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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Mary Fallin has requested federal disaster aid for four Oklahoma counties where wildfires have erupted in recent weeks.Fallin…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma and 20 other states are asking U.S. auto manufacturers to produce compressed natural gas vehicles for state vehicle fleets.A…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A coalition of Oklahoma educators and civic leaders has filed an initiative petition calling for a statewide vote on a proposed…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Eager to boost his name recognition in an uphill race for Oklahoma governor, Democratic state Representative Joe Dorman will take any…

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The family of a man who was fatally shot by a Tulsa County reserve deputy says it wants authorities to release video of the…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and Chief Operating Officer John Budd are asking for an audit of the finances of the state's Office of…

A prosecutor with the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office requests a judge sentence four former high school football players as adults in a sexual assault…

NPR's Ivan Watson in Baghdad reports Shia Muslim clergymen have mobilized militias and money in a growing bid to fill the vacuum left by the ouster of Saddam Hussein. Some Shiite clerics are advocating establishment of an Islamic state in Iraq, similar to the government in neighboring Iran.

The National Guard and Army Reserve are hoping to expand their pool of potential recruits by raising the maximum age for signing-up. But critics doubt whether there are scores of men and women in their late 30s who are anxious to join -- and possibly wind up in Iraq.

The World Health Organization is appealing for emergency aid in fighting an outbreak of deadly Marburg virus in Angola and southwestern Africa. So far the virus has infected 200 people, killing 173, but health workers fear there are more undocumented cases.