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Anxiety and dismay inside the Justice Department after Trump taps Gaetz as attorney general

Nov. 16, 2024 15:48 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's choice of Matt Gaetz to be attorney general has many Justice Department employees reeling, worried not only about their own jobs but the future of the agency that the Trump loyalist has railed against. The president-elect's pick of the Florida...

Oklahoma schools superintendent mandates students watch announcement of new religious department

Nov. 15, 2024 16:03 PM EST

EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma’s education superintendent has sent an email to public school superintendents requiring them to show students his video announcement of a new Department of Religious Freedom and Patriotism within the state Department of Education. Ryan Walters, a...

Thunder beat short-handed Pelicans 106-88 for 2nd straight win without injured forward Chet Holmgren

Nov. 13, 2024 22:33 PM EST

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP) — Jalen Williams scored 31 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 29 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 106-88 on Wednesday night. The victory was the second straight for the Thunder without Chet Holmgren. Oklahoma City...

Gilgeous-Alexander scores career-high 45 as Thunder beat Clippers in first game without Holmgren

Nov. 11, 2024 23:11 PM EST

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 45 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Clippers 134-128 on Monday night in their first game this season without Chet Holmgren. Holmgren will miss at least eight weeks with a pelvic fracture...

Thunder's Holmgren to miss at least 8 weeks with a pelvic fracture

Nov. 11, 2024 01:44 AM EST

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder announced Monday that forward/center Chet Holmgren will miss at least eight weeks with a pelvic fracture. Holmgren sustained a right iliac wing fracture during the first quarter of Sunday night's game against the Golden State Warriors....

Gilgeous-Alexander and Holmgren each score 29 points, Thunder rout Rockets 126-107

Nov. 08, 2024 22:42 PM EST

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren each scored 29 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder rout the Houston Rockets 126-107 on Friday night. Oklahoma City opened a six-game homestand with a victory after losing at Denver on Wednesday night for its first...

AP Race Call: Republican Stephanie Bice wins reelection to U.S. House in Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District

Nov. 05, 2024 22:18 PM EST

Republican Rep. Stephanie Bice won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Oklahoma on Tuesday. She defeated Democrat Madison Horn, a cybersecurity expert from Oklahoma City. Bice, a former state senator from Edmond, first won the Oklahoma City-area seat from a Democrat in 2020. The GOP-controlled...

Gulfport: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 05, 2024 16:58 PM EST

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gulfport Energy Corp. (GPOR) on Tuesday reported a loss of $14 million in its third quarter. The Oklahoma City-based company said it had a loss of 83 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $3.37 per share....

Devon Energy: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 05, 2024 16:37 PM EST

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Devon Energy Corp. (DVN) on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $812 million. On a per-share basis, the Oklahoma City-based company said it had profit of $1.30. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $1.10 per share....

OGE Energy: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 05, 2024 06:49 AM EST

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — OGE Energy Corp. (OGE) on Tuesday reported net income of $218.7 million in its third quarter. The Oklahoma City-based company said it had profit of $1.09 per share. The energy services company posted revenue of $965.4...