Statewide, Oklahoma public schools are experiencing a shortage of bus drivers — and they’re struggling to adapt.
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Citing climate change, federal land managers are moving to end new leasing for coal in the country's top producing region.
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Stock markets received a boost from new data showing inflation is easing. Lower inflation has raised hopes about the U.S. economy — but there are still a lot of unknowns.
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Georgia State University says the students were not sent an official acceptance letter but "communication" from a department welcoming those who intend to major in a specific academic area.
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The rapper slipped free from the legal mess that swallowed his label and his mentor Young Thug — but on his new album, he's still in the grip of an unending image crisis.
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Oklahoma City voters may soon decide the future of a potential hotel tax increase.
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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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A federal district court ruled that the new map drawn by the state legislature violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the Black vote. A group of conservatives challenged the legislature's map.
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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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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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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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An outbreak of avian flu in dairy cow herds has resurfaced long-simmering tensions between the federal government and raw milk advocates, who downplay concerns that health officials have raised.
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The U.S. debt is close to the highest it's ever been as a share of the Gross Domestic Product. Should we be concerned? The Indicator spoke to a debt dove and a debt hawk for their thoughts.
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Consumer prices in April were up 3.4% from a year ago — a smaller annual increase than the month before.