Articles from the November 12, 2017 edition
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Veterans Day marked with parades, somber ceremonies
Americans honored their military veterans Saturday with a parade in the wintry cold of New York City, where one World War II vet thanked onlookers for remembering, and in a somber ceremony in a Texas community bloodied by a church massacre where...
Texas church shooting victims honored, funeral held
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — Two white hearses carrying the bodies of a couple killed in last weekend's Texas church shooting were followed by a long procession of vehicles Saturday evening that avoided passing the church where more than two d...
US cities, states defy Trump, still back Paris climate deal
BONN, Germany (AP) — A group of U.S. states, cities, businesses and universities said Saturday they are still committed to curbing global warming even as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is walking away from the Paris climate accord. B...
Tiny Texas town turns inward in wake of mass shooting
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — The people of Sutherland Springs have not held news conferences, they haven't made appearances on network morning television shows, and while they've been polite to the media, they're not exactly forthcoming. I...
AP Interview: UN food chief says to end hunger, end conflict
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. food agency is telling world leaders that the only way to end global hunger is to end conflicts, which would also free up billions of dollars to build roads and infrastructure and promote economic growth i...
Marine drill instructor gets 10 years for abusing recruits
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Marine Corps drill instructor has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars after being convicted of tormenting and abusing young recruits, especially Muslim-Americans, including one who later killed himself. A military jury a...
No. 12 Oklahoma State rallies past No. 24 Cyclones 49-42
AMES, Iowa (AP) — One week after letting Oklahoma break its heart, No. 12 Oklahoma State rallied late to stun 24th-ranked Iowa State — handing the Cyclones one of the most devastating defeats in school history. Mason Rudolph threw for 376 yards and...
US Senate passes Veteran's Administration bill by Oklahomans
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A bill by Republican Sens. James Lankford and Jim Inhofe intended to address the care of military veterans in Veteran's Administration hospitals has passed the U.S. Senate. The bill passed Thursday would allow the Secretary of t...
$3.15M paid after Oklahoma murder convictions overturned
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two former Oklahoma death row inmates and their attorneys have settled wrongful conviction lawsuits against the state for a total of $3.15 million. Records obtained by The Oklahoman through an Open Records request show Yancy D...
Oklahoma singer gains national attention in China
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Slater Rhea, a young but gray-haired University of Oklahoma graduate, is a singing sensation who entertains millions. His devoted fans include grandmothers and giggly girls, but the Louisiana native barely gets noticed in the U.S...
Oklahoma paleontologist studies teenage T. rex bones
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Lately, museums all over the U.S. and Canada have sent pieces of their T. rex skeletons to Dr. Holly Ballard's lab at Oklahoma State University's Health Sciences Center in Tulsa. When Ballard returns the fossils, they're m...
Police: Man who livestreamed chase threatened suicide by cop
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Police say a man who livestreamed a 2½-hour police chase in Oklahoma threatened to force police to kill him. The chase ended in a field in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore when a deputy shot 25-year-old Brenton Hager with a st...
No. 22 Oklahoma women beat Belmont 96-73
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Vionise Pierre-Louis scored 24 points on 10-of-11 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds to help No. 22 Oklahoma women beat Belmont 96-73 on Friday night. Maddie Manning added 17 points and seven boards, Mandy Simpson scored 12, and L...
Oklahoma State beats Pepperdine 78-47 in Boynton's debut
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Even without their best player, Oklahoma State had no problem with Pepperdine on Friday night. Lindy Waters scored 14 points and pulled down seven rebounds as Oklahoma State gave Mike Boynton a victory in his coaching debut,...
Oklahoma City students call for immigration reform
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Hundreds of students at an Oklahoma City high school called for immigration reform during a recent walkout. The walkout and rally at Santa Fe South High School on Thursday was among dozens of walkouts at schools and u...
Grier, Crawford help No. 23 Mountaineers beat K-State 28-23
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Will Grier threw for 372 yards and four touchdowns, Justin Crawford added 113 yards rushing and No. 23 West Virginia overcame its early mistakes to hold off Kansas State 28-23 on Saturday. Ka'Raun White had eight catches for 1...
Missouri man charged in Kansas man's shooting death
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man is charged with second-degree murder in the death of a Kansas man outside a restaurant. Jackson County prosecutors charged 24-year-old John Dewayne Jeffries of Raytown on Thursday in the death of Clinton P...
Big-name acts help Wichita's Intrust Arena triple profits
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Big-name acts like Paul McCartney and Neil Diamond helped the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita more than triple its profits this year. The Wichita Eagle reports the high-priced acts also led to a 43 percent increase in the a...
Legislature's sexual harassment policy called inadequate
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Some Kansas lawmakers acknowledge they weren't even aware that the Legislature had a policy on sexual harassment before it became a topic of discussion when several women alleged they were sexually harassed at the Statehouse or i...
Gov. Brownback confident Kansas' water will be preserved
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Sam Brownback said he is optimistic that Kansans will change past practices and adopt new technologies to help preserve the state's water resources. During the annual Governor's Conference on the Future of Water this w...
No. 7 Wichita State blows past Missouri-Kansas City 109-57.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall would prefer his best big men dominate inside. But when senior posts Darral Willis, Shaquille Morris and Rauno Nurger combined for four 3-pointers in the first 7 minutes of Friday night's opener...
From graffiti to Snapchat, schools react to racial incidents
CHICAGO (AP) — Maryland students using their shirts to spell a racial slur used against black people at a rally. Pennsylvania students posing with swastika-carved pumpkins. A Montana student photographed with a gun accompanied with a racial e...
Health officials recommend moving wells away from homes
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — State health officials are recommending that a large oil and gas development proposed in northern Colorado be moved away from homes, echoing the concerns of nearby Boulder County residents. The Daily Camera reports that the C...
Bahrain says militants hit oil pipeline, opening new front
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An explosion ripped through a pipeline belonging to Bahrain's state-run oil company and sent flames shooting up into the night sky, with government officials on Saturday blaming the blast on an attack by m...
Oilman, philanthropist dies in New Mexico
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — An oil and gas pioneer who loved work and was known for his philanthropy has died at his home in northwestern New Mexico. The Daily Times of Farmington reports that Tom Dugan died Tuesday. He was 91. His family says a m...
