3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (757+ words) If you thought this summer felt hotter than normal, you were right. Temperatures around the world were unusually warm, surpassing several heat records, including in the U.S. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week announced that for the Lower 48 states,…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1732+ words) Cedar Lake is surrounded by about 500 houses, dotted throughout a one-square-mile warren of hilly dirt roads. Most of them resemble camp cabins or midcentury bungalows. Some are luxurious; many are dilapidated. All of the homes rely on groundwater wells. But…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (540+ words) The report was commissioned by the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board. The report analyzed the state’s charter school reporting system through a review of laws, rules, policies and interviews with stakeholders. It found three main points: first, charter schools’ reporting…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (1784+ words) An NPR investigation finds that heat kills thousands of Americans every year. But official records radically undercount the toll. In this series, we are bringing you stories that reveal why this happens and what can be done. Heat kills thousands…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (837+ words) Panelists included Democratic gubernatorial candidate and State House Minority Leader Cyndi Munson, Tulsa University President Stacy Leeds, who discussed topics like voter turnout in Indian Country, the Nov. 3 gubernatorial election and online gambling. "(The crypto industry), they look at tribes…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (437+ words) Chief of the Wyandotte Nation, Billy Friend, took offense to Trump's decision to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America. The tribal nation is now headquartered in northeast Oklahoma, but has history in the Great Lakes region. Trump's executive order claims…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (774+ words) KGOU Trump calls leaders to isolate Iran. And, SCOTUS backs Trump for now on mail-in voting Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent yesterday announced new U.S. economic sanctions on Iran and what he called "its enablers." The Trump administration has referred to the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1141+ words) By the time Democrat Xavier Becerra left Washington, D.C., more Americans than ever had health insurance, owing partly to his work over the years to pass, defend, and expand the Affordable Care Act. It's an achievement the former congressman and U.S. secretary…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (467+ words) KGOU Beatty files emergency request to stop Trump's name from returning to Kennedy Center Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, filed an emergency motion late Thursday evening asking a federal judge to stop the trustees of the Kennedy Center from putting President…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (180+ words) In 2004, Brenda Andrew was sentenced to death for conspiring to murder her estranged husband, Rob Andrew. Her defense claims the trial was made unfair by the prosecution’s inclusion of what they argue was sexist and irrelevant evidence, including comments on…...