Oklahoma
Kids, teachers from devastated school reunite
Students from a suburban Oklahoma City elementary school destroyed by this week's tornado reunited with their teachers Thursday and collected whatever could be salvaged from the ruins. Some children carried thank-you cards. A first-grader was eager to see her favorite gym teacher and for a chance to say goodbye for ...
Closer Look at Okla. School Where Children Died
City officials from Moore, Oklahoma, showed reporters for the first time a close look at the destroyed Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven students were killed in Monday's tornado. (May 23)
Wyden: FracFocus a 'constructive' tool on drilling
A website partially funded by the oil and gas industry could be a "constructive" tool for federal regulators as they consider requiring public disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, Senate Energy Committee Chairman Ron Wyden said Thursday. Wyden, D-Ore., stopped short of endorsing the website, FracFocus.org, but said ...
US companies challenging contraception mandate
Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is challenging the part of the federal health care law that requires for-profit companies to offer employees health coverage that includes products the business owners find morally objectionable, such as certain types of contraception. Few large American employers have weighed in on this because it's a ...
Tornado watch in effect for parts of west Oklahoma
A tornado watch is in effect for parts of western Oklahoma and northwestern Texas just days after a monstrous tornado hit the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore and left 24 people dead. The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center says the tornado watch will remain in effect through 10 p.m. ...
Latest deadly tornado tests Oklahoma town's mettle
Having lived most of her life in this Oklahoma City suburb, Barbara Bryen never feared twisters. They were just part of life in a particularly deadly stretch of Tornado Alley. She always thought the closet just inside her front door was good enough for shelter, and on Monday it was ...
James, Bryant voted to All-NBA first team
LeBron James was a unanimous pick for the All-NBA team and Kobe Bryant earned his record-tying 11th first-team selection. James received all 119 votes for the first team from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the U.S. and Canada. Joining the league's MVP and Bryant on the first team ...
Oklahoma Family Reflects on Lost Son
Third-grader Kyle Davis was killed by the monster tornado that ravaged his elementary school in Moore, Oklahoma. Kyle's own sister survived by taking cover in a bathroom in the same school. The Davis family is remembering their "precious"...
Universities combine efforts for relief T-shirts
Three Oklahoma universities are working up a plan to raise money for the United Way's tornado relief effort in Moore. The University of Oklahoma announced Thursday that it is working with Oklahoma State University and the University of Tulsa to use logos from the three schools for disaster relief T-shirts. ...
AP Top Stories May 23 A
Here's the latest news for Thursday, May 23rd: Funerals begin after deadly Oklahoma tornado; Obama delivers national security speech today; Poor building materials to blame for Bangladesh disaster; LeBron James carries Miami heat to victor...
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