After wildfires burned hundreds of thousands of acres across Oklahoma in March, Gov. Kevin Stitt fired the head of the Oklahoma Forestry Services and floated the concept of dissolving the agency entirely.
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Hundreds of flight delays and cancellations at Newark's airport over the past several days are giving passengers headaches and spurring promises to improve the nation's air traffic control system.
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A lawsuit filed on behalf of four women accuses R&B legend Smokey Robinson of sexual misconduct.
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Six months after the election, a federal judge has ordered that a contest for the North Carolina should finally be over, in a case that targeted thousands of votes on technical grounds.
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For the first time since his confirmation, Secretary of VA Doug Collins appeared before the Senate VA committee, after three months of controversial VA policy announcements.
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Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa is repatriating thousands of Native items, including human remains, back to Oklahoma tribes.
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New information on the future of Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding for public radio and television following release of presidential Executive Order.
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Tariffs on foreign timber and an executive order suspending environmental regulations could revive a domestic logging industry. But it's unclear if the economics will support exploitation of forests.
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A record 18 million Australians are registered to vote in Saturday's national election. And for the first time, Millennials and Gen-Z will overtake Baby Boomers to form the dominant voting bloc.
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It may not be a household name, but Palantir is now one of the world's most valuable companies. Its "spy tech" is set to gain more government and military work in the Trump administration.
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Nelson's new album, Oh What a Beautiful World — his 77th solo album and 154th overall — doesn't break from convention, but that's exactly why it feels so necessary right now.
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The Department of Health and Human Services says it will require new vaccines to be tested against a placebo, which could complicate and delay Food and Drug Administration approval of many vaccines.
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Marvel's latest release is a decently effective blend of misfit mercenaries and pop psychology.
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Harrods is the latest U.K.retailer to be hit by cyberattack, raising concerns over the vulnerability of high-end businesses to online security breaches.
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The Trump administration, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr., ruled, does not "possess the lawful authority under the (Alien Enemies Act), and based on the Proclamation, to detain Venezuelan aliens, transfer them within the United States, or remove them from the country."