Local surge in illegal use of prescription painkillers casts doubt on efficacy of massive federal probe.

Opinion | Our current system is so complex and inefficient that Congress should devise a new one.

Arnall Patz, an emeritus professor of ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins University who discovered in the 1950s what was then the most common cause of blindness in premature infants, died March 11 of heart ...

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A new treatment is being given to a Talala boy who is in critical condition after contracting meningococcal disease, his grandfather said Saturday.

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Workers compensation reform, performance pay for teachers and expansion of charter schools are some of the key measures sought by Republican legislative leaders that will continue to advance through this ...

Tulsa Drillers owner Chuck Lamson will speak at the Tulsa Press Club's Page One series on March 22.

On the downhill stretch of a 12-hour shift, James Postoak was cruising the Broken Arrow Expressway in the light of a full moon.

Conservative superstars Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck called for Americans to demand a smaller government that adheres to the principles of its founding fathers during a rally in downtown Tulsa on Saturd ...

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Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly told about 800 people who gathered in downtown Tulsa on Saturday night that he is not an 'Obama hater.'

An elderly woman taken last year to St. John Medical Center had suffered a massive stroke and could no longer speak, eat or drink.

Referees Brad Meier and Brad Watson should have given the Vancouver Canucks two minutes for looking so good. The Canucks, playing their first home since Jan. 27, treated their loyal fans to a dominating performance as they clobbered the Ottawa Senators 5-1.

The Canucks, playing their first home since late January, clobbered the Ottawa Senators at GM Place.

Manny Pacquiao has won a unanimous decision over Joshua Clottey in their welterweight fight, keeping up his reputation as the world's best pound-for-pound fighter.

Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters gather in Bangkok to press the Thai government to step down.

ATLANTA -- President Barack Obama is promising parents and their kids that with his administration's help they will have better teachers in improved schools so U.S. students can make up for academic ground lost against youngsters in other countries.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao rejects criticism that Beijing keeps the yuan undervalued in order to boost exports.

BANGKOK -- Leaders of tens of thousands of protesters who swarmed into Bangkok from Thailand's rural areas Sunday threatened mass street demonstrations if the government didn't respond to their demand for a dissolution of Parliament within 24 hours.

The public is invited to a screening of a documentary film about underage drinking in Fresno County. The screening will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Arte Americas on Van Ness Avenue in Fresno. Read comments

BEIJING -- China vowed Sunday to remain alert to any renewed signs of economic crisis, but said it will hold the line against critics urging an appreciation of its currency and will not seek an aggressive leading role in world affairs.

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Smoke from a bonfire and laughter drifted through the air Saturday at Camp DaKaNi as Camp Fire USA members of all ages celebrated the organization’s 100th birthday.Several dozen members of the Heart of Oklahoma Council gathered in a clearing at the camp, located on E Hefner Road.

When Vicki Phangrath started nursing school, she stepped on a path virtually certain to end with a good-paying job. Read comments

Three out of every four Milwaukee County babies who suffocated in their sleep or died of SIDS in 2007 and 2008 were sleeping with an adult or with another child, according to a first-of-its kind analysis of infant fatalities.

Jets coach Rex Ryan has undergone a weight-loss procedure to help him fight obesity.

Washington is inviting fans to watch the Selection Show with players and coaches on Sunday. The school will open the doors to the Don James Center at 2:30 p.m.

China's premier rejected foreign pressure over its exchange rate controls and said Sunday the Chinese currency will be kept "basically stable."

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As officials in Morton High School District 201 try to balance their budget, they've touched off angry school board meetings, student protests and utter confusion.

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Dr. Richard W. Byrne labored for more than three hours to remove a malignant tumor from his patient's brain, aware his efforts would not defeat the deadly cancer.

Illinois is moving to phase out the use of perchloroethylene, or perc, a common dry-cleaning chemical linked to cancer, liver damage and neurological problems.

A Wisconsin man who says his Green Bay Packers loyalties helped save his life has been voted into the team's Fan Hall of Fame.

Come June, soccer's World Cup will be hosted by South Africa. Though only four of the 64 games are to be played here in Nelspruit, a $137 million stadium was built for the occasion.

Standout Kennedy Catholic guard Yaz Fuller was late to the Lancers' game Saturday after taking the SAT earlier in the day in Seattle.

Michael Greene had 24 points on 10-of-11 shooting as Squalicum repeated as Class 2A boys champ with a 67-63 win over Burlington-Edison.

An avalanche struck a rally of up to 200 snowmobilers in Canada's Rocky Mountains on Saturday, killing at least three people and leaving an unknown number missing, police said.

It wasn't a championship game, but it felt like one. "Totally," said Seattle Pacific women's basketball coach Julie van Beek, who experienced...

Here's how state members of Congress voted on major issues in the week that ended Friday.

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