BEDFORD, N.Y. (AP) — A medical examiner in suburban New York says the estranged wife of Robert Kennedy Jr.Read more on NewsOK.com
BY RICHARD MIZE richardmize@opubco.comCommercial mortgage-backed securities are making a comeback as funding streams for commercial real estate development, and developers, brokers and others lie in wait.Read more on NewsOK.com
BEDFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Medical examiner says Mary Richardson Kennedy died of asphyxiation due to hanging.Read more on NewsOK.com
Source: The Oklahoman
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slipping as unease about Europe overshadows an encouraging report on unemployment claims and good results from big retailers including Wal-Mart Stores.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 65 points at 12,533 just before noon Thursday.
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Source: The Oklahoman
FROM STAFF REPORTS
A winning lottery ticket was purchased at Murphy USA, 1100 N Santa Fe Ave. in Edmond.Source: The Oklahoman
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — A newlywed accused of stabbing his pregnant wife has pleaded not guilty to two counts of capital murder after the woman and baby died in western Arkansas.
Prosecutor Dan Shue says a judge appointed a public defender to represent James Herring during a court appearance Thursday.
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Source: The Oklahoman
NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney sought to distance himself Thursday from a GOP-leaning independent group's plan for a $10 million TV ad campaign renewing attention to President Barack Obama's ties to his controversial former pastor.
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Source: Big 12 Football Blog
Quiet day on the links. I'm afraid it's officially officially the offseason. If we want a good playoff, people are going to have to compromise, OU athletic director Joe Castiglione tells Berry Tramel of The Oklahoman. Former Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp got in a dig at Texas A&M, or rather, College Station, while speaking at a recent function. Stefan Stevenson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram has more on the season-ticket sales boom at TCU.Source: OU Daily by Dillon Phillips
The OU baseball team looks to shore up its postseason résumé against the Samford Bulldogs this weekend. The Sooners are 3-1 in their last four contests, including a series sweep of No. 4 Baylor.Source: Big 12 Football Blog
From Bob Przybylo : 6-foot-7, 345 pound offensive tackle Aaron Cochran talks about his recent Oklahoma offer. From Brandon Chatmon : Every weekday during the summer, SoonerNation will be evaluating a scholarship player on the Oklahoma roster. Today: senior quarterback Landry Jones.Source: The Oklahoman
Savannah, Ga. (AP) — Police: Gunman surrenders after standoff in downtown Savannah, Ga., restaurant.
Source: The Oklahoman
BY TIFFANY GIBSON tgibson@opubco.com
Oklahoma City police are looking for a vehicle they think was used in three attempted robberies and shootings May 8.Source: The Oklahoman
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the United States and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend the country after 130,000 international troops pull out.
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Source: The Oklahoman
By RANDY KREHBIEL - Tulsa World
A union spokeswoman said Thursday that workers have been told Tulsa's Processing and Distribution Center is scheduled to close in 2014.Source: The Oklahoman
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police say "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" actor Nick Stahl has been reported missing by his wife.
Police Officer Cleon Joseph confirmed on Thursday that the missing persons report was filed this week and the 32-year-old actor hasn't been found.
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Source: Big 12 Football Blog
If you've missed our look back at the projections from 2011, here's what you've missed. Predicting interceptions is near impossible, so we don't even try. Don't believe me? Of the Big 12's seven leading returning ball hawks in 2011, only Iowa State LB Jake Knott (No. 1) and Kansas State safety Ty Zimmerman (No. 7) had more than one interception that season. Sometimes players disappoint or suffer injuries. Sometimes quarterbacks refuse to throw their way.Source: The Oklahoman
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Police are blocking a street where a suspicious package has been reported near NW 4 and Walker Avenue.Source: The Oklahoman
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average US rate on 30-year fixed mortgage hits record low of 3.79 percent; 15-year also record.
Source: The Oklahoman
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Joining the Big 12 seems to be paying off for West Virginia University: Athletic department officials say sales of season tickets for football are outpacing last year.
So far, fans have requested more than 25,200 renewals, up from about 23,600 a year ago.
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Source: Crimson And Cream Machine by Jordan Esco
OU Baseball Featured On Baseball AmericaThe Sooners were featured in their 'Three Strikes' column following their sweep of Baylor last weekend and OU's chances at the postseason.
Always find it interesting to get an "outsider's" perspective on the team and coaching staff many of us here have at times been fairly critical of this season.
Source: The Oklahoman
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Two men robbed the LaQuinta Inn early Thursday, according to an employee who was forced into a closet.Source: The Oklahoman
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slipping in early trading as unease over Europe overshadows an encouraging U.S. employment report and good results from big retailers including Wal-Mart Stores.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 26 points at 12,573 shortly after the opening bell Thursday.
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Source: Big 12 Football Blog
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby refused to address Florida State by name this week when asked about expansion, but made it clear the issue would remain on the Big 12's agenda, like every conference. ACC commissioner John Swofford took a similar approach when asked about the possibility of Florida State leaving for the Big 12. "I don't deal in hypotheticals, I deal with what's tangible. It's what we're doing as a league with the current 12-, soon to be 14-membership league, and we're moving ahead on the basis of that full membership.Source: The Oklahoman
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Police are blocking a street where a suspicious package has been reported near NW 4 and Walker Avenue.Source: The Oklahoman
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Police say a gunman has barricaded himself inside a Savannah, Ga., restaurant, prompting authorities to close some areas of the city's downtown historic district.
Savannah-Chatham County police spokeswoman Gena Sullivan says a SWAT team has surrounded the Olde Pink House restaurant with an armed suspect inside Thursday morning.
Sullivan had no other details.
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Source: The Oklahoman
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Police are blocking a street where a suspicious substance has been reported. The street is NW 4 and Walker Avenue Thursday.Source: The Oklahoman
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Advance Auto Parts says its first-quarter profit rose 22 percent, but that's short of expectations and shares are tumbling in premarket trading.
The company, based in Roanoke, Va., said Thursday that it earned $133.5 million, or $1.79 per share, for the quarter ended April 21.
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Source: Big 12 Football Blog
TCU will have a new league and a new stadium this fall. It will also have a new record for season ticket sales. The Horned Frogs announced Wednesday that they had sold out of an allotted 30,000 season tickets, shattering the school record of 22,500 sold for the 2011 season. The new Amon G. Carter Stadium will seat about 45,000. TCU set the old mark on the heels of a Rose Bowl victory over Wisconsin, but rejoining old Southwest Conference rivals has the Horned Frogs fan base fired up.Source: The Oklahoman
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock futures wavered Thursday, with unease about Europe overshadowing another positive U.S. employment report and also some big numbers from retailers, including the world's largest.
Dow Jones industrial average futures rose 2 points to 12,576.
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Source: The Oklahoman
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits was unchanged last week, suggesting steady gains in the job market.
The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly unemployment aid applications stayed at a seasonally adjusted 370,000, the same level as the previous week.
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Source: Sooners Official Site
The Sooners' starting pitching has been the strength throughout the season and OU will need the arms to step up once again as Samford brings a potent offense to Norman. The Bulldogs topped No. 3 Florida at home on Tuesday by a score of 12-7 and rank in the top 20 in the nation in runs and hits. Samford also ranks 11th in the nation with 55 home runs, led by the nation's leader in Brandon Miller with 20, and Saxon Butler with 11.Source: Big 12 Football Blog
We're taking a look at spring breakout players across college football today, and here's who made a big impact across the Big 12. Trey Metoyer, WR, Oklahoma: Metoyer may have had the best spring of anyone in the Big 12. The physical freshman spent last season in prep school, but walked in this spring and essentially earned a starting job. Then three Sooners receivers were suspended indefinitely. Metoyer was already going to play and probably going to start.Source: The Oklahoman
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney and his party raised a combined $40.1 million in April.
The figures put the likely GOP nominee's fundraising haul closer to the $43.6 million that President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party raised last month.
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Source: The Oklahoman
BERLIN (AP) — The opening of Berlin's new €2.5-billion ($3.18-billion) airport must be further delayed until spring of next year, the capital's mayor said Thursday, in a growing embarrassment for city officials.
The airport's planned June 3 opening was canceled at the last minute last week over unresolved fire safety issues but officials then said it could likely be opened this August.
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Source: The Oklahoman
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock futures are falling, with unease about Europe overshadowing what is expected to be another positive U.S. employment report and also some big numbers from the world's largest retailer.
Dow Jones industrial average futures are down 32 points to 12,542.
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Source: The Oklahoman
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dollar Tree says its net income increased 15 percent in the first quarter as consumers spent more at the discount retailer, but shares slid on its outlook.
The chain said Thursday it earned $116.1 million, or $1 per share, for the period ended April 28.
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Source: The Oklahoman
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MIDWEST CITY -- Traffic is being diverted from NE 23 and Sooner Road due to a wreckSource: The Oklahoman
BEDFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Mary Richardson Kennedy's life had both highlights and troubled moments, and they played out publicly because of the famous political family she married into in 1994.
She was an architect who struggled with drug and alcohol abuse, and was the estranged wife of Robert Kennedy Jr.
The 52-year-old mother of four was found dead Wednesday, adding to the list of Kennedy family tragedies.
Her body was discovered at family property in suburban New York City.
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Source: The Oklahoman
FROM STAFF REPORTS
A Tulsa boy was flown to a hospital after he was found in Lake Keystone Wednesday evening, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports.
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Source: Big 12 Football Blog
Oklahoma freshman receiver Kameel Jackson, who announced last week on Twitter that he was transferring to Texas A&M and then was suspended indefinitely by Sooners head coach Bob Stoops, has apparently had a change of heart about his status at the university. Jackson tweeted early Thursday morning that he has "decided to stay at OU." He also explained the reason he was suspended. "My suspensions came from my failure to meet my class attendance policy," Jackson said on Twitter.Source: The Oklahoman
FROM STAFF REPORTS
The high temperature in central Oklahoma will be near 89 degrees with winds gusting up to 24 mph.
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Source: The Oklahoman
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin's mayor says the planned opening of the city's €2.5 billion ($3.18 billion) new airport must be further delayed until spring of next year.
Klaus Wowereit said Thursday the airport's board has set March 17 as the new opening date.
The announcement came about a week after officials had to cancel the new airport's planned opening on June 3 because of fire safety issues.
The Willy Brandt Airport was meant to replace Berlin's two aging airports Tegel and Schoenefeld, wrapping up another chapter in the reunification of the formerly divided city.
The delay — an embarassment for Germany's planners — will likely lead to cost overruns and liability claims from airlines.
The opening had first been delayed from late 2011 to June 2012.
Source: Crimson And Cream Machine by Jordan Esco
RT @Kameeljackson18: Decided to stay at OU. & w/ that being said, its time to silence all rumors.
— SoonerNation (@Sooner_Nation) May 17, 2012
RT @Kameeljackson18: My suspensions came from my failure to meet my class attendance policy. Nothing more; nothing less.
— SoonerNation (@Sooner_Nation) May 17, 2012
The
Source: The Oklahoman
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA says Pedro Proenca of Portugal will referee the Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Chelsea on Saturday in Munich.
The 41-year-old Proenca has not refereed either Bayern or Chelsea in his five Champions League matches this season.
In his most recent match in March, Proenca showed a red card to Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda in injury time as the French club eliminated Inter Milan in the last 16.
UEFA has also selected Proenca to work at the European Championship next month.
Proenca joined FIFA's international list of referees in 2003.
Source: Tulsa World
Oklahoma's major college baseball teams are seeking momentum-building series during the final weekend of the regular season.
Source: Yahoo! NCAAF
Source: The Oklahoman
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Marcello Lippi has taken over as coach at big-spending Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande and plans to bring an Italian style to the club immediately.
Evergrande released a statement Thursday saying it had hired the World Cup-winning Italian coach until November 2014.
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Source: The Oklahoman
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A group of suicide bombers armed with explosive-laden vests, automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenades stormed a government compound Thursday in western Afghanistan, killing at least seven people, officials said.
One of attackers first blew himself up at the gate of the governor's complex in Farah province, then three others fought their way inside, said Raouf Ahmadi, the regional police spokesman.
An ensuing two-hour gunbattle with the police left all the attackers dead, Ahmadi said.
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Source: The Oklahoman
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Marcello Lippi has been hired to coach big-spending Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande.
Evergrande released a statement Thursday saying it had hired the World Cup-winning Italian coach until November 2014.
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Source: The Oklahoman
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials say a group of militants has attacked a government compound in western Afghanistan, killing at least five people.
Police officer Mohammad Asif says the militants first fired a grenade at the gate of the governor's complex in Farah province on Thursday , then stormed into it.
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