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Tornado in Oklahoma City suburb causes destruction
May 20, 2013
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Television footage shows flattened buildings and fires after a mile-wide tornado moved through the Oklahoma City area.
Video showed homes and buildings in Moore, Okla., were reduced to rubble, and vehicles littered roadways south and southwest of Oklahoma City.
There were no immediate... Read More
Footage shows fires, flattened buildings after tornado rips through area near Oklahoma City
May 20, 2013
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Footage shows fires, flattened buildings after tornado rips through area near Oklahoma City. Read More
Oklahoma City woman accused of attacking ex-boyfriend with knife
May 20, 2013
Krystal Eula Martin, 23, of Oklahoma City, was arrested on a complaint of domestic assault with dangerous weapon. Police were called to SW 21 and S Goff Avenue in reference to a woman who threatened “to kill her baby daddy,” according to the incident report. Read More
May 20, 2013
Krystal Eula Martin, 23, of Oklahoma City, was arrested on a complaint of domestic assault with dangerous weapon. Police were called to SW 21 and S Goff Avenue in reference to a woman who threatened “to kill her baby daddy,” according to the incident report. Read More
United restarts 787 flights after grounding
May 20, 2013
United Airlines put its 787 back in the air on Monday, with both the airline and Boeing hoping to put the plane's four-month grounding behind them. The flight from Houston to Chicago was just the kind of 787 flight that airlines are hoping for: uneventful. Smoldering batteries on two 787s owned by other airlines... Read More
May 20, 2013
United Airlines put its 787 back in the air on Monday, with both the airline and Boeing hoping to put the plane's four-month grounding behind them. The flight from Houston to Chicago was just the kind of 787 flight that airlines are hoping for: uneventful. Smoldering batteries on two 787s owned by other airlines... Read More
Oklahoma City tornado so large, may not be recognized, officials say
May 20, 2013
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The National Weather Service is cautioning that the tornado passing through Moore is so large that people may not recognize it as a twister.
Forecasters urgently warned people in Moore on Monday afternoon to seek immediate shelter.
Officials say southwest Oklahoma City is in danger and... Read More
Godfather faults NY police in student death
May 20, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — The godfather of a New York college student accidentally killed by a police bullet says the officer should have negotiated instead of firing as an armed intruder held the young woman hostage. Henrique Santos, of Eastchester, tells the Journal News (http://lohud.us/12Q1LzB) that he is angry about... Read More
May 20, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — The godfather of a New York college student accidentally killed by a police bullet says the officer should have negotiated instead of firing as an armed intruder held the young woman hostage. Henrique Santos, of Eastchester, tells the Journal News (http://lohud.us/12Q1LzB) that he is angry about... Read More
Ark. treasurer accused of taking cash from broker
May 20, 2013
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' state treasurer was accused Monday of taking at least $36,000 in cash — sometimes stashed in a pie box — from a broker who later came to manage a large share of the state's $3.3 billion stock and bond portfolio. Democrat Martha Shoffner, who made her initial court... Read More
May 20, 2013
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' state treasurer was accused Monday of taking at least $36,000 in cash — sometimes stashed in a pie box — from a broker who later came to manage a large share of the state's $3.3 billion stock and bond portfolio. Democrat Martha Shoffner, who made her initial court... Read More
Wave of attacks kills at least 95 in Iraq
May 20, 2013
BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of attacks killed at least 95 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 240 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years. The bloodshed is still far shy of... Read More
May 20, 2013
BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of attacks killed at least 95 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 240 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years. The bloodshed is still far shy of... Read More
Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago
May 20, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) — A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days — 384 times, up and around — bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite. "I thought Chicago should have that title," Clinton Shepherd said after... Read More
May 20, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) — A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days — 384 times, up and around — bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite. "I thought Chicago should have that title," Clinton Shepherd said after... Read More
Oklahoma City man accused of embezzling copper
May 20, 2013
Alfred Allen Engst, 49, is accused of embezzling $5,000 worth of copper from Prop Management Services Inc. Read More
May 20, 2013
Alfred Allen Engst, 49, is accused of embezzling $5,000 worth of copper from Prop Management Services Inc. Read More
Oklahoma City police are investigating suspicious death
May 20, 2013
Police are at the scene of a suspicious death at 1420 NE 15. Read More
May 20, 2013
Police are at the scene of a suspicious death at 1420 NE 15. Read More
Code Enforcement 101 offers basics for keeping neighborhoods looking good
May 20, 2013
Residents who attend Tuesday's workshop at the Civic Center Music Hall will be able to meet face-to-face with city department heads. Read More
House panel approves Indian museum project funding
May 20, 2013
The Oklahoma House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget voted 13-10 to use tax revenue from Internet and out-of-state purchases to provide $40 million to help complete the project. The measure still needs approval from the full House and Senate. Lawmakers hope to adjourn by the end of this week. Read More
Archie Comics' gay kiss a poke at real controversy
May 20, 2013
It's just a quick kiss, but it's a long step forward for Archie Comics' only openly gay character Kevin Keller. The Riverdale teen finds his life turned upside down after locking lips with his boyfriend, Devon, in Pop Tate's diner, drawing the ire of at least one disapproving Riverdale mom. The woman "gets very... Read More
May 20, 2013
It's just a quick kiss, but it's a long step forward for Archie Comics' only openly gay character Kevin Keller. The Riverdale teen finds his life turned upside down after locking lips with his boyfriend, Devon, in Pop Tate's diner, drawing the ire of at least one disapproving Riverdale mom. The woman "gets very... Read More
Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr
May 20, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times. The deal announced Monday is Mayer's boldest move since she left Google 10 months ago to lead Yahoo's latest comeback attempt. It marks... Read More
May 20, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times. The deal announced Monday is Mayer's boldest move since she left Google 10 months ago to lead Yahoo's latest comeback attempt. It marks... Read More
AP NewsAlert
May 20, 2013
PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias' lawyers ask to withdraw from case, say they won't call witnesses in penalty phase. Read More
Oklahoma weather: Severe storm updates
May 20, 2013
Follow live severe storm updates, road closings and travel conditions below. The following tweets are from reporters, state officials and meteorologists. Read More
Woman on Trump: 'Somebody had to stand up to him'
May 20, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) — An 87-year-old woman who alleges Donald Trump cheated her in a bait-and-switch scheme has told jurors she had qualms about suing the developer-turned-TV star given his power and influence. But during testimony Monday, when she was asked why she nonetheless took Trump to court, Jacqueline Goldberg... Read More
May 20, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) — An 87-year-old woman who alleges Donald Trump cheated her in a bait-and-switch scheme has told jurors she had qualms about suing the developer-turned-TV star given his power and influence. But during testimony Monday, when she was asked why she nonetheless took Trump to court, Jacqueline Goldberg... Read More
Report says poor are moving to nation's suburbs
May 20, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More poor people live in the nation's suburbs than in urban cities because of affordable housing, service-sector jobs and the increased use of housing vouchers, according to a study released Monday. The number of those in poverty living in suburbs jumped 67 percent between 2000 and 2011, a... Read More
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