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By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A lawyer for an Oklahoma district attorney says a high-profile death row inmate likely will be recommended for a reduced sentence if two members of the parole board aren’t removed. Attorney Sandra Howell-Elliott made that argument Friday during a hearing before an Oklahoma Supreme Court referee.

By NARDOS HAILE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Love and romance are the dreamy common threads that bind together Michael Kors’ Spring/Summer 2022 collection. Friday’s show, located at the Central Park West restaurant Tavern on the Green, highlighted a cozy and warm environment. Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, Imaan Hammam, and Precious Lee modeled gowns

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is gearing up for another major clash between federal and state rule over its sweeping new vaccine requirements that have Republican governors threatening lawsuits. But while many details about the rules remain unknown, some experts say Biden appears to

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After endless disruption due to the pandemic and the super-charged growth of streaming services, moviegoing may be going back to something a little like normal. The Walt Disney Co. on Friday announced that all of its remaining films this year will open exclusively theatrically. That

By JOHN SEEWER and KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman has become the second person from her family to admit to a role in the killings of eight people from another family. Fifty-year-old Angela Wagner pleaded guilty Friday in southern Ohio’s Pike County to helping plan a shocking crime prosecutors

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer New U.S. studies show COVID-19 vaccines remain highly effective against hospitalizations and death. That’s even against the extra-contagious delta variant. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked over 600,000 coronavirus cases in 13 states. As delta surged over the summer, those who were unvaccinated were four times more

By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press TLALNEPANTLA, Mexico (AP) — A section of mountain on the outskirts of Mexico City has given way, plunging rocks the size of small homes onto a densely populated neighborhood and leaving at least one person dead and at least 10 missing. Rescue teams scaled a three-story pile of rock where

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the Sept. 11 attackers failed in their aim of making people in open societies live in “permanent fear.” In a video message to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11,  Johnson said the U.S. was “the world’s greatest democracy,” and it was a reflection of its openness

ROME (AP) — A tornado on a small Italian island in the Mediterranean has  flipped over several cars, killing two men and injuring several persons. Italian firefighters tweeted that the twister struck on Pantelleria, which is south of Sicily, shortly before 7 p.m. on Friday. The tornado bent utility poles, damaged roofs and knocked down

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has voted to keep himself in office as the recall against him comes to a close. Newsom cast his ballot Friday at an early voting center in Sacramento alongside his wife. The last day to vote is Tuesday, and at least a

By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has rejected a bill to limit how teachers can discuss certain racial concepts inside the classroom. Republicans do not appear to have the necessary votes to override the Democratic governor’s veto on Friday. The proposal would have prohibited teachers

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A panel of federal judges has reversed course and block a Tennessee restriction that outlaws abortions because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome, or because of the race or gender of the fetus. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruling Friday also kept

By JESSICA GRESKO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Abortion clinics in neighboring Oklahoma and nearby Kansas say they’re still seeing a high volume of patients from Texas as a new state law there banning most abortions remains in effect. The Biden administration this week sued Texas over the law, arguing