A Medicare Trial Program Is Helping Oklahoma Dementia Caregivers, but Only 128 Patients Are Enrolled

An Inmate Called for Help Four Times in 45 Minutes Before Anyone Came; A Man Was Being Beaten to Death.

An 18-year-old inmate at the Oklahoma County Detention Center called the emergency line four times over 45 minutes while a man was being beaten to death two cells away. The phone operator, later charged with manslaughter, told investigators she never notified anyone. A recent report found the jail chronically understaffed and unable to operate safely.

Are ectopic pregnancy deaths higher in states with abortion bans?

ProPublica data reveals that ectopic pregnancy-related deaths have nearly doubled nationally, with significantly higher rates in states implementing strict abortion bans due to delayed life-saving medical interventions.

"Delay Usually Favors the Defense": What's Really Taking So Long in the Epic Charter Case

The criminal case against Epic Charter Schools' co-founders is now more than four years old with no trial date set, no arraignment entered and a new attorney general taking office in January. Defense attorneys have delayed the case at every turn, and the next AG will inherit a prosecution of historic complexity and political sensitivity.

Tulsa City Council Unanimously Backs New Eviction Prevention Program That Could Be a State Model

The Tulsa City Council unanimously passed a resolution September 16 to develop a right-to-counsel eviction program providing legal representation to low-income tenants and landlords alike. Twenty-one cities, two counties and five states have implemented similar programs, all lowering eviction rates. Advocates say Tulsa could be a model for Oklahoma.

Is the current foreign-born population in the U.S. among the highest in U.S. history at 15%, as Rep. Josh Breechen claimed?

New data estimates a decline in the U.S. foreign-born population to 50.5 million, marking a significant downward trend not seen since the 1930s.