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Southern Baptists urge reporting of abuse claims
The Southern Baptist Convention has passed a resolution calling on all Southern Baptists to report allegations of child abuse to authorities. The nation's largest Protestant denomination has resisted implementing some type of database of ministers accused of abuse, saying that all churches are independent and the denomination does not have ...
Evidence suggests GI's leaks revealed tactics
The mountain of classified material Army Pfc. Bradley Manning gave to the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks revealed sensitive information about military operations and tactics, including code words and the name of at least one enemy target, according to evidence the government presented Tuesday. Manning, a 25-year-old Oklahoma native, has said he ...
Evidence suggests GI's leaks revealed tactics
The mountain of classified material Army Pfc. Bradley Manning gave to the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks revealed sensitive information about military operations and tactics, including code words and the name at least one enemy target, according to evidence the government presented Tuesday. Manning, a 25-year-old Oklahoma native, has said he didn't ...
Southern Baptists re-elect first black president
The Southern Baptist Convention re-elected its first black president, the Rev. Fred Luter Jr., at its annual meeting Tuesday. Luter was first elected in 2012. His presidency comes at a time when the nation's largest Protestant denomination is trying to move beyond its traditional white Southern base. The Nashville-based Southern ...
ONEOK to eliminate 49 jobs in Tulsa area
ONEOK Inc. says it will drop its energy services segment and eliminate 49 positions, mostly in the Tulsa area. A company spokesman says the 49 employees will be offered positions in other parts of the company or severance benefits. ONEOK Chairman and CEO John Gibson says the energy services segment ...
Detroit Pistons hire Maurice Cheeks as new coach
Maurice Cheeks is getting a third shot to be an NBA head coach. The Detroit Pistons are desperately hoping he makes the most of the opportunity he was given Monday, when they announced the hiring and did not disclose the length of his deal. Cheeks was 284-286 in the regular ...
Manning trial resumes as new leak scandal unfolds
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning's court-martial for giving hundreds of thousands of sensitive documents to WikiLeaks entered its second week Monday in a fresh spotlight cast by a brand-new leak by another low-level intelligence employee. Like Manning, Edward Snowden could find himself hauled into court by the U.S. government after he ...
Ex-NBA star in jail, charged in fatal Ga. crash
Former NBA All-Star Daron "Mookie" Blaylock is out of the hospital and in jail, charged with vehicular homicide in a car crash south of Atlanta. Blaylock is also charged with driving on a suspended license, making an improper lane change and crossing the median in the head-on crash that killed ...
Okla. education official seeks superintendent post
A longtime Oklahoma education official says he plans to run for state superintendent of public instruction in 2014. Democrat Jack Herron of Norman said Monday he intends to seek the post currently held by Republican Janet Barresi. The 67-year-old Herron worked as assistant state superintendent for financial services at the ...
New ORU president sees global possibilities
Globalism will be a key word at Oral Roberts University as the nation's largest fully accredited charismatic university moves into the future, its new president said. Billy Wilson spent his first day as ORU president doing local and national media interviews and meeting with staff and alumni. "The first announcement ...
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