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Mobile post offices being set up for affected Moore areas
May 23, 2013
A Moore post office branch sustained heavy damage and will temporarily relocate. Customers from ZIP codes 73153 and 73160 who cannot receive mail at their homes may pick it up from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Airport Finance Unit at 6500 Air Cargo Road. Customers from ZIP code 73170 can pick up mail from 10 a.m. to 4... Read More
Big 12 baseball tournament delayed by rain, will start Thursday afternoon
May 23, 2013
The Big 12 Baseball Tournament, already delayed a day by Monday's tornadoes, has been further delayed Thursday morning.
The Oklahoma-Baylor game, initially scheduled for 9 a.m., is now scheduled to start at 12:30 p.m.
The other games are scheduled to start 30 minutes after the conclusion of the previous game.... Read More
Star Spencer commencement moved inside
May 23, 2013
The Thursday graduation for Star Spencer High School has been moved to the gymnasium. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: House gives final approval to tornado relief
May 23, 2013
The Oklahoma House has given final approval to legislation that dips into the state's constitutional reserve fund to help central Oklahoma communities impacted by devastating tornadoes.
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Oklahoma tornadoes: OU, OSU and the Univ. of Tulsa combine efforts for relief T-shirts
May 23, 2013
NORMAN — Three Oklahoma universities are working up a plan to raise money for the United Way's tornado relief effort in Moore.
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Iowa House adjourns, ends session after property tax cuts, Medicaid expansion, school reforms
May 23, 2013
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa House adjourns, ends session after property tax cuts, Medicaid expansion, school reforms. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: For the moment, too many volunteers are in affected area
May 23, 2013
Coordinators request volunteers register, wait for call. Read More
US stock market recovers most of an early loss
May 23, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock prices are slightly lower at midday on Wall Street after manufacturing contracted unexpectedly in China this month. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 10 points at 15,297 as of noon Eastern Daylight Time, a loss of 0.1 percent. It had been down 127 points in the early going following... Read More
May 23, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock prices are slightly lower at midday on Wall Street after manufacturing contracted unexpectedly in China this month. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 10 points at 15,297 as of noon Eastern Daylight Time, a loss of 0.1 percent. It had been down 127 points in the early going following... Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Mourners remember girl, 9, killed in Oklahoma tornado
May 23, 2013
Friends and family are attending funeral services for a 9-year-old girl killed by Monday's tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb.
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Picking up the pieces: Tornado recovery stories
May 23, 2013
Reporter Adam Kemp has been covering the aftermath of Monday's tornado and decided to compile some of his work into visual features. Below are four stories that look at recovery efforts and devastation caused by an EF-5 tornado that swept through Moore Monday.
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Grains futures rise, livestock prices mixed
May 23, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) — Grains futures mostly rose Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery rose 13.5 cents to $7.02 a bushel; July corn rose 2.5 cents to $6.61 a bushel; July oats were flat at $3.665 a bushel; while July soybeans jumped 13.75 cents to $15.08 a bushel. Beef and pork prices were... Read More
Jewelry stolen a 2nd time during Cannes festival
May 23, 2013
PARIS (AP) — A second jewelry theft has been reported in the French Riviera during the Cannes Film Festival, this time an expensive necklace. A police official said Thursday that the "high value" necklace was stolen overnight from the luxurious resort town of Cap d'Antibes. She gave no further details and spoke... Read More
Jerry Lewis repeats his distaste for female comics
May 23, 2013
CANNES, France (AP) — Ladies? Don't make him laugh. Asked who his favorite female comics were Thursday at a Cannes Film Festival press conference, Jerry Lewis listed Cary Grant and Burt Reynolds. He then added: "I don't have any." In 1998, Lewis famously said that watching women do comedy "sets me back a bit"... Read More
May 23, 2013
CANNES, France (AP) — Ladies? Don't make him laugh. Asked who his favorite female comics were Thursday at a Cannes Film Festival press conference, Jerry Lewis listed Cary Grant and Burt Reynolds. He then added: "I don't have any." In 1998, Lewis famously said that watching women do comedy "sets me back a bit"... Read More
Vote on gay Scouts comes at emotional moment
May 23, 2013
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday on whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its millions of members. About 1,400 voting members of BSA's national... Read More
May 23, 2013
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday on whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its millions of members. About 1,400 voting members of BSA's national... 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
UPDATE: Flash flood warning, severe thunderstorm warning Thursday morning in central Oklahoma
May 23, 2013
Thunderstorms with hail, lightning and heavy rain are moving into central Oklahoma. 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
US new home sales rise 2.3 percent in April while median home prices hit record high
May 23, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — US new home sales rise 2.3 percent in April while median home prices hit record high. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: BP donates $500K to Moore tornado relief effort
May 23, 2013
MOORE — Oil company BP is donating $500,000 to the tornado relief effort in Moore.
The company said Thursday that $300,000 will come from BP America Inc. and $200,000 from the company's foundation.
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Oklahoma tornadoes: Motorists urged to avoid I-35 in Moore
May 23, 2013
MOORE — Oklahoma transportation officials say heavy traffic on Interstate 35 through Moore is hindering the tornado recovery effort.
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