A House bill inspired by frustrations with state Superintendent Ryan Walters’ leadership of the Oklahoma State Board of Education now is at risk of failing as it approaches a crucial deadline without yet passing through its assigned Senate committee.
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The conclave to select a new pope will be sharply different from the body that chose Francis in 2013. Experts say that could make it harder to predict what the conclave will do.
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Democrat House Minority Leader Cyndi Munson announced she’ll run for governor in 2026 during a campaign event outside the state Capitol Tuesday.
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Descendants and others reflect on the legacy of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal which pulled the U.S. out of the Great Depression, as the Trump administration slashes the federal government.
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Mary's House for Older Adults is Washington, D.C.'s first LGBTQ+ senior home.
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Colossal squid are known to be elusive and likely avoid the bright and loud research equipment used underwater.
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In Zuckerberg's second day of testifying in the federal antitrust trial, he defended Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The U.S. government wants Meta to bust up the two companies.
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The memo could result in immigration judges deciding someone is not eligible for asylum without a hearing, and based solely on a lengthy and complex asylum request form.