Trust fund cited for decline in Oklahoma smokers Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Comments 11 Oklahoma officials are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the settlement of a lawsuit against tobacco companies. Gov. Brad Henry has proclaimed Nov. 23 as "A Healthier Oklahoma Day," marking...

Hurt Oklahoma teen’s mom seeks $27.5M damages Fri, Nov 14, 2008 The mother of a 15-year-old boy injured earlier this year at the Oklahoma County Juvenile Detention Center is seeking more than $27 million in damages, claiming her son was assaulted by a guard or...

Obama plans US terror trials to replace Guantanamo Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Comments 4 WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Obama's advisers are crafting plans to close the Guantanamo Bay prison and prosecute terrorism suspects in the U.S., a plan that the Bush administration said...

HB 1804 draws new legal challenge in Oklahoma Sat, Nov 8, 2008 DENVER — Labor unions, immigration advocates, civil rights groups and even the National Center for Lesbian Rights have joined business groups to battle parts of Oklahoma’s...

Calendar scandal hits BYU Tue, Nov 4, 2008 | Add a comment BLOG CALENDAR SCANDAL HITS BYU Religion News Service reports Brigham Young University student Chad Hardy created a calendar featuring shirtless Mormon missionaries, resulting in his excommunication...

Outdoors: Q&A on SQ 742: Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4 Sat, Nov 1, 2008 | Add a comment On Tuesday, voters go to the polls to decide State Question 742, which would amend the state Constitution to give Oklahomans a constitutional right to hunt, trap and fish. Here are some frequent...

Voter fraud query is urged Sat, Nov 1, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is failing to ensure voters are legally registered in at least two states, a group of former high-ranking government attorneys said Friday in asking...

Plan would restore felon vote rights in Oklahoma Thu, Oct 30, 2008 | Comments 8 Legislation planned for the 2009 Oklahoma Legislature would restore voting rights to convicted felons who have left prison and are no longer under state supervision, but its future already is in...

Legislation would restore felon voting rights Thu, Oct 30, 2008 | Comments 13 A state lawmaker wants convicted felons to have their voting rights restored once they leave prison and are no longer under state supervision. Sen. Judy Eason McIntyre of Tulsa said Thursday she...

28 groups back suit against Oklahoma immigration law Mon, Oct 27, 2008 | Comments 14 Twenty-eight different business, labor and civil rights groups have filed briefs in support of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's legal fight against Oklahoma's tough illegal immigration law. The...

Bombing shaped Muslim organization Thu, Oct 23, 2008 | Add a comment His fledgling Council on American-Islamic Relations was less than a year old in April 1995 when co-founder Nihad Awad, received an urgent telephone call from Oklahoma City. A few days...

Woman sues after son allegedly left semi-nude in Tulsa classroom Wed, Oct 8, 2008 TULSA - The mother of a 4-year-old boy is suing a Sperry pre-kindergarten teacher who allegedly left the boy semi-nude in a dark classroom for about 40 minutes. Keli Morgan filed a civil rights...

Bush signs new rules on government wiretapping Thu, Jul 10, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush signed a bill Thursday that overhauls rules about government eavesdropping and grants immunity to telecommunications companies that helped the U.S. spy...

Obama tells NAACP blacks must take responsibility Mon, Jul 14, 2008 CINCINNATI (AP) -- Democrat Barack Obama received a prideful welcome from the annual NAACP convention Monday night, but in a stirring speech to the nation's oldest civil rights...

Supreme Court says states can demand photo ID for voting Mon, Apr 28, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- States can require voters to produce photo identification, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, upholding a Republican-inspired law that Democrats say will keep some poor,...

Civil Rights Icon's Incest Trial Starts Thu, Apr 10, 2008 LEESBURG, Va. (AP) -- A jury convicted an iconic civil-rights figure of incest Thursday after concluding that he had sex with his teenage daughter 15 years ago. The Rev. James L. Bevel,...

TSA Responds to Nipple Ring Complaint Fri, Mar 28, 2008 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Transportation Security Administration said it will change they way its officers search passengers with body piercings after a Texas woman complained she was...

Clinton Defends Husband on Racial Issues Sat, Feb 23, 2008 NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton strongly defended her husband's record on civil rights Saturday at a forum in which she acknowledged "painful moments" in a presidential contest...

Grizzlies Beat Bulls, 104-90 Sat, Mar 17, 2007 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Mike Miller and Rudy Gay each had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Chicago Bulls 104-90 on Monday. Pau Gasol added 12 points and 10...

Colo. Professor Vows to Fight Dismissal Wed, Jun 14, 2006 BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- A professor scorned for remarks about Sept. 11 victims vowed that his firing over allegations of plagiarism, falsification and other misconduct wouldn't end his 2...