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Reconciliation bill will be hard for GOP to derail

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats are tying the fate of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul to a fast-track process that will make the bill tough for Republicans to derail in the Senate. But GOP lawmakers will still be able to force votes and make arguments that could give them ammunition for November's congressional elections....

Boyfriend: 'Jihad Jane' suspect wasn't religious

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The self-dubbed "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond, all-American profile would help mask her plan to kill a Swedish cartoonist is a rare case of a U.S. woman inciting foreign terrorism and shows the latest evolution of the global threat, authorities say....

CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time - the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries....

New national math, English standards drafted

SEATTLE (AP) -- Math and English instruction in the United States moved a step closer to uniform - and more rigorous - standards Wednesday as draft new national guidelines were released....

Runaway Prius driver: Brakes were 'almost burned'

EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) -- Before he called 911, James Sikes says he reached down with his hand to loosen the "stuck" accelerator on his 2008 Toyota Prius, his other hand on the steering wheel. The pedal didn't move....

Obama appeals for public support on health care

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama ratcheted up his attacks against insurance companies Monday in a last-ditch attempt to get a reluctant public and skittish Democrats behind his health overhaul legislation....

Cities not on track with Calif high-speed rail

BUENA PARK, Calif. (AP) -- Mayor Art Brown spent years pushing for a commuter train station combined with nearby housing in his community. But as townhouses are being finished around the $14 million Metrolink station, he's facing the prospect that California's high-speed rail line may plow right through his beloved project....

At universities, is better learning a click away?

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- The students in Michael Dubson's physics class at the University of Colorado fell silent as a multiple choice question flashed on a screen, sending them scrambling for small white devices on their desks....

Bigelow pioneers Oscars with `Hurt Locker' win

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kathryn Bigelow played field commander to bring her raw, relentless Iraq War thriller "The Hurt Locker" to the screen....

Ohio State janitor's gunfire kills co-worker, self

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio State University janitor who was about to lose his job walked into a maintenance building for his early morning shift Tuesday and shot two supervisors, killing one of them and fatally shooting himself. No students were hurt....

Obama appeals for public support on health care

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama ratcheted up his attacks against insurance companies Monday in a last-ditch attempt to get a reluctant public and skittish Democrats behind his health overhaul legislation....

White House tweeting spreads president's message

WASHINGTON (AP) -- (pound sign)wanttospinWHreporters?...

Obama calls Iraq vote an 'important milestone'

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama praised the Iraqi people for passing "an important milestone" Sunday, when millions turned out for national elections despite insurgent attacks that killed more than 30 people....

Obama's health care pitch to Democrats: Trust me

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In private pitches to Democrats, President Barack Obama says he will persuade Congress to pass his health care overhaul even if it kills him and even if he has to ask deeply distrustful lawmakers to trust him on a promise the White House doesn't have the power to keep....

GOP senator urges Obama to shift on terror trials

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Republican senator is offering the White House a deal on terror trials....

Strong earthquake slams eastern Turkey, kills 51

OKCULAR, Turkey (AP) -- A strong, pre-dawn earthquake knocked down stone and mud-brick houses, barns and minarets in eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 51 people in five villages, the government said....

Hundreds slaughtered in Nigeria religious violence

JOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Rioters armed with machetes slaughtered more than 200 people including a 4-day-old infant, residents said, less than two months after sectarian violence in the volatile region left more than 300 dead....

Chile quake survivors suffer cold, rainy night

CONCEPCION, Chile (AP) -- A strong rain on a chilly night added to the misery Monday of survivors of Chile's terrible earthquake and tsunami, many of whom live in tents and improvised shelters as continuing aftershocks threaten to collapse what's left of their homes....

No. 1 UConn ties record with 77-41 rout of Orange

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma said he'd be excited about the team's 70-game winning streak, if that was where the Huskies wanted to stop....

Magic get revenge, top Lakers in finals rematch

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Vince Carter had 25 points, Dwight Howard finished with 15 points and 16 rebounds and the Orlando Magic beat the Lakers 96-94 on Sunday to hand Los Angeles its first three-game losing streak of the Pau Gasol-Kobe Bryant Era....

NASCAR drivers Edwards, Keselowski still feuding

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) -- Carl Edwards was 156 laps off the lead when he apparently decided it was time to settle a score with Brad Keselowski....

Villegas runs away to win Honda Classic

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) -- Camilo Villegas was the star attraction at a youth golf clinic in his native Colombia two days before the start of the Honda Classic....

Judge considers sending ex-Edwards aide to jail

PITTSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- A judge said Tuesday he is considering whether to send a former John Edwards aide to jail for contempt over his handling of a purported sex tape showing the former presidential candidate....

Waste watchers? UK group fears trash bin spies

LONDON (AP) -- It's the new front in the nanny state: Microchips placed in garbage bins to monitor how much people throw away....

New Windows phones won't run current apps

NEW YORK (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. has said its new software for smart phones, Windows Phone 7 series, is a "clean break" with the past. Now it's clear just how clean that break is: The new phones, expected late this year, won't run any applications written for older versions of Microsoft's phone software....

Rain forecast statewide through midweek in Oklahoma

Rain and an occasional thunderstorm are expected to move into Oklahoma and remain in the state through the middle of the week.

Grass fire burns 900 acres west of Sand Springs

Firefighters spent nearly 17 hours battling a wind-swept grass fire that burned almost 900 acres of land Sunday.

Panetta to speak at foreign policy conference

CIA Director Leon Panetta will discuss national security challenges during a foreign policy conference at the University of Oklahoma.

Troops, families honored for service

Service members who have been deployed for 30 days or more since Sept. 11, 2001, as well as their families, were honored Saturday during the Hometown Heroes Salute Ceremony at the Will Rogers Air National ...

Airplane lands safely in Arkansas River

A small plane made an emergency landing in the Arkansas River on Saturday afternoon near the 71st Street bridge.

OSU trounces Nebraska

James Anderson scores 25 points, Obi Muonelo adds 13 and Nick Sidorakis scores a career-best 12 points for Oklahoma State.

Committee to consider election of mayor, again

The Bartlesville Charter Review Committee is expected to again consider how to elect a mayor — an issue related to a motion that has been tabled in two recent committee meetings — during a meeting set to begin at 5:45 p.m. Monday.

Pa. woman charged with recruiting jihadists online

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas....

Gymnasts battle at Superstar meet

It’s been approximately 20 years since Steve Nunno’s protegee Shannon Miller made a major splash at the Phillips 66 Superstar Gymnastics Meet.

Accident between SUV, Bartlesville police patrol car sends 2 to hospital

A 9-year-old girl and a police officer were transported to Jane Phillips Medical Center after a collision Friday night at the Madison and Frank Phillips Boulevard intersection that resulted in an SUV rollover and a smashed patrol car.

Class-action lawsuits could cost Toyota $3B-plus

MIAMI (AP) -- Toyota owners claiming that massive safety recalls are causing the value of their vehicles to plummet have filed at least 89 class-action lawsuits that could cost the Japanese auto giant $3 billion or more, according to an Associated Press review of cases, legal precedent and interviews with experts....

Democratic senator opposes fast-track health bill

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A moderate Democrat insisted Tuesday she remained opposed to pushing a health care bill through the Senate with a simple majority vote, despite saying she wanted to see what was in the legislation....

Business groups launch ad against health care bill

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Major business groups Tuesday announced a multimillion-dollar ad campaign to stop President Barack Obama's health care overhaul as it approaches a make-or-break vote in the House....

A policy change on abortion, but how radical?

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's health care bill would change federal policy on abortion, but not open the spigot of taxpayer dollars that some abortion opponents fear....

12 centuries-old shipwrecks found in Baltic Sea

STOCKHOLM (AP) -- A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks - some of them unusually well-preserved - have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany....

Suicide attack kills 2 NATO troops in Afghanistan

KHOST, Afghanistan (AP) -- A suicide attack Tuesday at a joint NATO-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan killed two international service members and wounded several others, the military alliance said....

Britain could force owners to microchip their dogs

LONDON (AP) -- British dog owners may be forced to microchip their pets and take out insurance, part of a proposed crackdown on the country's dangerous canines....

Alex Rodriguez 'at ease' with Canadian doctor

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Yankees star Alex Rodriguez said Tuesday he is at ease with his ties to a Canadian sports doctor embroiled in cross-border investigations involving HGH and another drug, though he still hasn't talked to federal authorities about the case....

NASCAR puts Carl Edwards on probation for 3 races

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Sticking with its "boys, have at it" attitude, NASCAR placed Carl Edwards on probation for three races Tuesday for deliberately wrecking Brad Keselowski's car last weekend in Atlanta....

Bode Miller decides to skip World Cup finals

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) -- Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller has called it a season, a week before the World Cup finals in Germany....

Twins top Cards 7-6 on Valencia's homer in 8th

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Minnesota third base prospect Danny Valencia hit the go-ahead home run in the eighth inning and the Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Tuesday....

Johnson homers twice, Sabathia rocked by Pirates

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Nick Johnson hit two home runs while working on his swing, CC Sabathia gave up five runs trying to refine his motion and the New York Yankees lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-7 on Tuesday....

Astros hit Santana hard in 8-4 win over Mets

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Johan Santana struggled in his first game since August, allowing four runs on six hits in 1 2-3 innings, and the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 8-4 on Tuesday....

Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week

NEW YORK (AP) -- Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what TV makers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room....

On latest guitar game, players strum real strings

NEW YORK (AP) -- An upcoming musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument....

Cisco to introduce new heavy-duty Internet router

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. announced Tuesday that it is upgrading one of its biggest pieces of networking hardware, a router that's used to power the most trafficked parts of the Internet backbone....

Microsoft rolls out new MSN site design

REDMOND, Wash. (AP) -- Microsoft is rolling out the new design for its MSN Web portal in the U.S....

Blanchard blast victims show signs of improvement

In a Dallas hospital burn unit, 2-year-old Bella Anne Sumner was able to talk to a doctor the day after her grandfather’s house was leveled in an explosion.

Grand Prix race in Oklahoma City seems likely

Parts of downtown Oklahoma City could turn into a Grand Prix race course as soon as next summer.

Oklahoma state revenue slightly above estimates

February state revenue collections came in slightly ahead of the official budget estimate for the first time since December 2008 but fell short of last year's collections for the same month, State Treasurer ...

Twister causes damage in Roger Mills County

Five homes were destroyed and several others damaged Monday when a tornado passed through Hammon in Roger Mills County, authorities reported. The storm also destroyed a county barn and caused other debris ...

Oklahoma City mom is given 20-year term in child’s death

A mother has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for mistakes that led to her 2-year-old daughter’s death in Oklahoma City.

Infant dead following dog attack near Perkins

An infant died today after being attacked by a dog south of Perkins, Stillwater fire Battalion Chief Rick Hauf said.

Uninsured-vehicle bill advances

The Oklahoma House passed a measure Monday that would allow law enforcement agencies to impound the vehicles of motorists who do not have insurance.

Former state senator to seek attorney general post

Scott Pruitt, a former state senator from Broken Arrow, intends to seek the Republican nomination for attorney general, he said Monday.

Oklahoma City police release name of officer who returned fire outside nightclub

Police have released the name of a police officer who returned fire during a Saturday morning incident at a southeast Oklahoma City nightclub.

Oklahoma House votes to raise minimum sentence for child molestation

The Oklahoma House of Representatives voted 94-0 on Monday to raise the minimum penalty for molesting a child under the age of 12 to 50 years.

CRC: City Council to Appoint Mayor

A motion for the Bartlesville City Council to appoint or remove a mayor with three affirmative votes was approved 8-2 by the Charter Review Committee during a meeting Monday night.

Setting the record straight: B’ville couple disputes accident report

A Bartlesville couple says they want to set the record straight about an accident involving a Bartlesville police officer last Friday evening.

B’ville sales tax revenues drop again

Sales tax revenues are down again for the City of Bartlesville.

The city received $1,145,238 in sales tax revenues from the State of Oklahoma in the month of March. These revenues are derived from the city’s 3 percent sales tax for sales occurring mostly in January.

Rouse rocks rival

Where there was a Will, there was a way Saturday night for Bartlesville fighter Jarrett Rouse

Lone Star Conference tournament in Bartlesville: More than basketball

Now in its third year in Bartlesville, the five-day long Lone Star Conference basketball tournament which began Wednesday being held at the Bruin Field House on the Bartlesville High School campus is more than just about basketball, as shown Friday morning at the Red Apple Sports Center in Bartlesville.

Drug arrests latest black mark on RI police force

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- After three Providence police officers were arrested last week in a cocaine-peddling sting, Chief Dean Esserman called it a "hard day" for the department....

Calif. jury recommends death for serial killer

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- It was 2005 when Bruce Barcomb received the call he'd been awaiting for nearly three decades: Police had finally identified the man who raped and murdered his little sister in a remote canyon on a dark night in 1977....

Obama renews backing of earthquake-stricken Haiti

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday renewed America's commitment to the recovery and reconstruction of earthquake-devastated Haiti, telling visiting President Rene Preval he knows the crisis has not passed....

Obama takes health care overhaul push to Missouri

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's top health official challenged insurers on Wednesday to join President Barack Obama's push to overhaul the medical system, arguing that if the effort fails it will hurt them as well as other Americans....

House Democrats ban earmarks to corporations

WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Democratic leaders announced Wednesday that they will ban the much-criticized practice of using annual spending bills to direct pet projects to for-profit companies that often return the favor with campaign contributions....

Nigerian soldiers open fire on youths; 2 killed

JOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Soldiers opened fire on a crowd after curfew and killed two people, witnesses said Wednesday, just days after more than 200 people including dozens of children were slaughtered in several mostly Christian villages nearby....

US aid group attacked in NW Pakistan; 6 dead

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Suspected militants armed with assault rifles and a homemade bomb attacked the offices of a U.S.-based Christian aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six Pakistani employees, police and the organization said....

A-Rod: Lawyers are setting up interview with feds

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez may soon be talking to federal authorities, and he hopes it will happen close to spring training....

Marion Jones signs with WNBA's Shock

TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Former sprinter Marion Jones signed with the WNBA's Tulsa Shock on Wednesday, hoping to launch a new career after losing five Olympic medals for using steroids and doing jail time for lying to federal prosecutors....

Head of BCS fires back at Senators who sent letter

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The head of the Bowl Championship Series thinks Congress "has more important things to do" than look into the way his group distributes money to college football conferences....

Garciaparra rejoins Red Sox for day, then retires

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Nomar Garciaparra rejoined the Red Sox for one day and then retired, ending a 14-year career in which he won two batting titles with Boston and became a beloved player in the city....

US team to train at London university before games

LONDON (AP) -- The U.S. Olympic team will prepare and train for the 2012 London Games at a university complex near the athletes' village....

Roush satisfied with NASCAR action

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Team owner Jack Roush said Wednesday he's satisfied with the penalty NASCAR levied against driver Carl Edwards for his intentional accident with Brad Keselowski....

OnLive game streaming service to start in June

NEW YORK (AP) -- In an industry first, a new gaming service will start allowing people to "stream" popular high-end games such as "Assassin's Creed II" over the Internet in June, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online....

MySpace outlines makeover after exec shake up

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Long ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that will link its users' posts to the other social networking sites more easily and carve out its niche as an entertainment hub more clearly....

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