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Researchers track evolution of Philly's odd accent

Researchers track evolution of Philly's odd accent
By JOANN LOVIGLIOAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Will Philly no longer be a place where residents drink wooder and root for the Iggles? Gid eowt! A University of Pennsylvania linguistics professor says the Southern-inflected sound of the Philadelphia dialect is moving toward a more Northern

Online nonprofit InsideClimate News wins Pulitzer

Online nonprofit InsideClimate News wins Pulitzer
By DEEPTI HAJELAAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - In a sign of a rapidly changing media world, a relatively unknown New York-based online nonprofit news site joined some of the country's most well-known media outlets in claiming a Pulitzer Prize, the highest honor in journalism. InsideClimate

Patients of Oklahoma doctor line up for tests

Patients of Oklahoma doctor line up for tests
By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUSAssociated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Hundreds of patients of an Oklahoma oral surgeon accused of unsanitary practices showed up at a health clinic Saturday, looking to find out whether they were exposed to hepatitis or the virus that causes AIDS. Letters began going out

Tulsa Dentist Possibly Exposed 7,000 Patients To HIV, Hepatitis B And C

Tulsa Dentist Possibly Exposed 7,000 Patients To HIV, Hepatitis B And C
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Health officials are urging 7,000 patients of an Oklahoma dentist to seek medical tests to ensure they haven't been exposed to hepatitis or the virus that causes AIDS.    The Oklahoma and Tulsa health departments say the patients may have been exposed to

Inside Okla. clinic, a 'menace' to public health

Inside Okla. clinic, a 'menace' to public health
By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUSAssociated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The crisp, stucco exterior of an Oklahoma dental clinic concealed what health inspectors say they found inside: rusty instruments used on patients with infectious diseases and a pattern of unsanitary practices that put thousands of people

HIV test urged for 7,000 Oklahoma dental patients

HIV test urged for 7,000 Oklahoma dental patients
By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUSAssociated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Health officials on Thursday urged an Oklahoma oral surgeon's patients to undergo hepatitis and HIV testing, saying filthy conditions behind his office's spiffy facade posed a threat to his 7,000 clients and made him a "menace to

Man Left In Solitary Confinement For 2 Years Gets $15.5 Million Settlement!

Man Left In Solitary Confinement For 2 Years Gets $15.5 Million Settlement!
KHQ.COM - A man who spent 22 long months in solitary confinement in a New Mexico jail, neglected to the point where he was forced to pull out his own tooth because he said he wasn't allowed to see a dentist, will receive $15.5 million for the ordeal. The settlement with Dona Ana County, N.M

South Carolina AP reporter Jim Davenport dies

South Carolina AP reporter Jim Davenport dies
By JEFFREY COLLINSAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Jim Davenport, an Associated Press reporter who worked doggedly to inform people in South Carolina about what their governors, lawmakers and other powerful officials were doing with their tax money and their influence, died Monday, according

Michael Strahan: My gap-toothed smile is who I am

Michael Strahan: My gap-toothed smile is who I am
By Robyn Ross, Michael Strahan says he almost closed the signature gap in his teeth, but decided that it was who he was.

Michael Strahan: My gap-toothed smile is who I am

Michael Strahan: My gap-toothed smile is who I am
By Robyn Ross, Michael Strahan says he almost closed the signature gap in his teeth, but decided that it was who he was.