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UN Ambassador Samantha Power gives first speech
LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power used her first public speech Saturday night to urge young activists to demand results and criticized the UN and red tape-mired...
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Firefighters make progress battling CA wildfire
BANNING, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters are making progress battling Southern California's latest destructive wildfire, which has burned 26 homes and threatened more than 500 others in the San Jacinto...
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Are confidentiality laws protecting or endangering children?
BY RANDY ELLIS rellis@opubco.comHow could 78 Oklahoma children in state Department of Human Services custody be missing — many of them for months — and the general public not know anything about it?The...
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Recovery from brain trauma leads to a celebration of life and love
By Heather Warlick hwarlick@opubco.comIn June of 2005, Dara and David Wanzer threw a huge party and invited hundreds of their friends and the health care workers that had nursed Dara back from a...
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At a glance: Jim Thorpe Courage Awards
Jim Thorpeto honor threefor braveryFor 19 years, Integris Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation has presented Courage Awards to individuals who display exceptional bravery and grace through the most difficult of...
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Integration promotes independence, prevents bullying
BY CARRIE COPPERNOLL ccoppernoll@opubco.comAngela Green sees the looks. She sees the stares and hears the comments.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Autism class helps students stay focused, calm
BY CARRIE COPPERNOLL ccoppernoll@opubco.comIn her classroom at the end of the hall, Cynthia Johnson talked about animal habitats while a boy talked continuously, like a stream of...
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Johnson Elementary helps students with special needs
About Johnson ElementarySchool helps students with special needsJohnson Elementary has a high rate of students with special needs.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Disabled students also must take state exams
Disabled students are required to take Oklahoma exams, tooFederal law requires all students to take state exams, even children with the most severe disabilities.Statewide, students learn the same...
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Cable barriers credited for drop in crossover deaths
BY ANDREW KNITTLE aknittle@opubco.comCoasting down Interstate 40 a couple of years ago, homebuilder Rick Austin's day went from typical to horrifying when a tire on a truck headed in the opposite...
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Cyclist killed Saturday near Lake Overholser
FROM STAFF REPORTSBETHANY — A cyclist was killed Saturday afternoon after he fell into oncoming traffic, police reported.A man was riding a bicycle east about 12:05 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
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OKC Boxscore: The week in review, and the week ahead, in Oklahoma City civic...
Oklahoma City Box ScoreThe week in review, and the week ahead, in Oklahoma City civic affairs.Cornett's meeting expenses detailedThe city paid $2,389.65 — including $570 for registration and $900.57...
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Africanized honey bees found in northern Oklahoma
BY ROBERT MEDLEY rmedley@opubco.comFor decades, Keith Amason has been a beekeeper.Amason, 53, of Kiowa, never had a reason to check his hives for the aggressive Africanized honeybees.Then he came...
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Panama grants asylum to 19 Cubans held by Bahamas
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama's government says it has granted asylum on humanitarian grounds for 19 Cuban migrants who are being detained in the Bahamas.A Sunday statement from the Foreign Ministry says...
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Tenn. judge changes infant's name from 'Messiah'
NEWPORT, Tenn. (AP) — A judge in Tennessee changed a 7-month-old boy's name to Martin from Messiah, saying the religious name was earned by one person and "that one person is Jesus Christ."Read more on...
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Shark bites boy's surfboard during SC contest
An 8-foot bull shark bit a boy's surfboard during a competition on Folly Beach, but the 10-year-old boy was able to swim to safety.The Post and Courier of Charleston reports (http://bit.ly/19cuqTA )...
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Missouri Fair clown draws criticism for Obama mask
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A clown wearing a President Barack Obama mask appeared at a Missouri State Fair rodeo this weekend and the announcer asked the enthusiastic spectators if they wanted to see...
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Former Reagan aide William P. Clark dies at 81
LOS ANGELES (AP) — William P. Clark, who rose from campaign volunteer to one of President Ronald Reagan's most trusted advisers, has died.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Father kills son, himself at YWCA offices in NH
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire software engineer shot his 9-year-old son to death before taking his own life during supervised visitation at a YWCA office, officials said Sunday.An adult...
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Health risks unknown for babies born to prescription drug-addicted mothers
BY JACLYN COSGROVE jcosgrove@opubco.comOklahoma's growing addiction to prescription pain narcotics is affecting the state's most vulnerable population: newborn babies.Doctors at Oklahoma City hospitals...
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