WASHINGTON – Colleges and universities nationwide are outraged over a new policy from the National Institute of Health that would decrease overall grant research funding nationwide.  Last Friday, the NIH shocked research universities including the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, and The University of Tulsa with a new policy requiring all current and future […]

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Westville) accused senators of working while drinking during defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Mullin, who has positioned himself as a weapon in President-elect Donald Trump’s Congressional arsenal, defended Hegseth during the contentious hearing which was the first of 14 this […]

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WASHINGTON – It appears that my generation is about to lose its crutch. In a matter of days the government is set to ban TikTok if arguments held Friday before the Supreme Court fail as expected. For older generations, it may be hard to grasp why this silly little social media site is so important […]

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GREENWOOD DISTRICT, Okla. -- Although they are both still grappling with acts of racial violence, there is a spirit of remembrance rooted in hope in the Greenwood District of Tulsa and the neighborhood around George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, as seen through the stories of Joyce Smith-Williams and Jason Heisler. Joyce Smith-Williams: Wearing History on […]

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