Yukon couple set for trial on child abuse charges Published: Mon, May 7, 2012 EL RENO — A Yukon couple accused of abusing their three adopted children are set to go to trial on child abuse and neglect charges. Read More

Why write your autobiography? Published: Tue, Nov 1, 2011 Q: As a widow, with many memories, I have been thinking seriously about writing the story of my life. I was adopted, had two failed marriages and have experienced and am still grieving over the accidental death of one of our sons. I have not discussed many of the details with my family. Although I finished high... Read More

California man uses orphan background to help others Updated: Thu, Dec 30, 2010 Man wants to give overseas orphans chance to make lives for themselves Read More

California man uses orphan background to help others Updated: Wed, Dec 29, 2010 Man wants to give overseas orphans chance to make lives for themselves Read More

Publicist Says Nicole Kidman Is Pregnant Updated: Mon, Jan 7, 2008 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Nicole Kidman is pregnant, her publicist confirmed Monday. The 40-year-old actress and her husband country singer Keith Urban "are expecting a baby," publicist Catherine Olim said in a brief statement. "The couple are thrilled," Olim said. The baby would be the first for Kidman and... Read More

DVD review: 'Mommie Dearest' Updated: Fri, Jun 16, 2006 Hide the wire hangers and grab the disinfectant, kids, because the meanest mother in Hollywood history is on the rampage again in "Mommie Dearest: The Hollywood Royalty Edition." Based on the tell-all revenge book by Joan Crawford's adopted daughter Christina, this unintentionally hilarious 1981 melodrama from... Read More

Same sex adoption ban struck-down Updated: Fri, May 19, 2006 Two Oklahoma families are celebrating and state officials are mulling their options after a federal judge struck down an Oklahoma law on adoptions by gay parents. At issue was a 2004 law that barred the state from recognizing out-of-state adoptions by same sex parents. Two families - one in Norman and one in... Read More

For some, adoption wait ends in bliss Updated: Mon, Nov 27, 2000 Chris, Dallas and Clay Woodard look over the 2-2-year-old's baby book. The book includes photographs of Clay's birth mother. Staff Photo by Paul Hellstern Imagine waiting your whole life for something to happen. Then envision having no control about the circumstances of that long-anticipated event. That's... Read More

Foreign adoptees to get automatic citizenship Updated: Sun, Nov 26, 2000 The number of families adopting children from abroad has been growing steadily for the past five years. With a shortage of available infants in this country, the increase in foreign adoptions is likely to continue. It's a trend that has the attention of government officials in Washington, D.C. President... Read More

Adoption rates show emerging societal trends Updated: Sat, Nov 25, 2000 For every infant available for adoption, an estimated 40 couples wait to be prospective parents, but the wait, expense and uncertainty of domestic adoption discourage all but the most determined couples. Jeannette and Dean Hudgeons of Owasso have built their family of five children through adoption. Seated,... Read More