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Cannibal child sex killer Kevin Underwood is executed in Oklahoma as his last meal is revealed

Convicted child sex abuser and killer Kevin Underwood has been executed by the state of Oklahoma for murdering Jamie Rose Bolin in 2006 as part of a cannibalistic fantasy. Convicted child sex killer Kevin Underwood has been executed by the state of Oklahoma for murdering Jamie Rose Bolin in 2006 as part of a cannibalistic fantasy Underwood, who was put …

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4 weeks ago

'Demonic!' Tulsa city council meeting goes off rails as member told she's 'inviting evil'

Raw Story

A city council meeting in Tulsa, Oklahoma this week went off the rails after an outgoing city councilor invited a pagan priestess to deliver a prayer at a meeting. Public Radio Tulsa reports that outgoing councilor Crista Patrick stirred controversy when she brought pagan priestess Amy McAdams to deliver an opening invocation at the meeting that included nods to "the …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

A Texas execution is renewing calls for clemency. It's rarely granted

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Their pleas to spare Robert …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite board recommending his life be spared

Associated Press

McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for his role in the 1992 fatal shooting of a convenience store owner after the governor again rejected a recommendation from the state’s parole board to spare a death row inmate’s life. Emmanuel Littlejohn, 52, received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary and was declared dead at 10:17 a.m. “A …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Oklahoma governor delays vote on minimum wage hike until 2026

Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahomans will vote on gradually increasing the minimum wage to at least $15 an hour but not until 2026, angering supporters who are questioning the timing set by Republican Gov. The minimum wage in Oklahoma is currently $7.25, which mirrors the federal rate, although 34 states, territories and districts currently have wages higher than that, according to …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

A Parole Board Said He Shouldn’t Be Executed — But Will The Governor Listen?

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING In June of 1992, 31-year-old Kenneth Meers was killed by a single bullet during a robbery at the convenience store he owned in Oklahoma City. Kevin Stitt commute Littlejohn’s death sentence to life without parole. Kevin Stitt commute the death sentence given to Emmanuel Littlejohn to life without parole. When Littlejohn went to trial, jurors were unaware …

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5 months, 1 week ago

After embrace at NATO summit, Zelensky takes his case for U.S. military aid to governors

LA Times

Spencer Cox, right, greets Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, at the 2024 summer meeting of the National Governors Assn. Away from Washington, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought to broaden support for U.S. military aid by telling state governors that the world’s leaders should see for themselves the carnage wrought since Russia invaded his country more than two years ago. While …

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5 months, 1 week ago

After embrace at NATO summit, Zelenskyy takes his case for US military aid to governors

Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY — Away from Washington, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought to broaden support for U.S. military aid by telling state governors Friday that the world’s leaders should see for themselves the carnage wrought since Russia invaded his country more than two years ago. Zelenskyy’s plea at the National Governors Association summer meeting in Salt Lake City came days …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas weather extremes likely to become normal, scientists say

Raw Story

Texas weather extremes likely to become normal, scientists say "Texas weather extremes likely to become normal, scientists say" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Most recently, Tropical Storm Alberto made landfall in northeast Mexico, dumping heavy rainfall …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas Board of Education fields concerns about Christian bias in proposed K-12 curriculum

Raw Story

"State Board of Education fields concerns about Christian bias in proposed K-12 curriculum" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Members of the public told the Texas State Board of Education on Thursday they worried a proposed elementary …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Texas set to execute Ramiro Gonzales for 2001 murder

Raw Story

"Texas set to execute Ramiro Gonzales for 2001 murder" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. In a statement on Monday, Gonzales’ attorneys, Thea Posel and Raoul Schonemann, called their client “a man who today is, in almost …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Public funds for religious charter school would be unconstitutional, Oklahoma high court says

Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday stopped what would have been the first publicly funded religious charter school in the U.S., turning back conservatives and the state’s GOP governor who have welcomed religious groups into public education. The high court determined the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board’s 3-2 vote last year to approve an application by the …

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6 months ago

Supreme Court sides with woman who claims she was arrested out of political retribution

Raw Story

"U.S. Supreme Court sides with Texas woman who claims she was arrested out of political retribution" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday revived the civil rights claim of a …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Former Southern Baptist leader accused of sexual abuse dead at 94

Raw Story

Paul Pressler, the monumental Southern Baptist leader and Republican activist at the center of a massive sex abuse scandal, died on June 7. Pressler was one of the most influential, if lesser-known, evangelical figures of the last half-century, having co-led a movement in the Southern Baptist Convention that pushed the nation’s second-largest faith group to adopt literal interpretations of the …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

US storms kill at least 21 across 4 states on Memorial Day weekend

Hindustan Times

Tornado-spawning thunderstorms that swept the Southern Plains and the Ozark Mountains have killed at least 21 people across four U.S. states as of Monday afternoon and wrecked hundreds of buildings, as forecasters warned of more severe weather. The death toll over the three-day Memorial Day holiday weekend: at least eight fatalities in Arkansas, seven in Texas, four in Kentucky and …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Massive storms roll across Gulf coast after deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma: Live updates

The Independent

✕ Close ‘Just devastating’: Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt speaks after tornadoes rip through state Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Deadly Oklahoma tornadoes wreak havoc in US state, leaving 4 dead, thousands without power

Hindustan Times

Tornadoes killed four people in Oklahoma, including an infant, and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive outbreak of severe weather flattened buildings in the heart of one rural town and injured at least 100 people across the state. In Oklahoma, authorities said the tornado in Sulphur began in a city park before barreling through the downtown, flipping cars …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Oklahoma governor declares state of emergency for 12 tornado-battered counties

LA Times

Sean Thomas Sledd salvages items from his room Sunday, the morning after it was hit by a tornado, in Sulphur, Okla. Tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma have flattened buildings across one rural town, killing at least four people, causing widespread power outages and leaving a trail of destruction, Gov. In Oklahoma, a tornado ripped through Holdenville, a town of about …

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8 months ago

How Republican-led states far from the US-Mexico border are rushing to pass tough immigration laws

Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY — Republican-led states are rushing to give broader powers to local police and impose criminal penalties for those living in the U.S. illegally as the issue of immigration enforcement remains central to the 2024 elections. Kevin Stitt signed a bill on Tuesday that creates the new crime of “impermissible occupation,” which imposes penalties of as much as two …

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

The odds for more sports betting expansion could fade after rapid growth to 38 states

Associated Press

— At his suburban St. Louis home, Brett Koenig can pull out his smartphone and open a sports betting app. “So that can create some friction.” The states where sports betting remains illegal are Alabama, Alaska, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Utah. Kevin Stitt announced a plan in November to allow in-person sports betting …

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1 year ago

Oklahoma Executes Double Murderer, Who Allegedly Killed in Self Defence, Using Lethal Injection

News 18

A 59-year-old man was executed in the US state of Oklahoma on Thursday for a double murder that he claimed was committed in self-defense. Phillip Hancock was put to death by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections said. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board had recommended that Hancock be …

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1 year ago

Oklahoma executes double killer despite clemency recommendation

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Phillip Dean Hancock, 59, received a …

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1 year ago

Oklahoma executes man who claimed self-defense in a 2001 double killing

Associated Press

McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for a double killing in 2001, despite his claims of self-defense and a board’s clemency recommendation that the governor waited until the last minute to reject. Hancock long claimed that he shot and killed Jett, 37, and Lynch, 58, in self-defense after the two men attacked him inside Jett’s home in south …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Oklahoma board recommends the governor spare the life of a death row inmate who argued self-defense

Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board narrowly voted Wednesday to recommend sparing the life of a man set to be executed later this month for what he claims were the self-defense killings of two men in Oklahoma City in 2001. The board voted 3-2 to recommend clemency for Phillip Dean Hancock, who has long maintained he shot …

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Cannibal child sex killer Kevin Underwood is executed in Oklahoma as his last meal is revealed

'Demonic!' Tulsa city council meeting goes off rails as member told she's 'inviting evil'

A Texas execution is renewing calls for clemency. It's rarely granted

Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite board recommending his life be spared

Oklahoma governor delays vote on minimum wage hike until 2026

A Parole Board Said He Shouldn’t Be Executed — But Will The Governor Listen?

After embrace at NATO summit, Zelensky takes his case for U.S. military aid to governors

After embrace at NATO summit, Zelenskyy takes his case for US military aid to governors

Texas weather extremes likely to become normal, scientists say

Texas Board of Education fields concerns about Christian bias in proposed K-12 curriculum

Texas set to execute Ramiro Gonzales for 2001 murder

Public funds for religious charter school would be unconstitutional, Oklahoma high court says

Supreme Court sides with woman who claims she was arrested out of political retribution

Former Southern Baptist leader accused of sexual abuse dead at 94

US storms kill at least 21 across 4 states on Memorial Day weekend

Massive storms roll across Gulf coast after deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma: Live updates

Deadly Oklahoma tornadoes wreak havoc in US state, leaving 4 dead, thousands without power

Oklahoma governor declares state of emergency for 12 tornado-battered counties

How Republican-led states far from the US-Mexico border are rushing to pass tough immigration laws

The odds for more sports betting expansion could fade after rapid growth to 38 states

Oklahoma Executes Double Murderer, Who Allegedly Killed in Self Defence, Using Lethal Injection

Oklahoma executes double killer despite clemency recommendation

Oklahoma executes man who claimed self-defense in a 2001 double killing

Oklahoma board recommends the governor spare the life of a death row inmate who argued self-defense