BRUSSELS (AP) — In the most significant effort yet to punish Russia for its war in Ukraine, the European Union agreed to ban the overwhelming majority of Russian oil imports after tense negotiations that tested how far the bloc is willing to go to ostracize Moscow.
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — It should have been the first day of a joyous week for Robb Elementary School students — the start of summer break. Instead, the first two of 19 children slain inside a classroom were being remembered at funeral visitations.
SHANGHAI (AP) — Shanghai authorities say they will take major steps Wednesday toward reopening China’s largest city after a twomonth COVID-19 lockdown that has set back the national economy and largely confined millions of people to their homes.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida house where Lynyrd Skynyrd rock legends Ronnie, Donnie and Johnny Van Zant grew up is on the market for $629,000.
Anita Harp enjoys watching the busy lives of purple martins, but the view this May has been unlike any other. Consecutive days of unseasonably cool, wet weather in the 40s and 50s grounded flying insects.
Back to Oregon with Nancy Buley and the J Frank Schmidt and Son Tree Company (JFS). Nancy explained experimental trees never go to market. They are first chosen for their unique traits including diversity of genes, adaptability to climate change, resiliency in tough urban environments, resistance to diseases and pests, easy care and profitability. These trees are grown in test blocks for potential introduction later. Trees may be cultivars, nativars and natives.
Today is the 152nd day of 2022 and the 74th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1792, Kentucky was admitted as the 15th U.S.
Last week, the Southern Oklahoma Technology Center (SOTC) hosted twenty local high school teachers for what they called Teacher Technology Days. It was an incredible opportunity for teachers to learn from the instructors about some new and older programs that were being offered through the technical college including the following: Medical Office Administration, Construction, Industrial Machinery, CAD, Heavy Equipment Operations, Auto Collision, Diesel Mechanics, Biotechnology, Math, Cybersecurity, PN Select, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Nursing Assisting, Medical Assisting, Biotechnology, Welding, HVAC, Robotics, Media Animation, Graphic Design, and Horticulture.
Norman – Eating can be an upsetting and humiliating ordeal for people whose hands shake uncontrollably due to Parkinson’s disease or a tremor disorder. Four biomedical engineering students at the University of Oklahoma hope that their invention will help those diagnosed with these illnesses.
Oklahoma City — May 31 is World No Tobacco Day, a global event that educates on the harmful impact of tobacco, which kills more than 8 million people each year. This year, Tobacco Stops With Me, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), encourages Oklahomans to reflect on the damage caused by the tobacco industry, which pollutes the planet and harms the health of Oklahomans.