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Helmerich & Payne: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Jul. 24, 2024 16:56 PM EDT

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Helmerich & Payne Inc. (HP) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $88.7 million. On a per-share basis, the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based company said it had profit of 88 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were...

BOK Financial: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Jul. 22, 2024 16:24 PM EDT

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — TULSA, Okla. (AP) — BOK Financial Corp. (BOKF) on Monday reported second-quarter profit of $163.7 million. The bank, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, said it had earnings of $2.54 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $2.02 per share. ...

A World War I veteran is first Tulsa Race Massacre victim identified from mass graves

Jul. 12, 2024 19:19 PM EDT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A World War I veteran is the first person identified from graves filled with more than a hundred victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre that devastated the city’s Black community, the mayor said Friday. Using DNA from descendants of his brothers, the remains...

A World War I veteran is first identification from graves found after 1921 Tulsa massacre of Black community, mayor says

Jul. 12, 2024 13:42 PM EDT
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A World War I veteran is first identification from graves found after 1921 Tulsa massacre of Black community, mayor says.

Former US Sen. Jim Inhofe, defense hawk who called human-caused climate change a 'hoax,' dies at 89

Jul. 09, 2024 15:08 PM EDT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Former Sen. Jim Inhofe, a conservative known for his strong support of defense spending and his denial that human activity is responsible for the bulk of climate change, has died. He was 89. Inhofe, a powerful fixture in Oklahoma politics for over six decades,...

Last known survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre challenge Oklahoma high court decision

Jul. 02, 2024 17:49 PM EDT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Attorneys for the last two remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday to reconsider the case they dismissed last month and called on the Biden administration to help the two women seek justice. Viola...

What we know about the lawsuit filed by the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Jun. 13, 2024 18:35 PM EDT

Attorneys for the two remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre said Thursday they will petition the Oklahoma Supreme Court for a rehearing in the case seeking reparations for one of the worst single acts of violence against Black people in U.S. history. In an 8-1 decision...

Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit of last Tulsa Race Massacre survivors seeking reparations

Jun. 12, 2024 15:43 PM EDT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dampening the hope of advocates for racial justice that the city would make financial amends for one of the worst single acts of violence against Black people in U.S....

Colonial gets modern upgrades during a Hanse-led restoration inspired by 1941 US Open

May. 22, 2024 21:39 PM EDT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Work was already underway on a complete renovation of the historic Colonial course the day after Emiliano Grillo won on the second playoff hole last May. There are plenty of modern upgrades at “Hogan's Alley,” but a significant goal of the $20...

61-year-old says long course at PGA reminds him of when he was a kid hitting 3-wood into every green

May. 16, 2024 19:10 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Tracy Phillips hit what he thought was a pretty good drive on the par-4 17th hole at Valhalla. It traveled 240 yards and didn't make it to the start of the fairway. Such is life when you are 61 and playing in the PGA Championship. This...