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You’re most likely to be struck by lightning in these states

A recent report has identified the cities and states that saw the most lightning strikes last year

The Independent UK

Dangerous heat bursts have been spiking temperatures across the US as people sleep. So what are they?

Heat bursts can bring dangerous winds and rapid 20-degree temperature spikes in just a matter of minutes

The Independent UK

A Split Supreme Court Says Oklahoma Can't Have a Religious Charter School

The deadlocked court doesn't provide much clarity to sticky questions about the limits of religious freedom.

Reason

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Supreme Court’s one-sentence order closes the door to Catholic charter school – but leaves it open for future challenges

The saga over St. Isidore of Seville, which hoped to become the nation’s first religious charter school, has come to a surprising end – for now.

The Conversation

Fierceness In Key Workout Ahead Of Met Mile Target

The Todd Pletcher-trained Fierceness continued his Met Mile preparation with a workout at Oklahoma training track in Saratoga NY.

The Sports Daily

Split Supreme Court blocks Oklahoma’s Catholic charter school − but future cases could hinge on whether charters are, at their core, public or private

In April 2025, the Supreme Court heard arguments about whether the nation’s first religious charter school could open in Oklahoma. The St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School would have been funded by taxpayer money but run by a local archdiocese and diocese. Several justices appeared open to the idea…

The Conversation

US Supreme Court hits deadlock in case of publicly funded religious school

The high court’s decision avoids setting precedent but allows a lower court’s ruling barring the school to stand.

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US supreme court blocks religious charter school in split ruling

Justices’ 4-4 ruling leaves intact lower court’s decision that blocked establishment of Oklahoma school

The Guardian - US

Supreme Court derails taxpayer-funded Catholic school in major First Amendment case

4-4 decision effectively blocks Oklahoma’s plans for nation’s first-ever publicly funded religious school

The Independent UK

Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma

The Supreme Court has effectively ended a publicly funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma, dividing 4-4

The Independent UK

Aging elephants moved from Los Angeles to Tulsa Zoo, but advocates say they should be at a sanctuary

The last elephants at the Los Angeles Zoo have been quietly moved to a zoo in Oklahoma despite a lawsuit seeking to have them transferred to a sanctuary where they could live out their days with more room to roam

The Independent UK

Oklahoma Official Promises Bibles in Schools 'Will Happen' Next School Year Despite Lawmakers Scrapping Funding

Oklahoma's State Superintendent declared that schools within the state will be given Bibles in the fall despite the fact that funding for the initiative was denied by Oklahoma's state legislature.

Latin Times

Oklahoma Schools to Ask Students to 'Identify Discrepancies' in 2020 Presidential Election Data

Oklahoma has approved a controversial social studies standard directing students to investigate "discrepancies" in the 2020 election.

Latin Times

Oklahoma may become dumbest state as high schools approve teaching 2020 election conspiracy theories as facts

Oklahoma is going to teach conspiracy theories as facts.

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Oklahoma high schools to teach 2020 election conspiracy theories as fact

State superintendent Ryan Walters tapped chief of Heritage Foundation, key player behind Project 2025, for curriculum

Sports Illustrated

SEC Football Primer: The Arch Manning Era Begins as League Hopes for Revival

The power conference has taken a back seat to the Big Ten in recent seasons on the gridiron, and its quarterbacks will be the key to a return to prominence in 2025.

The Independent UK

Over 20 prisoners to be executed across America this year – a look back at their cases

States across the US continue to use capital punishment

The Independent UK

A look at the status of US executions in 2025

Fifteen men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 12 other people are scheduled to be put to death in eight states during the remainder of 2025

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Golf Monthly

Which Courses Have Hosted The Most PGA Championships?

One golf club in Oklahoma has hosted the PGA Championship on five occasions

Sports Illustrated

Chiefs Superfan 'ChiefsAholic' Sentenced to Additional Prison Time for Bank Robbery

Xavier Babudar was sentenced to 32 years in prison for robbing an Oklahoma bank.

The Independent UK

Chiefs superfan 'ChiefsAholic' sentenced to 32 years in Oklahoma prison

A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” has been sentenced to 32 years in state prison for robbing a Tulsa-area bank

The Independent UK

The US has 1,001 measles cases and 11 states with active outbreaks

The U.S. is up to 1,001 confirmed measles cases

The Independent UK

Meet the Oklahoma state superintendent pushing Trumpism into schools

Ryan Walters has emerged as a prominent voice in a growing movement to integrate religion and the president’s brand of national conservatism into public education, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Inmate transferred to Oklahoma by Trump administration denied clemency, set to be executed

An Oklahoma board has denied clemency for a man convicted of killing a Tulsa woman in 1999

Latin Times

Oklahoma Schools Ordered to Teach About 2020 Election 'Discrepancies' After Superintendent's Concerns of 'Left-Wing Propaganda'

Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Schools Ryan Walters labeled the 2020 presidential election results one of the "contemporary turning points of 21st century American society."

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