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Breaking Headlines regarding Oral Roberts University Lawsuit. On Tuesday, three former ORU professors will announce they are suing the university for what they claim to be misuses and abuses of assets by President Richard Roberts. The lawsuit will also allege the university violated its tax status by being involved in a political race, and will address reports of sexual harassment.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he still might run for president if supporters will pledge $30 million by November. "You can't bring all your good ideas if you don't have the resources to communicate," Gingrich told reporters Thursday at a breakfast in Washington. Gingrich is holding a national Internet-based workshop next week. Afterward, his top political adviser, Randy Evans, will spend October seeing if he can generate pledges of $30 million, which Gingrich said would be needed to compete with the leader in the GOP presidential money chase, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. On Nov. 1, if the pledges...

OKLAHOMA CITY - University founder and evangelist Oral Roberts fell and broke his hip, Oral Roberts University officials said Friday. Roberts, 88, broke his right hip Thursday night while on the way to the kitchen at his home near Palm Springs, Calif., according to a statement released by the university. Roberts was taken in an ambulance to a hospital, where he was expected to undergo surgery. His son, Richard Roberts, was informed by a physician that the hip injury was a clean break and a full recovery is expected, the release said. Roberts is widely known for his evangelistic crusades...

Oral Roberts' wife predicted departure Jim Bramlett May 5, 2005 Dear friends: As you probably know by now, Oral Roberts' 88-year-old wife, Evelyn, went to be with the Lord yesterday after a fall in a parking lot the other day. This morning, a friend who works in Kenneth Copeland's ministry in Texas sent me the following: "The story of Evelyn Roberts' home-going is unusual. There is about a five-minute section of our Wednesday evening service that Kenneth's daughter, Terri ,tells about the events that surrounded this. I would encourage you to watch it. Go to http://www.emic.org/listen.php, scroll down, and select...

Evelyn Lutman Roberts, the wife of evangelist Oral Roberts for 66 years, died Wednesday in a California hospital after suffering a head injury. She was 88 years old. Mrs. Roberts' death came a day after she fell in the parking lot of a dentist's office, striking her head on the pavement and causing massive internal bleeding. Taken to a nearby hospital, she lapsed into a coma and never regained consciouness. Both of Mrs. Roberts' surviving children, Richard Roberts, president of Oral Roberts University and daughter Roberta Roberts Potts had flown to Newport Beach, Calif., on Tuesday to be with their...

TULSA, Okla. - Evelyn Roberts, the 88-year-old wife of evangelist Oral Roberts, injured her head in a fall and was comatose Wednesday at a California hospital. Roberts, who lives with her husband in California, fell en route to a dental appointment Tuesday and struck her head on the ground, said Jeremy Burton, spokesman for Tulsa-based Oral Roberts University. She briefly lost consciousness after the fall and was taken to a hospital where tests revealed internal bleeding, Burton said. She fell into a coma a short time later. "The Roberts family is asking the public to pray for Evelyn and their...