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• Tulsans Call For Resignation Of OU Regent After Controversial Comments

  12-12-2017 23:52
  
  Tulsans gathered outside the OU Tulsa campus to call for Regent Kirk Humphreys to resign. Critics claim comments he made on a television show compare homosexuality to pedophilia.
  
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• Union Early College H.S. Students Surprised With Party

  12-12-2017 23:20
  
  There was a little surprise party for 55 Union ninth graders Tuesday morning. 
  
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• The Latest: GOP agrees to lower top tax rate for individuals

  12-12-2017 23:03 via tulsaworld.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Republican tax overhaul (all times local):
  
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• Former TPD Officer Shannon Kepler Transferred To DOC

  12-12-2017 23:02
  
  New developments for the former Tulsa police officer, Shannon Kepler, who was convicted of killing his daughter's boyfriend. 
  
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• Ferguson reviewing nearly 8,000 old court cases

  12-12-2017 22:57 via tulsaworld.com
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ferguson, Missouri, is reviewing nearly 8,000 pre-2014 municipal court cases to determine which should be thrown out, a process expected to take about six months.
  
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• The Latest: Security tightened at Moore election night event

  12-12-2017 22:53 via tulsaworld.com
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on Alabama's U.S. Senate election (all times local):
  
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• Death certificate says Charles Manson died of heart failure

  12-12-2017 22:51 via tulsaworld.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Cult leader Charles Manson died of cardiac arrest accompanied by respiratory failure, triggered by colon cancer that had spread to other areas of his body, according to his death certificate.
  
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• The Latest: 2 people killed in school bus fire identified

  12-12-2017 22:49 via tulsaworld.com
  
  OAKLAND, Iowa (AP) — The Latest on a fatal school bus fire in western Iowa (all times local):
  
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• ASU moving its Thunderbird School of Global Management

  12-12-2017 22:48 via tulsaworld.com
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona State University officials say they're moving the Thunderbird School of Global Management from its historic Glendale campus to a new facility on ASU's downtown Phoenix campus.
  
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• Rollercoaster Ride to Christmas Day

  12-12-2017 22:47
  
  Our temperatures are on a wild ride in Oklahoma this month. Day-to-day, we are seeing 15° or more swings. This is not atypical for the start of winter as the powerful polar jet stream sinks further south, creating more powerful storm systems and bigger air mass changes as a result. The one thing our recent pattern hasn’t brought is moisture. As we continue to dry out, wildfire danger grows and becomes a daily concern. There are signs of bigger changes involving moisture AND ...
  
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• Bruce Brown, whose 'Endless Summer' redefined surfing, dies

  12-12-2017 22:47 via tulsaworld.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bruce Brown, whose 1966 surfing documentary "The Endless Summer" molded the image of the surfer as a seeker of adventure and fulfillment and transformed the sport, has died. He was 80.
  
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• Woman pleads guilty after son's freezing death

  12-12-2017 22:41 via tulsaworld.com
  MORGANTON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of her 3-year-old son, who froze to death earlier this year.
  
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• Informant testifies against ex-cop accused in terror trial

  12-12-2017 22:38 via tulsaworld.com
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Jurors are hearing from an FBI informant who played a key role in a sting against a police officer accused of attempting to support the Islamic State.
  
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• Bahrain interfaith group pays unprecedented visit to Israel

  12-12-2017 22:36 via tulsaworld.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — An interfaith group from the Gulf state of Bahrain is paying an unprecedented public visit to Israel this week, receiving a warm welcome but generating uproar across the Arab world.
  
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• Trump says senator 'would do anything' for cash

  12-12-2017 22:34 via tulsaworld.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pushing into the sexual harassment debate, President Donald Trump laced into Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Tuesday, tweeting that the New York Democrat had begged him for campaign contributions in the past and "would do anything" to get…
  
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• Oklahoma Woman Fights 30-Year Sentence For Failure To Report Child Abuse

  12-12-2017 22:29
  
  An Oklahoma judge has dismissed a lawsuit to re-examine the case of a woman sentenced to 30 years for failing to report that her boyfriend abused her children. The boyfriend served 2 years.
  
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• TV listings: 2018 Chili Bowl Nationals from Tulsa

  12-12-2017 22:25
  It's never too early to set the DVR for a good night of racing, especially when that night of racing includes the 2018 Chili Bowl Nationals. MAVTV and the Lucas Oil Racing TV app for mobile devices will broadcast this year's Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals presented by General Tire on Saturday night, Jan. 13, 2018, starting at 8:30 p.m. ET, live from the River Spirit Expo in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  
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• New York commuters return to bombing site, shrug off attack

  12-12-2017 22:25 via tulsaworld.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York subway riders shrugged off the city's latest attack Tuesday, a day after police say a would-be suicide attacker set off a pipe bomb.
  
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• Councilman charged with making obscene phone call to boy

  12-12-2017 22:25 via tulsaworld.com
  NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island city councilman has been charged with making an obscene phone call to a 13-year-old boy he says was sending sexual messages to his daughter.
  
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• Watchdog to probe EPA chief's purchase of soundproof booth

  12-12-2017 22:22 via tulsaworld.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog will examine whether the head of the Environmental Protection Agency misused taxpayer money by purchasing a soundproof booth for making private phone calls from his office.
  
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• The Latest: Prosecutor: Bomb suspect wanted maximum damage

  12-12-2017 22:21 via tulsaworld.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the blast in the New York City subway system (all times local):
  
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• After bitter campaign, Alabama Senate race goes to voters

  12-12-2017 22:20 via tulsaworld.com
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The bitter Senate race in deeply conservative Alabama went to the voters Tuesday as they chose between an embattled but well-known Republican accused of child molestation and a Democrat who hopes to break the GOP's lock…
  
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• TFD: Dry Christmas Trees Create Fire Hazard

  12-12-2017 22:09
  
  A minute and a half. That's how long it takes for a fire, started because of a live Christmas tree, to destroy a room in your home. 
  
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• Oklahoma Prison Conditions Lawsuit Gets Green Light

  12-12-2017 22:03
  
  A federal appeals court has revived an Oklahoma prison inmate's lawsuit alleging conditions at a state prison violated his constitutional rights. 
  
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• Sister surprises sibling at school after coming home to North Carolina on military leave

  12-12-2017 22:00 via tulsaworld.com
  
  For Danielle Wojcik, an eighth grader at Liberty Middle School, her Friday routine started out normally, but that all changed when she sat down for lunch and was tapped on the shoulder.
  
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• The Latest: Pelosi calls Trump tweet 'disgusting'

  12-12-2017 21:58 via tulsaworld.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and allegations of sexual misconduct (all times local):
  
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• Mom who posted video of bullied son denies being racist

  12-12-2017 21:55 via tulsaworld.com
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman who posted a video of her tearful son recounting being bullied at school has appeared on national media outlets to deflect accusations of racism.
  
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• $110M lawsuit claims high school ignored MS-13 threats

  12-12-2017 21:51 via tulsaworld.com
  CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A $110 million lawsuit claims a New York high school ignored warnings that MS-13 members were threatening a student who was later found beaten to death.
  
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• Birth-control coverage fight faces key hearing in California

  12-12-2017 21:48 via tulsaworld.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The state of California and the Trump administration will square off Tuesday before a U.S. judge who will decide whether to block new rules allowing more employers to opt out of birth control coverage for women.
  
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• NTSB cites weak safety culture by owner of sunken El Faro

  12-12-2017 21:40 via tulsaworld.com
  
  The owner of the sunken cargo ship El Faro had a weak corporate safety culture that contributed to the vessel's demise and the deaths of 33 mariners, federal accident investigators said on Tuesday.
  
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• Man's Best Friend In Tulsa For Agility Trials

  12-12-2017 21:29
  
  The Tulsa Expo Square was filled with man's best friend for the American Kennel Club Agility Trials the weekend of December 8-10.  
  
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• The Latest: Homeland Security watching Alabama election

  12-12-2017 21:02 via tulsaworld.com
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on Alabama's U.S. Senate election (all times local):
  
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• IG to probe EPA chief's purchase of soundproof privacy booth

  12-12-2017 20:59 via tulsaworld.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog will examine whether the head of the Environmental Protection Agency misused taxpayer money by purchasing a soundproof booth for making private phone calls from his office.
  
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• Minnesota governor to name Franken's replacement Wednesday

  12-12-2017 20:55 via tulsaworld.com
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton was set to appoint a replacement Wednesday for Sen. Al Franken amid pressure to choose someone who could keep the seat in Democratic hands in a special election next November.
  
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• Stormtroopers and princes on London's 'Last Jedi' red carpet

  12-12-2017 20:48 via tulsaworld.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Prince William and Prince Harry joined the cast of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" at the film's European premiere Tuesday, delighting fans who braved the London cold for a glimpse of Hollywood stars and British royalty.
  
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• Moore's wife cites Jewish attorney to rebut bias claims

  12-12-2017 20:45 via tulsaworld.com
  
  MIDLAND CITY, Ala. (AP) — The wife of embattled Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore drew ridicule online after she declared that "one of our attorneys is a Jew," and said some of their close friends are "Jewish and rabbis" while…
  
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• Pope on Guadalupe feast: Church is mestizo, native, black

  12-12-2017 20:42 via tulsaworld.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis urged Latin American and Caribbean Catholics to celebrate and defend their diversity, saying Tuesday the face of the Catholic Church is indigenous, mestizo and black.
  
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• Some Star Wars toys for fans who have $10,000 to burn

  12-12-2017 20:40 via tulsaworld.com
  
  "Star Wars" returns to the big screen this weekend, with fans young and old already lining up in Hollywood for early screenings. "The Last Jedi" is sure to attract a wide audience, including those same kids who were there in…
  
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• ICC: Failure to arrest Sudan's president undermines court

  12-12-2017 20:34 via tulsaworld.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is accusing some of its members including Jordan, Uganda and Chad of undermining the tribunal's "reputation and credibility" by refusing to arrest Sudan's president who is accused of genocide…
  
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• As Mueller closed in, pressure mounted on Flynn and family

  12-12-2017 20:34 via tulsaworld.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In the days before he pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, and as he braced for the public revelation that he'd morphed from government target to government cooperator, Michael Flynn was reveling in the pleasures of…
  
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• Fire Breaks Out At High-Rise Downtown Tulsa Apartment Complex

  12-12-2017 20:33
  
  Firefighters responded to flames at a downtown Tulsa apartment complex. Firefighters said two apartments caught fire at the University Club Apartments Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Paris hosts major climate summit — and it's all about Trump

  12-12-2017 20:30 via tulsaworld.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The global climate summit in Paris was designed to bypass Donald Trump, but the U.S. president ended up playing a starring role.
  
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• The Latest: NTSB says El Faro owner had weak safety culture

  12-12-2017 20:25 via tulsaworld.com
  
  The Latest on the final hearing to determine probable cause in the sinking of the cargo ship El Faro, which killed 33 mariners (all times local):
  
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• Arkansas panel clears way for new Ten Commandments marker

  12-12-2017 20:23 via tulsaworld.com
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas commission cleared the way Tuesday for the installation of another Ten Commandments monument outside the state Capitol, after a prior marker was shattered when a man crashed his car into the monolith than…
  
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• Lawsuit challenges parole denial for Brinks heist driver

  12-12-2017 20:22 via tulsaworld.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Lawyers for the getaway driver in a deadly 1981 Brinks robbery have filed a lawsuit challenging the New York parole board's denial of her prison release.
  
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• New PM: Poland needs to protect its national interests

  12-12-2017 20:21 via tulsaworld.com
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland "fits the European puzzle" and should be allowed to protect its national interests and character even while being a member of the European Union, the country's new prime minister said Tuesday.
  
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• Trump to release national security strategy next week

  12-12-2017 20:10 via tulsaworld.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to unveil his first National Security Strategy next Monday.
  
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• Anonymous donor pays off layaway items for 200 families

  12-12-2017 20:04 via tulsaworld.com
  EVERETT, Pa. (AP) — An anonymous donor has paid off all the items on layaway at a Pennsylvania Walmart, giving 200 families a holiday gift.
  
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• The Latest: White House disputes Trump sexual misconduct

  12-12-2017 20:03 via tulsaworld.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and allegations of sexual misconduct (all times local):
  
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