By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has agreed to commute the death sentence of condemned inmate Julius Jones, who was convicted of murder for a 1999 killing. Stitt announced his decision on Thursday, the day of Jones’ scheduled execution. The state’s Pardon and Parole Board had recommended that
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By Camilo Rocha, Juliana Koch and CNN’s Jaide Garcia Deforestation in the Amazon increased by 33% in the first ten months of 2021, compared to the first ten months of 2020, a new analysis shows. The analysis published Wednesday by the Institute for Man and the Environment of the Amazon (Imazon), an independent Brazilian research
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By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton says Formula One is “duty bound” to raise awareness of human rights issues as the series closes its season in the Middle East. F1 concludes with races in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi. It has also raced since 2004 in Bahrain. Ahead
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton says Formula One is “duty bound” to raise awareness of human rights issues as the series closes its season in the Middle East. F1 concludes with races in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi. It has also raced since 2004 in Bahrain. Ahead
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SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — California authorities have issued an Amber Alert for a Vallejo girl who was reported abducted by a man while at a Santa Rosa gas station. The Santa Rosa Police Department says 15-year-old Georgiana Chozmana Bambaloi was grabbed by a man and forced into a dark gray vehicle that drove away
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say 33-year-old man sought in a double-homicide in New Jersey has been arrested in Arizona. The U.S. Marshals Service said members of an agency task force arrested Gabriel Vilorio-Jaquez on Wednesday at a Tucson apartment complex while he was walking his dog. A Marshals Service statement said Vilorio-Jaquez was sought
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled charges and sanctions against Iranian nationals who are alleged to have conducted a cyber influence campaign in last year’s election, including in some instances crafting messages to appear as if they were from the far-right Proud Boys. The Treasury Department announced sanctions
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By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two suspected Iranian computer hackers have been charged in a broad campaign of election interference aimed at intimidating American voters during last year’s presidential race and undermining confidence that the results of the contest could be trusted. Prosecutors say the activities exploited not only computer vulnerabilities but
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two suspected Iranian computer hackers have been charged in a broad campaign of election interference aimed at intimidating American voters during last year’s presidential race and undermining confidence that the results of the contest could be trusted. Prosecutors say the activities exploited not only computer vulnerabilities but
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s chief of police says security forces are using legal means to contain anti-coup protests in the country. He spoke a day after doctors said at least 15 people were killed by live fire during Wednesday’s demonstrations against last month’s military takeover. It was the highest daily count of people killed since
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic officials have met with Taliban-appointed sports leaders from Afghanistan. The IOC says the talks led to a commitment that Afghanistan’s athletes and teams will continue to compete internationally. The outcome could mean Afghan athletes will compete at the Beijing Olympics in February. Hundreds of athletes and sports officials have left
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Tennessee Titans have the NFL’s longest active winning streak at six games and host the skidding Houston Texans who’ve lost eight straight. The Titans have won three straight and five of the last seven in the series against the team that replaced the former Oilers in Houston. Tennessee hired Mike
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell surely expected to have some breathing room after taking the first step this month to dial back the Fed’s emergency aid for the economy. Just a week later, though, the government reported that consumer prices grew over the previous 12 months
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Becker and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The script supervisor on the set of “Rust,” Mamie Mitchell, has filed a lawsuit against actor and producer Alec Baldwin and other production figures over the on-set shooting that killed the film’s cinematographer. The lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles, accuses Baldwin of choosing “to play Russian
Continue ReadingAnalys by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Everywhere you look these days, there’s good political news for Republicans. Earlier this month they swept the statewide offices in Virginia and nearly upset New Jersey’s Democratic governor. President Joe Biden’s approval rating remains mired in the low 40s. The generic congressional ballot is moving in Republicans’ direction. Inflation
Continue Reading By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A 35-year-old man has been charged with three counts of murder in the shooting deaths at a Fargo factory of a man and a woman who was eight months pregnant. Anthony Reese Jr., of Moorhead, Minnesota, is charged with killing 43-year-old Richard Pittman, 32-year-old April Carbone
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Manu Raju and Morgan Rimmer, CNN House Democrats pushed back a vote on President Joe Biden’s plan to dramatically expand the social safety net after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stalled floor action with a record-breaking marathon speech that stretched into the early hours of Friday morning. McCarthy, a Republican from California,
Continue ReadingBy Mike Clark Click here for updates on this story ZELIENOPLE, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A Pittsburgh mom is spreading the word about finding a match for her son so that he can have a life-saving bone marrow transplant. Missy and Pete Ramirez received the news a few weeks ago that their 6-year-old son Jackson, ‘Jax’,
Continue Reading By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The company that runs the Kentucky Derby has been picked to take over the stalled project to build a casino in the western Indiana city of Terre Haute. Indiana Gaming Commission members voted Wednesday in favor of Louisville, Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. over three other companies that
Continue Reading By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The company that runs the Kentucky Derby has been picked to take over the stalled project to build a casino in the western Indiana city of Terre Haute. Indiana Gaming Commission members voted Wednesday in favor of Louisville, Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. over three other companies that
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