Nonbinary Teen Nex Benedict Died By Suicide, Medical Examiner Finds
Medical examiners ruled on Wednesday that Nex Benedict, a nonbinary Oklahoma student assaulted in a school bathroom, died by suicide last month.
Political news from state Oklahoma
He Didn’t Deny Being A White Supremacist. Then He Was Elected To City Council.
ENID, Okla. — On the evening of Nov. 7, 2023, Judson “Judd” Blevins, a city councilman in Enid, Oklahoma, took his seat inside the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Municipal Complex and watched as local constituents took turns at a lectern.
Lily Gladstone Reacts To Oscar Loss With A Touching Message
Lily Gladstone has reacted to her loss Sunday at the Oscars with a sweet message.
Republican senator renews push to make daylight savings permanent
As Americans pushed their clocks forward an hour Sunday to implement daylight savings, US senator James Lankford doubled down on his commitment to eliminating seasonal time changes, saying he wanted to abandon what he described as an antiquated first world war convention.
Emma Stone Deals With 'Broken' Gown Amid Emotional Oscar Acceptance Speech
As Emma Stone won the Best Actress award for her role in “Poor Things” at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday night, she also struggled with a wardrobe mishap.
Ex-police officer convicted in sexual assault is the first to face tougher new penalty, DOJ says
A former Oklahoma police officer convicted in the sexual assault of a woman during a traffic stop will become the first to face a heftier penalty under the 2022 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, the Justice Department said.
The Functional Dysfunctional Congress
The congressional theater around federal spending fights that have repeatedly brought the government to the brink of a disastrous shutdown over the past six months, only to be resolved just in the nick of time to avoid one, has become very predictable.
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