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May 24, 2013
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Moore tornado tally: More than 12,000 homes damaged or destroyed

Firefighters have completed their search for survivors and are now responding to injury calls, the Moore fire chief said.

Hugs and tears: Plaza Towers students come back to school
OU, OSU, Tulsa band together for T-shirt, will provide proceeds to disaster relief and recovery
State House passes emergency aid bill for tornado response
Plaza Towers teacher's aide recounts twister
Red Cross volunteer keeps relief workers well-supplied
How to help those affected by the Moore tornado
VIDEO: Going back home
SLIDESHOW: Clean-up continues in the aftermath of the Moore tornado
SLIDESHOW: Aerial photos show Moore tornado's destructive path

 
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Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook voted to All-NBA teams

The third team had former Thunder and current Houston Rockets star, James Harden.

 
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Memorial Day weekend travel expected to rise, AAA-Oklahoma says

The recent surge in gasoline prices in Oklahoma could curb Memorial Day travel somewhat, but many state residents still are expected to plan trips for the holiday, a new report says.

 
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Readers Forum: Keith Ballard: Common Core would boost academic rigor

School is more than learning your ABCs and how to solve quadratic equations. We know that learning how to think critically, work cooperatively, and solve problems creatively are among the most important skills children need to be good citizens, contributing members of society, and productive workers in a competitive global economy.

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We have two pair of Paul McCartney tickets to give away. Want 'em?

Here’s your (two) chance(s) to win one of two pairs of tickets to see Paul McCartney perform May 30 at the BOK Center.

 
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Photos and stories from the 2013 Moore tornado. Who is Tulsa's next mayor?
MOVIE FEED

Review: 'The Hangover, Part III' It is a sobering realization to exit 'The Hangover, Part III' and know that I have come to despise the ...

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Admiral Twin Drive-in screens 'The Outsiders' on Thursday with 'Rumble Fish' A pair of Tulsa icons come together Thursday night as 'The Outsiders' kicks off a special double-feature ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

19 hours ago

Weekly rewind: May 23 From the opening scene of 'Star Trek Into Darkness,' we are off and running.

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

19 hours ago

Living Wright: Movies are good, but spare me the movie theater So imagine, if you're bored enough, my excitement over 'Star Trek: Into Darkness,' which debuted this ...

JASON ASHLEY WRIGHT
World Scene Writer

2 days ago

Summer movies have specific audience: young men, teen boys The summer movie season is a young man's game. That's who Hollywood targets once the weather heats up ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

4 days ago

Eagles DVD set gives band's history, never-before-seen footage There's a reason that the Eagles were the opening-night act for Tulsa's BOK Center and the Ford Center ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

4 days ago

'Star Trek' likely to launch Benedict Cumberbatch into stars Benedict Cumberbatch's mission at the moment is to boldly go into a conversation by phone from London ...

JULIE HINDS Detroit Free Press

4 days ago

Review: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' From the opening scene of 'Star Trek Into Darkness,' we are off and running.

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

6 days ago

Review: 'The Sapphires' Every so often, a film like 'The Sapphires' comes along, and I'm glad it does. This sweet charmer put ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

6 days ago

Tulsa native Heather Langenkamp talks 'Star Trek' role as 'strange little alien' Tulsa actress Heather Langenkamp makes an appearance in this summer's science-fiction blockbuster 'Star ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

6 days ago

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last week

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MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

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MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

last week

Michael Smith: Admiral Twin to screen 'The Outsiders' at drive-in May 23 You asked for it, Tulsa, and the Admiral Twin Drive-in is delivering: On May 23, you can kick off the ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

last week

Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy She writes that she made the choice with thoughts of her six children after watching her own mother die ...

Associated Press

last week

Michael Smith: Trailer gives first look at 'August: Osage County' The first trailer for 'August: Osage County' offers us our first look inside the big house in rural Osage ...

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last week

Review: 'Peeples' is a pleasant remake despite direction 'Peeples' is completely unoriginal as something of a rip-off of 'Meet the Parents' with an all-black ...

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last week

Death notices for May 23 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

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GRDA report: Boat driver drank alcohol, took pills before fatal Grand Lake crash A preliminary investigative report released Wednesday states that the driver of a boat that crashed into ...

SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent

15 hours ago

Family tries to find peace with death of two of their children in the Moore tornado As the tornado began shaking their house Monday, Laurinda Vargyas huddled with her mother in a bathtub ...

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Review: 'The Hangover, Part III' It is a sobering realization to exit "The Hangover, Part III" and know that I have come to despise the ...

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10 hours ago

OU, OSU, Tulsa band together for T-shirt, will provide proceeds to disaster relief and recovery The shirts include all three logos of the schools. Proceeds will be donated directly to the United W ...

ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer

13 hours ago

St. John plans layoffs, cites rejection of Medicaid expansion by Gov. Mary Fallin Tulsa's St. John Health System is "restructuring its workforce" because of changes in medical financing, ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer & SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer

15 hours ago

Survivors' Stories: Looters sifting through rubble add to family grief Genni Satterlee didn't want her first-grade daughter at Plaza Towers Elementary School when the tornado ...

GINNIE GRAHAM & CARY ASPINWALL World Staff Writers

22 hours ago

Tech review: Samsung Galaxy S4 Within the S Health app on the Samsung Galaxy S4, there's a feature that can measure the temperature ...

ROBERT EVATT World Staff Writer

17 hours ago

Moore tornado tally: More than 12,000 homes damaged or destroyed Firefighters have completed their search for survivors and are now responding to injury calls, the Moore ...

ZIVA BRANSTETTER World Enterprise Editor

4 hours ago

Sapulpa native's photo of Moore tornado on Time magazine cover When freelance photographer Alonzo Adams headed out Monday to shoot what turned out to be one of the ...

KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer

12 hours ago

Fallin's Medicaid decision leads to job losses here The negative fallout resulting from Gov. Mary Fallin's decision to reject the Medicaid expansion element ...

World's Editorials Writers

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4 days ago

Hugs and tears: Plaza Towers students come back to school Moore Public Schools sites that were spared by the storm reopened for a few hours Thursday morning so ...

ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer

13 hours ago

Man sentenced in lewd molestation of relative He pleaded no contest Monday to an amended charge of lewd molestation.

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17 hours ago

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19 hours ago

Death notices for May 22 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

1 day ago

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LAURA SUMMERS World Correspondent

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Grove woman killed; man also shot Dena Davenport, 49, and Doyle Handle, 52, were both shot in the head.

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370 Comments

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DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer

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213 Comments

St. John plans layoffs, cites rejection of Medicaid expansion by Gov. Mary Fallin Tulsa's St. John Health System is "restructuring its workforce" because of changes in medical financing, ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer & SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer

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457 Comments

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184 Comments

Obama to visit Oklahoma on Sunday; tornado damage could top $1 billion Secretary of Homeland Defense Janet Napolitano toured the tornado-ravaged areas on Wednesday.

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89 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Euphemism "Sunday Morning Quarterback" in the World's Capitol Report May 12 contains this brief:

Anthony J. Lauinger, Tulsa

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88 Comments

51 killed, including 20 children, in Moore tornado A powerful tornado roared through Moore and south Oklahoma City on Monday, killing at least 51 people ...

RANDY ELLIS NewsOK.com

2 days ago

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Movie List

Fast & Furious 6

Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges, Luke Evans

Directed By: Justin Lin

Theatrical Release Date: 05/24/2013

Run Time: 02:10

Genre: Action/Adventure, Suspense/Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Review:

Website: http://www.thefastandthefurious.com/

Showtimes: 10:00 am, 10:30 am, 1:05 pm, 1:30 pm, 4:10 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:15 pm, 7:30 pm, 10:15 pm, 10:30 pm

Iron Man 3

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Jon Favreau, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale, Ben Kingsley

Directed By: Shane Black

Theatrical Release Date: 05/03/2013

Run Time: 02:15

Genre: Action/Adventure

Rating: PG-13

Review: Tulsa World Review

Website: http://IronManMovie3.com

Showtimes: 10:15 am, 10:45 am, 1:15 pm, 1:45 pm, 4:15 pm, 4:45 pm, 7:15 pm, 7:45 pm, 10:10 pm, 10:40 pm

Star Trek Into Darkness

Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alice Eve, Peter Weller

Directed By: J.J. Abrams

Theatrical Release Date: 05/16/2013

Run Time: 02:03

Genre: SciFi/Fantasy, Action/Adventure

Rating: PG-13

Review: Tulsa World Review

Website: http://www.startrekmovie.com/

Showtimes: 10:00 am, 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm, 5:00 pm, 7:00 pm, 8:00 pm, 10:00 pm

Star Trek Into Darkness 3D

Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alice Eve, Peter Weller

Directed By: J.J. Abrams

Theatrical Release Date: 05/16/2013

Run Time: 02:03

Genre: SciFi/Fantasy, Action/Adventure

Rating: PG-13

Review:

Website: http://www.startrekmovie.com/

Showtimes: 10:30 am, 1:30 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:30 pm, 10:30 pm

The Great Gatsby

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Carey Mulligan, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke, Amitabh Bachchan, Elizabeth Debicki

Directed By: Baz Luhrmann

Theatrical Release Date: 05/10/2013

Run Time: 02:23

Genre: Drama, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Review: Tulsa World Review

Website: http://thegreatgatsby.warnerbros.com/

Showtimes: 10:00 am, 1:05 pm, 4:10 pm, 7:25 pm, 10:30 pm

The Hangover Part III

Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Heather Graham, Jeffrey Tambor, Justin Bartha, John Goodman, Sasha Barrese, Gillian Vigman

Directed By: Todd Phillips

Theatrical Release Date: 05/23/2013

Run Time: 01:40

Genre: Comedy

Rating: R

Review:

Website: http://www.hangoverpart3.com/

Showtimes: 10:00 am, 10:30 am, 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 4:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 7:30 pm, 10:00 pm, 10:30 pm, 1:30 am

MOVIE FEED

Review: 'The Hangover, Part III' It is a sobering realization to exit 'The Hangover, Part III' and know that I have come to despise the ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

10 hours ago

Admiral Twin Drive-in screens 'The Outsiders' on Thursday with 'Rumble Fish' A pair of Tulsa icons come together Thursday night as 'The Outsiders' kicks off a special double-feature ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

19 hours ago

Weekly rewind: May 23 From the opening scene of 'Star Trek Into Darkness,' we are off and running.

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

19 hours ago

Living Wright: Movies are good, but spare me the movie theater So imagine, if you're bored enough, my excitement over 'Star Trek: Into Darkness,' which debuted this ...

JASON ASHLEY WRIGHT
World Scene Writer

2 days ago

Summer movies have specific audience: young men, teen boys The summer movie season is a young man's game. That's who Hollywood targets once the weather heats up ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

4 days ago

Eagles DVD set gives band's history, never-before-seen footage There's a reason that the Eagles were the opening-night act for Tulsa's BOK Center and the Ford Center ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

4 days ago

'Star Trek' likely to launch Benedict Cumberbatch into stars Benedict Cumberbatch's mission at the moment is to boldly go into a conversation by phone from London ...

JULIE HINDS Detroit Free Press

4 days ago

Review: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' From the opening scene of 'Star Trek Into Darkness,' we are off and running.

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

6 days ago

Review: 'The Sapphires' Every so often, a film like 'The Sapphires' comes along, and I'm glad it does. This sweet charmer put ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

6 days ago

Tulsa native Heather Langenkamp talks 'Star Trek' role as 'strange little alien' Tulsa actress Heather Langenkamp makes an appearance in this summer's science-fiction blockbuster 'Star ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

6 days ago

MOVIE REVIEW: 'Star Trek' is both thrilling and intelligent “Into Darkness” is a film that frequently rewards longtime fans with drive-by references.

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

last week

Coming Friday: Tulsan Heather Langenkamp talks 'Star Trek' role Imagine a “Star Trek” alien that is “very green-looking and very frog-looking,” Langenkamp said during ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

last week

Weekly rewind: May 16 After watching 'The Great Gatsby,' there are many words to describe what I saw on the screen: splashy, ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

last week

Michael Smith: Admiral Twin to screen 'The Outsiders' at drive-in May 23 You asked for it, Tulsa, and the Admiral Twin Drive-in is delivering: On May 23, you can kick off the ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

last week

Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy She writes that she made the choice with thoughts of her six children after watching her own mother die ...

Associated Press

last week

Michael Smith: Trailer gives first look at 'August: Osage County' The first trailer for 'August: Osage County' offers us our first look inside the big house in rural Osage ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

last week

Review: 'Peeples' is a pleasant remake despite direction 'Peeples' is completely unoriginal as something of a rip-off of 'Meet the Parents' with an all-black ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

last week

Death notices for May 23 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

17 hours ago

GRDA report: Boat driver drank alcohol, took pills before fatal Grand Lake crash A preliminary investigative report released Wednesday states that the driver of a boat that crashed into ...

SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent

15 hours ago

Family tries to find peace with death of two of their children in the Moore tornado As the tornado began shaking their house Monday, Laurinda Vargyas huddled with her mother in a bathtub ...

NOLAN CLAY & ANDREW KNITTLE NewsOK.com

17 hours ago

Review: 'The Hangover, Part III' It is a sobering realization to exit "The Hangover, Part III" and know that I have come to despise the ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

10 hours ago

OU, OSU, Tulsa band together for T-shirt, will provide proceeds to disaster relief and recovery The shirts include all three logos of the schools. Proceeds will be donated directly to the United W ...

ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer

13 hours ago

St. John plans layoffs, cites rejection of Medicaid expansion by Gov. Mary Fallin Tulsa's St. John Health System is "restructuring its workforce" because of changes in medical financing, ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer & SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer

15 hours ago

Survivors' Stories: Looters sifting through rubble add to family grief Genni Satterlee didn't want her first-grade daughter at Plaza Towers Elementary School when the tornado ...

GINNIE GRAHAM & CARY ASPINWALL World Staff Writers

22 hours ago

Tech review: Samsung Galaxy S4 Within the S Health app on the Samsung Galaxy S4, there's a feature that can measure the temperature ...

ROBERT EVATT World Staff Writer

17 hours ago

Moore tornado tally: More than 12,000 homes damaged or destroyed Firefighters have completed their search for survivors and are now responding to injury calls, the Moore ...

ZIVA BRANSTETTER World Enterprise Editor

4 hours ago

Sapulpa native's photo of Moore tornado on Time magazine cover When freelance photographer Alonzo Adams headed out Monday to shoot what turned out to be one of the ...

KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer

12 hours ago

Fallin's Medicaid decision leads to job losses here The negative fallout resulting from Gov. Mary Fallin's decision to reject the Medicaid expansion element ...

World's Editorials Writers

17 hours ago

Moore man saw child die after being found at Plaza Towers school Pushing debris off the door, Wesley Oliver and his neighbor climbed out of the cellar in time to watch ...

MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer

22 hours ago

T. Boone Pickens at 85: Energy mogul talks about his life, legacy and why he can't retire Days away from his 85th birthday, T. Boone Pickens isn't satisfied with the estimated $1.2 billion fortune ...

ZIVA BRANSTETTER World Enterprise Editor

4 days ago

Hugs and tears: Plaza Towers students come back to school Moore Public Schools sites that were spared by the storm reopened for a few hours Thursday morning so ...

ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer

13 hours ago

Man sentenced in lewd molestation of relative He pleaded no contest Monday to an amended charge of lewd molestation.

AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer

17 hours ago

Tulsa native among bachelors on this season's 'The Bachelorette' When host Chris Harrison introduces the bachelors to Desiree Hartsock on Monday's season premiere of ...

RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer

19 hours ago

Death notices for May 22 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

1 day ago

Dewey man charged after allegedly killing 2 puppies with shotgun He remained jailed Thursday on $10,000 bond.

LAURA SUMMERS World Correspondent

11 hours ago

Grove woman killed; man also shot Dena Davenport, 49, and Doyle Handle, 52, were both shot in the head.

SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent

4 hours ago

Blake Shelton, Kenny Wayne Shepherd among musicians helping tornado relief efforts A growing roster of Oklahoma-tied musicians and others are planning benefit concerts, television broadcasts ...

JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer

20 hours ago

370 Comments

Sen. Jim Inhofe goes 'unvarnished' for speech in Tulsa The potential Republican U.S. Senate candidates waiting in a long line for incumbent Sen. Jim Inhofe ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

5 days ago

245 Comments

Amber Hilberling discusses husband's fatal fall Amber Hilberling told a national television audience on Friday that she still can't understand what happened ...

DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer

5 days ago

213 Comments

St. John plans layoffs, cites rejection of Medicaid expansion by Gov. Mary Fallin Tulsa's St. John Health System is "restructuring its workforce" because of changes in medical financing, ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer & SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer

15 hours ago

457 Comments

Tulsa city councilors asked to move forward on use of Tate Brady's name in Tulsa Arts District "I come not to praise Tate Brady but to help bury him," Workman said. "Action needs to be taken. I think ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

6 days ago

184 Comments

Obama to visit Oklahoma on Sunday; tornado damage could top $1 billion Secretary of Homeland Defense Janet Napolitano toured the tornado-ravaged areas on Wednesday.

MICHAEL OVERALL and AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writers

1 day ago

184 Comments

More Obama aides knew of IRS audit; Obama not told White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending ...

JULIE PACE & CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press

2 days ago

161 Comments

Tulsa tea party groups protest at local IRS office About 20 people picketed in the rain outside an east Tulsa federal building Tuesday as part of a national ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

1 day ago

152 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Complicit It was with sadness and disbelief that I read your Benghazi editorial on May 15.

Gene Kinney, Tulsa

3 days ago

148 Comments

OK insurance

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

2 days ago

135 Comments

Anthony Weiner's Recognition

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

17 hours ago

121 Comments

Fallin's Medicaid decision leads to job losses here The negative fallout resulting from Gov. Mary Fallin's decision to reject the Medicaid expansion element ...

World's Editorials Writers

17 hours ago

111 Comments

Obama pledges prompt response for storm-ravaged Moore President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma on Tuesday in the wake of "one of ...

Associated Press

1 day ago

105 Comments

Graduation

MIKE KEEFE via Caglepost.com

3 days ago

103 Comments

Boy Scouts' leaders to vote on lifting gay-youth ban With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the ...

DAVID CRARY Associated Press

4 days ago

99 Comments

Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys Gay adults will remain barred from serving as Scout leaders.

DAVID CRARY and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press

9 hours ago

97 Comments

Tulsa library system budget takes hit from property tax cut The Tulsa City-County Library has cut more than $800,000 from its proposed operating budget for fiscal ...

SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer

5 days ago

96 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Giving voice I implore the Tulsa World to cover the multiple investigations going on around the country. This is how ...

Angela Shell, Tulsa

17 hours ago

90 Comments

U.S. House votes again to repeal 'Obamacare'; Coburn pushes bill against expanding Medicare The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to repeal the Affordable Care Act - Obamacare - ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer

6 days ago

89 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Euphemism "Sunday Morning Quarterback" in the World's Capitol Report May 12 contains this brief:

Anthony J. Lauinger, Tulsa

6 days ago

88 Comments

51 killed, including 20 children, in Moore tornado A powerful tornado roared through Moore and south Oklahoma City on Monday, killing at least 51 people ...

RANDY ELLIS NewsOK.com

2 days ago
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