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Burns, breathing issues killed 19 firefighters
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — The 19 firefighters killed over the weekend in an Arizona blaze died of burns and inhalation problems, according to initial autopsy findings released Thursday.Cari Gerchick, a...
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Oklahoma residents face daily roadblocks on the way back to normal lives...
BY CARMEN FORMAN cforman@opubco.comNEWCASTLE— For the hundreds of people who lost homes in May's tornadoes, the shock of the event is being replaced by the endless details of restoring normalcy to...
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Israelis strip-search Arab journalist at US party
JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S.-funded Alhurra network said Thursday that one of its cameramen was interrogated and strip-searched by Israeli security men while covering a July 4 party at the U.S....
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UK: Toddler killer Jon Venables granted parole
LONDON (AP) — One of Britain's most notorious child killers will be paroled a second time after he was sent back to prison over a child pornography conviction.Jon Venables was 11 years old when he was...
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SF Bay Area rail talks resume as strike goes on
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Striking San Francisco Bay Area rail workers and transit agency officials returned to the bargaining table on Thursday for talks that one union leader described as...
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Joey Chestnut wins 7th contest with record 69 dogs
NEW YORK (AP) — Joey Chestnut downed 69 franks and devoured his own record in the men's Fourth of July hot dog eating contest while Sonya Thomas defended her title in the women's competition.The San...
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Hurt cyclist dies after group hit by car in Ark.
McCRORY, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say an 18-year-old Massachusetts woman has died after she was injured when a car struck a group of bicyclists traveling through Arkansas on a cross-country trip.Merritt...
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NTSB: Pilot, stuntwoman practiced before Ohio fall
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A wing walker and aerobatic pilot killed in a fiery crash at an Ohio air show practiced their performance the previous day and reported no mechanical problems with the plane,...
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Falcon chicks exit rehab, back at UM Hospital nest
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Two male peregrine falcon chicks hatched atop the University of Michigan Hospital are back home with their parents and sister after a few weeks of rehab.Desmond Howard and...
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Deen parts with agent after racial slur fallout
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Paula Deen is ending her business relationship with a longtime agent after her admission that she used racial slurs in the past resulted in the loss of major pieces of her media...
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Rights groups decry Egypt media crackdown
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities shut down four Islamist TV stations, banned the Muslim Brotherhood's newspaper and raided the office of Al-Jazeera's Egypt affiliate in crackdown on media considered...
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Statue of Liberty reopens as US salutes July 4th
NEW YORK (AP) — The Statue of Liberty reopened on the Fourth of July, eight months after Superstorm Sandy shuttered the national symbol of freedom, as Americans around the country celebrated with...
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Victim identified in fatal wreck on Broken Arrow Expressway
By SAMANTHA VICENT - For Tulsa WorldBROKEN ARROW – Police released the identity Thursday of a man who died in a possible DUI crash Wednesday on the Broken Arrow Expressway.Samuel Bahe Sr., 60, was...
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Bolivia's Morales says US aimed to intimidate
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Evo Morales said Thursday that the rerouting of his plane over suspicions that National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden was on board was a plot by the...
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Iceland lawmakers discuss citizenship for Snowden
LONDON (AP) — Some Icelandic lawmakers have introduced a proposal in Parliament to grant citizenship to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, who admits to revealing key details of U.S....
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American nun's killer released from Brazil prison
SAO PAULO (AP) — The confessed killer of U.S. nun and Amazon defender Dorothy Stang has been released from jail after serving less than nine of the 27 years he was sentenced to back in 2005, officials...
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US airlines cancel Mexico flights due to volcano
MEXICO CITY (AP) — At least six U.S. airlines canceled more than 40 flights into and out of Mexico City and Toluca airports Thursday after the Popocatepetl volcano spewed out ash, steam and glowing...
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Oklahoma City metro area brief
In briefCollege wins awards for videosOklahoma City Community College's instructional video services department was recognized by two of the top awards organizations in the world: the Telly Awards and...
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Door-to-Door Search for Boy Snatched on July 4
Virginia police are conducting a door-to-door search and scouring the area with a helicopter searching for a 12-year-old boy who was last seen on the Fourth of July kicking and yelling for help as he...
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Jersey Shore town begins enforcing saggy-pants ban
No ifs ands or butts, the decision is final. If you wear baggy pants in this Jersey Shore city you will be fined $25 starting next Tuesday, according to NBC News. The site reports officials passed a...
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