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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS May 16, 2013 Week ending May 12th, 2013, powered by Nielsen BookScan. Copyright 2013 The Nielsen Company. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Dead Ever After: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel" by Charlaine Harris (Ace) 2. "12th of Never" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) 3. "Silken Prey" by John Sandford (Putnam) 4. "The Hit"... Read More

Poll shows that many Americans believe in conspiracy theories

April 22, 2013 Public Policy Polling surveyed 1,247 registered voters by phone and found that conspiracy theories still thrive in the minds of some Americans. Read More

List of movies for March 22, 2013 March 22, 2013 List of movies for March 22, 2013 Read More

The Oklahoman's movie critics predict Oscar winners

February 22, 2013 The Oklahoman's movie critics predict Oscar winners. Read More

New DVD shadows, but falls short of, blockbuster 'Zero Dark Thirty'

January 15, 2013 "SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden" was released on DVD last week. Read More

'Zero Dark Thirty' more than an action thriller January 11, 2013 Both epic-scaled and intimate, “Zero Dark Thirty” is a masterly accumulation of journalistic detail and fictional urgency that packs a potent one-two punch. Read More

Benghazi blood is on president's hands December 26, 2012 President Obama ordered 17 U.S. Navy SEALS into harm's way to capture Osama bin Laden, a terrorist. He wouldn't order help for approximately 35 U.S. personnel at the consulate in Benghazi, Libya, despite repeated requests for help. Without the action of a former SEAL, who disregarded orders to stand down and not go... Read More

Oklahoma film critics give top 2012 honors to 'Argo' December 23, 2012 The Oklahoma Film Critics Circle, a statewide group of professional film critics, announced its seventh annual list of awards for achievement in cinema, giving top honors to “Argo,” an unlikely but true story about government agents partnering with Hollywood to save American diplomats during the 1979-81 Iran... Read More

American people due full accounting of Libya attack October 01, 2012 ON Sept. 11, a band of heavily armed men stormed the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, overwhelmed a small security force and killed four men, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. At first, the White House said the attack was spontaneous, an outgrowth of a demonstration against a video that ridiculed the Muslim Prophet... Read More

Visiting Oklahoma City, commander calls Navy SEAL's book 'the last straw' September 14, 2012 Rear Adm. Sean Pybus, commander of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command, said the book “No Easy Day,” a memoir written by former Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette, is a violation of the Navy's ideals and may have endangered U.S. troops. Pybus characterized the book as unacceptable. Read More

First lady says President Barack Obama still the same and still wants change September 04, 2012 First lady Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention gives speech portraying her husband as driven by Americans' struggles and calls for voters to give him four more years. Rep. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma City, said, “It is a very sad day as our nation exceeded another debt milestone, $16 trillion in... Read More

Oklahoma Democrats arrive at convention ready to support Obama

September 02, 2012 Oklahoma Democrats arrive in North Carolina for the Democratic National Convention eager to make the case for a second term for President Barack Obama. Read More

Sept. 11 is most memorable tv moment, study finds

July 11, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — The Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack is by far the most memorable moment shared by television viewers during the past 50 years, a study released on Wednesday concluded. The only thing that came close was President John F. Kennedy's assassination and its aftermath in 1963, but that was only for... Read More

Strange but True: Search engine intelligence surprisingly accurate June 19, 2012 When you start typing the first letters into the browser's search box and it races ahead to guess your query. The results can be surprisingly accurate or amusingly off-base. Read More

Obama in Afghanistan to sign security pact May 01, 2012 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Under intense security and the cover of night, President Barack Obama slipped into Afghanistan on Tuesday to sign an agreement cementing a U.S. commitment to the nation after the long and unpopular war comes to an end. Obama was to be on the ground for about seven hours in Afghanistan,... Read More

Text of Obama's State of the Union address January 24, 2012 Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, proud salute to the colors under which more than a million of our fellow citizens... Read More

Rose petals in Pakistan January 02, 2012 In terms of giant headlines and spilled ink, there is no question that the lightning strike by U.S. special forces that killed Osama bin Laden was the year's most spectacular news event featuring a deadly brew of religion, politics and violence. Thus, it isn't surprising that members of the Religion Newswriters... Read More

Top online searches show political and social attitude of 2011

December 29, 2011 Notorious trials, political scandals and social uprisings drew people online, but the death of Osama bin Laden and the dominance of the iPhone — fueled by the passing of Apple founder Steve Jobs - topped online searches and news in 2011. For 10 years, Yahoo! has analyzed its aggregate search data to gauge the... Read More

If you were king or queen of the world, what would you do? October 24, 2011 "I would be normal, and if someone did something wrong, I would send him to the dungeon," says Claire, age 6. Yikes! Claire, if you consider the dungeon normal punishment for bad behavior, dare we ask what you would do for a serious crime? Perhaps, you've seen too many movies set in medieval times. "If I were... Read More

Officials chase unconfirmed al-Qaida bomb threat

September 09, 2011 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Counterterrorism officials are chasing a credible but unconfirmed tip that al-Qaida has plans to set off a car bomb in New York City or Washington around the Sept. 11 anniversary, with bridges or tunnels as potential targets. It was the first word of a possible "active plot" timed to coincide with... Read More