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Far from Israel, Jews grieve and pray for peace in Shabbat services held as Israel-Hamas war rages
Jews in communities far from Israel gathered at synagogues this weekend for Shabbat services held amid the ongoing war ignited by Hamas militants' attack on Israel a week earlier. Rabbis led prayers of peace and shared grief with their congregations....
An American mom and daughter are missing in Israel. Their family says Hamas is holding them hostage
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Judith Raanan and her teenage daughter, Natalie Raanan, were excited to travel to Israel to celebrate a relative's 85th birthday and the Jewish holiday season, according to their rabbi. The pair had been sending updates as t...
Latest search for remains of the Tulsa Race Massacre victims ends with seven sets of remains exhumed
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The latest search for the remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has ended with 59 graves found and seven sets of remains exhumed, according to Oklahoma state archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck. The excavation ended F...
A woman riding a lawnmower is struck and killed by the wing of an airplane in Oklahoma
BROKEN BOW, Okla. (AP) — A woman riding a lawnmower next to an airport runway was struck and killed by the wing of a small airplane, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Samantha Hayes, 27, of Idabel died Friday at Broken Bow Municipal A...
Travis Kelce notes Taylor Swift's bold appearance at Chiefs game but is mum about any relationship
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Travis Kelce called an appearance by Taylor Swift at the Kansas City Chiefs' victory over the Chicago Bears last weekend pretty bold, but the All-Pro tight end insisted Wednesday that he wants to keep future details about thei...
Centuries after Native American remains were dug up, a new law returns them for reburial in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — For centuries, Europeans carving up the prairie to suit their own idea of settlement dug up the graves of Native Americans as they conquered lands and pushed tribes to the West. Now, Native Americans whose ancestors' r... Full story
Native American group to digitize 20,000 archival pages linked to Quaker-run Indian boarding schools
NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition advocating for Native American people impacted by an oppressive system of boarding schools for Native youths plans to digitize 20,000 archival pages related to schools in that system that were operated by the Quakers. T...
Embrace the Weird: Discover Austin's Offbeat Charm
Raucous 6th Street has bustling bars, venues, and attractions, including the aptly named "Museum of the Weird," highlighting Austin's eccentric reputation. At the same time, South Congress offers shops, dining, and outdoor patios, allowing tourists...
Vermont Author Honors Oklahoma Roots in Debut Historical Fiction
DORSET, Vt., July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- When you browse historical fiction at your local bookstore, you'll see plenty of novels set in London, Paris, and New York. On August 1st, a new title will join their ranks, only this story unfolds in an...
Elevated walkway collapses in Texas beach city, injuring dozens
SURFSIDE BEACH, Texas (AP) — Nearly two dozen teenagers from a summer camp were injured when an elevated walkway collapsed Thursday in a beachside city in Texas, with five flown to the hospital by helicopter. None of the injuries were expected to b...
Couple killed at Texas mall shooting along with 3-year-old son had 'perfect synergy'
DALLAS (AP) — Kyu Cho had a generous spirit and joyous belly laugh that delighted his friends. His wife, Cindy Cho, was quieter, described by those who knew her as sweet and kind. Together, the parents of two young sons complemented each other p...
Nun whose body shows little decay since 2019 death draws hundreds to rural Missouri
Hundreds of people flocked to a small town in Missouri this week and last to see a nun whose body has barely decomposed since 2019. Some say it's a sign of holiness in Catholicism, while others say the lack of decomposition may not be as rare as...
Scorsese debuts 'Killers of the Flower Moon' in Cannes to thunderous applause
CANNES, France (AP) — Martin Scorsese unveiled "Killers of the Flower Moon" at Cannes on Saturday, debuting a sweeping American epic about greed and exploitation on the bloody plains of an Osage Nation reservation in 1920s Oklahoma. Scorsese's l...
Mark Gietzen, abortion foe who forced recount of Kansas vote, dies in plane crash at 69
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Mark Gietzen, a longtime conservative Republican and anti-abortion activist in Kansas who forced a recount of the state's decisive vote affirming abortion rights last year has died in a plane crash. He was 69. The Kansas Republic...
8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody in Texas, as agency struggles with overcrowding
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — A little girl from Panama born with heart problems died in Border Patrol custody Wednesday, the second death of a child from Latin America in U.S. government custody in two weeks. The 8-year-old girl and her family were being he...
Native Americans demand accountability for ancestral remains identified at Dartmouth College
BOSTON (AP) — Dartmouth College says it has identified the partial skeletal remains of 15 Native Americans housed in its anthropology department. Now it's working to repatriate the remains to the affiliated tribes. It's sparking a larger c...
US Postal Service honors civil rights leader, Ponca tribe Chief Standing Bear, with stamp
A Ponca tribe chief whose landmark lawsuit in 1879 established that a Native American is a person under the law was honored Friday with the unveiling of a U.S. Postal Service stamp that features his portrait. The release of the stamp of Chief...
Wearing red, Indigenous families honor missing relatives
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Native Americans whose relatives have gone missing or been killed wore red on Friday, a color synonymous with raising awareness about the disproportionate number of Indigenous people who have been victims of violence. M...
A look at the mom and 5 teenagers killed in rural Oklahoma
HENRYETTA, Okla. (AP) — A woman who would go 100% for her children. A teen set to represent her town in a pageant. An aspiring artist who also wanted to be a doctor. Relatives are remembering five teenagers and a mom who were found dead this week o...
East Palestine families living in limbo months after fire
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Jeff Drummond spends days and nights alone in a tiny room with fake wood paneling, two small beds and a microwave atop a mini refrigerator that serves as a nightstand — his pickup truck parked just outside the door at the...
4 dead, including 2 children, in Oklahoma house fire
STROUD, Okla. (AP) — Four people, including two children, were killed in a house fire in Oklahoma, authorities said Saturday. Firefighters were called to the home near Stroud about 1:45 a.m. Friday, Milfay Volunteer Fire Chief Travis Victory told T...
Ukrainian soldiers near finish of Patriot missile training
FORT SILL, Okla. (AP) — Several large, 12-wheeled military vehicles carrying mobile missile launchers rumbled across the southwest Oklahoma prairie on Tuesday as part of a training exercise at the Fort Sill Army Post. Spilling out of the s...
Long-used US abortion pill under threat in Texas lawsuit
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas raised questions Wednesday about a Christian group's effort to overturn federal regulators' decades-old approval of a leading abortion drug, in a case that could threaten the country's most common m...
Kansas coach Bill Self sidelined after medical procedure
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Just over 20 years ago while on a recruiting trip to Pittsburgh, Bob Huggins collapsed at the airport while catching a flight home, awaking to find himself surrounded by strangers who were lifting him into an ambulance. T...
Police: Woman, 44, killed in skydiving accident in Oklahoma
SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) — Police in eastern Oklahoma say a 44-year-old woman was killed after crashing to the ground while skydiving. Heather Glasgow of Poteau died at a hospital after the fall Saturday afternoon, according to police in Sallisaw. "An u...