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The Forgotten Creatures That Ruled Before the Great Dying

The Forgotten Creatures That Ruled Before the Great Dying

An artistic rendering of an evening approximately 252 million years ago during the late Permian in the Luangwa Basin of Zambia. The scene includes several saber-toothed gorgonopsians and beaked dicynodonts. Credit: Gabriel Ugueto Unearthing...

The Rise of Ojos Locos, a World Cup Hub Turned Top-Selling Bar

The Rise of Ojos Locos, a World Cup Hub Turned Top-Selling Bar

Over a decade ago, we heard a rumor that the Ojos Locos on Technology Boulevard in Dallas was built solely because of the World Cup and that its owners recouped their start-up costs in record time. Given the popularity of American football in...

Why Are Amputation Rates on the Rise?

Why Are Amputation Rates on the Rise?

According to research published in the upcoming edition of Annals of Surgery, US amputation rates have steadily increased since 2010. A separate study that appeared in Frontiers in Public Health found a similar increase at the global scale, and a...

Linda McMahon Visits OKC Charter School

Linda McMahon Visits OKC Charter School

By Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice OKLAHOMA CITY — U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon on Tuesday didn’t rule out a plan to end statewide standardized testing in Oklahoma during a local visit focused on limiting federal involvement in...

Pregnant veterans, criminalizing abortion and opposition to IVF

Pregnant veterans, criminalizing abortion and opposition to IVF

Reproductive rights continue to weaken in the United States under the Trump administration, and pregnant people are dying. It’s nearly impossible to keep up with the news as states continue to change their laws to make it harder for pregnant...

Top 10 NCAAF Transfer Portal Additions That Will Swing Games

Top 10 NCAAF Transfer Portal Additions That Will Swing Games

Photo By - Imagn Images. Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer throws a pass during practice in Norman. Welcome to the 2025 College Football season, where the transfer portal is more important than ever if your team hopes to capture glory. Who are the...

Rural emergency rooms are increasingly run without doctors

Rural emergency rooms are increasingly run without doctors

Nurse practitioner Alex Lovec examines Ben Bruski during a visit to the clinic at Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association in Ekalaka, Montana, for help with his allergies. He says he's happy with the care he's received from the hospital's emergency...

EXCLUSIVE: Interview with US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, Governor Kevin Stitt

EXCLUSIVE: Interview with US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, Governor Kevin Stitt

As President Trump and his administration continue working to get the education money and power back to individual states, US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is visiting schools nationwide to learn about individual best practices. After...

Rogers State University Adds Degrees in AI, Cybersecurity

Rogers State University Adds Degrees in AI, Cybersecurity

(TNS) — Rogers State University's fall semester began Monday with several new degrees for students to attain. RSU now offers bachelor's degrees in elementary education and artificial intelligence, as well as more options for pursuing emergency...

Same-Sex Marriage Fast Facts

Same-Sex Marriage Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at same-sex marriage in the United States and worldwide. Facts: According to Pew Research Center, support for same-sex marriage in the United States has steadily increased over the last several years....

Slavery was worse in the Americas because of capitalism

Slavery was worse in the Americas because of capitalism

This combination photo shows a screenshot from the PragerU YouTube video ‘Christopher Columbus: Explorer of the New World’, alongside an 18th-century engraving of a ship used to transport enslaved people from Africa to the Americas and the...

Mother seeks justice after she says her son was beaten to death near college campus

Mother seeks justice after she says her son was beaten to death near college campus

Amanda Pal says her son Jozsef was beaten to death. He attended the University of Oklahoma when the alleged incident took place in March, near campus. Five months later, authorities have taken few actions in response, so she called the Scripps...

9 OKC metro schools rank among the best in the state

9 OKC metro schools rank among the best in the state

Nine Oklahoma City metro schools, including Classen High School of Advanced Arts, ranked number one, were recognized as among the best high schools in Oklahoma by USA Today. Wednesday, August 20th 2025, 10:42 am By: Graham Dowers OKLAHOMA CITY -...

7 shows to watch while waiting for more episodes of Peacemaker season 2

7 shows to watch while waiting for more episodes of Peacemaker season 2

DC's Peacemaker returned for season 2 on August 21, 2025, with John Cena back on screen as the aggressive mercenary Chris Smith. What started as a spin-off of the character's journey in The Suicide Squad (2021) went on to become a soft reboot of...

2025 Heisman Trophy Preseason Picks

2025 Heisman Trophy Preseason Picks

Photo By - Imagn Images. Penn State quarterback Drew Allar talks with reporters during football media day. The 2025 Heisman Trophy conversation starts with the biggest name in college football, even if also one of the most unproven. That is what...

Truck Parking Shortage Costs U.S. Over $100 Billion Annually

Truck Parking Shortage Costs U.S. Over $100 Billion Annually

America’s truck parking shortage is costing the industry and consumers more than $100 billion a year, according to new research from Truck Parking Club and transportation economist Noël Perry of Transport Futures. What’s Related The study found...

Mysterious change in Pacific to 'lock' US in megadrought that'll send food prices soaring for DECADES

Mysterious change in Pacific to 'lock' US in megadrought that'll send food prices soaring for DECADES

A troubling shift in the Pacific Ocean has trapped the US in a megadrought, with scientists warning it could drive devastating wildfires, food shortages, and soaring prices for decades. Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder have...

Family Medicine Physician Sawyer Sparks, D.O., Joins UAMS Family Medical Center in Jonesboro

Family Medicine Physician Sawyer Sparks, D.O., Joins UAMS Family Medical Center in Jonesboro

View Larger Image Sawyer Sparks, D.O. Aug. 20, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — Sawyer Sparks, D.O., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will see patients at the UAMS Health Family Medical Center in Jonesboro. He will also...

What’s responsible for the AI generation gap?

What’s responsible for the AI generation gap?

Jason Dixson Photography Artificial intelligence is evolving at a rapid pace, and civil engineering firms want in. But with many new technologies, there is a generational divide in how they have been received – and AI is no different. Young people...

AFAR Secures Over $5.7 Million NIH Renewal Funding for Nathan Shock Centers Coordinating Center

AFAR Secures Over $5.7 Million NIH Renewal Funding for Nathan Shock Centers Coordinating Center

In a significant advancement for the field of aging research, the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) has secured a five-year renewal grant totaling $5,722,435 from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a division of the National...

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