Oklahoma lawmakers are close to reaching a budget deal. It could be as soon as the weekend if you ask certain members of the House. But remaining funding disagreements and a shake-up in Senate fiscal leadership are expected to delay productive negotiations.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson met with a group of Jewish students at Columbia University who say they've experienced antisemitic speech and harassment from protesters on and off campus.
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This year's winning entry is an emotional account of living with schizoaffective disorder, from a student at Miami Dade College.
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Voters in Northampton County, Pa., say they remember having more money when Donald Trump was in office. But when it comes time to cast their ballots this year, other issues are at play too.
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President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster exists in Oklahoma, making federal aid available to those affected by last weekend's severe storms in Hughes, Love, and Murray counties.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signature on House Bill 4156 means Oklahoma joins the handful of other states trying to change the status quo of American immigration enforcement.
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Attorney Keith Davidson, a key witness who represented Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, will go back on the stand Thursday morning to continue testifying against Trump in New York.
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Is Google an illegal monopoly that's thwarted rivals to remain on top or is it simply a beloved search engine? Now it's up to the judge to decide.
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Solomon Islands lawmakers elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister Thursday in a development that suggests the South Pacific island nation will maintain close ties with China.
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday that hundreds of thousands of pieces of ammunition have gone missing from two military bases in the South American country.
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The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. in 2022 – while still high – went back to where it was before deaths surged during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest CDC report.
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In a new report, Democrats are increasingly motivated by the issue of abortion - and increasingly supportive, as are independent voters. Republicans views have mostly remained the same.
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In Wisconsin and Michigan, Donald Trump largely avoided the hush money trial that has mostly sidelined his campaign efforts as he tried to woo voters with a familiar speech in two major swing states.
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Women under 60 can benefit from hormone therapy to treat hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. That's according to a new study, and is a departure from what women were told in the past.