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A group of veterans is hard at work creating a lasting memorial to those who served and sacrificed.
Read moreOklahoma City Indian Clinic (OKCIC), a 501(c) (3) nonprofit clinic providing health and wellness services to American Indians in central Oklahoma, is raising awareness about prostate cancer and is encouraging American Indian men to prioritize regular screening for early detection. Recent studies show that prostate cancer affects a significant number of men, with American Indians facing additional challenges due to disparities in health care access.
Read moreSummer is peak travel season. Whether vacationers plan to travel internationally or domestically, they can expect to pay top dollar as they head off for parts unknown.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2023
Today is the 151st day of 2023 and the 73rd day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1790, President George Washington signed the first U.S. copyright law. In 1889, the failure of the South Fork Dam on Pennsylvania’s Lake Conemaugh caused a huge flood that engulfed Johnstown, claiming 2,209 lives. In 1970, an undersea earthquake off the coast of the Ancash region of Peru caused a massive avalanche that resulted in approximately 70,000 fatalities. In 2005, an article in Vanity Fair magazine revealed that former FBI official W. Mark Felt was the anonymous Watergate scandal whistleblower known as “Deep Throat.” TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Walt Whitman (1819-1892), poet/journalist; Pope Pius XI (18571939), Roman Catholic leader; Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993), religious leader/author; Clint Eastwood (1930- ), actor/ director; Johnny Paycheck (1938-2003), singer-songwriter; Joe Namath (1943), football player; John Bonham (1948-1980), drummer; Tom Berenger (1949- ), actor; Lea Thompson (1961- ), actress; Darryl “DMC” McDaniels (1964- ), rapper/producer; Brooke Shields (1965- ), actress; Archie Panjabi (1972- ), actress; Colin Farrell (1976- ), actor. TODAY’S FACT: Copyright laws established in 1998 state that copyright protections last for the lifetime of the author plus an additional 70 years. T O D A Y ’ S SPORTS: In 1937, New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell’s 24-game winning streak came to an end with a 10-3 loss to the Brooklyn Robins. TODAY’S QUOTE: “I think of few heroic actions, which cannot be traced to the artistical impulse. He who does great deeds, does them from his innate sensitiveness to moral beauty.” Walt Whitman T O D A Y ’ S NUMBER: 2.6 -- diameter (in miles) of the widest tornado in recorded history, an EF5 tornado that struck El Reno, Oklahoma, on this day in 2013. TODAY’S MOON: Between first quarter moon (May 27) and full moon (June 3).
OKLAHOMA CITY — Substance use disorders disrupt lives and have the potential to be fatal if left untreated. OU Health’s new CARES Program (Comprehensive Addiction Recovery, Education and Services) provides specialized medical care with a multidisciplinary team of addiction specialists, psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed alcohol and drug abuse counselors and other members of the healthcare team.
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Tulsa resident P. Mitchell Adwon was sworn in as a member of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education during today’s meeting by Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Yvonne Kauger. His appointment by Gov. Kevin Stitt was recently confirmed by both the Senate Education Committee and the full Senate.
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Senator James Lankford (R-OK), lead Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management, visited the US-Mexico border in Nogales, Arizona, this week after Title 42 authority had been lifted. The visit was to continue to conduct oversight and see the ongoing crisis firsthand, and to hear from Customs and Border Protection (CBP), US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
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