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• Report: Oklahoma ranks top 10 state where parents rely on child support the most

  05-12-2022 00:47 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - A startling number of Oklahoma families rely on child support. Nationally, Oklahoma ranks in the top ten according to a new report.
  The average annual personal income of parents who receive child support here at home is just under 37,500. The average amount of child support received is just over 5,000. Nationwide, that number is 11.6%. As inflation makes life more expensive, parents in Oklahoma are relying on child support more than ever. “What we
  
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• FCC votes to restore net neutrality – what that could mean for your internet speed

  25-04-2024 22:35 via kfor.com
  
  Related video: Lawmakers looking to extend internet aid(WJET/WFXP) — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to restore net neutrality in a vote of 3-2 Thursday.This decision reclassifies the broadband internet as a Title 2 common carrier service, bringing it under the control of the FCC.
  The Obama-era rules also prevent providers from throttling, or slowing down internet traffic to sites that don't pay a fee.
  "The pandemic proved once and for all that broadband is essential," FC
  
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• Southwest closing operations at 4 airports

  25-04-2024 22:16 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Southwest is closing operations at four airports because of delivery delays for Boeing airliners. The cutback comes as the airline reported a first-quarter loss of $231 million and said it will also limit hiring and offer voluntary leave to employees.
  The airline is closing operations at Cozumel International Airport in Mexico, Syracuse Hancock International Airport in New York, Bellingham International Airport in Washington state, and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in H
  
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• Bird flu tests ordered for dairy cattle that cross state lines

  25-04-2024 21:57 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has ordered bird flu tests for dairy cattle that cross state lines, it announced on Wednesday. “USDA has identified spread between cows within the same herd, spread from cows to poultry, spread between dairies associated with cattle movements, and cows without clinical signs that have tested positive,” the agency said when announcing the federal order. The cattle need to test negative for the Influenza A virus, wh
  
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• Forecasters predict record number of hurricanes

  25-04-2024 21:50 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Weather forecasters at the University of Pennsylvania predicted a record hurricane season for 2024 on Thursday, a “hyperactive” season that could threaten the Gulf Coast.The UPenn forecast predicts between 27-39 named tropical storms, with the best estimate of 33 storms, the most of any forecast in the 15-year history of the project. An average season usually has about half that number.“We’ve seen many hyperactive seasons over the past decade, and in just ab
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street falls on double dose of disappointing economic data, as Meta sinks

  25-04-2024 21:23 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell Thursday on worries about a potentially toxic cocktail for financial markets, one where inflation remains stubbornly high but the economy’s growth flags. A sharp drop for Facebook's parent company, one of Wall Street’s most influential stocks, also dragged the market lower.
  The S&P 500 was 0.4% lower in late trading after paring an earlier drop of 1.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 371 points, or 1%, after earlier falling more t
  
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• Woman arrested during OSDE meeting for willful disruption

  25-04-2024 20:39 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KFOR) - Audra Beasley was arrested Thursday during an Oklahoma State Department of Education board meeting for willful disruption.
  She was one of ten chosen to speak at the end of the meeting where she told the board their building wasn't ADA compliant. She had her young son with her who is handicapped along with a couple of her other children.At one point Beasley dropped her son's portable changing table on the board's table and told them they could have it. She said there
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street slips after dispiriting data on the economy, as Meta sinks

  25-04-2024 20:30 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell Thursday on worries about a toxic cocktail for financial markets, one where inflation remains stubbornly high but the economy’s growth flags. A sharp drop for Facebook parent Meta Platforms, one of Wall Street’s most influential stocks, also dragged the market lower.
  The S&P 500 was 0.4% lower in late trading after paring an earlier drop of 1.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 338 points, or 0.9%, after earlier falling more than 7
  
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• Woman battling cancer saves father-in-law from burning home in Colorado

  25-04-2024 20:21 via kfor.com
  
  LAFAYETTE, Colo. (KDVR) — Days after coming home from cancer surgery, a Colorado woman found the strength to save her father-in-law from a house fire.Back in December, a trip to the doctor for pain ended with a pancreatic cancer diagnosis for Kathy Rodriguez. The wife of nearly 40 years, mother of two and grandmother of four underwent surgery. Medical miracle: Denver child’s heart beats again after 14 hoursFive days after getting released from the hospital post-operation, their 
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Kim Kardashian joins Kamala Harris for roundtable on criminal justice

  25-04-2024 19:41 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) – Kim Kardashian will join Vice President Harris at the White House on Thursday for a roundtable on criminal justice reform that will highlight President Biden's use of pardon power.A White House official said Kardashian, a reality television star who has become an outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform in recent years, will attend the discussion alongside Harris, pardon recipients and Steve Benjamin, the director of the White House Office of Public Engagement.Kardashian
  
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• Kim Kardashian to join Kamala Harris for roundtable with pardon recipients

  25-04-2024 19:41 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) – Kim Kardashian will join Vice President Harris at the White House on Thursday for a roundtable on criminal justice reform that will highlight President Biden's use of pardon power.A White House official said Kardashian, a reality television star who has become an outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform in recent years, will attend the discussion alongside Harris, pardon recipients and Steve Benjamin, the director of the White House Office of Public Engagement.Kardashian
  
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• Kim Kardashian joins Kamala Harris for roundtable on criminal justice

  25-04-2024 19:41 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) – Kim Kardashian joined Vice President Harris at the White House on Thursday for a roundtable on criminal justice reform that highlighted President Biden's use of pardon power.A White House official said Kardashian, a reality television star who has become an outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform in recent years, attended the discussion alongside Harris, pardon recipients and Steve Benjamin, the director of the White House Office of Public Engagement.Kardashian worked c
  
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• 7 Oklahoma inmates suing DOC after reportedly being housed in tiny showers

  25-04-2024 19:34 via kfor.com
  
  HINTON, Okla. (KFOR) - Seven inmates who say they were locked inside 3 by 3-foot showers at the Great Plains Correctional Facility in Hinton are suing the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC), Corrections Director Steven Harpe and several staff members.  KFOR brought you this story back in October. The lawsuit filed April 9th alleges inmates were mistreated and forced to stay in unsanitary conditions. For some, they claim they were held for days at a time. Their attorneys argu
  
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• 'It's a dream come true': Taylor Swift's 'Love Story' castle to host weddings

  25-04-2024 19:17 via kfor.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee castle where Taylor Swift filmed the music video for her 2008 hit song "Love Story" will soon open as a wedding and honeymoon destination, according to its owner.
  Mike Freeman, the owner and creator of Castle Gwynn said the structure was built on a true love story, and it's an experience he wants to share with others."It's a dream come true, and I've had so many people share in the dream," he said.
  Freeman first began thinking about buildin
  
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• Couple marries after EF1 tornado interrupts rehearsal, damages Missouri wedding venue

  25-04-2024 19:15 via kfor.com
  
  EUREKA, Mo. (KTVI) — At least six small tornadoes developed in Missouri and Illinois last Thursday. One of those went right through Brookdale Farms in Eureka, Missouri — during a wedding rehearsal dinner.
  "We had just gotten here to do the rehearsal for the wedding on Saturday, and then got in the building and shortly thereafter, the storm hit," Heather Jonas, the mother of the bride, said. "We kind of ran to the bathroom and (it) sounded like a train was getting ready to come throug
  
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• 3M recalls 40,000 noise-reducing earmuffs

  25-04-2024 19:12 via kfor.com
  
  (WHTM) – 3M is recalling approximately 40,000 noise-reducing earmuffs that could crack, leading to potential overexposure to loud sounds.
  According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the recalled 3M Peltor X4 Series Earmuffs were produced from March 2020 through September 2022 and sold nationwide."3M Personal Safety Division is issuing a Stop Use and Recall Notice to customers," the Minnesota-based company stated in its recall announcement.
  An additional 6,700 units sold in Ca
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street tumbles after dispiriting data on the economy, as Meta sinks

  25-04-2024 19:00 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are tumbling Thursday after a dispiriting cocktail of data suggested both that the economy’s growth is flagging and that inflation remains stubbornly high. A sharp drop for Meta Platforms, one of Wall Street’s most influential stocks, also dragged the market lower.The S&P 500 was down 0.8% in afternoon trading, erasing the majority of what had been a big winning week so far. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 479 points, or 1.3%, as of 12:
  
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• Colleges nationwide turn to police to quell pro-Palestine protests as commencement ceremonies near

  25-04-2024 18:04 via kfor.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — With graduations looming, student protesters doubled down early Thursday on their discontent of the Israel-Hamas war on campuses across the country as universities, including ones in California and Texas, have become quick to call in the police to end the demonstrations and make arrests.While grappling with growing protests from coast to coast, schools have the added pressure of May commencement ceremonies. At Columbia University in New York, students defiantly er
  
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• How changes to 'noncompete' agreements and overtime could affect workers

  25-04-2024 18:03 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — For millions of American workers, the federal government took two actions this week that could bestow potentially far-reaching benefits.In one move, the Federal Trade Commission voted to ban noncompete agreements, which bar millions of workers from leaving their employers to join a competitor or start a rival business for a specific period of time. The FTC's move, which is already being challenged in court, would mean that such employees could apply for jobs they weren
  
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• Trump lawyer on New York courts: 'I don't have hopes really that high'

  25-04-2024 18:00 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) – Alina Habba, an attorney for former President Trump, signaled she is not optimistic the New York courts, where the former president’s hush money trial is taking place, will “do the right thing.”“I don't have hopes really that high at this moment that the New York courts will do the right thing, that the jury will do the right thing," Habba said in an interview Wednesday on Newsmax’s “Greg Kelly Reports."
  "We're in a blue state as you know, G
  
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• Trump lawyer on hush money case: 'I don’t have hopes really that high'

  25-04-2024 18:00 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) – Alina Habba, an attorney for former President Trump, signaled she does not have high hopes for the former president’s success in the New York hush money trial.“But I don't have hopes really that high at this moment that the New York courts will do the right thing, that the jury will do the right thing," Habba said in an interview Wednesday on Newsmax’s “Greg Kelly Reports."
  "We're in a blue state as you know, Greg," she told the show's host. "And I thin
  
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• House of Rep. approve OK adoption of permanent Daylight Saving Time

  25-04-2024 17:55 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The House of Representatives approved Senate Bill 1200 on Tuesday, April 23, allowing for Oklahoma to adopt a permanent Daylight Saving Time (DST).The author of the bill, Senator Blake Cowboy Stephens (R-Tahlequah) showed his appreciation of the support from both the Legislature and Speaker Charles McCall.“This legislation has come as a result of input from Oklahomans, lawmakers, health professionals, public safety officials, and countless other individuals who
  
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• Carter Co. Sheriff busts second cockfight within a year

  25-04-2024 17:54 via kfor.com
  
  CARTER COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) - On Saturday, April 20, Carter County Sheriff's Office busted a cockfight after acting on a tip. One arrest has been made, according to Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) and Animal Wellness Action advocacy groups.SHARK and Animal Wellness Action advocacy groups believe the whole cast of characters must be apprehended to deter rampant cockfighting in the Sooner State. WATCH: Bus driver fights off attack, crashes into OKC business“It’s time to sh
  
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• Biden cracks down on power plants’ climate emissions, pollution

  25-04-2024 17:47 via kfor.com
  
  The Biden administration on Thursday cracked down on planet-warming emissions and other pollution from power plants, aiming to make these power sources more environmentally friendly.The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Thursday it had finalized a suite of rules that aim to cut the plants’ pollution. One such rule, which regulates greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal and new gas plants, will require them to install technology that prevents 90 percent of their c
  
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• Players, coaches on Kansas high school baseball team accused of killing chicken on field, police confirm

  25-04-2024 17:46 via kfor.com
  
  WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Police in Kansas have confirmed allegations against players and coaches on a Wichita-area high school baseball team, who are accused of killing a chicken on the field.The Valley Center Police Department said a school resource officer at the Valley Center High School tipped them off to claims that the varsity team had killed the chicken on Saturday. Afterward the alleged incident, the team left for an away game, police said. WATCH: Bus driver fights off attack, crashe
  
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• MLB pitcher forced to change glove over 'distracting' American flag patch

  25-04-2024 17:40 via kfor.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs reliever Luke Little said he had to change his glove before he entered Wednesday night's 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros because of an American flag patch.Manager Craig Counsell went to insert Little with one out in the seventh inning. But as the 6-foot-8 left-hander went through the usual check by umpires for pitchers coming into the game, he was told he had to swap out his glove.“The issue was the American flag was on his glove,” Counsell said.
  
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• Bill that would fine parents for kids' crimes passes Tennessee legislature

  25-04-2024 17:39 via kfor.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Parents of kids who commit crimes in Tennessee will face fines up to $1,000 for each offense after the first one, under a bill that's headed to Gov. Bill Lee's desk.The Parental Accountability Act, sponsored by Memphis-area Republicans Sen. Brent Taylor and Rep. John Gillespie, passed this week in both chambers.
  After a juvenile's first offense, juvenile court is required to fine their parents for each subsequent crime, according to the bill's language. If parents c
  
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• Firefighters knock down commercial fire in Edmond

  25-04-2024 16:33 via kfor.com
  
  EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) - Firefighters responded to a commercial fire in Edmond Thursday morning.Officials say multiple agencies responded to a business near Waterloo Rd. and Sooner Rd. around 7 a.m. The building was being used to store marijuana and had walls added, making it harder to fight the fire.LOCAL NEWS: WATCH: Bus driver fights off attack, crashes into OKC businessCommercial fire in Edmond. Image KFOR.Commercial fire in Edmond. Image KFOR.
  The Oak Cliff Fire Department says the fire began
  
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• Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction is overturned in New York

  25-04-2024 15:29 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.“We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of
  
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• Know before you go: 2024 Olympic Trials at RIVERSPORT OKC

  25-04-2024 13:35 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The highly-anticipated Olympic Team Trials for canoe/kayak slalom and kayak cross are kicking off on April 26, and if you plan to attend, it's best to prepare ahead of time. Athletes and the mayor try OKC RIVERSPORT ahead of Olympic trialsThe canoe/kayak slalom qualifiers are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Friday, April 26, and conclude at 1:30 p.m. The canoe/kayak slalom finals will be held on Saturday, April 27, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., followed by the kayak cros
  
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