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Two Oklahoma City women, each touting their conservative credentials and support for President Donald Trump, will face off Tuesday in a testy GOP primary runoff for the opportunity to unseat the lone Democrat in the states congressional delegation.

More than 10,000 Islamic State fighters are estimated to remain active in Iraq and Syria two years after the militant groups defeat, and their attacks have significantly increased this year, the U.N. counterterrorism chief said Monday.

More drylightning storms hit Northern California on Monday after sparking over 625 wildfires the past week, but firefighters got some relief as temperatures eased off record highs.

A Florida judge temporarily blocked Gov. Ron DeSantis and top education officials from forcing public schools to reopen brickandmortar classrooms amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, ruling that the states order arbitrarily disregards safety.

The Hamasrun Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip on Monday announced the first cases of coronavirus spread through the community, raising fears of an outbreak in the impoverished territory blockaded by Israel and Egypt.

The number of children in the U.S. foster care system has dropped for a second year in a row, and a record number of children in the child welfare system were able to find adoptive homes, according to new federal data released Monday.

Millions of Mexican school children returned to classes, but not schools, on Monday as the government attempted to start a new school year despite the challenges of the pandemic.

Irelands prime minister was forced to defend the future of his government Monday as criticism mounted over a golf event attended by senior politicians despite a ban on large gatherings designed to slow the spread of COVID19.

Protests erupted in Kenosha in the U.S. state of Wisconsin after police shot an apparently unarmed Black man multiple times in the back, according to the state governor, prompting authorities to impose a curfew.

The United States is still looking into an explosion at a gas pipeline in Syria but the incident appears to bear the hallmarks of Islamic State, U.S. Syria envoy James Jeffrey said on Monday.

A police precinct was set on fire during a protest in Portland, Oregon, prompting authorities to declare a riot and deploy tear gas to disperse the demonstrators.

Facing a backlash over operational changes that have resulted in mail delays, the nation's new postmaster general is returning to Congress to testify before a House panel that has sharply criticized him.

Kellyanne Conway, one of President Donald Trumps most influential and longest serving advisers, announced Sunday that she would be leaving the White House at the end of the month.

Kirk Franklin made a splash at the Stellar Gospel Music Awards.

A group of theater and business professionals is hoping to rebuild a renown Shakespearean theater in Connecticut that burned to the ground last year.

ELECTION 2020-RNC SPEAKERS Table. Some of the announced speakers for the four-day event to renominate the Trump-Pence ticket. This table is current as of Aug. 23, 2020 and will not update. Source: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/. Click for a preview.