(REUTERS) CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The National Guard will intervene in Charlotte, North Carolina, where one person was shot and gravely wounded in a second night of unrest after the fatal police shooting of a black man. One person was shot and gravely wounded on Wednesday in a second night of unrest in Charlotte, North Carolina, officials said, as riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse unruly protesters after the fatal police […]
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Large tornado hits south of Oklahoma City, one death
(REUTERS) A large and violent tornado hit an area south of Oklahoma City on Monday, causing at least one death and reducing at least three homes to splinters. The hardest-hit areas were about 70 to 80 miles southeast of Oklahoma City, where a tornado reported to be more than a mile wide ripped through the area. One person was killed in Garvin County, about 60 miles south of Oklahoma City, when a home was […]
Oklahoma gets hit by floods after torrential rains
(Reuters) — High water levels caused damage near Lake Texoma in Bryan County, Oklahoma on Wednesday (May 27). Water rose past 640 feet (195km) and is now covering Cartwright bridge, according to reports. The bridge was rebuilt following a flood in 2007 and local media reports that officials said it wasn’t supposed to flood again. . The high water levels come as torrential rains battered Oklahoma and Texas, where at least 15 people have been […]
Oklahoma temporarily stops death penalty after botched execution
Authorities in the State of Oklahoma in the US agreed to a temporary moratorium on the death penalty after the botched execution of a convicted rapist.
Wildfire in Oklahoma Kills One
A wildfire results in a casualty in Oklahoma as high winds fan it to destroy several homes, forcing residents to evacuate as firefighters continue to fight it.





