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US unemployment aid applications fall to 340K
May 23, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 23,000 last week, further evidence that the job market is slowly returning to health. Applications for unemployment aid declined to a seasonally adjusted 340,000 in the week ending May 18, the Labor Department said Thursday.... Read More
May 23, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 23,000 last week, further evidence that the job market is slowly returning to health. Applications for unemployment aid declined to a seasonally adjusted 340,000 in the week ending May 18, the Labor Department said Thursday.... Read More
Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect
May 23, 2013
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said. Ibragim Todashev's Chechen roots and mixed martial... Read More
May 23, 2013
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said. Ibragim Todashev's Chechen roots and mixed martial... Read More
Father of man shot in Boston probe shares regrets
May 23, 2013
GROZNY, Russia (AP) — The father of a Chechen immigrant shot dead by U.S. law enforcement agents while being questioned about his ties to a Boston Marathon bombings suspect said Thursday that he regrets allowing his son to go to the United States. Ibragim Todashev, 27, was a mixed martial arts fighter who had... Read More
Britain: Soldier slaying suspects had been probed
May 23, 2013
LONDON (AP) — Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had featured in previous investigations by security services, a British official said Thursday, as investigators searched several locations and tried to determine whether the men were part of a wider plot to instill terror on the streets of London.... Read More
May 23, 2013
LONDON (AP) — Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had featured in previous investigations by security services, a British official said Thursday, as investigators searched several locations and tried to determine whether the men were part of a wider plot to instill terror on the streets of London.... Read More
Roof collapse reported in Mustang, Oklahoma storm Thursday morning
May 23, 2013
A roof of a building has collapsed in Mustang, Oklahoma. Firefighters have responded to 1811 E State Highway 152, a police dispatcher reports. Read More
UPDATE: Woman rescued from vehicle in high water in Mustang, Oklahoma Thursday morning
May 23, 2013
Firefighters have rescued a woman who was trapped in high water in Mustang. The woman was in a vehicle near SW 59 and Mustang Road Thursday morning. Read More
The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid falls by 23,000 to 340,000 last week
May 23, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid falls by 23,000 to 340,000 last week. Read More
UPDATE: Multiple vehicles in injury wrecks reported in northwest, west Oklahoma City Thursday morning
May 23, 2013
As a severe thunderstorm moves across central Oklahoma several wrecks are being reported. A wreck with injury is on Interstate 44 near Classen Boulevard. Read More
UPDATE: Flash flood warning, severe thunderstorm warning in central Oklahoma Thursday morning
May 23, 2013
Thunderstorms with hail, lightning and heavy rain are moving into central Oklahoma Thursday morning. The National Weather Service reports storms moving east in the Oklahoma City area Read More
Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers
May 23, 2013
LONDON (AP) — A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London. Ingrid Loyau-Kennett got off a bus and tried to reason with the two attackers after she tried to help the man lying on the... Read More
May 23, 2013
LONDON (AP) — A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London. Ingrid Loyau-Kennett got off a bus and tried to reason with the two attackers after she tried to help the man lying on the... Read More
Solar plane completes 2nd leg of trip in Texas
May 23, 2013
DALLAS (AP) — A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States. The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel to fly across the U.S. The plane landed early Thursday at Dallas-Fort Worth... Read More
May 23, 2013
DALLAS (AP) — A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States. The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel to fly across the U.S. The plane landed early Thursday at Dallas-Fort Worth... Read More
More than 50 hurt when Indiana school buses crash
May 23, 2013
NORTH WEBSTER, Ind. (AP) — A school bus slammed into the back of another one, setting off a chain-reaction crash involving four buses in northern Indiana, leaving about 50 middle and high students with non-serious injuries and one driver seriously injured. The crash injured 55 people Wednesday, including three... Read More
May 23, 2013
NORTH WEBSTER, Ind. (AP) — A school bus slammed into the back of another one, setting off a chain-reaction crash involving four buses in northern Indiana, leaving about 50 middle and high students with non-serious injuries and one driver seriously injured. The crash injured 55 people Wednesday, including three... Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: ‘All I could do was sit there and hold her'
May 23, 2013
Huddled together in a bathtub, Laurinda Vargyas held her baby girl and 4-year-old girl tight as the tornado began shaking apart their south Oklahoma City home Monday.
“We ducked for cover. And the next thing you know, we got whooshed away,” she said.
Her baby, Sydnee, and daughter, Karrina, were pulled from... Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: The 'Big Dog,' the little boy and the hug that triumphs over tragedy
May 23, 2013
COMMENTARY — The photograph of a man hugging a child in the aftermath of the Moore tornado has become a symbol Oklahoma's strength. Here's the story behind it all. Read More
May 23, 2013
COMMENTARY — The photograph of a man hugging a child in the aftermath of the Moore tornado has become a symbol Oklahoma's strength. Here's the story behind it all. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Moore students can say goodbye
May 23, 2013
About 2,000 Moore Public Schools employees packed Southern Hills Baptist Church on Wednesday. The meeting was the first time they had gathered since a tornado tore through their district and killed seven of their children. Read More
May 23, 2013
About 2,000 Moore Public Schools employees packed Southern Hills Baptist Church on Wednesday. The meeting was the first time they had gathered since a tornado tore through their district and killed seven of their children. Read More
Edmond Memorial and Edmond North high school seniors graduate
May 23, 2013
Edmond Memorial and Edmond North high school seniors graduate. The school year ended Wednesday in Edmond. Read More
May 23, 2013
Edmond Memorial and Edmond North high school seniors graduate. The school year ended Wednesday in Edmond. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Residents of Carney appreciate support
May 23, 2013
Three days after a tornado tore through the town of Carney, residents said they have received support from officials, friends and strangers. Read More
May 23, 2013
Three days after a tornado tore through the town of Carney, residents said they have received support from officials, friends and strangers. Read More
Median CEO salaries climbs to $9.7 million in 2012
May 23, 2013
Pay for all U.S. workers rose 1.1 percent in 2010, 1.2 percent in 2011 and 1.6 percent last year — not enough to keep up with inflation. But CEO pay, which fell two years straight during the Great Recession, rose 24 percent in 2010 and 6 percent in 2011, and has never been higher. Read More
May 23, 2013
Pay for all U.S. workers rose 1.1 percent in 2010, 1.2 percent in 2011 and 1.6 percent last year — not enough to keep up with inflation. But CEO pay, which fell two years straight during the Great Recession, rose 24 percent in 2010 and 6 percent in 2011, and has never been higher. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: President Barack Obama to visit Oklahoma on Sunday
May 23, 2013
Gov. Mary Fallin is glad Obama is coming and praises his commitment to recovery efforts in the wake of this week's tornadoes. Read More
May 23, 2013
Gov. Mary Fallin is glad Obama is coming and praises his commitment to recovery efforts in the wake of this week's tornadoes. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Racing pigeon lands in Edmond from Dallas after storm
May 23, 2013
Chisholm Elementary School students in Edmond named a wayward pigeon Lightning because it landed at their school after apparently traveling from Dallas in the storm. Read More
May 23, 2013
Chisholm Elementary School students in Edmond named a wayward pigeon Lightning because it landed at their school after apparently traveling from Dallas in the storm. Read More
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