Oklahoma City man fined in deaths of 187 birds Fri, Nov 7, 2008 An Oklahoma City man was ordered today to pay a $6,500 fine and perform 100 hours of community service for destroying the nests of federally protected cliff swallows at Lake Hefner in June....

IN BRIEF Thu, Nov 6, 2008 | Add a comment RICE HEADS TO MIDEAST On a Middle East trip, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hopes to secure a peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians before her administration leaves office. PAGE...

U.N. assembly approves global arms treaty Sat, Nov 1, 2008 | Add a comment UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly backed the idea of an unprecedented treaty regulating world arms trade Friday, despite U.S. opposition. Proponents say they hope to...

Group seeks to snuff out tobacco smuggling problem Sat, Oct 25, 2008 | Add a comment

US envoy takes new nuclear proposal to NKorea Fri, Sep 19, 2008 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Washington's top nuclear negotiator took a new proposal to North Korea on Wednesday to try to salvage a derailed disarmament pact amid reported signs of...

Livni gets approval to form Israeli government Thu, Sep 18, 2008 JERUSALEM (AP) -- Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Monday received formal approval to form a new Israeli government, starting the clock on a 42-day period for putting together a new team...

Palestinians reject partial peace accord Tue, Jun 24, 2008 JERUSALEM (AP) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected Israel's idea of an interim peace agreement at a Sunday summit, a Palestinian negotiator said, insisting on an...

Assad sits out Olmert speech at Paris summit Wed, May 21, 2008 PARIS (AP) -- Syria's president sat out the Israeli prime minister's speech to a Paris summit Sunday in an apparent rebuff just hours after Ehud Olmert urged Damascus to open direct peace...

Pentagon aims for less deadly cluster bombs Mon, Jul 7, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Faced with growing international pressure, the Pentagon is changing its policy on cluster bombs and plans to reduce the danger of unexploded munitions in the deadly...

Chad Holds Secret Talks With Rebels Thu, May 18, 2006 UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Chad's foreign minister said Tuesday the government is holding secret discussions with rebel groups who support peace and national reconciliation following a coup...

Bush Committed to Mideast Peace Process Tue, Nov 27, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush told the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian territories on Wednesday he is personally committed to their mission of peace, urging them to stick with...

UN Panel Gives Dire Warming Forecast Sat, Nov 17, 2007 VALENCIA, Spain (AP) -- Global warming is "unequivocal" and carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere commits the world to an eventual rise in sea levels of up to 4.6 feet, the world's top...

Accused Pilots Won't Return to Brazil Fri, Jul 20, 2007 GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) -- Two American pilots facing criminal charges after their executive jet collided with a commercial airliner over the Amazon are willing to testify, but won't...

Chisholm a trailblazer in state's history Thu, May 18, 2006 Jesse Chisholm is best remembered for the famed trail that bears his name. But before his name became synonymous with cattle drives, he was a well-known trader, guide and interpreter in Indian...

Land Run proclamation Thu, May 18, 2006 Here's the proclamation by President Benjamin Harrison opening the territory for the 1889 Land Run: Beginning at a point where the degree of longitude ninety-eight west from Greenwich, as...

Kansas casino met with reservations Thu, May 18, 2006 KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Vegas, it's not. In the heart of downtown Kansas City sits a gray prefab building scarcely bigger than a convenience store, its exterior a stark contrast to the city's...

Text from news conference with President Bush, Russian President Putin Thu, May 18, 2006 BUSH: It's a great honor for me to welcome President Vladimir Putin to the White House, and to welcome his wife as well. This is a new day in the long history of Russian-American relations, a...

Foreign adoptees to get automatic citizenship Thu, May 18, 2006 The number of families adopting children from abroad has been growing steadily for the past five years. With a shortage of available infants in this country, the increase in foreign adoptions...

Water questions take many turns Thu, May 18, 2006 HUGO -- About a half-trillion gallons worth of the nation's best water goes over the spillway at Hugo Lake every year, snakes its way 15 miles down the Kiamichi River, then is dumped into the...