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• A look at changes made to Louisiana's criminal justice laws

  15-06-2017 23:55
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers have rewritten the state's criminal justice laws in an effort to shrink the prison population and keep inmates from returning once they leave. Gov. John Bel Edwards signed the changes into law Thursday.…
  
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• Louisiana lawmakers unite on criminal justice overhaul

  15-06-2017 23:53
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In a session mired by feuds over the budget and taxes and a divisive debate over Confederate monuments, Louisiana's Democratic governor and Republican legislative leaders shared one major achievement: uniting their parties to overhaul the…
  
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• Kayak guide dies in Yellowstone Lake during rescue attempt

  15-06-2017 23:53
  
  MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — A 23-year-old kayak guide in Yellowstone National Park has died while trying to rescue a client who capsized on Yellowstone Lake.
  
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• Pence hires outside legal counsel

  15-06-2017 23:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence has hired outside legal counsel to oversee his response to investigations into possible collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.
  
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• 2016 Eufaula Bank Robbery Victims Sue Tulsa, Creek Counties, D.O.C.

  15-06-2017 23:42
  
  The lawsuit claims that Tulsa County, Creek County and the Oklahoma Department of Corrections all failed to ensure the robber, Cedric Norris, was imprisoned in Oklahoma after he finished serving a sentence in Texas.  
  
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• Federal Charges Filed In Sapulpa Pipe Bomb Investigation

  15-06-2017 22:48
  
  Federal charges have been filed against Christopher Nichols and Berry Nichols in connection to pipe bombs planted in a woman's car parked outside the Creek County Court House in May.
  
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• Former Tulsa Businessman Arrested For Security Fraud

  15-06-2017 22:45
  
  Robert Eugene Tucker, 50, was charged with fraud in the sale of securities and violation of order issued under the Oklahoma Uniform Securities Act, according to online jail records. 
  
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• Gov. Mary Fallin talks jobs with Trump before trip to Paris Air Show with trade delegation

  15-06-2017 22:00
  
  After a D.C. meeting on apprenticeship programs, she heads to the Paris Air Show and to Denmark on an economic development mission. The Oklahoma Business Roundtable covers the cost of the governor’s trip to Paris and Denmark.
  
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• California still digging out snowy roads, but heat may help

  15-06-2017 21:58
  
  YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — There may be no more potent reminder of California's humongous snowfall than the plows still clearing roads that snake across the state's highest mountains as summer approaches.
  
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• Trump's plan to gut EPA gets cool reception on Capitol Hill

  15-06-2017 21:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers concerned about curbing pollution and a warming planet gave a cool reception to President Donald Trump's environmental chief on Thursday as he defended the administration's proposal to sharply reduce the budget of his own agency.
  
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• Agencies slow methane rules opposed by oil, gas industry

  15-06-2017 21:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is delaying two Obama-era regulations aimed at restricting harmful methane emissions from oil and gas production.
  
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• Trump attends Gorsuch's Supreme Court ceremony

  15-06-2017 21:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump paid a brief visit Thursday to the Supreme Court, where he had a front-row seat but no formal role in a courtroom ceremony honoring his high court pick and the newest justice, Neil Gorsuch.
  
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• ACLU sues to stop deportation of arrested Iraqi nationals

  15-06-2017 21:51
  
  DETROIT (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a class-action lawsuit seeking to stop the government from deporting more than 100 Iraqi nationals rounded up in raids last weekend.
  
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• Michigan student settles case over alleged racial post

  15-06-2017 21:48
  
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A former Michigan Technological University student has agreed to settle his lawsuit against the school over an alleged internet threat against black people.
  
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• Tulsa Jail negligence lawsuit moves forward with former medical provider as defendant, judge rules

  15-06-2017 21:45
  
  The lawsuit alleges jail and medical personnel denied anxiety, depression and pain treatment to a woman who had been prescribed those medications prior to her incarceration. Seizures while jailed resulted in a cascade of serious injuries, resulting in her being…
  
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• Egypt arrests dozens ahead of proposed protests

  15-06-2017 21:44
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian police on Thursday stormed the homes of political opponents of a disputed 2016 agreement to transfer control of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, arresting dozens in raids in Cairo and at least 10 provinces…
  
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• White House without a plan to address debt ceiling

  15-06-2017 21:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House lacks a unified plan to increase the government's borrowing cap as a likely September deadline is drawing near, said Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget.
  
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• The Latest: Doctors say student has severe injuries to brain

  15-06-2017 21:43
  
  WYOMING, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on an American college student freed this week by North Korea (all times local):
  
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• Conservative Serbia to get first openly gay prime minister

  15-06-2017 21:41
  
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's president on Thursday nominated the highly conservative country's first openly gay prime minister, a move likely to infuriate both the Christian Orthodox church and ultranationalists.
  
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• US expands review of cyanide predator traps after boy hurt

  15-06-2017 21:40
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials are launching an expanded review of predator-killing cyanide traps and additional guidelines for workers deploying the devices after one sickened a young boy in Idaho and killed his dog.
  
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• Uncertainty as Nevada aims to launch recreational pot soon

  15-06-2017 21:40
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada voters legalized recreational marijuana in November, and officials are trying to put rules in place to start selling it on July 1.
  
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• Police: Bodycam was off before fatal shooting of black man

  15-06-2017 21:39
  
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma police officer involved along with sheriff's deputies in the fatal shooting of a black man turned on his body camera seconds after shots were fired, law enforcement officers said Thursday.
  
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• US, Central America see common ground on drug and economy

  15-06-2017 21:37
  
  MIAMI (AP) — U.S. and Central American officials found common ground Thursday on the benefits of economic development as a way to fight violence and drug trafficking and reduce illegal immigration.
  
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• Ruling on Dakota Access pipeline surprises oil industry

  15-06-2017 21:37
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A judge's ruling that might open the door for at least a temporary shutdown of the disputed Dakota Access pipeline surprised the industry that hailed the project as a "game changer" for North Dakota oil.
  
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• Congressman's shooting transports victims of Giffords attack

  15-06-2017 21:35
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — When Ron Barber heard that a gunman opened fire on Republican lawmakers practicing for a baseball game, he was taken back to when he was lying on a gurney, yelling his wife's name and phone number.
  
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• Coast Guard brings 18 tons of seized cocaine to San Diego

  15-06-2017 21:24
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter has brought approximately 18 tons (16.3 metric tons) of seized cocaine to San Diego.
  
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• Judge hears challenge to DC-area sniper's life sentence

  15-06-2017 21:22
  
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — An attorney for a man convicted as a teenager of taking part in deadly sniper attacks that terrorized the Washington area argued before a Maryland judge Thursday that his young client's life sentence is unconstitutional and…
  
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• CNN's chief Zucker lays blame on Trump for threats

  15-06-2017 21:18
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — CNN chief Jeff Zucker says the level of threats faced by his journalists is more serious than people realize and he lays the blame squarely at the feet of President Donald Trump and other politicians he…
  
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• Reward to $130,000 in growing search for fugitive inmates

  15-06-2017 21:15
  
  MADISON, Ga. (AP) — A three-day search for two inmates sought in the killing of their guards on a prison bus in Georgia expanded on Thursday, with a sheriff saying the fugitives could be halfway across the country by now.
  
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• Greece set to receive $9.5 billion bailout instalment and IMF to provide new stand-by arrangement

  15-06-2017 21:13
  
  LUXEMBOURG (AP) — Greece set to receive $9.5 billion bailout instalment and IMF to provide new stand-by arrangement.
  
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• Change Of Command Set For McAlester's Army Ammunition Plant

  15-06-2017 20:53
  
  The current commander of the McAlester Army Ammunition plant, Colonel Sean Herron is moving to a new command.
  
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• OSU Gets Commitment From Former Douglass Star, Patrick McKaufman

  15-06-2017 20:48
  
  Oklahoma State's football program just received a commitment on Wednesday from a former Frederick A. Douglass High School standout.
  
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• NSU Education Professor's 'Fluffy Slime' Recipe

  15-06-2017 20:16
  
  An education professor at Northeastern State University in Broken Arrow has a fun summer recipe that your children can play with outside.  
  
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• UN agency fears for African migrants held by gang in Libya

  15-06-2017 19:46
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations migration agency says it's "deeply concerned" about some 260 Somali and Ethiopian migrants allegedly held and mistreated by criminal gangs in Libya, saying it believes that a harrowing video of them posted on social…
  
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• OU Announces Sanctions for Baker Mayfield

  15-06-2017 19:46
  
  The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department Thursday announced sanctions involving OU quarterback Baker Mayfield. 
  
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• Probes launched as search continues for London fire victims

  15-06-2017 19:43
  
  LONDON (AP) — London firefighters combed through a burned-out public housing tower Thursday in a grim search for missing people as police and the prime minister launched investigations into the deadly inferno, with pressure building on officials to explain the…
  
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• Should 16- and 17-year-olds be prosecuted as adults?

  15-06-2017 19:42
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — When potential employers conduct a background check on Olivia Brown, they see a 17-year-old who was cited for assault and having a weapon on school grounds — both misdemeanors from when she pepper-sprayed a girl during…
  
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• The Latest: Senate jabs Trump in unanimous vote on NATO

  15-06-2017 19:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Senate passage of a sweeping sanctions bill that targets Iran and Russia (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Blimp operator: Pilot 'OK' after US Open crash

  15-06-2017 19:39
  
  ERIN, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on the crash of an advertising blimp at the U.S. Open (all times local):
  
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• Trump says Scalise 'in some trouble' as House gavels back in

  15-06-2017 19:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that wounded GOP Congressman Steve Scalise is "in some trouble" but "he's going to be OK, we hope," offering that assessment as a shaken U.S. House gaveled back into session a day…
  
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• Severe Storms, Hail Possible Across Northern Oklahoma

  15-06-2017 19:36
  
  The News On 6 WARN Team says there is a chance for severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and large hail across northern Oklahoma this evening.
  
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• The Latest: Congressman has 3rd surgery after shooting

  15-06-2017 19:35
  
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (all times local):
  
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• Driver In Road Rage Incident Tracked Down By Broken Arrow Police

  15-06-2017 19:35
  
  Broken Arrow Police say they have identified and questioned the driver in a road rage incident that was recorded on video and shared on Facebook. 
  
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• The end of the valedictorian? Schools rethink class rankings

  15-06-2017 19:34
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (AP) — At many American high schools, the graduation-day tradition of crowning a valedictorian is becoming a thing of the past.
  
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• Fourth and final Lincoln County inmate captured

  15-06-2017 19:30
  
  Brian Allen Moody, 23, escaped from the jail Monday along with three other inmates, including one homicide suspect, Lincoln County deputies reported.
  
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• City scrambles to find new site for BMX facility after Coca-Cola contract sinks Expo Square plan

  15-06-2017 19:30
  
  Vision Tulsa's $15.2 million plan to bring USA BMX, the face of the Olympic sport, centered on a training facility at Tulsa County Fairgrounds, but officials say BMX wanted more flexibility on soft drink beverage pours than contractual obligations would…
  
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• The Latest: FBI: Lyle Jeffs living out of car when caught

  15-06-2017 19:29
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on the capture of fugitive polygamous sect leader Lyle Jeffs (all times local):
  
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• Lottery may dump Illinois unless the state agrees a budget

  15-06-2017 19:28
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The multi-state lottery association overseeing Powerball and Mega Millions games will dump Illinois by the end of June if the state doesn't end its budget impasse.
  
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• Senate passes sweeping sanctions bill targeting Iran, Russia

  15-06-2017 19:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A frequently polarized Senate found common ground Thursday as Republicans and Democrats joined forces to approve a sweeping sanctions bill that punishes longtime adversaries Iran and Russia with an array of financial penalties.
  
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• The Latest: Billboards offering reward for Georgia escapees

  15-06-2017 19:23
  
  MADISON, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on the manhunt for two Georgia inmates accused in the slaying of two prison guards (all times local):
  
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