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MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — A mother cradled a crying toddler as she waited in line with 20 other women to shower. Dozens of fathers quietly held their children's hands in an enclosure made of chain-link fencing. While these families were held at an overcrowded Border Patrol processing center, a fresh wave of migrants crossed the nearby river separating the U.S. and Mexico and waited for border agents to bring them to the same facility. One Honduran woman carried a feverish 7-month-old baby. The cycle is repeated multiple times a day. Waves of d...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Democrats won more votes, regained control of the U.S. House and flipped hundreds of seats in state legislatures during the 2018 elections. It was, by most accounts, a good year for the party. Yet it wasn't as bad as it could have been for Republicans. That's because they may have benefited from a built-in advantage in some states, based on how political districts were drawn, that prevented deeper losses or helped them hold on to power, according to a mathematical analysis by The Associated Press. The AP's analysis i...
JERUSALEM (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly declared Thursday the U.S. will recognize Israel's sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights, a major shift in American policy that gives Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a political boost a month before what is expected to be a close election. The administration has been considering recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the strategic highlands, which Israel captured from Syria in 1967, for some time and Netanyahu had pressed the matter with visiting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo j...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Thursday signed one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation — a measure that bans most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, about six weeks into pregnancy. Bryant's action came despite a federal judge's ruling last year that struck down a less-restrictive law limiting abortions in the state. The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights called the new measure "cruel and clearly unconstitutional" and said it would sue Mississippi to try to block the law from taking eff...
WASHINGTON (AP) — More Republicans are urging President Donald Trump to halt his attacks on the late Sen. John McCain. But Trump is continuing to complain about the Arizona senator's health care vote seven months after McCain died of brain cancer. "I'm not a fan of John McCain," Trump said again Thursday in an interview taped for Fox Business Network's "Mornings With Maria." Two Republicans on Thursday added their voices to a growing chorus calling for Trump to knock it off. "I do not appreciate his tweets. John McCain was a dear friend of mine...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Frustrated by partisan gerrymandering, voters in a growing number of states have taken the pen and computer away from lawmakers who have traditionally drawn U.S. House and state legislative districts and instead entrusted that responsibility to others. In the past decade, eight states have overhauled their redistricting procedures to lessen the potential of partisan manipulation, including four that adopted ballot measures last fall. More could consider redistricting changes during the 2020 elections — the last bef...
WASHINGTON (AP) — America is waiting for special counsel Robert Mueller's report. But anyone looking for a grand narrative on President Donald Trump, Russian election interference and all the juicy details uncovered over the past 22 months could end up disappointed. The exact timing of Mueller's endgame is unclear. Attorney General William Barr, who oversees the investigation, has said he wants to release as much information as he can about the inquiry into possible coordination between Trump associates and Russia's efforts to sway the 2016 e...
NEW YORK (AP) — As Anthony Comello sits in jail on murder charges, he may have more than legal problems to worry about — namely, whether the Mafia is going to get its hands on him. The man he is accused of killing was the reputed boss of New York's Gambino crime family, Francesco "Franky Boy" Cali, and for that, Comello is almost certainly marked for death by the underworld. And it makes no difference that the slaying may have been unconnected to mob business and stemmed instead from a romantic dispute. "Somebody's going to try to get him...
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a campaign that spanned five years and two U.S. presidencies, unleashed more than 100,000 bombs and killed untold numbers of civilians, the U.S. military engineered the destruction of the Islamic State group's self-proclaimed empire in Iraq and Syria. That's a military success, but not necessarily one that will last. The Islamic State group is down, but it is not done. President Donald Trump on Wednesday flashed a color-coded map to illustrate what he called the imminent demise of IS in its last speck of Syrian t...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A growing majority of Americans want greater government spending on health care, and the increase is being driven by both Democrats and Republicans. That's according to new data from the General Social Survey, a widely respected trend survey that has been measuring views of government spending since the 1970s. An analysis by The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and General Social Survey staff reveals that Americans want to spend more money on a wide range of government functions. About three-quarters of Americans say...
ADA, OKLA. – The East Central University baseball team fell 9-5 in the opening game of the three-game series with Arkansas-Monticello at Ken Turner Field. UAM Lineup Cade Thompson (2B) JT Mauldin (LF) Jordan Johnson (3B) Kaleb Warden (1B) Dylan Borman (SS) Brodie Threet (C) Andrew Piraino (DH) David Ryna (RF) Nate English (CF) Hunter Huckabee (P 1st – 6th) Mason Philley (P 7th – 8th) Shane Fontenot (P 9th) ECU Lineup Sr. Josh Lincoln (SS) Jr. Zach Lehman (RF) Fr. Jace Williams (PH – 9th) Jr. Cordell Bowie (3B) Fr. Drew Reed (PH – 9th) Jr....
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Despite a strong start, Oklahoma Baptist women's lacrosse fell, 17-9, on Thursday in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action against Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah. After taking a 3-2 lead in the first six minutes off goals from Brooke Harden, Taylor Skomp and Lauren McCormack, the OBU offense went cold. The Lady Bison were held scoreless for a 19-minute stretch that put OBU in a 12-4 hole before Skomp stopped the bleeding with a goal with 2:43 left on the clock. The Lady Bison won the second half, 5-4, w...
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist dropped a pair of softball games to Arkansas Tech on day two of a four-game weekend series. The Lady Bison fell in game one, 8-3, and game two, 14-2. In game one OBU had a total of three hits coming off the bats of Kristen Grabin, Bry Flanagan, and Aspen Grimes. In the bottom of the second Flanagan batted in Shelby Savage, Katie Long, and Grabin on a double for OBU's only runs. Haylee Hall came in for Long and pitched for the Lady Bison over the final three-plus innings. She gave up only one run on two hits. In g...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – SWOSU Softball played a pair of low-scoring games with Henderson State on Thursday, splitting a series-opening doubleheader at the Athletic Complex in Weatherford. SWOSU (9-18, 8-10 GAC) and HSU will conclude the series with another doubleheader on Friday beginning at noon. Game 1: Henderson State 4, SWOSU 3 With two runs in both the third and fourth innings, HSU was able to hold off the Dawgs in the first game, with SWOSU putting single runs on the board in the first, third and fifth innings. SWOSU was held to four hits in...
SHAWNEE, Okla. – Bailey Shaffer tossed five scoreless innings in the opener, while both Paty Loredo and Tymber Riley picked up three hits in the nightcap as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (18-12, 12-6 Great American Conference) concluded a series sweep of Oklahoma Baptist (11-21, 5-15) on Friday with 8-3 and 14-2 wins. NEXT UP The Golden Suns return to action on Tuesday, March 26, hosting Harding in a 3 p.m. doubleheader at the Chartwells Women's Sports Complex. ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP (Game 1) Gaby Vasquez (RF) Sydnie Henson (LF) M...
SHAWNEE, OKla. – Tymber Riley doubled and homered in the opening game, while Megan Goodnight picked up a pair of hits in both as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (16-12, 10-6 Great American Conference) picked up a doublehead sweep of Oklahoma Baptist (11-19, 5-13), winning the opener 10-4 and the finale 6-1 on Thursday afternoon at Lady Bison Park. NEXT UP The Golden Suns and Bison will conclude their four-game series with a noon doubleheader on Friday, March 22. Live video and statistics will be available at www....
WEATHERFORD, Okla. — Michelle Sorensen gave Henderson State a complete game win in the first contest of Thursday's doubleheader, helping the Reddies split with the Lady Bulldogs on day one of the teams' Great American Conference series. Sorensen (5-2) was excellent, as she went the distance and held SWOSU to just four hits to propel the Reddies (16-14, 10-8) to a 4-3 win. Southwestern held on for a 2-0 victory in the second game of the day to salvage the split on its home field. The two teams meet again tomorrow in a doubleheader set for 12 p...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nearly 5 percent of vehicles flagged as uninsured in Oklahoma were identified by error, according to a prosecutor who leads a new program that includes automatic license plate readers. The Oklahoma District Attorneys Council sent warning letters to at least 663 people who were subsequently able to verify their insurance coverage. Prosecutor Amanda Arnall Couch said most errors can be attributed to owners failing to correctly register their license plate after purchasing a vehicle, The Oklahoman reported. Arnall Couch, w...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — UC Irvine got back-to-back 3-pointers from Evan Leonard to spark the deciding run in a 70-64 upset over Kansas State that marked the Anteaters' first NCAA Tournament victory in school history. The Friday victory was the 17th consecutive for UC Irvine, which lost 57-55 to Louisville in 2015 in its only previous NCAA appearance. Leonard and Max Hazzard each scored 19 points to send UC Irvine (31-5) into the second round of the South Region. One year after making a run to the Elite Eight, the fourth-seeded Wildcats (...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nine days off, a few good practices and shootarounds, and suddenly Oklahoma looks like a new team. The ninth-seeded Sooners used a balanced attack, with four players scoring at least 18 points, to beat Mississippi 95-72 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. It was a start more often seen by Oklahoma's high-octane football team. The Sooners (20-13) scored on eight of their first nine possessions — the only miss was an alley-oop — and led 12-0 less than three minutes in. Oklahoma didn't let up. The Soone...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court has ruled against the estate of an unarmed black man who was shot and killed in 2016 by a white former Tulsa police officer. The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals ruled Friday the wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Tulsa filed by the estate of Terence Crutcher was appropriately dismissed by the trial court. The courts determined the lawsuit violated a ban on splitting claims, since a similar lawsuit is pending in federal court. A Tulsa County jury acquitted former officer Betty Shelby in M...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's exploding medical marijuana industry has opened doors for security entrepreneurs. Duncan-based Stronghold Protection Group and Oklahoma City-based Hendrickson Investigation & Protection LLC are two companies providing armed guards and specialized transportation to protect the cash. Stronghold co-owner Clint Gann told The Oklahoman that that he used his trucking and transportation background to work with partner Brendon Davis, who has security experience. Gann said the two realized the need for security because o...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Friday that recent flooding in the state has caused an estimated $1.6 billion in damage, pushing the total costs from the devastating Midwest flooding to at least $3 billion. The ongoing flooding along the Missouri River has damaged thousands of homes and inundated vast swaths of agricultural land with water in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri. The flooding, which followed heavy rains and snowmelt this month, has also been blamed for three deaths. Reynolds said she sent a letter asking President D...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled that a judge went too far by dismissing a Kansas drug indictment after finding that a prosecutor violated the defendant's right to a fair trial. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last month that U.S. District Court Judge Julie Robinson should retry Gregory Orozco, the Kansas City Star reported. Robinson dismissed Orozco's two drug charges in December 2017 after finding that federal prosecutor Terra Morehead intimidated a witness and belatedly disclosed evidence that could have h...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A gas stop in Missouri paid off handsomely for a Shawnee, Kansas, man, to the tune of $50 million. The Missouri Lottery said Thursday that Hira Singh claimed a $50 million Mega Millions jackpot at the agency's office in Jefferson City. Singh stopped at a Kansas City, Missouri, QuikTrip store for gas earlier this month. While there, he bought a Mega Millions ticket for the March 12 drawing. Good choice. It matched all of the numbers: 10, 12, 16, 49 and 57, with a Mega Ball of 18. Singh didn't initially realize he won. H...
