8 February 2012, 10:45 am
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Soldiers who don't believe in God can go to war with "Atheist" stamped on their dog tags, but humanists and others with various secular beliefs are still officially invisible in the Army. Maj.Read more on NewsOK.com ... Read More »
8 February 2012, 10:45 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Democratic state lawmaker who has been convicted on corruption charges said Wednesday he will follow tradition and step down from the House of Representatives when he is sentenced, but that he hopes to delay the proceeding so he can run for re-election. "The state constitu... Read More »
8 February 2012, 10:45 am
LONDON (AP) — Rupert Murdoch's News International has settled nearly all the cases against the company in the first wave of lawsuits for phone hacking by its journalists, with a new round of apologies and payouts announced Wednesday in a London court. But a potentially damaging claim lodged by Bri... Read More »
8 February 2012, 10:31 am
CLEVELAND (AP) — Clippers guard Chauncey Billups says he won't let his season-ending injury also finish his NBA career. Billups tore his left Achilles tendon on Monday night, ending his first season with Los Angeles.Read more on NewsOK.com ... Read More »
8 February 2012, 10:31 am
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The University of North Dakota will resume using its contentious Fighting Sioux nickname despite threats from the NCAA, the school's president said Wednesday, marking the latest twist in a years-long fight about a name that some consider offensive. A state law was repealed la... Read More »
8 February 2012, 10:16 am
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Move over, coffee and Red Bull. Read more on NewsOK.com ... Read More »
8 February 2012, 10:16 am
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri teenager who had described the slaying of a young neighbor girl as an "ahmazing" thrill made an emotional apology Wednesday to the girl's family and was sentenced to a potential lifetime in prison. Moments before her sentence was imposed, 18-year-old Alyssa Bu... Read More »
8 February 2012, 10:16 am
CLEVELAND (AP) — A mentally disabled former drug dealer convicted in the fire deaths of nine people, including eight children at a birthday sleepover, won a new trial on Wednesday from a judge who said jailhouse snitches and other witnesses were unreliable. U.S. District Court Judge Solomon Oliver... Read More »
8 February 2012, 10:15 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks were mixed Wednesday afternoon as questions mounted over whether Greece will hammer out a cost-cutting deal it needs to keep from defaulting on its debt. After climbing in early trading, the Dow was down 15 points to 12,863 at 1 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com ... Read More »
8 February 2012, 10:08 am
By ZACK STOYCOFF - Tulsa WorldSAND SPRINGS -- A man was arrested on child neglect complaints Wednesday after authorities found his 6-month-old son dead in a house they described as "in complete disarray.Read more on NewsOK.com ... Read More »
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