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• US 321 to remain open during Memorial Day weekend May 25, 2013
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Motorists will be able to navigate U.S. 321 through Blowing Rock during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The N.C. Department of Transportation says there will be no lane closures in the widening project work zone.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• 16 children, 1 teacher dead in Pakistan bus fire May 25, 2013
  LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Police say that a teacher was among the 17 burned to death in eastern Pakistan when a minibus taking children to school suddenly caught fire. Police earlier said that all 17 who died in the Saturday morning blaze in Gujrat, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) northwest of Islamabad, were children aged between 6 and 12. Officer Ijaz Ahmad […]
• Chile's Indians take on world's largest gold miner May 25, 2013
  EL CORRAL, Chile (AP) — The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember they've drunk straight from the glacier-fed river that irrigates their orchards and vineyards with its clear water. Then thousands of mine workers and their huge machines moved […]
• Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81 May 25, 2013
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pioneering Washington journalist Haynes Johnson, who helped redefine political reporting, has died at age 81. The University of Maryland, where Johnson was a journalism professor, reports that he suffered a heart attack Friday while at a Bethesda, Md., hospital.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Angel Flight crashes in NY, 2 killed, 1 missing May 25, 2013
  EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) — The crash of a volunteer Angel Flight in upstate New York that killed at least two people is under investigation, and the search for the missing pilot is ongoing, authorities said. Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said the flight's two passengers were found dead near where the twin-engine plane crashed in a wooded area in Ephrata […]
• 7 Filipino marines, 4 militants killed in clash May 25, 2013
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — At least seven Filipino marines and four Abu Sayyaf militants were killed in a clash Saturday as the military launched an offensive against al-Qaida-linked gunmen who have been blamed for recent kidnappings and of trying to sabotage a road project in the southern Philippines. Nine other marines and about 10 Abu Sayyaf fighters were […]
• Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair May 25, 2013
  BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad have unleashed their heaviest artillery barrage in a week to dislodge rebels from a strategic western town. Pro-Assad troops, including fighters from the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, launched an offensive against the rebel-held town of Qusair a week ago.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Oklahoma tornadoes: Chambers and cities collaborate to boost storm-affected businesses in Oklahoma May 25, 2013
  FROM STAFF REPORTS Also ... Back to business is initiative goal The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber announced the Back to Business Initiative on Friday, allowing owners of businesses with damage from Monday's tornado to report their needs and get connected to resources. “After a natural disaster, it can be overwhelming to navigate the process of getting b […]
• Oklahoma tornadoes: What will it take to get Moore's stores back in business May 25, 2013
  BY JENNIFER PALMER jpalmer@opubco.comMOORE — These may be the first signs of economic recovery. In red, white and blue, signs outside businesses have begun inviting the community back to the restaurants, shops and operations along the path of Monday's tornado that ravaged parts of Moore and south Oklahoma City. In the days immediately after the storm, b […]
• Oklahoma tornadoes: Plaza Towers Elementary School teacher shoved students into bathroom as wall collapsed May 25, 2013
  BY SILAS ALLEN and SARAH HUSSAINMOORE — As Monday's tornado bore down on Plaza Towers Elementary School, first-grade teacher Becky Evans herded her students into a hallway and told them to crouch down in front of a wall in and cover their heads and necks. The school didn't have a safe room, so safety procedures required teachers to take students in […]