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Michael S. Jaffee, University of Florida (THE CONVERSATION) As we prepare to “spring forward” for daylight saving time on March 11, many of us dread the loss of the hour’s sleep we incur by moving our clocks forward. For millions, the loss will...

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel has lost the second prominent member of its news team in a month, with Thursday's announcement that Washington reporter Catherine Herridge is leaving for a job at CBS News. Like anchor Shepard Smith, who abruptly q...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Measles has a stealth side effect: New research shows it erases much of the immune system's memory of how to fight other germs, so children recover only to be left more vulnerable to bugs like flu or strep. Scientists dubbed the sta...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — More than 400 Oklahoma inmates are expected to walk out of prison Monday in what state officials say is the largest single-day mass commutation in the nation's history. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board is expected to a...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The sole Democrat in Oklahoma's congressional delegation now supports the House impeachment inquiry of Republican President Donald Trump. Rep. Kendra Horn is among a handful of Democrats from conservative districts who told T...

Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street Thursday after investors got spooked by a published report that cast doubt on the prospects of a long-term U.S-China trade deal. Bond prices surged, sending yields sharply lower, as traders turned cautious....

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former top White House official confirmed Thursday that military aid to Ukraine was held up by President Donald Trump's demand for the ally to investigate Democrats and Joe Biden, but he testified he saw nothing illegal about the...

In a story Oct. 29 about AT&T's upcoming streaming service HBO Max, The Associated Press reported erroneously when it will become profitable. This version corrects that date based on updated information from AT&T and clarifies its spending plans for...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As the streaming wars near a fever pitch and viewers are targeted from every vantage point — Disney Plus has the Marvel and Star Wars brands! HBO Max counters with "Game of Thrones" and DC superheroes! — Apple TV Plus could be ca...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The Romanian capital Bucharest has hosted what organizers claim is Europe's biggest pumpkin carving event. Thousands of visitors tried their hand at sculpting more than 30,000 pumpkins in a public park ahead of Halloween, s...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Forget reheated, freeze-dried space grub. Astronauts are about to get a new test oven for baking chocolate chip cookies from scratch. The next delivery of supplies for the International Space Station — scheduled for lif...

CHICAGO (AP) — It was a real dog of a ceremony this week during a swearing-in at the state's attorney's office in Chicago. The newly sworn-in worker is a Labrador retriever named Hatty. The 2-year-old will be on a 9-to-5 human schedule. But she's b...

HAWNEE – The OBU men's basketball team opened the 2019-20 season with a 71-64 exhibition victory over Oklahoma City University Thursday night at the Noble Complex. Redshirt senior point guard Rashad Lewis led the way for the Bison with 16 points, t...

WEATHERFORD, Okla. – In a battle of the top two teams in the Great American Conference, Oklahoma Baptist flexed its bona fides in a 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-17) road triumph over Southwestern Oklahoma State on Thursday night. With the win, OBU m...

ADA, Okla. – The OBU women's soccer team won big against East Central, 6-0, in a Thursday afternoon contest. The victory completes a regular season sweep of ECU. The Bison previously beat the Tigers earlier this month, 2-0, in Shawnee. Ruth King, H...

NORMAN, Okla. – Caroline Griffith posted 10 kills and hit a team-high .476 but it was not enough to lift Southeastern in a 3-0 loss on Thursday night in Alva, Okla. The Savage Storm slip to 2-21 on the year overall and 1-11 in Great American C...

ADA, Okla. – Southern Nazarene's volleyball team made short work of East Central on Thursday night as they completed the 3-0 sweep inside the Kerr Activities Center. Amidst the solid all-around performance from the Crimson Storm (19-8, 8-4 GAC), K...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – SWOSU Soccer and Ouachita played to a 1-1 draw on Thursday night in a match that was moved to Hot Springs due to field conditions in Arkadelphia. The two teams entered the contest holding down the top two spots in the Great A...

WEATHERFORD, Okla. – SWOSU Volleyball could not sustain the momentum of a first-set win as Oklahoma Baptist rallied to win three straight and defeat the Dawgs on Thursday evening at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center. SWOSU started strong and f...

PORTALES, N.M. (Oct. 31, 2019) – Needing a win to keep alive their postseason hopes, the Oklahoma Christian Eagles came through in dramatic fashion on Thursday night at Greyhound Stadium. Taking advantage of two big breaks, OC erased a two-goal d...

PORTALES, N.M. (Oct. 31, 2019) – Denise Bennett put Oklahoma Christian ahead early in the second half and Corina Marin added a goal, but Eastern New Mexico rallied for a 5-2 win over the Eagles on Thursday night at Greyhound Stadium. Bennett, a s...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – The Harding women's soccer team shutout Northwestern Oklahoma 3-0 Thursday in Great American Conference action at Lakside High School. The game was scheduled to be played in Searcy but was moved to Hot Springs due to the amount o...

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Harding volleyball team had four players in double-figure kills as the Lady Bisons defeated Southern Arkansas 3-1 (25-18, 20-25, 25-23, 25-11) Thursday in Great American Conference action. Harding improves to 16-9 overall and 7...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gun rights advocates are celebrating the start of a new law that allows most adults in Oklahoma to carry a firearm in public without a background check or training. More than 100 people rallied outside the state Capitol on F...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former four-term Democratic congressman from Oklahoma is quitting his position as a member of the National Rifle Association's 76-member board, citing the organization's "mounting troubles." In his resignation letter o...