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OKLAHOMA CITY – Former U.S. Senator has died at age 72.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — almost five times the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus.
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GREENTOWN, Ind. -- With their vows read and rings exchanged, Henry and Emily Riffles sealed their first moments of married life with a kiss Saturday, the wedding party and family looking on from proper social distance.
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- Harvey Weinstein, the Hollywood producer sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials connected with the state prison system said Sunday.
Tax season is approaching, and the Social Security Administration has made replacing your annual Benefit Statement even easier. The Benefit Statement, also known as the SSA-1099 or the SSA-1042S, is a tax form mailed each year in January to people who receive Social Security benefits. It sho…
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health found that women who use permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than women who don’t use these products. The study published online Dec. 4 in the International Journal of Cancer and sug…
Before you know it, it will be time for the holidays again. The U.S. Postal Service has your back with all the mailing deadlines you need to know for the expected delivery of cards and gifts to your loved ones, whether they’re overseas or across the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the “OneUSDA Internship” opportunity for Summer 2020. As part of the Federal Pathways Program, the OneUSDA Internship Program will provide students a way to explore serving their country through a career in government wh…
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NORMAN, OKLA. — A New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company caused an Oklahoma opioid crisis that led to thousands of deaths, and must pay $572.1 million to fix it, a Cleveland County, Oklahoma, district judge ruled Monday.
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The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council voted to reject pay increases for elected officials during a regular meeting Monday night.
WASHINGTON – Two members of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation saw floor action this week on their legislation, and House members cast a significant vote in the on-going battle between Democrats and President Trump over congressional oversight into the Russia Investigation.
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Lawyers who represent a man trying to win his freedom after being convicted of the 1984 murder of an Ada woman appear to have won a partial victory on Tuesday in their quest for sanctions against those responsible for withholding potentially exculpatory evidence.
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TAHLEQUAH – For the sixth consecutive year, Cherokee Days is returning to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
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WASHINGTON — Oklahoma’s delegation was split on Thursday’s votes for a $333 billion spending package that includes funding for a physical barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border and would avoid another government shutdown.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — The Muskogee Little Theatre organizers worked hard to ensure that the Tulsa Ballet would travel to bring the magic of “Peter and the Wolf” to Muskogee schoolchildren during the day and power of dance to the community in the evening.
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BOSTON — GasBuddy, the only company connecting drivers with their Perfect Pit Stop, predicts that 2019 will feature a yearly national average of $2.70 per gallon, representing a 3 cent drop versus 2018, but warns that the national average could surge to over $3 per gallon as soon as May.
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A partial government shutdown looms over the nation after President Donald Trump refused to sign a spending bill Thursday.
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BOSTON — It's no surprise that the holiday season is the most stressful time of the year. With the extra errands and traveling the holidays call for, a lot of that jingle-bell stress is transferred to the roads by the way consumers drive. In fact, GasBuddy, the only smartphone app connecting…
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Muskogee native Sharon Lietzow holds dear her memories of President George Herbert Walker Bush.
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A U.S. Postal Service employee said a teleconference is scheduled Monday afternoon to discuss how an executive order issued by President Trump to close the government on Wednesday will affect mail deliveries that day.
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HOUSTON (AP) — He was the man who sought a "kinder, and gentler nation," and the one who sternly invited Americans to read his lips — he would not raise taxes. He was the popular leader of a mighty coalition that dislodged Iraq from Kuwait, and was turned out of the presidency after a single…
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EUFAULA — A New Mexico man was charged with sodomy and lewd molestation in connection with the abduction of a 13-year-old North Carolina girl, according to court documents.
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Chris Stapleton won the most awards and Carrie Underwood won female vocalist of the year at the 2018 Country Music Awards on Wednesday night.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. – An ex-National Security Agency contractor sentenced to five years and three months in prison for leaking classified information will ask President Donald Trump to pardon her in light of his comments that her punishment was unfair.
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After 17 people were killed when a duck boat sank on Table Rock Lake, lawmakers and experts are pledging to examine whether the amphibious vehicles should continue to be used commercially.
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Seventeen people are dead after a severe thunderstorm capsized a duck boat in Branson, Mo., Thursday night.
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BRANSON, Mo. -- When Delvia Dunning saw Charlana Bryant in the parking lot of Ride the Ducks, she could tell she was close to a breakdown.
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The driver of the Ride the Ducks boat that capsized on Table Rock Lake on Thursday night was struggling to get the vessel to safety as he fought high winds and harsh waters, a woman who says she witnessed the event said Friday.
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BRANSON, Mo. — Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader said Friday morning that the bodies of the four missing people from Thursday night’s duck boat accident on Table Rock Lake have been recovered raising the death toll to 17 and accounting for all of the 31 passengers who were aboard.
Authorities say divers have found two more bodies after a duck boat carrying tourists capsized in southwest Missouri, bringing the death toll to 13.
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A dozen Russian intelligence officers have been charged with conspiring to hack Democrats during the 2016 presidential campaign, according to a new indictment in the probe led by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III.
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ATLANTA — NFL owners approved a new policy Thursday aimed at addressing the firestorm over national anthem protests, permitting players to stay in the locker room during the "The Star-Spangled Banner" but requiring them to stand if they come to the field.
SANTA FE, Texas — The Latest on a shooting at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas (all times local):
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At least eight people were killed in a shooting Friday morning at a high school in Southeast Texas, the latest eruption of gun violence to terrorize students and teachers alike.
“The pessimist complains about the wind, the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday gave its go-ahead for states to allow gambling on sports across the nation, striking down a federal law that barred betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states.
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Homemaker, Died Friday, March 27, 2020. Services will be announced at a later date.
died Friday March 27, 2020 at her home. She was 88. Viewing Monday and Tuesday 10:00 am to 8:00 pm at Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home. Private family service
Died Tuesday March 24, 2020. She was 94. A private family graveside service will be held on Friday. Arrangement are under the direction of Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home.
age 39. Golf Course Attendent. Died Monday, March 23, Tahlequah, OK. Services Friday, March 27th, 2:00 PM Reed-Culver Chapel. Interment Agent Cemetery Moody, OK. Visitation Thursday, March 26th, 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM Reed-Culver Funeral Home.
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