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• Police seek suspect after shooting in north Tulsa

  19-05-2017 23:33
  
  A woman was shot in the lower posterior but was in stable condition, an officer said.
  
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• Girl Shot During Argument In Tulsa

  19-05-2017 23:31
  
  Police say a girl was shot during an argument with a man Friday afternoon.
  
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• Video shows Officer Betty Shelby's emotional police interview shown to jurors during her manslaughter trial

  19-05-2017 23:30
  
  Those interested in the case can see the entire 40-minute interview in which Shelby spoke to Homicide Sgt. Dave Walker about shooting Terence Crutcher. She can be seen collapsing on the floor at one point in the video that jurors…
  
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• Charges shed light on sea cucumber smuggling at US border

  19-05-2017 23:20
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Charges against a father-son partnership for allegedly smuggling more than $17 million worth of sea cucumbers to the United States and exporting them to Asia sheds light on a growing and lucrative illegal cross-border trade.
  
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• Philadelphia to mull safe injection sites in opioid fight

  19-05-2017 23:10
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A task force charged with outlining ways for Philadelphia to combat its opioid epidemic has recommended the city consider allowing safe sites, where drug users could inject heroin.
  
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• Chief of Delaware prisons leaves post, takes new state job

  19-05-2017 23:08
  
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — The head of the division in charge of Delaware's prisons has left the post in the wake of a fatal inmate riot and hostage taking.
  
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• Prosecutors: Times Square driver wanted to 'kill them all'

  19-05-2017 23:06
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A man charged with slamming his speeding car into pedestrians in Times Square, killing a teenager and injuring nearly two dozen people, said he wanted to "kill them all" and police should have shot him to…
  
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• Final Confederate monument to come down in New Orleans

  19-05-2017 23:06
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Workers tied ropes around a towering statue of Gen. Robert E Lee, preparing to take down the last of New Orleans' four Confederate monuments Friday as hundreds gawked and some danced in the streets.
  
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• 2-year-old rescued from hot car; North Carolina mom charged

  19-05-2017 23:05
  
  GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina police officer rescued a 2-year-old boy left inside a hot car, and the child's mother is facing charges.
  
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• 'I blew him away': Retiree charged in Amtrak shooting

  19-05-2017 23:03
  
  WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — A retired federal law enforcement officer from Wisconsin told investigators he shot and seriously injured an Amtrak train conductor because he wasn't allowed to de-board early at a suburban Chicago stop, prosecutors said Friday.
  
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• Mom: Child welfare officials were OK with cage for toddler

  19-05-2017 23:02
  
  POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania mother whose 22-month-old son was kept in a cage by his father said Friday that local child welfare officials had previously seen the enclosure and approved of it.
  
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• Jury Foreman Writes Open Letter Following Betty Shelby Verdict

  19-05-2017 23:01
  
  The jury foreman in the Betty Shelby penned an open letter about the trial and "not guilty" verdict, which was filed into district court Friday.
  
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• The Latest: Cummings wants WH documents on Russia meeting

  19-05-2017 22:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible Trump campaign connections with the Russians (all times local):
  
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• Appeals court strikes down FAA drone registration rule

  19-05-2017 22:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court on Friday struck down a Federal Aviation Administration rule that required owners of drones used for recreation to register their craft.
  
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• Melee outside Turkish ambassador's home left injuries, shock

  19-05-2017 22:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Concussions. Broken and loose teeth. Headaches. A popped blood vessel in the eye. Those are some of the injuries demonstrators say they suffered after being beaten by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's security detail outside the Turkish…
  
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• Ambulance stolen from hospital; man in custody

  19-05-2017 22:48
  
  CHEVERLY, Md. (AP) — An ambulance stolen from a hospital in Washington's Maryland suburbs has been recovered and a man is in custody.
  
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• Trump's pick for deputy treasury secretary withdraws

  19-05-2017 22:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's choice to be deputy treasury secretary, bank executive Jim Donovan, is withdrawing from consideration to be second in command to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin (mih-NOO'-shin).
  
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• Firefighters battling brush fire and scared rattlesnakes

  19-05-2017 22:43
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Firefighters battling a brush fire near the Appalachian Trail in western Connecticut were dealing with another threat this week — rattlesnakes.
  
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• Iraqi officials: Car bombings in Baghdad kill 11 people

  19-05-2017 22:39
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Two car bombs in southwestern Baghdad killed 11 people, including four police officers, and wounded at least 20 late on Friday night, according to Iraqi police and hospital officials.
  
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• Army: Warning issued before 9 died in Fort Hood floodwaters

  19-05-2017 22:38
  
  FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A military report says an alert declaring all low-water crossings off-limits to vehicles was issued at Fort Hood hours before a truck carrying 12 soldiers was knocked over by floodwaters last year, killing nine.
  
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• Iowa man pleads guilty to killing 2 cops during ambushes

  19-05-2017 22:36
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man on Friday admitted to killing two Des Moines-area police officers who were ambushed as they sat in their patrol cars.
  
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• The Latest: Turkish melee in Washington left injuries, shock

  19-05-2017 22:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the violence outside the Turkish ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C. (all times local):
  
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• Police: 81-year-old man kills wife, drives himself to jail

  19-05-2017 22:34
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Police say an 81-year-old Ohio man killed his wife after an argument and then drove himself to jail.
  
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• Authorities identify man who died in '92 Los Angeles riots

  19-05-2017 22:34
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — After more than 25 years, authorities have identified the last remaining unidentified victim killed during the 1992 riots in Los Angeles.
  
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• NAACP president won't be returning as leader

  19-05-2017 22:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — NAACP President Cornell William Brooks will not be returning as the leader of the nation's oldest civil rights organization after his contract expires this summer, officials said Friday.
  
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• Government to switch to 1 student debt servicing company

  19-05-2017 22:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department has announced it will move servicing of $1.3 trillion in federal student loans to a single provider.
  
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• Brazil's top prosecutor accuses Temer of obstructing justice

  19-05-2017 22:26
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's top prosecutor is accusing President Michel Temer of corruption and obstruction of justice, according to an investigation released Friday by the supreme court, dramatically escalating pressure to force the embattled leader from office.
  
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• Sergeant David Walker Responds To Crutcher Family's Call For Termination

  19-05-2017 22:13
  
  The family of Terence Crutcher says Betty Shelby got away with murder; now they're calling for the mayor and chief of police to fire their lead homicide sergeant.
  
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• Thursday Night's Episodes Of 'The Amazing Race' Available On CBS.com

  19-05-2017 22:00
  
  Fans of the hit CBS show "The Amazing Race" can watch Thursday night's episode on the CBS web site for free. 
  
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• Truck Wreck Backs Up Traffic On Tulsa Highway

  19-05-2017 21:39
  
  A wreck involving a tanker truck blocked the northbound lanes of Highway 75 on Friday. 
  
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• All Modes Of Severe Weather Possible In Eastern Oklahoma Friday

  19-05-2017 21:32
  
  We are monitoring the risk for strong to severe storms through the afternoon and evening across eastern Oklahoma.
  
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• Tulsa police officer acquitted in death to return to duty

  19-05-2017 21:16
  A group of protesters block Denver Ave. near the Tulsa County Courthouse following the not guilty verdict in Betty Jo Shelby's manslaughter trial in Tulsa, Okla., on Thursday, May 18, 2017. Oklahoma's Republican Gov. Mary Fallin has called for calm after a jury on Wednesday found a Tulsa police officer not guilty in the shooting of an unarmed black man, Terence Crutcher, last year.
  
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• The Latest: Tulsa cop acquitted in death to return to duty

  19-05-2017 21:16
  The Latest on the not guilty verdict in the manslaughter trial of a white Oklahoma police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man : A white Oklahoma police officer acquitted in the shooting death of an unarmed black man will be allowed to return to duty, but not on patrol. Shelby said she fired her weapon out of fear because Crutcher ignored her commands to lie down and appeared to reach inside his SUV for what she thought was a gun.
  
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• Claremore Police Search For Leads In Deadly Robbery

  19-05-2017 20:28
  
  Claremore police now said a May 16, 2017, deadly robbery does not appear to be random.  
  
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• Betty Shelby Trial Juror Speaks With 'The Frontier'

  19-05-2017 20:09
  
  The juror tells The Frontier he will always regret not hanging the jury. 
  
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• Judge Releases Betty Shelby's Police Interview To News On 6

  19-05-2017 19:42
  
  News On 6 crime reporter Lori Fullbright sent a letter to the judge, because she wanted to show people what the jury saw in the trial.
  
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• Tulsa Police Chief: Officer Betty Shelby Being Returned To Duty

  19-05-2017 19:00
  
  Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby will be returning to duty, but not in a patrol capacity, Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan said in an emailed statement Friday.  
  
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• John Swab brings his Tulsa-shot crime film starring Marilyn Manson home for fans to see first

  19-05-2017 18:46
  Co-director John Swab, a native Tulsan, takes a break in action at the shooting of the indie film "Let Me Make You a Martyr" in a rural area outside of Tulsa in 2015.a CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World file Mark Boone Junior, who may be best known for his role on "Sons of Anarchy," laughs on the set of "Let Me Make You a Martyr," which filmed in the Tulsa area and opens Thursday at Circle Cinema.
  
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• Acosta, Trump's man on Labor, wants more apprenticeships

  19-05-2017 18:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta on Friday made public-private apprenticeships his debut issue as President Donald Trump's point man on matching American workers with specific jobs.
  
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• Pediatrician convicted of raping patients loses appeal

  19-05-2017 18:28
  
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has rejected an appeal from a former pediatrician serving life in prison after he was convicted of raping scores of patients.
  
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• Overturned tractor-trailer rig shuts down Turner Turnpike near Bristow

  19-05-2017 18:25
  
  An overturned tractor-trailer rig is blocking all lanes of traffic on the Turner Turnpike.
  
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• Illinois to change sex-abuse law with help of Hastert victim

  19-05-2017 18:25
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois is set to eliminate the statute of limitations in child sex-abuse cases, a change prosecutors and a victim of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert called for after Hastert was imprisoned for violating banking laws while…
  
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• Jury 'could never get comfortable with the concept of Betty Shelby being blameless,' juror letter says

  19-05-2017 18:20
  
  "Many on the Jury could never get comfortable with the concept of Betty Shelby being blameless for Mr. Crutcher's death, but due to the lack of direct or even circumstantial evidence that she was acting outside of her training in…
  
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• Family of football player who died after head injury sues

  19-05-2017 18:18
  
  ROLESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The family of a North Carolina high school football player who died after sustaining a head injury during practice is suing the Wake County school system and members of the athletic staff.
  
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• Terror suspect harshly interrogated by CIA won't testify

  19-05-2017 18:17
  
  FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — The first CIA captive subjected to harsh interrogation after the Sept. 11 attacks did not testify Friday about conditions inside the Guantanamo Bay detention center after a late-night discussion with his lawyers, who did not…
  
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• Italy makes 12 vaccines mandatory for school-age children

  19-05-2017 18:17
  
  MILAN (AP) — The Italian government has made 12 vaccines mandatory for children attending schools up to age 16 in an effort to combat what it characterizes as misinformation.
  
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• The Latest: Macron vows to tackle root of terrorism in Mali

  19-05-2017 18:11
  
  GAO, Mali (AP) — The Latest on French president's first official trip outside Europe (all times local):
  
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• Brazil president fights for job amid calls for him to go

  19-05-2017 18:10
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The administration of embattled Brazilian President Michel Temer on Friday began questioning both the legality and content of a recording that purportedly caught Temer endorsing hush money for an ex-lawmaker.
  
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• The Latest: Anthony Weiner cries while apologizing in court

  19-05-2017 18:09
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on former congressman Anthony Weiner facing criminal charges related to sexting a girl (all times local):
  
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• US imposes sanctions in joint action with Saudi Arabia

  19-05-2017 18:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration imposed its first terrorism sanctions jointly with Saudi Arabia on Friday as President Donald Trump travels to the kingdom on his first overseas trip.
  
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