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Florida teen kills both parents in 1 year: police

A teen who killed his father in Oklahoma last yearbut claimed self-defense, thereby avoiding prosecution,faces first-degree murder charges in Florida for allegedly stabbing his mother to death. The 17-year-old faces first-degree murder charges in the death of his 39-year-old mother. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a Wednesday press conference that he is pushing...

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Meet the American who invented the shopping cart, Sylvan Goldman, Oklahoma supermarket mogul

One of the world’s greatest conveniences was conceived amid its greatest hardships. Sylvan Goldman, son of immigrant pioneers, invented the shopping cart. His brilliantly simple idea was born in Oklahoma during global economic calamity and as the Great Plains were recovering from ecological disaster. “The simplest inventions are always the most fascinating,” Larry O’Dell, the...

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Superintendent orders Oklahoma schools to promote patriotism after student told to remove US flag from truck

Oklahoma State School Superintendent Ryan Walters told the Fox News Channel that his school district would be enacting new policies to allow students to show their patriotism after an Oklahoma high school student was forced to remove an American flag from his truck by school staff earlier this month. Walters spoke on “Fox & Friends...

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WATCH: Oklahoma dog ignites house fire after chewing on lithium-ion battery

A video released by the Tulsa Fire Department in Oklahoma shows a dog unintentionally starting a house fire after chewing on a lithium-ion battery.In the video, two dogs and a cat are seen from an indoor monitoring camera in the home’s living room. One dog begins chewing on a lithium-ion battery pack until it explodes...

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'Go to California': Oklahoma State Superintendent slams districts refusing to integrate Bible into curriculum

Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters’ directive to integrate the Bible into the public school curriculum isn’t meshing well with some districts. At least eight large districts across the Sooner State are pushing back against the requirement, as it continues to receive criticism from some and support from others, reports say. Walters, speaking to...