Articles from the May 12, 2019 edition
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N. Korean cargo ship seized by US arrives in American Samoa
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — A North Korean cargo ship seized by the U.S. because of suspicion it was used to violate international sanctions arrived at the capital of this American territory, where it will undergo inspections. The Wise Honest wa...
Berlin Airlift remembered, key moment in Cold War
BERLIN (AP) — Berliners on Sunday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the day the Soviets lifted their blockade strangling West Berlin in the post-World War II years with a big party at the former Tempelhof airport in the German capital. Among the i...
Alyssa Milano calls for sex strike, ignites social media
Actress Alyssa Milano ignited social media with a tweet Friday night calling for women to join her in a sex strike to protest strict abortion bans passed by Republican-controlled legislatures. The former star of "Charmed" and current cast member of...
Venezuela's Guaidó asks for relations with US military
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó on Saturday said he's instructed his political envoy in Washington to immediately open relations with the U.S. military in a bid to bring more pressure on President Nicolás Mad...
Shanahan says military won't leave until border is secure
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan visited a border city in Texas on Saturday and said he intends to accelerate planning to secure the border and bolster the administration's ability to accomplish that without the P...
US deployments across Mideast factor in Iran tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. aircraft carrier strike group rushes toward the Persian Gulf. Decades-old B-52 bombers rumble down runways at desert air bases. The Pentagon, meanwhile, routes a Patriot missile battery and an amphibious s...
Texas boys ranch moves forward as more men discuss abuse
DALLAS (AP) — When Allan Votaw stepped onto Cal Farley's Boys Ranch in Texas in 1957, the 5-year-old hoped he and his two brothers — ages 3½ and 6 — had found a home. Instead, the now-66-year-old says, they found a "horror house" where sadist...
2 bodies found in burned northeastern Oklahoma house
PRYOR, Okla. (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Oklahoma say two bodies have been discovered inside a burned home in Mayes County. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says firefighters responded after the fire was reported about 5:40 a.m. S...
Oklahoma City Streetcar ridership improving in the spring
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Ridership on Oklahoma City's streetcar system has improved with the arrival of spring weather. The Oklahoman reports the streetcar system recorded 3,943 trips on March 16 during St. Patrick's Day weekend and 3,475 trips on A...
Northeastern Oklahoma readies for Keystone Dam water release
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Officials in northeastern Oklahoma are preparing thousands of sandbags ahead of the planned release of the largest amount of water that has run through Keystone Dam in 26 years. The Tulsa World reports that the U.S. Army Corps o...
Suspect in shootings fatally shot by Oklahoma officer
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A man suspected of multiple shootings and assaults that injured at least two people has been fatally shot by a police officer in Tulsa. Tulsa Police Officer Danny Bean says the unidentified gunman was shot Friday evening after a...
Woodring Wall of Honor aim to fix Vietnam Memorial replica
ENID, OKLA. (AP) — Woodring Wall of Honor and Veterans Park is raising funds to repair and restore the park's scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall. The former American Veterans Traveling Tribute Vietnam Memorial Wall was welcomed to Enid in N...
Oklahoman makes an appearance on 'Naked and Afraid' episode
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — You're going to be seeing a lot of Jeremy Upshaw on television. The Tulsa-born Upshaw, a Stillwater High School graduate who lives in Enid, will bare it all in an upcoming episode of "Naked and Afraid." A Discovery Channel reality...
Nonprofit names Wichita boy 'hero' after road rage shooting
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita boy who was wounded in a road rage shooting last fall has been named the hero of the year at the children's hospital where he recovered from a stray bullet that shattered his hip bone and lacerated his liver and k...
