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Oklahoma to end Planned Parenthood contracts
Oklahoma is withdrawing federal funding to three Planned Parenthood clinics in Tulsa that for 18 years has allowed them to provide food and ...
Many states fall short of federal sex offender law
Nearly three dozen states have failed to meet conditions of a 2006 federal law that requires them to join a nationwide program to track sex offenders, ...
American says installation job caused seat snafu
American Airlines said that improperly installed clamps caused seats to pop loose on two planes during flights and an inspection turned up four others ...
American Airlines inspecting jets for loose seats
The federal government is examining two separate incidents in which passenger seats came loose midflight on American Airlines planes in the last three ...
Holgorsen, West Virginia, right at home in Big 12
After a Saturday in which three quarterbacks passed for at least 550 yards and five touchdowns, let's scan the stats for a pick six of airborne feats.
Work resumes at Okla. refinery after deadly blast
An oil refinery employee remained in critical condition Sunday at an Oklahoma City hospital as work resumed at the facility where an explosion earlier ...
Bergeron's late TD lifts No. 12 Texas 41-36
The reasons to doubt David Ash continue to vanish as he keeps finding ways to lead No. 12 Texas to victory. Ash threw three touchdown passes to Jaxon ...
Pastors protest Hobby Lobby on morning-after pill
Christian activists attempted Thursday to deliver a petition to Hobby Lobby criticizing its challenge to a portion of the new federal health care law, ...
Police: Student shoots self at Okla. junior high
A gunshot rang out at an Oklahoma junior high school before classes began Wednesday, terrifying teenagers who feared a gunman was on the loose.
SUV slams into packed van in Okla., killing 7
An SUV veered across a highway median in the Oklahoma Panhandle early Wednesday and slammed head-on into an oncoming van full of men headed to work ...
Thunder let veterans leave, count on youth
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook quickly went from being rookies to All-Stars, and now they're practically veterans on the increasingly youthful ...
Pick 6: Ways for Michigan to replace Notre Dame
Michigan is in the market for an opponent. Notre Dame has opted out of its games with the Wolverines from 2015-17 because the Fighting Irish need ...
Texas hopes to reverse losing trend in Big 12
The Texas Longhorns last won the Big 12 in 2009. Since then, they have done a whole lot of losing. Texas had losing records in Big 12 play the last ...
Sooners look to regroup after loss to K-State
Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones will take the blame for a loss to Kansas State. He says it won take the Sooners out of the national championship ...
Okla. Jazz Hall has around $60K in unpaid bills
Tulsa is famous for its own musical sound, a potent blend of rock and blues made famous by JJ Cale, Leon Russell and Eric Clapton. So, including Tulsa ...
Overwhelming Oregon makes case for No. 2 in Top 25
Breaking down the AP college football poll after Week 4 of the regular season. ____ MAKING A STATEMENT Oregon was overwhelming and now the Ducks are ...
West Virginia's Smith, S Carolina's Shaw on target
Geno Smith looked like a Heisman Trophy hopeful and Connor Shaw showed no signs of an injured shoulder. Smith threw for 338 yards to help No. 8 West ...
No. 15 K-State upends No. 6 Sooners 24-19
For John Hubert and No. 15 Kansas State, there is no sweeter payback than avenging a dream-crushing loss at the hands of No. 6 Oklahoma. Hubert ran ...
Sex abuse claims stem from Tulsa megachurch
A 17,000-member megachurch deep in Oklahoma's Bible Belt has been rattled by allegations that five employees waited two weeks to report the rape of ...
Jeremy Lin begins workouts with Rockets
Jeremy Lin is finally getting his own bed. The 6-foot-3 point guard, who became an international phenomenon during one dazzling month with the Knicks ...
No. 6 Sooners get first big test in No. 15 K-State
It's time for No. 6 Oklahoma to be put to the test. After getting nudged down the rankings in the first three weeks of the season, the Sooners (2-0) ...
Tip nabs alleged 'Bucket List Bandit' in Okla.
Authorities knew they would need a lucky break to catch a middle-aged bank robber who pulled off a dizzying number of heists in a three-month crime ...
Okla. man pleads guilty in deaths of woman, 4 kids
An Oklahoma man accused of strangling his ex-girlfriend and her four young children pleaded guilty to five counts of first-degree murder Friday during ...
Judge weds couple then sentences groom to prison
Talk about the old ball and chain. A judge sentenced an Oklahoma man to four years in federal prison on a firearm charge — then minutes later ...
Hobby Lobby sues over morning-after pill coverage
Christian-oriented Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging a mandate in the nation's health care overhaul law that ...