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How to talk to older people in your life about scams
NEW YORK (AP) — This summer, Daniel Goldstein's 86-year-old mom got an email that looked like it was from her bank. She was alarmed because she hadn't spent the money it mentioned, so she called a help number on the email. The person on the other e...
Kansas oil refinery agrees to $23 million in penalties for violating federal air pollution law
COFFEYVILLE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas refinery has agreed to pay more than $23 million for violating the federal Clean Air Act and breaching a 2012 settlement for earlier pollution problems, the U.S. Justice Department and Environmental Protection A...
Sprawling superagency tasked with technology and services needs overhaul, report finds
Oklahoma’s superagency that handles information technology, budgeting, employee management and state office buildings has little budget transparency of its own and needs to do a better job of responding to agencies it provides services, a l...
Arkansas orders Chinese company's subsidiary to divest itself of agricultural land
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Tuesday ordered the subsidiary of a Chinese-owned company to divest itself of 160 acres (774,400 square yards) of agricultural land, the first such action under a wave of new laws across the country restricting f...
Beechcraft King Air 360 reaches 100th delivery, continuing the legacy of the world's most popular business turboprop
WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 17, 2023--Textron Aviation today announced the delivery of the 100th Beechcraft King Air 360 turboprop to Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center (CBCC), a longtime Textron Aviation customer. This delivery further...
The Supreme Court leaves in place a court victory for PETA over North Carolina's ag-gag law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected North Carolina's appeal in a dispute with animal rights groups over a law aimed at preventing undercover employees at farms and other workplaces from taking documents or recording video. The j...
US oil production hits all-time high, conflicting with efforts to cut heat-trapping pollution
United States domestic oil production hit an all-time high last week, contrasting with efforts to slice heat-trapping carbon emissions by the Biden administration and world leaders. And it conflicts with oft-repeated Republican talking points of a Bi...
Federal agency sues Chipotle after a Kansas manager allegedly ripped off an employee's hijab
A federal agency has sued the restaurant chain Chipotle, accusing it of religious harassment and retaliation after a manager at a Kansas location forcibly removed an employee's hijab, a headscarf worn by some Muslim women. In a lawsuit filed...
What would a government shutdown mean for me? SNAP, student loans and travel impacts, explained
NEW YORK (AP) — With gridlock persisting in Washington, a government shutdown is looking more and more likely ahead of Saturday night's deadline. As the Senate marches ahead with a bipartisan approach aimed at keeping the government open, spending m...
Judge blocks government plan to scale back Gulf oil lease sale to protect whale species
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to expand next week's scheduled sale of of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases by millions of acres, rejecting a scaled-back plan announced last month by the Biden administration a...
As mayors, governors scramble to care for more migrants, a look at what's behind the numbers
WASHINGTON (AP) — A small town on the Texas border declares a state of emergency as tens of thousands of migrants cross the border. The Biden administration grants protection to nearly half a million Venezuelans in the country, giving them the a...
As migrants overwhelm a Texas border city, others wait in Mexico for appointments to enter the US
EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Waiting three weeks and counting to cross into Texas, Lila sat in a shelter on the Mexico border Friday feeling trapped: The cartels make it too dangerous to turn around and the U.S. government offers no guarantees if she kee...
Arizona sheriff seeks state and federal help to handle arrival of asylum-seekers in rural area
DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) — The sheriff of Arizona's easternmost border county asked state and federal officials for help Thursday with the sudden daily release of more than a hundred migrants seeking asylum in the U.S., including families with small c...
Oklahoma City mayor unveils plan for $900M arena to keep NBA's Thunder through 2050
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt unveiled a proposal Tuesday for a new $900 million downtown arena that would keep the NBA's Thunder in the city through at least 2050 if approved by voters. The plan released released by city o...
A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran's threats
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An American-owned oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil began offloading its cargo near Texas late Saturday, tracking data showed, even as Tehran has threatened to target shipping in t...
Oklahoma's high court will consider a reparations case from 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre survivors
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court will consider a reparations case from survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre after a lower court judge dismissed it last month, giving hope to advocates for racial justice that government may make a...
Oklahoma declines to discuss a settlement of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors' lawsuit
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma says it won't discuss a settlement with survivors who are seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and have appealed a Tulsa County judge's dismissal of the case last month. The Oklahoma Supreme Court has a...
Texas wants Planned Parenthood to repay millions of dollars
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas wants Planned Parenthood to give back millions of dollars in Medicaid reimbursements — and pay far more in fines on top of that — in a lawsuit that appears to be the first of its kind brought by a state against the large...
Broadband providers raise coverage concerns over millions in relief funding
Millions in broadband funding could be further delayed after some companies and board members raised concerns about duplicating efforts in areas of Oklahoma already served by internet service providers. The Oklahoma Broadband Office, which is oversee...
Virgin Galactic's first space tourists finally soar, an Olympian and a mother-daughter duo
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic rocketed to the edge of space with its first tourists Thursday, a former British Olympian who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean. The space plane glided b...
Attorneys for 3 last-known survivors of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre appeal dismissed reparations case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Attorneys seeking reparations for three living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre filed an appeal in the case with the Oklahoma Supreme Court and said a district court judge erred in dismissing the case last month. The a...
Kansas bar where gunfire wounded 9 last month closes permanently
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas bar where nine people were wounded by gunfire last month has permanently closed. An attorney for City Nightz told the Wichita Eagle that the club owner felt he had no choice but to close because of all the negative p...
Native American tribes in Oklahoma will keep tobacco deals, as lawmakers override governor's veto
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Native American tribes in Oklahoma will get to keep their existing agreements on how they share money from tobacco sales with the state. The Oklahoma House voted on Monday to override Gov. Kevin Stitt's veto of a bill that e...
Oklahoma governor's feud with Native American tribes continues over revenue agreements
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's ongoing feud with many of the Native American tribes in the state has grown so contentious that fellow Republicans in the Legislature and the state's attorney general are considering pushing him out o...
Insurance companies sue energy corporation after it was blamed for helping start Colorado wildfire
Dozens of insurance companies are suing Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy to recoup money paid out to homes and businesses lost in Colorado's most destructive wildfire in 2021. The lawsuit was filed Thursday, a few weeks after investigators announced...
