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US approves Google's Motorola bid after EU OKs

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:16:07 -0600

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have approved Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of cellphone maker Motorola Mobility Holdings.

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Magnitude-5.6 quake strikes Northern California

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:16:07 -0600

TRINIDAD, Calif. (AP) — A moderate earthquake struck Northern California's coast Monday afternoon, rattling nerves around the Oregon border but yielding no immediate reports of major injury or damage, officials said.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-5.6 quake struck at 1:07 p.m.

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In Joplin, young professionals hear call to serve

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:15:16 -0600

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — One was a busy financial adviser.

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Competing informants in 9 Ohio fire deaths retrial

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:01:55 -0600

CLEVELAND (AP) — Another jailhouse informant will be added to the mix if a federal court retrial goes forward in the arson deaths of nine in Cleveland, creating a competing informant scenario for skeptical jurors.

The government appealed last week's decision giving 28-year-old Antun Lewis a new trial in the 2005 fire.

A judge threw out the conviction, citing unreliable jailhouse informants.

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Retired Philly officer again protests in uniform

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:01:54 -0600

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A retired police captain who was arrested in uniform during an Occupy Wall Street protest last year joined demonstrators on the lawn of Independence Hall on Monday, saying he isn't breaking any law by wearing his old uniform despite the city police commissioner telling him to stop.

Ray Lewis, who retired in 2004 after 24 years on the force, joined a group of Occupy Philadelphia protesters, again wearing his old uniform — complete with an Occupy button on it.

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Body found of man suspected of killing mom, kids

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:01:38 -0600

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A body found in a heavily wooded area just north of Spokane on Monday was that of the ex-convict sought in the killings of a woman and her two young sons, whose family had befriended the man and opened their home to him.

A police dog found the body of Dustin W. Gilman, 22, on a Wandermere area cliff after officers were initially led there by signals from his cell phone.

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Lawsuit in FAMU death reveals details of hazing

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:46:23 -0600

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The parents of a Florida A&M band member who died after being hazed filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday against the owner and driver of the charter bus where the ritual took place, and revealed new details about what might have happened the night Robert Champion died.

The suit describes two types of hazing that took place before Champion died.

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Conn. lawmakers push anew for death penalty repeal

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:46:23 -0600

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Some state lawmakers are reviving a push to end Connecticut's death penalty, hoping for an easier road this year following the conclusion of two widely publicized trials for a brutal 2007 triple slaying.

While the only survivor of the Cheshire home invasion personally lobbied legislators last year to keep the death penalty, at least one state senator who was swayed by Dr.

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Judge sets Nov. trial date for Whitey Bulger

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:46:22 -0600

BOSTON (AP) — A magistrate judge on Monday set a Nov. 5 trial date for James "Whitey" Bulger, rejecting a plea from the reputed gangster's lawyers for more time to prepare.

Bulger, the former leader of the Winter Hill Gang, is charged with participating in 19 murders.

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Judge: DEA must explain Fla. shipment suspension

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:46:19 -0600

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Drug Enforcement Administration to explain its rationale for trying to shut down a Florida pharmaceutical distribution center.

U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton ruled after a hearing Monday that he will give the DEA until the end of next week to submit its reasoning for issuing an order against the distribution center run by Cardinal Health Inc.

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Trial starts for Ala. man in bride's diving death

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:46:18 -0600

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man went on trial Monday on a capital murder charge in the death of his newlywed bride more than eight years after she drowned during a honeymoon diving trip in Australia.

Prosecutors contend Gabe Watson killed 26-year-old Tina Thomas Watson during a dive by turning off her air supply and restraining her until she lost consciousness.

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NC Supreme Court hears student bra search case

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:46:18 -0600

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A student who had to pull her bra away from her body so school officials could check whether she was hiding drugs must have been humiliated and frightened by the unreasonable search, her lawyer told the North Carolina Supreme Court on Monday.

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White House attacks contraception bills

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:46:16 -0600

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday legislation in the Senate that would give employers broad leeway to restrict coverage for contraception is "dangerous and wrong.

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Update: Man killed in wreck caused by icy roads

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:37:05 -0600

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Troopers said icy conditions were to blame for a wreck that killed a Duncan man Monday morning.

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NJ Senate OKs gay marriage bill in milestone vote

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:30:55 -0600

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — In a move that supporters called a civil rights milestone, New Jersey's state Senate on Monday passed a bill to recognize same-sex marriages, marking the first time state lawmakers officially endorsed the idea — despite the promise of a veto by Gov.

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APNewsBreak: Student warned of hammer attack

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:30:48 -0600

LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — A teenage girl accused of attacking two students with a hammer at Columbine High School had warned a school employee of the attack moments before it happened.

Jefferson County School District security director John McDonald says investigators Monday were trying to gather additional details.

McDonald says the 14-year-old suspect targeted a 15-year-old girl in a bathroom.

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Oklahoma City man with toddler in car arrested on drunken driving complaint

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:47:12 -0600

BY BRYAN DEAN bdean@opubco.com

A 19-year-old Oklahoma City man was arrested on a complaint of child endangerment by DUI after he was stopped with a 1-year-old child in his back seat.

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Update: Road conditions improve across Oklahoma but could still be treacherous in spots

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:03:08 -0600

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Ambulances responded to 27 wrecks in Oklahoma City Monday morning including a multiple vehicle crash on Lake Hefner Parkway.

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Boy, 7, dies after being found in Oklahoma City swimming pool

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:17:04 -0600

BY MATT DINGER mdinger@opubco.com

A 7-year-old boy found at the bottom of a swimming pool Sunday afternoon later died at the hospital, Oklahoma City police said.

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Northeast Oklahoma City man reported missing, possibly kidnapped

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:14:02 -0600

BY MATT DINGER mdinger@opubco.com

Melvin Lewis Smith Jr., 39, was last seen by his father Saturday. About 1:45 p.m.

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Winter weather returns to Oklahoma with snow, sleet

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:12:08 -0600

FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

Snow with a mixture of sleet and light freezing rain is expected to move through Oklahoma Sunday night and continue early Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

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University of Central Oklahoma's Jazz Lab's role has grown during the past decade

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:55:14 -0600

BY SILAS ALLEN sallen@opubco.com

For the past 10 years, the Jazz Studies Division of the University of Central Oklahoma's School of Music has called the UCO Jazz Lab its home.

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Oklahoma pays $300,000 to settle federal lawsuit against DHS

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:35:12 -0600

BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.com

Misty Lynn Williams spent almost 14 months in Sequoyah County jail in Sallisaw to keep secret her daughter's location.

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Jury selection begins Monday in Oklahoma political corruption trial

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:59:16 -0600

BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.com

Former Oklahoma state Senate leader Mike Morgan, lobbyist Andrew Skeith and prominent attorney Martin Stringer are on trial accused of bribery.

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Crash near Madill kills 1, injures another

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:10:09 -0600

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers said a Saturday night crash killed one person and critically injured another.

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Oklahoma City's attorney looks into election spending disclosure

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:08:06 -0600

BY MICHAEL KIMBALL mkimball@opubco.com

The Oklahoma City attorney is looking into what the city could do if the state Legislature allows it to control election spending disclosure rules.

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Oklahoma City received federal stimulus money for projects, but costs remain

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:43:11 -0600

BY MICHAEL KIMBALL mkimball@opubco.com

Oklahoma City received nearly $48.7 million in federal stimulus money during the recession. Most of it was spent on infrastructure and other things that required only one-time expenses, but some of the money was used to start projects that will be absorbed by the city budget if they are to continue.

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Oklahoma native will serve as assistant athletic trainer of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2012 season

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:30:16 -0600

BY BRYAN PAINTER bpainter@opubco.com

Former Oklahoma City 89ers and RedHawks trainer Greg Harrel reflects on his experiences as a pro baseball trainer as he readies for the upcoming season.

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Gang death report at a glance

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:46:49 -0600

AT A GLANCE

About the gang deaths report

Gang homicides account for a substantial proportion of homicides among youths in some U.S. cities.

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Oklahoma City's police chief questions parts of report on gang deaths

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:46:49 -0600

BY MATT DINGER mdinger@opubco.com

Oklahoma City's police chief says steps to prevent gang violence recommended in a recent report already have been implemented and are proving to be successful.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report looked at five cities with high levels of gang homicides, including Oklahoma City.

The report, issued Jan.

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