HEALTH 23 hr ago | Add a comment Unhappy people watch more TV Here’s some sobering news for couch potatoes: A 30-year study of television habits published in the December issue of scientific journal Social Indicators...

Stress warps brains, behavior 16 hr ago | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Scientists have discovered how stress — in the form of emotional, mental or physical tension — physically reshapes the brain and causes long-lasting harm to humans...

What price, happiness? 2 hr ago | Add a comment SAN DIEGO — I just want my kids to be happy. This has become "a kind of sacred star in the galaxy of parenting wisdom,” says child psychologist Aaron Cooper. It is a default dream,...

Recipe and thoughts to have a wild thanksgiving 9 min ago | Add a comment As Girl vs. Wild I have spent many a meal in the great outdoors. Many meals have been shared over hot coals, campfires and mini stoves. Sometimes with utensils and sometimes not. Whether it has...

Green revolution advocated Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment Thomas L. Friedman, three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and journalist of The New York Times, in "Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution — And How It Can Renew America”...

Gifts for teens, tweens trend toward high-tech Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment Here’s a great gift for anyone on your list but especially good for a teen who’s just begun driving. The BodyGard emergency tool contains all the tools your teen might need in a jam....

Men will enjoy these creative gifts Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment Tired of receiving holiday-themed ties and tins of stale popcorn? No need to worry. Here are some gift items that any guy would like to unwrap on Christmas morning. And the best part is the price...

Insect-like robotic spy could join war effort 17 hr ago | Add a comment DAYTON, Ohio — If only we could be a fly on the wall when our enemies are plotting to attack us. Better yet, what if that fly could record video and even fire tiny weapons? That kind of James...

Syria refuses inspections of attack site 18 hr ago | Add a comment VIENNA, Austria — A senior Syrian official on Friday all but ruled out new visits by U.N. inspectors probing allegations that his country had a covert program that could be used to make...

Oklahoma scientist comes full-circle, thanks to OMRF program 18 hr ago | Add a comment Real lab work at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation set the course for Andrea Sestak’s career even before she graduated from college. In 1984, the Edmond Memorial High School student...

OU football: The Breakdown 19 hr ago | Comments 8 Why we love Mike Leach First, his team left tire tracks on Oklahoma State. Now he’s attempting to derail the national-title hopes of Oklahoma. Still, it’s impossible not to love Texas...

T. Boone Pickens to speak at wind energy conference 18 hr ago | Add a comment There’s something in the wind. It’s news, and the news is this: T. Boone Pickens, celebrated author of the Pickens Plan, is coming to Oklahoma City next month to deliver a keynote...

With cut, Mars trip gets less ambitious 11 hr ago | Add a comment LOS ANGELES — NASA is scrapping a controversial piece of hardware from its next-generation Mars rover. The equipment would have allowed the spacecraft to store rock fragments in a small...

Family slams suicide viewers 17 hr ago MIAMI, Fla. — A college student killed himself by taking a drug overdose in front of a webcam as some computer users egged him on, others tried to talk him out of it, and others messaged in...

Burglars steal Edmond shop's televisions Yesterday | Add a comment EDMOND — Burglars got away with two flat-screen televisions from Magic Nails, 3431 S Boulevard, Edmond police reported this week. Officers said when they arrived, they found the front glass...

Benefits of volunteering Yesterday | Add a comment Benefits of volunteering Volunteering to do good this holiday season also may be good for you, says a Purdue University sociologist. "There is certainly a social benefit for volunteers,...

OU students raise more than $2,000 for Children's Miracle Network Yesterday | Add a comment University of Oklahoma students raised more than $2,000 — and counting — this year for the Children’s Miracle Network through an annual fashion show. "Project Dance...

Audio makes videos feel real Yesterday | Add a comment You can’t have a great home theater system without great sound. For the uninitiated, home theater audio comes with a confusing set of technical terms like DTS, SDDS, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD...

Movie theater experience at home Yesterday | Add a comment Let’s say you’re not quite satisfied with the 37-inch flat-screen TV you bought a few years back. You’re looking for something a little bit more impressive, a system to give you...

Flat-screen TV sales lead projectors’ rate Yesterday | Add a comment Home theater aficionados say a digital projector, which can display a high-definition image on a screen mounted on your wall, is the best way to get a movie-theater experience. But flat-screen...