Hope for Tulsa medical training, indigent care 7 hr ago | Add a comment DEBATE over how best to meet the Tulsa area’s indigent-care needs and give life support to Oklahoma State University’s doctor training program got a new twist last week after a hospital...

Bush signs jobless benefits extension 23 hr ago | Comments 1 WASHINGTON -- With no end in sight to economic bad news, President George W. Bush on Friday ensured that millions of laid-off workers will keep getting their unemployment checks as the year-end...

IN BRIEF: Two men face more charges in Tennessee Yesterday Two men face more charges MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two supremacists accused of plotting to kill President-elect Barack Obama face more charges. Daniel Cowart and Paul Schlesselman were indicted on...

Congress rushing to extend jobless benefits Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON - Jarred by new jobless alarms, Congress rushed Thursday toward keeping unemployment checks flowing through the December holidays and into the new year for Americans whose benefits are...

Norman projects may get funding Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — More federal dollars may be available for urban projects when the new administration takes over in January, a Washington lobbyist told Norman officials this week. Projects that...

Infrastructure spending to nowhere Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 3 Democrats see the road to economic recovery, and it has been bulldozed, flattened out by a road grader and covered with pavement. Barack Obama says a fiscal stimulus will be the top priority of his...

Study debunks ginkgo as anti-dementia drug Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 5 CHICAGO — The dietary supplement ginkgo, long promoted as an aid to memory, didn’t help prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in the largest test of the extract in older...

People return to ashes in L.A. Tue, Nov 18, 2008 LOS ANGELES — People burned out of a mobile home park returned to the site Tuesday on a windless day that helped crews mop up fires that ravaged nearly 1,000 homes. Santa Ana winds calmed to...

IN STOCK: AIG Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment AIG New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday asked troubled insurance giant American International Group to reveal whether it intends to give bonuses or raises to its executives this year....

US: October budget deficit hits record of $237.2 billion Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Comments 1 WASHINGTON - The federal government began the new budget year with a record deficit of $237.2 billion, reflecting the billions of dollars the government has started to pay out to rescue the...

Harvard seeking spending cuts amid economic crisis Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Harvard University says it is considering spending cuts because the economic slowdown may reduce federal grants or the school's substantial endowment. In an e-mail to...

Change might come to Oklahoma's election system Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Comments 15 Vote-counting went smoothly during the general election in Oklahoma last week, but the state's election machinery is outdated and may soon be headed for the scrap heap. State Election Board...

Mustang museum seeks larger space to display tractors Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Add a comment MUSTANG — Officials at the Mustang Historical Society Museum have a problem. The museum has scores of antique farming equipment, which is good, but no place to display it, which is the...

U.S. automakers hope Obama will bring aid Wed, Nov 5, 2008 | Comments 1 DETROIT — Detroit automakers and their allies in Congress said Wednesday Barack Obama’s victory could help U.S. automakers line up federal funding needed for them to survive a terrible...

Oklahoma House Speaker Chris Benge receives challenge for post from Rep. Mike Reynolds Thu, Nov 6, 2008 | Add a comment INCUMBENT BESTS NEWCOMER BOREN Incumbent Sen. Jim Reynolds, R-Oklahoma City, beat political newcomer David Boren, a Moore Democrat, by 159 votes in the district that includes Oklahoma and Cleveland...

Pelosi weighs stimulus bill in lame-duck session Wed, Nov 5, 2008 | Comments 1 WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she hopes Congress can return this month to approve spending measures to stimulate the depressed economy. She said much depends on finding...

Defense spending helps buoy state in rough times Tue, Nov 4, 2008 | Add a comment Football coaches say defense wins championships. At least one Oklahoma-based economist agrees. Federal defense spending is one of the strongest drivers of the state’s economy, says Chad...

Patient pending: Hospital fee returns to health agenda Thu, Oct 30, 2008 | Comments 4 A proposed hospital "provider fee” died on the operating table in the 2005 legislative session, despite widespread support from general hospitals and state government officials....

Letters to the Editor: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Wed, Oct 29, 2008 | Comments 301 Primary change needed As we come upon the general election, let’s not forget we have a two-party system that allows us to vote for the person, not just the party. Such is not the case in the...

I-40 funds keep project on track Mon, Oct 6, 2008 | Comments 10 Completion of the new Crosstown Expressway by 2012 is part of a $3.8 billion state highway construction program approved Monday by state transportation commissioners. Nearly $195 million of the...