Ex-UN official: Arrest Putin
GENEVA – The former chief prosecutor of United Nations war crimes tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda has called for an international arrest warrant to be issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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April showers bring May flowers to Oklahoma
I certainly hope we get some rain this month. It has been a very dry winter, and our plants are going to suffer this growing season if we don’t get quite a bit of rain. We had so much rain it was more like floods the last few years in June. Who knows what this spring will bring.
5 area boys basketball athletes named to 2022 OCA All-Star teams
With the 2021-22 high school boys basketball season in the books, the Oklahoma Coaches Association recently released its All-Star teams and five area athletes were honored.
Roundup: Plainview baseball takes down Latta for third straight win
Beau Bearden/The Ardmoreite As the saying goes, “It’s not how you start, but how you finish.” It’s safe to say the Plainview High School baseball… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
APRIL FLOWERS BEGIN TO BLOSSOM
April is upon us, and colorful blossoms are springing up across the city. From tulips in the planters on Main Street and in Central Park to the trees beginning to blossom, signs of spring are everywhere. Expect even more natural beauty as the days continue to lengthen and warm. DREW BUTLER/THE ARDMOREITE
How quarterback Dillon Gabriel found a connection with OU’s receivers
NORMAN — Marvin Mims wanted to impress. Earlier in the day, an OU assistant coach — Jeff Lebby or Cale Gundy, Mims can’t remember which — called with a heads up back in January.
RELIGION BRIEFS
Finnish court acquits lawmaker in freedom of speech case HELSINKI – A Finnish court on Wednesday acquitted a Christian Democrat lawmaker and former interior minister of alleged incitement against gay people, in a case considered an important precedent on the limits of freedom of speech in the Nordic country. The Helsinki District Court said in its ruling that while some of the public statements by Paivi Rasanen, former leader of the small Christian Democratic Party, have been offensive to homosexuals they didn’t constitute hate speech and didn’t fall outside freedom of speech laws.
Sharing info with your doctor
Dear Doctors: How do I tell my doctor that I have a problem with alcohol? I’m prescribed pain medicine, which I don’t abuse. However, my alcohol consumption has increased, especially since my mom died last fall.
EU aims to discourage disposable fashion
BRUSSELS – The European Union warned consumers to stop using their clothes as throwaway items and said Wednesday that it plans to counter the use of mass-market fast fashion. New rules proposed by the EU’s executive arm call for a mandatory minimum use of recycled fibers by 2030 and would limit the destruction of unsold products.
Firm pays back Ohio over plant delays
CLEVELAND – The U.S. subsidiary of Thailand-based petrochemical giant PTT Global Chemical has repaid Ohio’s private economic development office $20 million after it failed to make an investment decision in 2020 on a proposed petrochemical plant in the state.