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• Man accused of exposing himself in Wheeler Park in OKlahoma City May 23, 2013
  BY TIM WILLERT Staff Writer twillert@opubco.comA transient accused of walking through a metro park wearing only shoes and a cloth on his head is facing a misdemeanor charge, records show. Joshua Cole Phillips, 18, was charged Thursday in Oklahoma County District Court with outraging public decency. Phillips is accused of walking naked May 14 through Wheeler […]
• Tornado watch in effect for parts of west Oklahoma May 23, 2013
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A tornado watch is in effect for parts of western Oklahoma and northwestern Texas just days after a monstrous tornado hit the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore and left 24 people dead. The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center says the tornado watch will remain in effect through 10 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Man accused of punching teenage daughter in face May 23, 2013
  BY TIM WILLERT Staff Writer twillert@opubco.comA man accused of punching his 14-year-old daughter was charged Thursday with misdemeanor domestic abuse, court records show. Arthur Gene McCully, 47, of Oklahoma City, is accused of punching the girl one time in the face with his fist April 27 at a residence in the 2100 block on N Prospect Avenue, records show. […]
• Va. students build disorientation chair for NASA May 23, 2013
  HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Brandon Hogan smiled broadly on Thursday as he sat in a chair at NASA's Langley Research Center that spun around and around, intentionally making himself dizzy. But the high school senior in blue jeans and a green T-shirt wasn't goofing off on a facility tour: He was testing out a chair that will be used by astronauts and he hel […]
• 87-year-old woman loses to Trump in civil case May 23, 2013
  CHICAGO (AP) — Jurors have sided with billionaire Donald Trump and against an 87-year-old grandmother who took him to court alleging that the "Apprentice" star cheated her in a skyscraper condo deal. The federal jury in Chicago returned with a finding in Trump's favor Thursday. Goldberg claimed the real estate mogul-turned-TV star carried out […]
• Dissidents find 'Cuba outside Cuba' in Miami May 23, 2013
  MIAMI (AP) — When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American community. The reaction has been far different.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Alabama closes mystery illness probe May 23, 2013
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama health officials investigating a cluster of respiratory illnesses say the total has increased to 10, but they are closing the investigation. State Health Officer Don Williamson said Thursday the cases are unrelated and all have reasonable explanations. Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Teen arrested in death of his 2 brothers in Utah May 23, 2013
  WEST POINT, Utah (AP) — A teenager was arrested Thursday in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at the family home in a Utah subdivision of new homes and tidy lawns, police said. Davis County Sheriff Todd Richardson said authorities believe the boys died from knife wounds.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission May 23, 2013
  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore. Bolden checked on the progress Thursday a month after the Obama administration unveiled its 2014 budget that proposes $105 million t […]
• New federal prosecutor nominated for Chicago May 23, 2013
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Obama administration has picked a private attorney and former federal prosecutor who helped send former Illinois Gov.Read more on NewsOK.com […]