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Governor Signs Bill to Cut Income Tax Rate in 2015

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Mary Fallin has signed a bill to cut Oklahoma's top income tax rate to 5 percent in 2015 and provide $120 million for…

Agency Veteran Picked as New Oklahoma Prisons Boss

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has appointed a longtime Department of Corrections veteran to lead the agency.Stitt on Friday announced Scott Crow would serve…

Oklahoma House Passes Bill Combining Teacher Pay, Longer School Weeks

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A plan to give Oklahoma teachers a $1,200, across-the-board pay raise has been combined with a separate bill to force more school…

Car Bomb Kills at Least 12 in Baghdad

At least 12 people, including five foreign contractors, are killed in a car bombing in Baghdad. Over the past three days, a series of attacks have killed numerous Iraqis, including a senior civil servant and a top official in the foreign ministry. The attacks illustrate the security concerns Iraq's new government faces as it prepares to assume sovereignty June 30. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt.

Tom Tillotson removes ballots for counting after midnight Tuesday in Dixville Notch, N.H.

What GOP Candidates Need From New Hampshire

If the New Hampshire primary goes as expected, Mitt Romney should emerge the winner. How big he wins will matter because polls have shown him with a commanding lead. But New Hampshire could provide a surprise in a GOP presidential race that has already had more than a few.

Onlookers gather in front of the Garabedian family home in the Bronx in this 2004 photo. The Garabedians have decorated their home for nearly four decades with lights and hundreds of animated figurines.

Bronx Family's Christmas Display Is 'So Bad, It's Good'

The Garabedians' over-the-top decorations have been a traffic-snarling must-see for nearly four decades. And "traditional" is definitely not the right word for this holiday attraction. Amid Santa and his reindeer, life-size figures of celebrities rejoice.

Police stand guard outside the Trump International Hotel in Washington the day before the inauguration. The president's business interest in a government-owned property has drawn criticism from Democrats and some ethics advisers.

Trump Files Documents To Shift Management Of Businesses To His Sons

For many weeks, the president said he would step away from managing his businesses, but he offered no evidence. Now documents are turning up, showing he no longer is listed as top executive.

Spc. Ben Purvis (center) helps train Afghan troops on how to use mortars in the eastern province of Kunar in June. The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, points to several factors in the rise of "insider attacks" on American forces. He says relations between U.S. and Afghan troops are good overall.

U.S. Faces Growing 'Insider Attacks' In Afghanistan

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan cites multiple reasons for the increase in attacks by men in Afghan uniforms. Taliban infiltrators, friction between NATO and Afghan troops, and even Ramadan are all seen as factors.

Serena Williams, left, and Venus Williams compete in Wimbledon at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Advantage Tennis: Improving Game's Racial Disparity

Only four of the top 100 ranked tennis players in the U.S. are African-American. But groups like the Washington Tennis and Education Foundation are working to level the court, and create opportunities for kids who wouldn't otherwise have the chance to play.

With the Russian presidential election set for next month, the heavily favored candidate, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, visited the election center last week as it prepared for the polls.

The Mood Shifts For Russia's Putin In His Hometown

In Russia, anger and frustration are growing over the country's political system and its two leaders, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev — including in their hometown, St. Petersburg. In particular, many are critical of Putin's attempt to reclaim the presidency.

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