Researchers prepare for storms
(AP) – Melinda French Gates says she will be donating $1 billion over the next two years to individuals and organizations working on behalf of women and families globally, including on reproductive rights in the United States.
In 1453, Ottoman armies captured Constantinople after a 53-day siege, effectively crushing the Byzantine Empire.
ROME (AP) — Italy on Tuesday celebrated the return of around 600 antiquities from the U.S., including ancient bronze statues, gold coins, mosaics and manuscripts valued at $65 million, that were looted years ago, sold to U.S. museums, galleries and collectors and recovered as a result of criminal investigations.
NEW YORK (AP) — You don’t initially see a full elephant at the Broadway musical “Water for Elephants.” It’s more like a tease. First come a pair of enormous ears. Then a trunk. And then the legs.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Aquaman might not mind if the oceans rise, but moviegoers might.
Assisted Weatherford Police Department on State Highway 54 and I-40, westbound.
FRIDAY DAY SHIFT Responded to a report of a disturbance in the 500 block of S. 6th St.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of Papua New Guinea’s mass-casualty disaster because of water streams and bodies trapped beneath the tons of debris that swept over a village. Thousands are being told to prepare to evacuate, officials said Tuesday.
Western Oklahoma Christian School 4-H members showcasing their record books, from left, are Addilyn Funk, Darcy Funk, Elly Hamilton, Mia Foster, Lydia McElwain, and Paige Sewell.