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Key moments surrounding Iran's now-threatened nuclear deal
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he will pull the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal, a 2015 agreement that capped over a decade of hostility between Tehran and the West over its atomic program. Here's a timeline of major events over...
NOT REAL NEWS: Report claims NASCAR driver Kyle Busch dead
NASCAR driver Kyle Busch is alive and well, despite a report online claiming he killed himself. The story from Sports Analog, which bills itself as offering "sports updates worldwide," isn't true, Busch spokesman Bill Janitz told The Associated...
7 striking facts about the money tech companies are making
Everyone knows the tech industry is rich, but it can be challenging to get your head around just how much money it's minting. Four of the industry's giants — Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon and Google parent Alphabet — reported unexpectedly large...
Challenge to Oklahoma attorney general's candidacy rejected
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Election Board has rejected a challenge to Attorney General Mike Hunter's candidacy that was based on the fact that Hunter lived in Virginia for several years over the last decade. The board voted 3-0 on Monday to...
European leaders back Syria airstrikes; China against
Many European leaders and the prime minister of Canada voiced support and understanding for the U.S.-led airstrikes against Syria, but warned against allowing the seven-year conflict to escalate. Venezuela and China, however, condemned the...
Texas woman sentenced to 5 years for illegal voting
On Nov. 8, 2016, Crystal Mason got out of work and drove through the rain to her home in Dallas. She walked through the door and tried to settle in for the evening. But her mother delivered something akin to a scolding. “You have to go vote!...
Sexual misconduct claims taking toll in state legislatures
Dozens of state lawmakers across the country have been accused of sexual harassment or misconduct since the start of 2017, particularly since the #MeToo movement gained momentum last fall. Here's a look at those who have resigned, been expelled,...
Massive Oklahoma teacher protests expected to enter 2nd week
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma lawmakers are slated to return to the state Capitol amid a second week of massive teacher demonstrations for more classroom money. Leaders of Oklahoma's largest teacher's union said protests would continue Monday... Full story
Oklahoma attorney general releases Superfund audits
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter reversed course on Monday and released a 2011 state audit into the cleanup of the Tar Creek Superfund site in northeastern Oklahoma that suggested the job cost taxpayers five times as much...
Watchdog group sues EPA over suppressed Superfund site audit
A watchdog group is suing the Environmental Protection Agency seeking the release of records involving an investigative audit into the cleanup of the Tar Creek Superfund site in northeastern Oklahoma that the state's attorney general wants to keep...
Costas: NFL faces day of reckoning because of head injuries
Bob Costas isn't backing down on his belief that the NFL faces a day of reckoning on the issue of brain injuries, and talks about the one event he wishes he had been able to broadcast on the "AP Sports Weekly" podcast . The NBC and MLB announcer...
SpaceX capsule reaches space station with food, experiments
A SpaceX capsule carrying food, experiments and other goods for NASA has arrived at the International Space Station after a two-day journey. The Dragon capsule and its 6,000-pound shipment was captured by the space station's robot arm Wednesday....
Oklahoma teacher: 'I'd be on food stamps' without second job
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — From rodeo announcer to custom-cabinet builder, second jobs have become a necessity for many teachers in Oklahoma, where educators are some of the lowest paid in the nation. Numerous schools will be closed for a second day...
Oklahoma teacher: 'I'd be on food stamps' without second job
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — From rodeo announcer to custom-cabinet builder, second jobs have become a necessity for many teachers in Oklahoma, where educators are some of the lowest paid in the nation. Thousands of teachers demonstrated Monday at the... Full story
Midwest economy: March state-by-state glance
The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same methodology as the national...
Notable firings and resignations from Trump's White House
Notable firings and resignations from President Donald Trump's White House since he took office on Jan. 20, 2017. __March 28: Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin __March 22: National security adviser H.R. McMaster — March 13: Secretary of...
NOT REAL NEWS: Muslim nurses in U.K. must still wash hands
An online story falsely claims that Muslim nurses in Britain have the option of participating in medical operations or otherwise caring for patients without washing their hands. The story that has appeared online since at least 2013 recently...
Rick Santorum: Students should learn CPR, not seek gun laws
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum said Sunday that students who have rallied for gun control should instead learn CPR or find their own way to prevent a school shooting. "How about kids instead of looking to someone else to solve their problem,...
Mueller probe witness secretly backed UAE agenda in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press investigation has found that a top fundraiser for President Donald Trump received millions of dollars from a political adviser to the United Arab Emirates before he began making political donations to U.S.... Full story
False stories claim NASA 'confessed' to spreading lithium
Some websites are falsely claiming that NASA has "confessed" to "dosing Americans" with lithium and other chemicals. On its website , NASA explains that it does use the materials for wind experiments launched on sounding rockets to the upper...
Driver leads officer on chase that ends at Tulsa airport
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Police say a man was hospitalized after leading an officer on a chase that ended at Tulsa International Airport. Tulsa police Sgt. Shane Tuell said the chase started Monday after an officer tried to stop a speeding, black...
2 women offer differing views of crisis pregnancy centers
Accounts from two women who visited crisis pregnancy centers , with differing views of the experience: LAUREN GRAY Lauren Gray became pregnant when she was in college in western North Carolina. Estranged from her mother, somewhat ashamed and very...
The world reacts to the death of physicist Stephen Hawking
Reaction to the death of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking: "His passing has left an intellectual vacuum in his wake. But it's not empty. Think of it as a kind of vacuum energy permeating the fabric of spacetime that defies measure." — Neil...
Military bases unprepared for childhood sex assault
When the children of U.S. service members sexually assault one another on a military base there often is no justice. That's because federal law governs civilians on many U.S. military installations, and federal prosecutors have little interest in pur...
Oklahoma sheriff faces gun charge after confrontation
WATONGA, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says an Oklahoma sheriff has been arrested after pulling a gun during a confrontation with his daughter's boyfriend. OSBI said in a news release Monday that Major County Sheriff... Full story