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Kavanaugh accuser wants to talk to Senate; terms up in air

WASHINGTON (AP) — The woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a decades-old sexual assault has accepted a Senate committee's request to tell her side next week but Christine Blasey Ford wants to resume negotiations over the exact term...

 

Parents face tougher rules to get immigrant children back

MIAMI (AP) — Armando Tabora desperately wants to get his teenage daughter out of the government detention facility where she has been for more than three months. He has been stymied at every turn. The Florida landscaping worker took the bold step o...

 

Cosby to fight 'sexually violent predator' tag at sentencing

Bill Cosby's sentencing hearing Monday will begin with testimony about his sex offender evaluation and, presumably, a fierce debate over whether the 81-year-old actor should be branded a sexually violent predator. The stakes are high given the...

 

Some see signs of hope on North Korea as Trump heads to UN

WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea's Kim Jong Un is "little rocket man" no more. President Donald Trump isn't a "mentally deranged U.S. dotard." In the year since Trump's searing, debut U.N. speech fueled fears of nuclear conflict with North Korea, the t...

 

Bannon dubs the far-right Europe's "new elite" patriots

ROME (AP) — Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon declared Saturday that far-right "patriots" are the "new elite" of Europe as he brought his push for a trans-national, anti-European Union drive to Italy. The ex-aide to U.S. President Donald Trump a...

 

Trump picks combat over caution in court fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — Combat won out over caution. White House aides and congressional allies worked all week to keep President Donald Trump from unloading on the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. But as K...

 

Some Democrats warn of dangers of election overconfidence

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fight for the House majority is over. At least that's the sense from a growing number of Democrats who are increasingly confident in their quest to seize control of at least one chamber of Congress six weeks before Election D...

 

Trump wants to rid Justice Department of 'lingering stench'

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump has issued an ominous warning about the Justice Department and the FBI, promising more firings to rid a "lingering stench" after reports that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed secretly r...

 

Swing bed program bringing new patients to hospital

The swing bed program at the Share Hospital is “hopping,” says Chief Executive Officer Kandice Allen. She told the Alva Hospital Authority Tuesday that six swing bed admissions were received in August, two were acute care patients from Share and fou... Full story

 

Cross Country Runs at Chile Pepper Festival

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Southeastern was once-again paced by Rebekah Christman who improved on her opening week time and helped the Savage Storm to a 26th place finish out of the mammoth field of 51 teams at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival in Fa...

 

SNU Can't Hold Lead in Road Loss to Arkansas Tech

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - The Southern Nazarene football team held a 10-0 lead at the break and went into the final quarter ahead 10-7; however, a 17-point rally by Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys propelled them to a 24-10 win over the Storm on a rainy Saturday...

 

SAU Men's Golf looking to build off of season-opening success; all set for MSSU Fall Invite

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – After earning a season-opening victory two weeks ago at the GAC Preview, the Southern Arkansas Men's Golf team is looking to build off of that early success as they head to Monkey Island, Oklahoma, for the Missouri Southern Fall I...

 

Final-Minute Touchdown Propels SWOSU Past Henderson State 35-31

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Henderson State led with under a minute to play on Saturday evening, but Southwestern Oklahoma State produced a one minute, 80-yard touchdown drive to take the lead with 28 seconds left and held on in the final moments to d...

 

Weevils Lose at Home to Southeastern Oklahoma, 21-7

MONTICELLO, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello was unable to mount an attack until late in the fourth quarter to counter a three-touchdown deficit, as the Weevils dropped a Great American Conference game to Southeastern Oklahoma State o...

 

RANGERS FALL AT NO. 19 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS, 27-14

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State University defense gave the Rangers opportunities on Saturday night at No. 19 Southern Arkansas, but turnovers proved costly as the Muleriders came out on the high side of the score, 27-14. N...

 

Despite value, little protection exists for Midwest farmland

America has lost millions of acres of farmland over nearly three decades to urban and rural development. Despite conservation efforts by state and local governments and increased financial incentives for farmers, urban development and the expansion...

 

Army nearly stuns No. 5 Oklahoma; falls 28-21 in OT

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Army couldn't have played much better against Oklahoma. The Black Knights, more than four-touchdown underdogs on the road, held on to the ball for nearly 45 minutes and ran 87 plays to Oklahoma's 40. They had a goal-line stand i...

 

Lawsuit filed over fatal Christmas Day Tulsa Police shooting

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Family members of a man who was fatally shot during an encounter with Tulsa police on Christmas Day have filed a lawsuit claiming an officer used excessive force. The Tulsa World reports the lawsuit was filed on behalf of K...

 

Oklahoma Army National Guard unit returns from Afghanistan

OKLAHOMA CTY (AP) — Hundreds of Oklahoma National Guard soldiers are returning home after deploying to Afghanistan for almost one year. The Guard says 350 members of the 1st Squadron, 180th Cavalry Regiment will return to Oklahoma on Tuesday. The u...

 

US Sen. Elizabeth Warren urges Oklahoma teachers to vote

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is urging Oklahoma teachers to vote for candidates who support public education and are willing to increase the state's education budget. Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat who is considering running f...

 

Repair of deadly weir near Topeka is on hold because of cost

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Topeka's government is considering alternatives to fix a low dam on Kansas River where three people have drowned since 2007. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports city officials intended to start work on the concrete weir last m...

 

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New redshirt policy makes it more tempting to transfer

A new NCAA policy that makes it easier to redshirt football players comes with an unintended consequence: Players can now choose to save their eligibility by leaving teams after participating in four games, with plans to transfer and use the saved...

 

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