In Israel, a push to bring Arabs into tech sector
JERUSALEM (AP) — Ibrahim Sana worked for a global tech company, then broke off to start his own venture.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleBail hearing continues in movie theater shooting
DADE CITY, Fla. (AP) — The second day of a bond hearing will be held for a retired Tampa police captain accused of shooting another man in a movie theater after an argument over texting.Curtis Reeves...
View ArticleCambodia recovers stolen Buddhist relics
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian police have recovered a precious golden urn stolen last year that contains what are considered to be remnants of Buddha's body, an official said Friday.The urn was...
View ArticleEducators attend science-math conference
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — About 100 educators from across Tennessee and around the nation are expected to attend a science, technology, engineering and math education research conference in...
View ArticleReport: Bomb wounds 3 police in Egyptian capital
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's state news agency says a bomb has targeted a police checkpoint on a flyover in Cairo's twin city of Giza, wounding three police.It quoted an Interior Ministry spokesman as saying...
View ArticleWitnesses describe Fla. shooting over loud music
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Witnesses have recounted how a Florida man fired at an SUV outside a Jacksonville convenience store, killing a teen, following an argument over loud music.More witnesses and...
View ArticleSyrian government to take part in peace talks
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad says the government has decided to take part in a second round of peace talks in Geneva, set to begin next week.The Syrian opposition has...
View ArticleMartin Luther King's children battling over estate
ATLANTA (AP) — Facing the latest in a string of legal battles with her brothers, the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleOklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant's humility, faith shine in NBA spotlight
BY CARLA HINTON AND DARNELL MAYBERRYIt was the faith declaration heard all around Thunder Nation.In the afterglow of thumping back-to-back NBA champions the Miami Heat on Jan.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleCommunity briefs
CommunityGroup teeing up for socialThe Metro Oklahoma City Chapter of the Executive Women's Golf Association will hold its monthly networking social at 5:30 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleOklahoma news briefs for Feb. 8
In BriefOklahoma CitySociety getsold papersThe Oklahoma Historical Society research center has received 20,000 pages of Oklahoma newspapers previously thought to have been lost to history.Read more on...
View ArticleFormer Arkansas university student gets 10 years in theft of five horses
By The Associated PressMAGNOLIA, Ark.— A judge in Columbia County has sentenced a former Southern Arkansas University student to 10 years in prison in connection with the theft of five horses, despite...
View ArticleOklahoma County public records for Feb. 8, 2014
MARRIAGESNora Jean Radmard and James Craig McMillinNancy Gail Rosales and Stanley David BurrellHarriett L. Gurley and Michael Dewayne GrundyMichelle Leigh Richardson and Roshon Deric PattonJuana...
View ArticleListing of the Week: 5809 Mistletoe Court, Gaillardia
The Listing of the Week is an Old English-Tudor-style home in Gaillardia.The 4,554-square-foot home at 5809 Mistletoe Court has four bedroom, four baths, two half-baths, two living rooms, two dining...
View ArticleOSU researchers work to destroy parasite that infects 1 billion people
BY K.S. MCNUTT kmcnutt@opubco.comSTILLWATER — What started as a challenge to reinvent the toilet has become a quest that could be life-changing for 1 billion people.A team of researchers from Oklahoma...
View ArticleOklahoma City school district, Salvation Army partner to collect coats
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comOklahoma City Public Schools and the Salvation Army are joining forces to collect winter coats for needy students.New coats can be dropped off at the Salvation Army...
View ArticlePresident Barack Obama signs farm bill
BY CHRIS CASTEEL ccasteel@opubco.comWASHINGTON— President Barack Obama signed a five-year farm bill on Friday, saying it would help rural communities, reform outdated crop subsidy programs and provide...
View ArticleChurch donates school supplies to Oakridge Elementary
BY PSYCHESHA SPOTWOODOn Jan. 30, the World Mission Society Church of God presented more than 10,000 school supply items to 280 children at Oakridge Elementary School.Church members spent about three...
View ArticleDeer Creek pom squad wins state title
BY JAN GOODINMembers of the Deer Creek High School varsity pom squad won a state title in the 5A Mix division when they competed on Dec.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleWoman charged with child neglect after meth found in dead newborn's system
BY MATT DINGER mdinger@opubco.comA woman has been charged with child neglect after her son, who died shortly after birth, was found to have methamphetamine in his system.Teresa Kay Vandiver was charged...
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