Donald Trump to hold rally in Oklahoma, first since coronavirus pandemic began

President announces rally in Tulsa, city with a history of deadly racial violence, even as Covid-19 cases continue to rise

Donald Trump will hold a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, next Friday – his first since since states began shutting down in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed more than 110,000 lives in the US.

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Tornadoes rip through US south leaving trail of devastation and killing dozens

  • More than two dozen tornadoes reported in four states
  • Louisiana sheriff reports ‘extreme flooding’ seen rarely ‘if ever’

At least six people were killed after severe storms tore through a number of southern states late on Wednesday, adding to weeks of extreme weather that had already killed more than two dozen people and destroyed hundreds of homes.

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Johnson & Johnson responsible for fueling opioid crisis in Oklahoma, judge rules

In landmark case, Oklahoma is first state to sue an opioid manufacturer all the way to trial as judge orders orders company to pay $572m

An Oklahoma judge has found Johnson & Johnson liable in a lawsuit claiming the giant drug maker helped fuel the deadly opioid epidemic in the state.

Oklahoma is the first state to sue an opioid manufacturer in court all the way to trial.

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Memorial Day: sweltering heat and storms follow tornadoes and flooding

Sweltering heat, storms and possible twisters were expected to hit the southern plains and south-eastern states on Memorial Day, on the heels of deadly tornadoes and flooding.

Related: Are hurricanes getting stronger – and is the climate crisis to blame?

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Elizabeth Warren’s DNA claim inflames some Native Americans

The DNA test that Sen. Elizabeth Warren used to try to rebut the ridicule of President Donald Trump angered some Native Americans, who complained that the genetic analysis cheapens the identities of tribal members with deeper ties to the Indian past. Warren was born in Oklahoma, which is home to 39 tribes and where more than 7 percent of the population identifies as Native American, one of the highest proportions in the nation.

Hundreds of US teacher candidates shake up midterm elections

Last September, school speech therapist Kathy Hoffman was settling into the new academic year, working with youngsters in her small classroom behind a playground at Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School in a blue-collar neighborhood outside Phoenix. This year, the political novice is gone from her classroom and on the campaign trail across Arizona full-time as the Democrats' choice in the race to become superintendent of public education, overseeing the state's schools.

Oklahoma Zookeeper ‘Joe Exotic’ Indicted for Alleged Murder-For-Hire Against an Animal Activist

Oklahoma zookeeper and a one-time presidential candidate who calls himself Joe Exotic allegedly tried to have a woman running a big cat sanctuary killed. On Friday, Joe Exotic, also known as Joseph Maldonado-Passage, Joseph Allen Maldonado and Joseph Allen Schreibvogel was indicted on two counts of hiring a person to commit murder, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a press release .

White House Nominates Science Adviser

President Trump has nominated Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, a meteorologist and Vice President for Research at the University of Oklahoma, to be the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. If confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Droegemeier will serve as the President's chief science adviser.

Oklahoma senator seeks more information on family reunification process

A bipartisan group of senators is demanding twice-monthly updates on family reunification from the Trump administration, according to a copy of a letter shared Wednesday with CNN. The letter was led by Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware and Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma and signed by 14 total lawmakers from both parties.

Russians still trying to interfere in US elections every ‘way they can’: Republican senator

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What’s next for Scott Pruitt?

Scott Pruitt's tenure as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency ended with his resignation, but political experts in his home state of Oklahoma say that he could continue his career in public office. But even with the bad publicity, Pruitt, 50, has widely been considered a potential candidate for either governor or U.S. Senate.

Oklahoma reaction to Pruitt’s resignation as EPA chief

Before Scott Pruitt headed off to Washington to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, he made a national name for himself as Oklahoma's Attorney General suing the agency for its efforts to regulate toxins and pollution. Now Pruitt is leaving the EPA under his own cloud of suspicion.

Mixed bag for teachers, bad night for legislative incumbents

In this April 10, 2018, file photo, Benita Boone, right, an educator joining on the 110-mile trip from Tulsa to the state Capitol, shouts as the walkers rally with other teachers while protests continue over school funding, in Oklahoma City, Okla. The Oklahoma Supreme Court says an initiative petition that would overturn a package of tax hikes for funding teacher pay raises and public schools is invalid.

Trump’s clout within GOP on the line in Tuesday elections

President Donald Trump is not on the ballot, but he has invested time, energy and political capital in a slate of primary contests across America that will again test his clout within his own party. Voters weigh in on candidates in seven states Tuesday, but the contest that matters most to Trump is South Carolina, where he appeared at a rally to help Gov. Henry McMaster hours before polls opened.

The Latest: Polls open for Oklahoma’s primary election

In this Thursday, June 14, 2018 photo, elementary school principal Sherrie Conley, left, who is running for state representative in District 20, gets out of a vehicle driven by friend Jana Robins, right, as she goes door-to-door campaigning in Goldsby, Okla, Thursday, June 14, 2018. Conley is part of a wave of about 100 educators, including dozens of Republicans, who are running for office in the aftermath of a teacher walk-out that shut down public schools for two weeks this spring and opened an unusually bitter chasm in the state's ruling party.

Oklahoma medical pot question hinges on conservative support

Danny Daniels, an evangelical Christian in the rural Oklahoma town of Lindsay, is reliably conservative on just about every political issue. The 45-year-old church pastor is anti-abortion, voted for President Donald Trump and is a member of the National Rifle Association who owns an AR-15 rifle.