University of Oklahoma

Weather conditions were ideal for tornado that slammed Oklahoma

2013-05-21 21:11:00

The city of Moore, Okla., was struck by a devastating tornado Monday because all the familiar ingredients were in place to spawn such a massive storm. It was also a victim of simple bad luck. At least twice before in recent years, in 1999 and 2003,...

UC expected to launch wide search for new president

2013-04-15 00:00:00

Mark Yudof likes to point out that he was the first real outsider in more than a century chosen to run the sprawling University of California system. And he often jokes that, as a result of his leadership, it is likely to take a hundred years more...

PASSINGS: Greg Willard, Ronnie Ray Smith, Chuck Fairbanks

2013-04-03 00:00:00

Greg Willard Longtime NBA referee worked more than 1,600 games Greg Willard, 54, a longtime NBA referee who worked more than 1,600 games before he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, died Monday at his home in Huntington Beach, according to NBA...

Arlen Specter dies at 82; longtime senator was a political maverick

2012-10-15 00:00:00

WASHINGTON — Arlen Specter, who in 30 years representing Pennsylvania in the Senate offended Republicans and Democrats in almost equal measure with maverick votes and a frank cockiness that finally ended his career in politics, died Sunday at his...

PASSINGS: Carlo Rambaldi, David Scott

2012-08-11 00:00:00

Carlo Rambaldi Oscar-winning special effects master Carlo Rambaldi, 86, an Academy Award-winning special effects master known as the father of "E.T.," died Friday in southern Italy after a long illness, Italian news media reported. He won visual...

Dr. Richard Olney dies at 64; researcher sought cure for Lou Gehrig's disease

2012-02-01 00:00:00

Dr. Richard Olney, an internationally renowned researcher who dedicated his life to finding a cure for Lou Gehrig's disease, has died after his own eight-year battle with the disease. He was 64. Olney died Friday at his Marin County home, UC San...

Oklahoma earthquake: More aftershocks, no major damage reported

2011-11-06 16:36:24

Do people fail to respond to tornado warnings?

2011-05-26 09:50:00

The violent tornado that ravaged Joplin, Mo., killing at least 117, had hospital employees rushing to transport patients to safety at the last few minutes and forced others into refrigerators for shelter. There was 20 minutes of advance warning provided...

PASSINGS: Miriam Seegar Whelan, Glenn R. Watson, Catherine 'Kay' Kerr, Edward P. Evans

2011-01-05 00:00:00

Miriam Seegar Whelan Actress became an interior designer Miriam Seegar Whelan, 103, an actress from the early days of talking films who was married to director Tim Whelan, died Sunday of age-related causes at her home in Pasadena, said her daughter-in-...

Tuesday's Highlights: â€œThe Fashion Showâ€ on Bravo

2010-11-08 21:34:48

USC basketball: Cal State Fullerton pregame

2010-11-24 21:32:54

The Siren's Call: We Three Kings?

2010-12-19 00:00:00

What are we supposed to think when someone claims he's getting important life-changing news in a dream or from an angel? For some, the reaction is: Get the straitjacket ready. Others, however, will turn to someone like Richard Dawkins, who says such...

Dr. Christopher Loftus has been named chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine effective Aug. 1.

2012-04-20 00:00:00

The UConn cheerleaders, marching band and color guard march around the University of Phoenix Stadium and through the Westgate shopping center in Glendale for a pep rally before the Huskies take on University of Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl on Sat. January 1, 2011.

2011-01-01 00:00:00

Family members of UConn 's Ben Chapman and Jimmy Bennett show off their Husky nail polish outside the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale before the Huskies take on University of Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl on Sat. January 1, 2011.