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• OU Closes Non-Conference Slate Unbeaten With Win Over Prairie View A&M

  29-12-2024 23:06 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Jalon Moore scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half, freshman star Jeremiah Fears added 19 and No. 12 Oklahoma remained one of the four unbeaten teams in Division I men's basketball by putting away a pesky Prairie View squad, 89-67 on Sunday.Prairie View cut the Oklahoma lead to single digits on several occasions in the second half, but could get no closer than eight before the Sooners (13-0) eventually pushed the lead above 20 points in the closing minutes.Oklahoma to
  
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• How Jimmy Carter's marriage to Rosalynn Carter helped shape his legacy

  29-12-2024 22:58 via kfor.com
  
  Former President Jimmy Carter’s marriage to first lady Rosalynn Carter played a defining role in his life, spanning 77 years and making it the longest presidential marriage in U.S. history. Jimmy Carter died on Sunday, according to the Carter Center.Throughout his four-year presidency, the pair presented themselves as a team, with Rosalynn serving as one of his closest advisers and even being a presence in Cabinet meetings. And while the couple’s time in the White House was
  
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• In Photos: Jimmy Carter

  29-12-2024 22:49 via kfor.com
  
  Former President Jimmy Carter died on Sunday, according to the Carter Center. Here's a look at his life and times in photos.
  He had turned 100 in October, making him the longest-lived president in the nation’s history.Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter holds daughter Amy, 3, while she holds a lion cub, and Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox holds the other one. They were presented them on Sept. 29, 1971, in Atlanta by the Adams-Gates Company, which brought Lion Country Safari to Henry County. The cubs were nam
  
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• Photos: Jimmy Carter, from the White House to building houses

  29-12-2024 22:37 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died Sunday after he began receiving home hospice care in February 2023. He was 100 years old.Carter, the longest-living American president, had undergone a series of short hospital stays in the months leading up to hospice care, The Carter Center previously confirmed. He had "decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention.”Ultimately, he "died
  
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• Former President Jimmy Carter dies at 100 years old

  29-12-2024 22:21 via kfor.com
  
  James Earl Carter, Jr., the 39th President of the United States and 76th governor of Georgia, has died at 100-years-old. Known from boyhood as Jimmy, Carter rose from the dusty peanut fields of Plains, Georgia, to the White House. After his presidency, Carter dedicated himself to public service, working tirelessly for peace in the Middle East, and helping to house millions of people around the globe through his work with nonprofit builder Habitat for Humanity. For decade
  
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• Israeli hospital says Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery

  29-12-2024 21:24 via kfor.com
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli hospital says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery.
  Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center said his prostate was removed late Sunday.
  Netanyahu was placed under full anesthesia for the procedure. Doctors said he was awake and recovering Sunday night. Netanyahu’s office had said Justice Minister Yariv Levin, a close ally, would serve as acting prime minister during the procedure.
  Doctors ordered the operation
  
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• Jetliner skids off runway and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179

  29-12-2024 18:53 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames Sunday in South Korea after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy. All but two of the 181 people on board were killed in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters, officials said.
  The 737-800 operated by Jeju Air plane arrived from Bangkok and crashed while attempting to land in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul.
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• US children are struggling with reading — and so are adults

  29-12-2024 18:00 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) — Learning to read can become exponentially more difficult for older students and adults who have fallen behind, creating grave concerns as the number of individuals struggling with literacy into high school and adulthood is increasing.  Data released in recent months shows K-12 schools are seeing more older students who cannot read at their grade level, coupled with an international study showing an increase in U.S. adults who cannot read past simple sentences.   
  
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• Netanyahu is getting his prostate removed as he faces crises on multiple fronts

  29-12-2024 16:55 via kfor.com
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is having his prostate removed on Sunday, his office said, a procedure that comes as he manages multiple crises at once, including the ongoing war in Gaza and his own trial for alleged corruption.
  Netanyahu, 75, is among a cohort of older world leaders, including U.S. President Joe Biden, 82, and President-elect Donald Trump, 78, whose health and physical fitness are under deep scrutiny both at home and abroad because of the
  
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• Oregon men search for Sasquatch, die in Washington forest

  29-12-2024 16:38 via kfor.com
  
  PORTLAND, Oregon (KOIN) -- Two Portland men searching for Sasquatch and missing since early Christmas morning were found dead in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest - likely from exposure and being ill-prepared, officials said.The search for the men, 59 and 37, began around 1 a.m. on Christmas Day after a family member reported them missing, the Skamania County Sheriff's Office posted on their Facebook page. Authorities said Flock camera footage spotted their car near Willard, Washington.For the
  
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• LeBron James at 40: A milestone birthday arrives Monday for the NBA's all-time scoring leader

  29-12-2024 16:13 via kfor.com
  
  When LeBron James broke another NBA record earlier this month, the one for most regular-season minutes played in a career, his Los Angeles Lakers teammates handled the moment in typical locker room fashion.
  They made fun of him.
  “They told me I’m old as hell,” James quipped.
  By NBA standards, they’re not wrong. He was dubbed “The Kid from Akron” when the Ohio native entered the league with a limitless future nearly 22 years ago. He's now the 40-year-old from L
  
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• Supplemental Security Income payment schedule is wonky to start 2025: What to know

  29-12-2024 16:02 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — After an out-of-order month in December, Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries will see a wonky start to 2025 as well.
  Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, beneficiaries include those with disabilities and older adults with little to no income. In 2025, the maximum monthly payment is $967 for an individual and $1,450 for a couple.According to the Social Security Administration, that amount can decrease based on a person's income, their spouse's income, their living situat
  
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• Other countries have grocery nutrition scores. How would it work in the US?

  29-12-2024 15:01 via kfor.com
  
  (NerdWallet) - Imagine a world where food on grocery store shelves is ranked by its healthiness, with simple, research-backed scores. In some countries, that world already exists.Nutrient profiling systems, or NPSs, support clear front-of-package labels that assess food quality based on nutrient content. Nutri-Score in France is a rainbow-colored system grading foods from A to E. Health Star Rating in Australia is a five-star system rating foods in half-star increments. And the Traffic Light Sys
  
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• Azerbaijan's president says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia unintentionally

  29-12-2024 15:01 via kfor.com
  
  Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally, and criticized Moscow for trying to “hush up” the issue for days."We can say with complete clarity that the plane was shot down by Russia. (...) We are not saying that it was done intentionally, but it was done,” he told Azerbaijani state television.
  Aliyev said that the airliner, which crashed Wednesday in Kazakhstan, was h
  
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• A plane crashes and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179

  29-12-2024 14:10 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport Sunday, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames after its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy. All but two of the 181 people on board died in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters.
  The Jeju Air plane crashed while landing in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul. The Transport Ministry said the plane was a 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 jet
  
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• Kansas once required voters to prove citizenship. That didn't work out so well

  29-12-2024 13:41 via kfor.com
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans made claims about illegal voting by noncitizens a centerpiece of their 2024 campaign messaging and plan to push legislation in the new Congress requiring voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship. Yet there's one place with a GOP supermajority where linking voting to citizenship appears to be a nonstarter: Kansas.
  That's because the state has been there, done that, and all but a few Republicans would prefer not to go there again. Kansas imposed a proof-of-
  
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• A plane crashes and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing at least 177

  29-12-2024 13:11 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport Sunday, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames after its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy. Most of the 181 people on board died in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters.
  The Jeju Air plane crashed while landing in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul. The Transport Ministry said the plane was a 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 jet that h
  
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• A plane is engulfed in flames after skidding off the runway in South Korea, killing at least 177

  29-12-2024 11:22 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy. Most of the 181 people on board died in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters.
  The Jeju Air passenger plane crashed while landing in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul. The Transport Ministry said the plane was a 15-year-old Boeing 7
  
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• Plane burst into flames after skidding off runway at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 176

  29-12-2024 10:24 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, killing most of the 181 people on board, in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters.
  The National Fire Agency said rescuers raced to pull people from the Jeju Air passenger plane at the airport in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul. Th
  
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• Tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi kill 2 and injure 6 as severe weather system moves east

  29-12-2024 10:10 via kfor.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — At least two people were killed and six more injured as several tornadoes touched down in Texas and Mississippi on Saturday, damaging homes and flipping vehicles as the storm system moved east across Alabama early Sunday.
  The National Weather Service's severe storm tracker indicated the system was moving east through Alabama into Georgia shortly before 4 a.m. The agency issued severe thunder storm warnings with the possibility of tornadoes in western Georgia and the northwes
  
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• Plane burst into flames after skidding off runway at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 167

  29-12-2024 09:52 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, killing at least 167 people, officials said, in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters.The National Fire Agency said rescuers raced to pull people from the Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 people at the airport in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 mi
  
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• Plane burst into flames after skidding off runway at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 127

  29-12-2024 08:53 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, killing at least 127 people, officials said, in one of the country's worst aviation disasters.The National Fire Agency said rescuers raced to pull people from the Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 people at the airport in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) s
  
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• Plane burst into flames after skidding off runway at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 124

  29-12-2024 08:11 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, killing at least 124 people, officials said, in one of the country's worst aviation disasters.The National Fire Agency said rescuers raced to pull people from the Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 people at the airport in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) s
  
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• Plane burst into flames after skidding off runway at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 120

  29-12-2024 07:10 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skid off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, killing at least 120 people, officials said, in one of the country's worst aviation disasters.The National Fire Agency said rescuers raced to pull people from the Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 people at the airport in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) sout
  
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• Death toll increases to 96 after plane caught fire in South Korean airport

  29-12-2024 06:27 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s fire agency says 96 people have been confirmed dead after a plane caught fire during a landing at an airport in the country’s south.
  The fire engulfed the aircraft carrying 181 people when it skidded off the runway just after landing and struck a barrier on Sunday. The country’s emergency office said its landing gear appeared to have malfunctioned.
  The National Fire Agency said that a total of 96 people on board have been found dead
  
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• Plane burst into flames after skidding off runway at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 85

  29-12-2024 05:50 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skid off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, killing at least 85 people, officials said, in one of the country's worst aviation disasters.The National Fire Agency said rescuers raced to pull people from the Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 people at the airport in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south
  
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• Sherman Police Department updates News 4 about search for 8-year-old Clara Robinson from Durant

  29-12-2024 05:14 via kfor.com
  UPDATE 1/1/25Sherman Police officers are starting the new year the same way they ended 2024, searching for little Clara.News 4 spoke with Assistant Police Chief Nic Emmons Wednesday. He said, "We've actually had helicopters up to search some of the bigger waterways that are actually kind of running north ad east of 56 and Highway 82. We've had kayaks out in the water as well as a number of different law enforcement organizations."Authorities say they will continue to search day and night for Cla
  
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• Durant ISD coach killed, search for his missing 8-year-old daughter continues after Christmas Eve crash

  29-12-2024 05:14 via kfor.com
  DURANT, Okla. (KFOR) — Saturday marks day five of the search for 8-year-old Clara Robinson.The Sherman Police Department said the Robinson family was involved in a crash in an area near Sherman, Texas on Christmas Eve. They were traveling from Oklahoma to McKinney, Texas for the holiday. Asian community hurt after AG drops charge on OKCPD officer who slammed Lich VuAuthorities say their car was swept away by floodwaters. Sherman Fire Rescue and Sherman Police rescued four out of six people
  
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• The death toll in a plane fire at a South Korean airport has risen to 85

  29-12-2024 05:05 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's fire agency says that 85 people are dead after a plane caught fire during a landing at an airport in the country's south.The fire engulfed the aircraft carrying 181 people when it skidded off the runway just after landing and struck a barrier. The country’s emergency office said its landing gear appeared to have malfunctioned.
  The National Fire Agency says that a total of 85 people on board have been found dead as a result of the incident.
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• Death toll from a plane fire at a South Korean airport rises to 62

  29-12-2024 04:21 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's fire agency says that 62 people are dead after a plane caught fire during landing at an airport in the country's south.The fire engulfed the aircraft carrying 181 people when it skidded off the runway just after landing and struck a barrier. The country’s emergency office said its landing gear appeared to have malfunctioned.
  The National Fire Agency says that a total of 62 people on board have been found dead as a result of the incident.
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• Thunder Win 9th Straight As They Handle the Hornets

  29-12-2024 04:20 via kfor.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 22 points, Jalen Williams added 20 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Charlotte Hornets 106-94 on Saturday night for their 10th straight regular-season win.Aaron Wiggins added 17 points and Isaiah Hartenstein had 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Thunder, who never trailed.Miles Bridges had 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Vasa Micic added 16 points for the Hornets, who have lost 15 of their last 16 games.Both teams were missing multi
  
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• Tornadoes touch down in Texas and Mississippi, killing 2 and injuring 6 others

  29-12-2024 04:18 via kfor.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — At least two people were killed and six more injured as several tornadoes touched down in Texas and Mississippi on Saturday, damaging homes and flipping vehicles.
  One person died in the Liverpool area, located south of Houston, and four people suffered injuries that weren’t considered critical, said Madison Polston, spokesperson for the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office.
  Polston said there were “multiple touchdown points” in the county between Liverpoo
  
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• Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen quits a tournament in a dispute over jeans

  29-12-2024 02:29 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Top ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen has left the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after refusing to change out of the jeans he wore to the competition, the International Chess Federation said.
  The federation said in a Friday statement that its regulations include a dress code that bars participants from wearing jeans at the event.
  “The Chief Arbiter informed Mr. Carlsen of the breach, issued a $200 fine, and requested that he change his attire,” the
  
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• VIDEO: Driver fleeing at 120 mph slams into trooper in Florida

  29-12-2024 00:49 via kfor.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A driver is facing several charges after fleeing Florida Highway Patrol troopers, and slamming into their patrol vehicle at speeds over 120 mph in Tampa.Early Saturday morning around 12:22 a.m., a trooper responded to assist Tampa police in catching a vehicle that fled from one of their officers.
  The trooper spotted the vehicle, a BMW, traveling westbound on SR-618 near milepost 1, but the driver evaded law enforcement, getting off the Gandy Boulevard exit. However, up
  
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