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Here's the latest news for Thursday, May 23rd: Funerals begin after deadly Oklahoma tornado; Obama delivers national security speech today; Poor building materials to blame for Bangladesh disaster; LeBron James carries Miami heat to victor...
$2B in Okla. tornado damage means hard recovery
All that is left of Shayne Patterson's three-bedroom home is the tiny area where his wife hunkered down under a mattress to protect their three children when a tornado packing winds of at least 200 mph slammed through his neighborhood. Patterson vowed to rebuild, likely in the same place, but ...
Oklahoma City Thunder Players Tour Moore
Residents of tornado-devastated Moore, Oklahoma got a surprise visit from members of the NBA Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. Players toured the damage and met residents. Thunder star Kevin Durant has given one million dollars to the Red ...
Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill. The Oklahoma City-based arts-and-crafts chain ...
Youngest Okla. tornado victims remembered by kin
Nine-year-old Sydney Angle was "everywhere at once" when she was out on the softball field. Kyle Davis, 8, was nicknamed "The Wall" because of his size and presence on the soccer field. JaNae Hornsby, also 9, was the life of the party. The three were among seven small children pulled ...
Okla. tornado damage: Thousands of homes, $1.5-$2B
The tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb this week may have created $2 billion or more in damage as it tore through as many as 13,000 homes, multiple schools and a hospital, officials said Wednesday as they gave the first detailed account of the devastation. Also Wednesday, authorities released ...
Raw: Kevin Durant Tours Moore After $1M Pledge
A day after he pledged $1 million dollars to help tornado victims, Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant visited the disaster area. (May 22)
Okla. men get video of deadly tornado overhead
Two 19-year-old Oklahoma men who took cover in a cellar during a deadly tornado were able to use their cellphones to get video of the twister as it passed over the home. Charles Gafford was at the home of friend Alex Rodriguez as the tornado struck Monday. While in the ...
Service members clean smashed Okla. veterans park
With Memorial Day just around the corner and an Oklahoma veterans park in shambles after a tornado, airmen from a local base moved in to spruce things up for the holiday. Master Sgt. Kimberly Baldwin went to the Veterans Memorial Park where she and her husband Joseph do their daily ...
Education board to consider waivers for Moore
The Oklahoma State Board of Education is expected to consider waivers for public schools in the tornado-ravaged community of Moore. The State Board of Education meets Thursday in Oklahoma City. It's slated to consider waivers for Moore Public Schools relating to instructional days and filing deadlines for certain reports. The ...
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