Awards
David O. Russell's "American Hustle" won the Screen Actors Guild award for outstanding cast, setting up the con-artist comedy as the film to beat at the Academy Awards."American Hustle" won the 20th...
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Men with sledgehammers rob crowded Memphis mall
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police say men with sledgehammers robbed a jewelry store at a crowded Tennessee mall.A police spokeswoman says in an email that five or six suspects entered Reed's Jewelers around...
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Tamela Mann tops Stellar Awards with 7 wins
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tamela Mann has won seven awards including top honor artist of the year at the Stellar Gospel Music Awards.Mann broke down in tears as she spoke with the audience during the...
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Rita Moreno honored for lifetime achievement
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rita Moreno did a little of everything in accepting the lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Art with a Heart is more than a fundraiser
FROM STAFF REPORTSArt with a Heart is a silent art auction conducted by the Tri Delta alumnae chapter of Oklahoma City, Edmond and Norman.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day events scheduled in Oklahoma City
From Staff ReportsA number of events are scheduled Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.7 a.m. — Prayer breakfast at the Reed Conference Center, 5800 Will Rogers Road, Midwest City.8 a.m. Read more...
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Oklahoma's public health lab is 'crumbling from the inside out'
BY JACLYN COSGROVE jcosgrove@opubco.comA few months into her job, Robin Botchlet found herself standing in the state Health Department's parking lot, cutting the head off a dead cow.The cow was...
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Kay Tangner embraced an opportunity to volunteer at The Children's Hospital
BY BRYAN PAINTER bpainter@opubco.comKay Tangner cried.She had almost walked away.Tangner tried to walk out. A nurse at The Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center insisted otherwise.“I cried for being...
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Missouri considers execution by firing squad
One day after a controversial lethal injection case in Ohio put the death penalty in crosshairs, another set of state lawmakers have proposed legislation that would allow execution by firing squad. The...
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Russian adoption ban: One year later
A year after Russia imposed a ban on adoptions by Americans, some affected US families are reluctantly looking elsewhere to adopt.Read more on NewsOK.com
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North Carolina forced ultrasound law struck down on First Amendment grounds
The Woman’s Right to Know Act of 2011 demands that North Carolina physicians show and talk about a fetal ultrasound before a woman can have an abortion, but that mandate violates the First Amendment...
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Charter schools make their mark on OKC district
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comDespite some mixed results, charter schools in the Oklahoma City school district generally are outperforming their traditional public school counterparts.And that has...
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Oklahoma tornado victims take insurance claims to court
BY JENNIFER PALMER jpalmer@opubco.comWith his Moore home's sagging ceiling, busted windows and debris-covered floor, Gabriel Becerra couldn't believe an insurance adjuster told him he could live...
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Mexico objects to US execution of Mexican man
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government said Sunday it "strongly rejects" the execution scheduled this week in Texas of a Mexican man convicted of killing a police officer.The Foreign Relations...
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Family of drunken man killed by car sues Ohio cops
CINCINNATI (AP) — The family of a drunken man picked up by Ohio police officers and dropped off at a Taco Bell before he was fatally struck by a car has sued over his death, accusing authorities of...
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Florida is a retirement spot for horses, too
ALACHUA, Fla. (AP) — Whenever a horse arrives at Mill Creek Farm in Florida, Peter and Mary Gregory make the aging animal a promise to last the rest of its days."We say you'll never be worked or ridden...
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Bryans make earliest exit at Aussie Open since '03
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Top-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan have made their earliest exit from the Australian Open in 11 years, losing to American Eric Butorac and South African Raven Klaasen in the...
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UN invites Iran to Syrian peace conference
BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations on Sunday invited Iran to attend an international meeting of foreign ministers in the Swiss city of Montreux ahead of the first direct peace talks between the warring...
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Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt won't run for Sen. Tom Coburn's seat
Chris CasteelHere is a statement issued Sunday night from Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt regarding the race to replace Sen.Read more on NewsOK.com
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