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A ransomware attack crippled nearly half the East Coast’s fuel supply in May, highlighting how vulnerable critical infrastructure is to online attacks.
Read moreTwo members from the Northwestern Oklahoma State University psychology department were recently awarded by the Oklahoma Psychological Society.
Read moreWhen planning to travel, would-be vacationers must make a host of decisions. Where to go, how to get there and where to stay tend to garner the bulk of travelers' attention. However, consumers also should pay ample attention to how to protect their travel investments in the event they cannot make the trip due to illness, injury or some other unforeseen consequence.
Read moreBy mid-spring 2021, tens of millions of people in the United States and Canada had heeded recommendations from public health officials and gotten vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the Public Health Agency of Canada noted that the likelihood for severe illness from COVID-19 was very low for fully vaccinated individuals, prompting many people over the age of 16 to get vaccinated and paving the way for them to return to something resembling normal life. But what about children under 16?
Read moreA new report shows Oklahoma is making significant strides in setting high expectations for student academic proficiency, rising to second in the nation in expectations for elementary-level reading. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results were revealed just as the state plans to train more teachers who work with young readers.
Read moreThe United States flag was first imagined after the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The Continental Congress authorized creation of the first national flag on June 14, 1777. It was decided that the flag should have 13 stripes, alternating red and white, to represent the original 13 colonies, and that the new union be represented by 13 white stars in a blue field to signify a "new constellation." Francis Hopkinson, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, is most often credited with the original design.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) reports decreases in both the initial and continued unemployment claims’ four-week moving average, with initial claims decreasing. The agency also prepares to host its career fairs this June as federal unemployment benefits come to an end.
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