The KOCO 5 First Alert Weather Team is tracking severe storms with a tornado threat in Oklahoma

Hamas says it is reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza. And Egypt is intensifying efforts to broker a deal to end the war and stave off a planned Israeli ground offensive into the southern city of Rafah.

If, as promised, former President Donald Trump were to change thousands of civil service jobs into politically appointed positions at the start of a second term, huge numbers of federal workers could face being fired, warn policy experts.

Severe storms brought large hail to parts of Oklahoma on Saturday. KOCO 5 viewers shared pictures of some of the hail stones that fell in their area.

Lama Rod Owens describes himself as a Black Buddhist Southern Queen