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Discovering a way to extract oil from shale formations continues to transform the U.S.

The deaths this week of a woman and her four young children in Oklahoma City should prompt homeowners to immediately check the batteries in their smoke detectors.

Any kid using the excuse that the Mayan calendar “ate my homework” has lost his leverage.

This will rankle the “new atheist” movement. Research by the Pew Research Center finds that the number of Americans who definitely believe in miracles has increased from 45 percent to 55 percent over the last two decades.

Oklahoma City weather forecasters are generally quite accurate when tracking the paths of tornadoes, or predicting the likelihood that developing storms will produce twisters.

The recent death of U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, was a reminder that a dwindling number of World War II veterans remain with us, and even fewer are still involved in public service.

Reports of the demise of oil exploration and production in Oklahoma are greatly exaggerated.

Can policy really motivate behavior? Absolutely. Look at what happened following the Connecticut schoolhouse shooting last week.

The state won a rare legal victory in the area of reproductive services when a federal judge nixed Planned Parenthood’s attempt to keep its northeastern Oklahoma WIC contract in place.

We understand that Kevin Durant is a 24-year-old kid, and that so many young people today don’t think twice about peppering their conversations with foul language.

We wrote in The Oklahoman this week about state Sen. Earl Garrison’s bill to give high school seniors a way around end-of-instruction exams.

South Koreans have just elected their first female president, Park Geun-hye.

May’s tornadoes in Oklahoma were among the most severe in recent memory.

A study released this week says hands-free technology for cars isn’t as safe as you might expect.

We’ve noted before that legislative leaders tend to give their handiwork high marks.

State Sen. Josh Brecheen and House Speaker T.W. Shannon noted this week that Gov.

Some Oklahoma lawmakers no doubt feel vindicated after a U.S.

Restaurants that offer all-you-can-eat deals remind patrons to only take what they’ll be able to eat.

Some conservatives complain that the Obama administration often gets a free pass from the press.

A new state Ethics Commission rule should reduce abuse of the ethics system.