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• The Latest: Judge accepts Bergdahl's guilty pleas

  16-10-2017 23:58
  
  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the court-martial of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked off his post in Afghanistan (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Israeli leader congratulates Kurz on Austria win

  16-10-2017 23:58
  
  VIENNA (AP) — The Latest on Austria's election (all times local):
  
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• Better weather gives leg up to crews on California wildfires

  16-10-2017 23:58
  
  SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — The winds eased, some of the smoke began to clear and the forecast Monday offered a tantalizing chance of rain to thousands of firefighters trying to corral the wildfires that have laid waste to the…
  
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• Woman accused of killing son, using tiki oil to burn home

  16-10-2017 23:55
  MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — A woman accused of suffocating her 8-year-old son before using tiki torch oil to set her Connecticut home on fire last year has had her bond set at $1 million in a North Carolina court.
  
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• US says airstrikes killed "dozens" of militants in Yemen

  16-10-2017 23:54
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Monday it killed dozens of Islamic State fighters in airstrikes on two training camps in Yemen.
  
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• Sooners Aim To Play Complete Game

  16-10-2017 23:54
  
  The focus lately for the Sooners has been on playing a complete game. Despite leading by 14, 14 and 20 points in the last three games, OU has gone on to trail at some point in all three.
  
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• The Latest: Catalan leader calls jailing of 2 'bad news'

  16-10-2017 23:52
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on the Spain-Catalonia political crisis (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Search continues for man missing from platform

  16-10-2017 23:49
  
  KENNER, La. (AP) — The Latest on the oil rig explosion near New Orleans (all times local):
  
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• Cherokee Nation Citizen Named New Director Of BIA

  16-10-2017 23:30
  
  The U.S. Secretary of the Interior announced Monday that a Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma citizen has been named the new director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
  
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• Tulsa City Councilor Won't Seek Reelection

  16-10-2017 23:13
  
  The race to replace Tulsa City Councilor Blake Ewing is already shaping up. Ewing said last week he will not seek reelection. Tulsa businesswoman Barbra Kingsley announced on Facebook that she intends to run for Ewing's seat. 8/16/2014 Related Story: Lawsuit Alleges Tulsa Councilor Blake Ewing Defrauded Business The official filing period starts in April, followed by primary elections in June.
  
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• Sand Springs Police Arrest Domestic Violence Suspect Thanks To Alleged Victim's Brother

  16-10-2017 23:07
  
  Police arrested a domestic violence suspect thanks to tips from the alleged victim's brother.
  
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• Tulsa Police Issue Silver Alert For Man With Alzheimer's

  16-10-2017 22:45
  
  Tulsa Police have issued a Silver Alert for an elderly Tulsa man with Alzheimer's Disease.  He may be driving a red 2009 Ford Explorer with Oklahoma tags: HRE257.
  
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• Mom: Hospital is punishing toddler son for dad's mistakes

  16-10-2017 22:43
  ATLANTA (AP) — A mother says an Atlanta hospital is unfairly punishing her 2-year-old son because of his father's mistakes.
  
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• Las Vegans help after tragedy with garden, free services

  16-10-2017 22:43
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas landscaper says that one day after a gunman opened fire on a country music festival he was at City Hall with an idea for remembering the 58 people killed in the deadliest shooting…
  
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• Woman Pleads Guilty In Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Beggs Musician

  16-10-2017 22:41
  
  Tulsa woman was sentenced to 10 years after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the December 2016 wrong-way crash that killed a Beggs musician.  
  
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• Somalia truck bombing toll over 300, scores remain missing

  16-10-2017 22:38
  
  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — More than 300 people were killed in the weekend truck bombing in Somalia's capital and scores remained missing, authorities said Monday, as the fragile Horn of Africa nation reeled from one of the world's worst attacks…
  
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• Students push to change name of street honoring KKK member

  16-10-2017 22:37
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — University of Oklahoma students are pushing to rename a Norman street honoring a former university professor who also was a grand dragon in the Ku Klux Klan.
  
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• Trump says predecessors didn't honor fallen; response heated

  16-10-2017 22:34
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is claiming his predecessors did not sufficiently honor the nation's fallen. His accusation that most presidents did not call families of military personnel killed in action is provoking a heated response.
  
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• Passenger says Delta crew stopped her from singing anthem

  16-10-2017 22:33
  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia physician said her plan to honor a fallen soldier by singing the U.S. national anthem aboard a Delta Air Lines plane carrying the soldier's casket was stopped by a flight attendant who told her…
  
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• Federal judge to rule later on latest Trump travel ban

  16-10-2017 22:33
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge in Maryland will rule later on three lawsuits requesting preliminary injunctions to block the most recent Trump administration travel restrictions.
  
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• Silver Alert issued after man leaves in vehicle while wife in store

  16-10-2017 22:31
  
  A Silver Alert has been issued for a 71-year-old man who was last seen at a shopping center.
  
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• Empty For Years, Restorations At Historic Tulsa Venue Nearing Completion

  16-10-2017 22:31
  
  A historic auditorium where dozens of legendary musicians performed has been empty for decades, but a Tulsa nonprofit is working to bring new life to the building.
  
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• Correction: Kansas-Leaking Gas story

  16-10-2017 22:30
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — In a story Oct. 14 about leaking gas wells, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Kansas Gas Service owns the nearby Yaggy gas storage field. Kansas Gas Service owned the facility at the time of the…
  
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• Arrests of current, ex Honolulu officers tied to fed probe

  16-10-2017 22:30
  HONOLULU (AP) — A Honolulu Police Department officer and retired major arrested by the FBI over the weekend are expected to appear in federal court on Monday.
  
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• Gundy Talks Facing Texas, Mason Rudolph, Going Shirtless For Homecoming Crowd

  16-10-2017 22:29
  
  The Cowboys are coming off a school-record 747 total yards in a beatdown of Baylor and Texas is in emotional and physical recovery after a tough loss in the Red River Showdown. Does that mean Oklahoma State has an advantage in Saturday’s matchup against the Longhorns? 
  
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• Florida state of emergency declared for white nationalist

  16-10-2017 22:29
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Citing past clashes and protests, Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Monday declared a state of emergency in advance of a speech white nationalist Richard Spencer is scheduled to give at the University of Florida.
  
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• Iraqi forces push into disputed city as Kurds withdraw

  16-10-2017 22:28
  
  KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) — Two weeks after fighting together against the Islamic State, Iraqi forces pushed their Kurdish allies out of the disputed city of Kirkuk on Monday, seizing oil fields and other facilities amid soaring tensions over last month's…
  
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• Bomb kills reporter who covered Malta's 'Panama Papers' link

  16-10-2017 22:27
  
  VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — A Maltese investigative journalist who exposed the island nation's links to offshore tax havens through the leaked Panama Papers was killed Monday when a bomb exploded in her car, the prime minister said.
  
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• $100M lawsuit filed over Michigan Marine recruit's death

  16-10-2017 22:25
  DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan family of a Marine recruit has filed a $100 million lawsuit alleging his fatal plunge in a stairwell was the result of negligence by officers and others.
  
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• Oklahoma couple convicted in case of emaciated twin babies

  16-10-2017 22:24
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma couple has been convicted on multiple counts of child neglect after nurses said their twin babies were emaciated, and one had a maggot crawl out of a wound.
  
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• Man believes bodies in California desert are son, girlfriend

  16-10-2017 22:21
  
  JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — The father of a missing California man said he believes the bodies of his son and his son's girlfriend have been found in Joshua Tree National Park, near the area where they vanished…
  
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• Democrats seek tax relief for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

  16-10-2017 22:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of Democratic lawmakers are asking for tax relief for hurricane-stricken Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, saying people and businesses in the two U.S. territories don't enjoy the same benefits as those in the…
  
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• Ryan says Senate biggest obstacle to passing tax cut

  16-10-2017 22:13
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan said Monday that the biggest obstacle to passing a Republican-authored federal tax overhaul plan is the GOP-controlled Senate because of its narrow majority, but he believes it will prevail this year with…
  
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• Wisconsin governor tells NFL players to stop anthem protests

  16-10-2017 22:11
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he thinks NFL players should stop protesting during the national anthem and instead speak out against domestic violence.
  
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• Lawsuits seek changes to U. of Iowa sexual assault policies

  16-10-2017 22:09
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The law firm that won a landmark gender discrimination case against the University of Iowa athletics department will challenge what it calls the school's biased handling of sexual assault and harassment complaints next.
  
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• The Latest: USAF plane makes safe emergency landing in Reno

  16-10-2017 22:08
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on a military aircraft making an emergency landing in Reno (all times local):
  
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• Prosecutor: 'S-Town' figure pleads guilty to burglary, theft

  16-10-2017 22:08
  CENTREVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man featured in the hit podcast "S-Town" pleaded guilty Monday to criminal charges linked to events that occurred in the serial.
  
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• The Latest: 35 Somali victims arrive in Turkey for treatment

  16-10-2017 22:07
  
  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The Latest on deadly bombing in Somalia's capital (all times local):
  
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• Ex-deputy pleads guilty in his neighbor's shooting death

  16-10-2017 22:05
  WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio deputy sheriff who was acquitted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed suspect has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in a neighbor's fatal shooting.
  
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• South Carolina man serial killer said sold him guns indicted

  16-10-2017 22:01
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man who serial killer Todd Kohlhepp told authorities helped him get guns because Kohlhepp was a convicted felon has been indicted on federal weapons charges.
  
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• Mother Of Baby Who Drowned In Mop Bucket Sentenced To Prison

  16-10-2017 20:55
  
  A Tulsa woman charged with child neglect after her infant son drowned in a mop bucket has been sentenced to 25 years.  
  
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• Man Charged In Tulsa Murders Case Heads To Court For Other Crimes

  16-10-2017 20:52
  
  A man charged in three murders is in court Monday for different crimes. Keenon White is being arraigned on several charges including charges of robbery, assault with intent to kill. 
  
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• Trump blames Senate GOP, not himself, for stalled agenda

  16-10-2017 19:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump blamed Senate Republicans, not himself, for the stalled GOP agenda Monday ahead of a crucial White House lunch meeting with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on getting make-or-break tax legislation back on track.
  
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• AAA Oklahoma Encourages Talking With Teens About Safety On The Road

  16-10-2017 19:34
  
  AAA Oklahoma and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are working together for National Teen Driver Safety Week.
  
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• Why the battle over the Iraqi city of Kirkuk matters

  16-10-2017 19:27
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi forces entered the disputed northern city of Kirkuk on Monday, forcing Kurdish fighters to withdraw just three weeks after holding a controversial referendum on support for independence from the central government. Here's what you need to…
  
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• Manchin to Trump: Withdraw nominee for drug czar

  16-10-2017 19:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump should withdraw the nomination of Republican Rep. Tom Marino to be the nation's drug czar, a Democratic senator said Monday, citing the lawmaker's role in passing a bill weakening the Drug Enforcement Administration's authority…
  
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• Hospital: No transplant for boy until donor dad follows law

  16-10-2017 19:24
  ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta hospital says it won't complete a 2-year-old boy's organ transplant until his father stops getting into trouble with the law.
  
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• Army Sgt. Bergdahl pleads guilty to deserting his post

  16-10-2017 19:24
  
  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was captured and held by the Taliban for five years after walking away from his post in Afghanistan, pleaded guilty Monday to desertion and misbehavior-before-the-enemy charges that could put him…
  
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• Portugal wildfires kill at least 35; 4 dead in Spain

  16-10-2017 19:23
  
  LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Late season wildfires that broke out over the weekend in Portugal have killed at least 35 people, including a 1-month-old infant, authorities said Monday, making 2017 by far the deadliest year on record for forest blazes…
  
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