Chinchilla found dead after bizarre incident at G.W. Interactive Zoological...
BY ANDREW KNITTLE aknittle@opubco.comWYNNEWOOD— Authorities in Garvin County are trying to determine whether a man went too far in protesting the G.W. Interactive Zoological Park after a chinchilla was...
View ArticleWoman sets record for world's biggest afro
Aevin Dugas, of Louisiana, holds the Guinness World Record for largest natural afro entering the book with an astounding 4 foot 4 inch circumference, according to Yahoo News. The site reports Dugas’...
View ArticleThink your marriage would survive this?
Would you spend 48 hours handcuffed to your spouse? Yahoo Shine reports New York City comedian and filmmaker Mark Malkoff, 37, and his wife Christine Peel-Malkoff, 35, yearned for more quality time...
View ArticleDog dies after saving his owner from bear
A 42-year-old man has his schnauzer to thank after surviving a black bear attack at a provincial park in northwestern Ontario, according to CBC News. The site reports Ontario Provincial Police in...
View ArticleOprah Winfrey Finally Comments on Paula Deen's N-Word Controversy
Oprah Winfrey befriended Paula Deen when she interviewed the butter-loving cook in 2012 and even spent the night at Deen's Georgia home once. More than a year later, in a videotaped deposition, Deen...
View ArticleSpider infestation delays five flights at airport
The FAA believes it now knows how many flights at KCI in Kansas were delayed abruptly this weekend due to spiders, according to KSHB.com. The site reports there may have been as many as five flights...
View ArticleSuit: Dentist dropped tool down man's throat
A man is suing an Illinois dentist who allegedly dropped a metal instrument down his throat, causing it to get stuck in his stomach, according to WLSAM.com. The site reports the suit states that Bell...
View ArticleiPhone 5S display compared to iPhone 5 in leaked photos
Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5S is shaping up to be the biggest “S” upgrade we have seen so far, according to BGR.com. The site recently posted exclusive high-quality photos of various internal...
View ArticlePentagon Reduces Civilian Furlough Days: Secretary Chuck Hagel's Statement
Chris CasteelHere is the statement from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in regard to the decision to reduce from 11 to 6 the number of furlough days civilian workers must take through September.Read more...
View ArticleMoore teacher attends space academy, brings lessons back for students
BY NASREEN IQBAL niqbal@opubco.comMOORE —“All systems are go for launch,” a space engineer announced before counting down the minutes to takeoff at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville,...
View ArticlePolice arrest man accused of three armed robberies
FROM STAFF REPORTOklahoma City police arrested a man accused of robbing three metro businesses Tuesday morning.Edmond and Oklahoma City police officers worked together after similar crimes were...
View ArticleWarden says he 'messed up' on death row cooling
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary apologized to a federal judge Tuesday, acknowledging he tried to cool death row cells while court-ordered temperature monitoring...
View ArticleMarathon bombing suspects met conspiracy theorist
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev befriended a brain-damaged anti-U.S. government conspiracy theorist through their mother's health care aide job years...
View ArticleWater truck driver dies in crash at SW Ore. fire
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A water truck driver who died Tuesday while working on one of five major forest fires in southwestern Oregon has been identified by authorities.Josephine County Sheriff Gil...
View ArticleUS gov't sues BofA over mortgage bond sale
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has accused Bank of America Corp. of civil fraud, saying the company failed to disclose risks and misled investors in its sale of $850 million of mortgage bonds...
View ArticleDolphins display memory better than elephants
WASHINGTON (AP) — Forget elephants. Dolphins can swim circles around them when it comes to long-term memory.Scientists report in a new study they repeatedly found that dolphins can remember the...
View ArticleKy youth sports coach charged with abusing 6 boys
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A northern Kentucky youth sports coach has been charged with sexually abusing six boys, including slipping a sleeping pill to one before molesting him, according to an indictment...
View ArticleNTSB: Capt took command before NY landing accident
NEW YORK (AP) — The captain of a Southwest Airlines plane that landed on a collapsing nose gear at LaGuardia Airport took control from the first officer just 400 feet from the ground, the National...
View ArticleVt. Ed. Dept. says reading OK, math challenges
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Almost three-quarters of Vermont schools again did not meet education standards under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, according to results released Tuesday. Read more on...
View ArticleHead of small Venezuela opposition party shot dead
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A gunman riding on the back of a motorcycle has killed the leader of a small Venezuelan opposition party in the home state of the late President Hugo Chavez.A colleague says...
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