Because of Oklahoma Republicans’ supermajority, Democrats at the state capitol have little say in the state budget negotiations at this point, but not zero say.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his trip to Ukraine by promising U.S. help to push Russian troops out. But the lengthy debates in Washington over aid to Ukraine has impacted the battleground.
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Tiger beetles generate "anti bat-sonar" to prevent echolocating bats from eating them, scientists say. An experiment suggests the beetles mimic sounds created by poisonous insects that bats avoid.
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Opening statements are expected Wednesday in Sen. Robert Menendez's corruption trial. He is accused of accepting bribes to benefit three New Jersey businessmen and the governments of Egypt and Qatar.
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A report from the Pew Research Center says Hispanic women in general continue to face pressure to uphold traditional roles, despite advances in educational attainment and entrepreneurship.
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The Modoc Nation celebrated gembli — meaning coming home in Modoc — after leaders from the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma returned a culturally significant basket.
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As the semester ends, KGOU says "so long" to OU students who have learned from our professional staff and contributed to the KGOU team.
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Here's a closer look at the United Nations' breakdown of casualties. The overall total of more than 35,000 Palestinians killed since Oct. 7, based on Gaza Health Ministry figures, has not declined.
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Scientists are looking at the ways humans change the planet — and the impact that has on the spread of infectious disease. You might be surprised at some of their conclusions.
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The pro-Russian leader was reported to be fighting for his life after being hit in the stomach Wednesday. The shooting of Robert Fico comes just three weeks before European Parliament elections.
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Powerful synthetic opioids and drugs like meth and cocaine still flood U.S. communities, fueling historically high overdose deaths.
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President Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to events on June 27 with CNN and Sept. 10 with ABC News. They're opting out of a plan from the Commission on Presidential Debates.
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Nearly 1 in 5 Americans have maxed out their credit card borrowing, according to the Federal Reserve Bank in New York. Tiny Desk Contest crowns its 10th anniversary winner.
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Dorothy Jean Tillman II spoke at her commencement this month at Arizona State University. She successfully defended her dissertation to earn a doctorate in integrated behavioral health last December.
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Both of these novels, Pages of Mourning and The Cemetery of Untold Stories, from an emerging writer and a long-celebrated one, respectively, walk an open road of remembering love, grief, and fate.