Ship wreck links history to Turk isles Sat, Nov 29, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Marine archaeologists have found the remains of a slave ship wrecked off the Turks and Caicos Islands in 1841, an accident that set free the ancestors of many current residents...

Fighting for kids’ playtime Fri, Nov 28, 2008 | Add a comment NEW YORK — In one classroom, a group of preschool teachers squatted on the floor, pretending to be cave-dwelling hunter-gatherers. Next door, another group ended a musical game by placing...

Study suggests worship services decrease risk of death Fri, Nov 28, 2008 | Add a comment JERUSALEM — Regularly attending religious services may significantly reduce the risk of death, according to a comprehensive study by researchers at Yeshiva University and its medical school,...

Oklahoma names prisons’ chief for women Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Add a comment An administrator who has worked with Oklahoma’s female offenders for eight years has been named Oklahoma’s first deputy director of female offender operations. Laura J. Pitman, 49, who...

What price, happiness? Sat, Nov 22, 2008 | Add a comment SAN DIEGO — I just want my kids to be happy. This has become "a kind of sacred star in the galaxy of parenting wisdom,” says child psychologist Aaron Cooper. It is a default dream,...

Benefits of volunteering Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Add a comment Benefits of volunteering Volunteering to do good this holiday season also may be good for you, says a Purdue University sociologist. "There is certainly a social benefit for volunteers,...

TODAY’S TOP TV PICKS: Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment →"NCIS,” 7 p.m., KWTV-9. Gibbs and the team are forced into a war game that proves dangerous and reveals a shocking secret. →"Nova,” 7 p.m., OETA-13. In the new...

Burial artifacts key in English whodunit Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment "The Salisbury Manuscript” (SOHO Constable, $24.95) by Philip Gooden is about a man sneaking artifacts from an English burial mound near Salisbury in the 1870s. He is killed by an...

PBS uncovers ‘Bible’s Buried Secrets’ on Tuesday’s ‘Nova’ Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Add a comment For a book that has been studied more than any other, it’s surprising that any facts could remain hidden. Yet PBS’ "Nova: The Bible’s Buried Secrets,” airing at 7 p.m....

Kids’ social skills come out of shell Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Should preschool be more about ABCs or learning to play with others? With the help of Twiggle the Turtle, scientists found out that youngsters do better if they do both. To prove...

Building permit numbers are a reminder of 2002 Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment Oklahoma City-area home builders are building like it’s 2002. The 3,428 single-family building permits issued through October in Oklahoma City, Edmond, Midwest City, Moore and Norman did...

Remediation plan to be discussed by Norman school board Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — Members of the Norman School Board on Monday will discuss a remediation plan for middle school students who are not doing well in math, reading or both. The board will meet at 7...

Are you a workaholic? Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Add a comment Do you avoid vacations, or when you take one, do you get irritable and worry that something at work will go awry because you’re not there? Do miss important family events, like birthdays or...

OU graduate earns legal honor Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — Elizabeth Garrett, a native Oklahoman and graduate of the University of Oklahoma, has been elected to the American Law Institute, considered one of the highest honors in the legal...

Discovery of pyramid excites archaeologists Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Comments 1 SAQQARA, Egypt — Archaeologists have discovered a pyramid under the sands of Saqqara, an ancient burial site that has yielded a string of unearthed pyramids in recent years but remains...

OU grad selected for legal honor Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — Elizabeth Garrett, a native Oklahoman and graduate of the University of Oklahoma, has been elected to the American Law Institute, considered one of the highest honors in the legal...

Some Oklahomans used to scrip and save Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Comments 2 EDMOND — It’s not the type of anniversary that calls for re-enactments and proclamations. This is the 75th anniversary of the issuance of scrip in some areas of Oklahoma. Recently, I...

Oklahoma state voters’ choices no surprise Sat, Nov 8, 2008 | Add a comment Although some states embraced a Democratic agenda, Oklahoma voters clung to conservative values, supporting the Republican candidate for president and adding Republican seats in the House and...

Loss doesn’t get Florida St. down Sat, Nov 8, 2008 | Add a comment TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — It would have been a "masterpiece,” Bobby Bowden said, "a classic.” Trailing at one point by two touchdowns, losing by 11 entering the fourth...

Attacked church focuses on healing children Mon, Jul 28, 2008 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- As they started their production of "Annie," a musical about an orphan's unwavering hope, the children of the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church...