$39B sought for pneumonia fight Mon, Nov 2, 2009 | Add a comment $39B sought for pneumonia fight LONDON — To fight pneumonia, the world’s top killer of children, United Nations officials say they need $39 billion over the next six years. On the first...

Texas lawmaker vows to change indecency law Sat, Oct 31, 2009 | Add a comment DALLAS — A 1970s-era Texas law that allows parents to show "harmful material” to their children has come under fire after a prosecutor said he couldn’t file charges against a...

Tulsa teens aim for change in AIDS battle Sat, Oct 31, 2009 | Add a comment TULSA — Three teenage friends are putting loose change to work helping victims of AIDS in India. In a project they call "Change It!,” they are placing 150 collection jars in...

Obama will overturn ban on HIV travelers Fri, Oct 30, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Friday the U.S. will overturn a 22-year-old travel and immigration ban against people with HIV early next year. The order will be finalized on Monday,...

Logan County jailers charged with rape, sodomy of inmate Fri, Oct 30, 2009 GUTHRIE — Whatever happened inside a woman’s jail cell that led to rape and sodomy charges against two Logan County guards took about five minutes. Rahmel Francis Jefferies, 30, and...

Time to teach women about deadly disease Thu, Oct 29, 2009 | Add a comment You’ve probably seen the pink ribbons this October supporting breast cancer awareness month and the great strides being made in research. What you probably haven’t heard about is...

Judge dismisses stem cell challenge Wed, Oct 28, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — A judge dismissed a Christian adoption agency’s challenge Tuesday of regulations expanding embryonic stem cell research. The case arose from a decision by President Barack...

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber diagnosed with cancer Sun, Oct 25, 2009 | Add a comment LONDON -- A spokeswoman for Andrew Lloyd Webber says the composer has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The announcement came in a statement Sunday which said "the condition is in its very early...

Sperm donor’s kids inherit heart defect Sat, Oct 24, 2009 | Add a comment CHICAGO — A sperm donor passed on a potentially deadly genetic heart condition to nine of his 24 children, including one who died at age 2 from heart failure, according to a medical journal...

Strict Oklahoma abortion laws spark court battles Sat, Oct 24, 2009 | Add a comment Two new laws being challenged in the Oklahoma courts would give the state some of the strictest abortion laws in the country by forcing women to answer questions about race and their relationships,...

Loss of friends to HIV/AIDS inspires Kenyan to offer aid Fri, Oct 23, 2009 | Add a comment A Kenyan has teamed up with a church to offer counseling to people with HIV/AIDS. John Wambugu is the director of Olivet Baptist Church’s HIV Counseling Center that opened this month at 1209...

Strict Oklahoma abortion laws spark court battles Fri, Oct 23, 2009 | Add a comment Two new laws being challenged in the Oklahoma courts would give the state some of the strictest abortion laws in the country by forcing women to answer questions about race and their relationships,...

Second vaccine for cervical cancer receives support Thu, Oct 22, 2009 | Add a comment ATLANTA — A second kind of vaccine against cervical cancer may be added to the recommended list for girls and young women after a federal advisory panel voted Wednesday to support it. The...

Full results show AIDS vaccine is of modest help Tue, Oct 20, 2009 | Add a comment Fresh results from the world's first successful test of an experimental AIDS vaccine confirm that it is only marginally effective. Yet, the findings are exciting to scientists, who think they may...

Apology from Tyson? Not likely Sat, Oct 17, 2009 | Add a comment Mike Tyson wouldn’t bite. Not when Evander Holyfield called up expecting an apology. Not when Oprah suggested he finally make things right. Still missing a bit of that ear? A shame, Evander,...

Business Briefs Fri, Oct 16, 2009 | Add a comment nation Bank loan losses up CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bank of America Corp. said Friday it lost more than $2.2 billion in the third quarter as loan losses kept rising, providing more...

Locally produced ‘Rent’ playing at Pollard Thu, Oct 15, 2009 | Add a comment GUTHRIE — The Pollard Theatre is presenting the Tony-award winning musical "Rent” through Oct. 31. Loosely based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera "La Boheme,”...

Fewer abortions seen worldwide, new report finds Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Add a comment NEW YORK — Increased contraceptive use has led to fewer abortions worldwide, but deaths from unsafe abortion remain a severe problem, killing 70,000 women a year, a research institute...

Robotic prostate surgery could mean big trade-off Wed, Oct 14, 2009 | Add a comment CHICAGO — A new study suggests less-invasive keyhole surgery for prostate cancer may mean a higher risk for lasting incontinence and impotence when compared with traditional surgery. The...

Report: Unsafe abortions kill 70,000 annually Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Add a comment NEW YORK -- Increased contraceptive use has led to fewer abortions worldwide, but deaths from unsafe abortion remain a severe problem, killing 70,000 women a year, a research institute reported...