Oklahoma

A Native American elder performs a ritual ceremony using a feather.
COVID-19
COVID-19 deaths among tribal elders threaten cultural loss
A 1790 Treaty of Muscogee (Creek) Nations and the US, written with elegant cursive script
Conflict & Justice
Supreme Court recognizes Native sovereignty in much of Oklahoma
A group of protesters stand in a line holding signs protesting family separation and incarceration of migrants
Protest
Oklahoma’s Fort Sill has a history of jailing minority groups. Migrant children could be next.
Lucia Lucas
Arts, Culture & Media
This opera singer says the ‘hype’ should be on her voice, not her transgender identity
dedication
Conflict
The Choctaw of Oklahoma stepped up to help the Irish during the potato famine
A woman in a factory
Conflict
In one Oklahoma county, the number of women in prison is falling. This treatment program might be why.
Teacher Suzanne Sutton takes a selfie in front of rows of empty desks at her classroom.
Education
In Oklahoma, some teachers try to make ends meet. Others move out of state for better pay.
Texas wind farm
Environment
Congress boosted spending on science and the environment, even as Trump administration tried to cut
Cherise Greer in the backyard of her home in Duncan, Oklahoma.
Economics
‘I don’t want to miss any more’: One woman tries to stay clean and out of jail
The Tiangong-1 space station passes over the moon in this photo taken in September 2013. The station is scheduled to make a crash landing in Europe within the next few weeks.
Technology
Chinese space station likely to land in Europe in a few weeks
A cow
Economics
The Quapaw tribe hopes a cattle slaughterhouse will provide jobs in rural Oklahoma
rally
Health
In the 45 years since Roe v. Wade, states have passed 1,193 abortion restrictions
Helicopter dropping water on wildfire
Economics
2017 was the costliest US natural disaster year on record
A woman
Arts
Singing in Choctaw, Samantha Crain aims to create new traditions
Women marching
Conflict
Why Oklahoma has the highest female incarceration rate in the country
A truck sits outside a gas station
Business
Why you have to have pride of place — especially in a place like Holdenville, Oklahoma
Daniel Holtzclaw
Justice
Callie Crossley: ‘I cry for them’
A US National Weather Service map shows precipitation levels across the southeastern US on October 4, 2015. White splotches in South Carolina indicate areas with more than 10 inches of rain.
Environment
The Carolinas’ ‘thousand-year’ flood follows a big rainfall trend across the US
Injection of wastewater into disposal tanks is linked to man-made earthquakes in Oklahoma
Environment
Are we causing earthquakes in Oklahoma?
Lifestyle & Belief
Serving Up Politics at the Holiday Dinner Table
Global Politics
Voters voices from around the country
A jail cell on death row, where prison inmates await execution
Conflict & Justice
Increasing pressure against the death penalty may have led to Oklahoma’s bungled execution
The battle for Syria continues. Here a Syrian national flag can be seen from a rebel position, flying over a building controlled by forces loyal to President Assad in Ashrafieh, Aleppo, September 17th 2013. (Photo: REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman)
Conflict & Justice
The Fighting in Syria Grinds on Despite Diplomatic Deal
Global Politics
With military option looming, experts examine how Syria might respond to airstrikes
Exploring The Road to U.S. Action in Syria
Global Politics
How Would Syria Respond to US Strikes?
Remembering Elmore Leonard
Global Politics
American evangelical collectors buy up Dead Sea Scroll fragments
Global Politics
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down key provision of Voting Rights Act
Global Politics
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Arizona voter citizenship provision
Environment
Three storm chasers among dead from last week’s Oklahoma tornadoes
Global Politics
In Tornado Alley, weathercasters admired for keeping communities safe
Global Politics
Deadly tornado rips through Oklahoma City suburbs, killing dozens
Global Politics
While 11 million people may live in U.S. illegally — the impact extends to millions more
Global Politics
Oklahoma-based PR firm plays vital role in NRA’s image
Global Politics
When the United Nations was new, cities fought for right to host it
Global Politics
Report calls into question short classes used by college athletes to stay eligible
Arts, Culture & Media
New Ken Burns documentary looks at Dust Bowl, ‘worst sustained environmental disaster’ in U.S. history
Violence continues to escalate in Syria with report of mass execution in Damascus suburb
Health & Medicine
Record drought conditions contribute to unprecedented levels of West Nile virus
As minorities flee, the Middle East loses its once rich religious diversity
High-ranking Syrian general defects as opposition group meets in Paris
Environment
United States debates joining Law of the Sea
Environment
Timely warnings likely saved lives in weekend’s spate of Midwest tornadoes
Environment
Obama travels to Cushing, Okla., to announce his support for part of Keystone XL pipeline
Environment
Canada emerging as a nearby energy giant
Global Politics
Romney, Gingrich seem poised to be big winners on Super Tuesday
Environment
TransCanada seizing private land in Texas for pipeline, claims eminent domain
Former New York Times executive editor remembers colleague Anthony Shadid
Global Politics
Obama grants 10 states waivers from strictest provisions of No Child Left Behind
Global Politics
Indiana House of Representiatives passes ‘right to work’ law
Syrian officials reject call to stand aside as country veers toward civil war
VIDEO: Car bomb blast kills dozens in Syria; expert says to expect more of the same
Environment
VIDEO: Central Plains states rocked by deadly blizzard
Health & Medicine
Cantaloupes contaminated with listeria cause 16 deaths
UN condemns Syrian government for ‘violations of human rights’
Arts, Culture & Media
Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips talks success, scandal
Global Politics
House passes health care reform, 219-212