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• Louisiana kicks off national fight with Ten Commandments mandate

  23-06-2024 23:00 via kfor.com
  
  Louisiana has triggered a national controversy with a new law mandating that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public classrooms.  The law signed by the state's GOP governor has been blasted by civil liberties groups, which argue it infringes on the rights of students and blatantly ignores the separation of church and state. The issue will soon be headed to the courts, with organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) saying they plan to sue the state, an
  
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• Bill Nye says extreme weather, record heat is 'beginning of the new normal' 

  23-06-2024 22:13 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) — Science educator Bill Nye said that extreme weather and record-breaking heat can be the start of a "new normal."Nye made an appearance on ABC's "This Week" to discuss the latest heat wave that has blistered many parts of the United States in recent days. Host Martha Raddatz asked if this sort of heat may become the "new normal.""It's the beginning of the new normal, with respect. So the latest — the latest research is that there's not a turning point or a tipping point o
  
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• Suspect changes shirt in Walmart then steals from car in parking lot

  23-06-2024 21:50 via kfor.com
  
  STILLWATER (KFOR) - Stillwater police are searching for a suspect after he stole from a vehicle parked in a Walmart parking lot Sunday.
  Stillwater Police posted to Facebook surveillance photos of the man they think committed larceny.| READ LOCAL NEWS > “Lack of accountability and transparency” following LOFT meeting with OSDE >The vehicle was a 2010 Chevy Impala that was parked at the Walmart off 111 N. Perkins Road Sunday.Stillwater police are searching for a suspect after he
  
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• Justin Timberlake breaks silence following arrest: 'Sometimes I'm hard to love'

  23-06-2024 18:42 via kfor.com
  
  CHICAGO (WJW) – Justin Timberlake has made his first public comments since his arrest for allegedly driving while intoxicated.Timberlake, 43, told a crowd on a tour stop that he had had a “tough week.”“We’ve been through ups and downs and lefts and rights,” he told the crowd at his concert in Chicago on June 21, according to Today.com.“I know sometimes I’m hard to love, but you keep on loving me, and I’m going to love you right back,” h
  
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• MLB player suspended 2 days after debut, says fertility clinic treatment to blame

  23-06-2024 18:13 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martínez was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball on Sunday following a positive test for the performance-enhancing drug Clomiphene, an announcement made two days after his major league debut.Martínez, 22, has been on the Blue Jays' 40-man roster since November 2022. He went 1 for 3 with a strikeout on Friday at Cleveland.He issued a statement apologizing to the Blue Jays and their fans.“For the past tw
  
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• Why this week's heat wave could be next summer's normal

  23-06-2024 17:36 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) - The extreme heat slamming the eastern U.S. this week may be a sign of things to come as monthly temperature records continue to give way.A broad swath of the Midwest and eastern U.S. are currently under a heat dome, caused by a high-pressure system in the Earth’s upper atmosphere that compresses the air beneath it, making it expand into a dome shape.Research published in March in the journal Science Advances found that since 1979, as climate change has intensified, heat w
  
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• Florida rapper believed dead in shooting outside hotel, 3 others injured: police

  23-06-2024 17:36 via kfor.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — At least one person is dead and three injured after a shooting at a hotel in Tampa, Florida early Sunday morning, according to police.
  Tampa police said the shooting happened shortly before 5 a.m. EDT in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn at the intersection of Fowler Avenue and McKinley Drive."What we have learned, and this is early in the investigation, two cars were shot at," said Joneé Lewis, public information officer of the Tampa Police Department.Lewis sa
  
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• Child dies after 'non-water' incident at California water park

  23-06-2024 16:03 via kfor.com
  
  Editor's Note: This story has been updated with the boy's correct age.
  IRVINE, Cali. (KTLA) — A child died at a water park in Orange County on Saturday, authorities confirmed.In a post to X, Irvine Police said officers and the Orange County Fire Authority responded to an incident at Wild Rivers Water Park in Irvine earlier Saturday.Park officials said in a statement that a boy "experienced a non-water, but medical related incident" outside of a pool.Myrtle Beach rollercoaster left man
  
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• What's the landscape 2 years after the Supreme Court overturned a national right to abortion?

  23-06-2024 15:14 via kfor.com
  
  Judges, state lawmakers and voters are deciding the future of abortion in the U.S. two years after the Supreme Court jolted the legal status quo with a ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade.The June 24, 2022, ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization sparked legislative action, protest and numerous lawsuits — placing the issue at the center of politics across the country.Abortion is now banned at all stages of pregnancy, with limited exceptions, in 14 Republican-controlled s
  
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• DWI vs. DUI: Is there a difference?

  23-06-2024 14:58 via kfor.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Singer Justin Timberlake was released without bail Tuesday after being charged with driving while intoxicated the previous night in Sag Harbor, New York.Timberlake's lawyer, Ed Burke, told Us Weekly that the charge was a single count because the singer refused a Breathalyzer test. Burke said that in addition to driving while intoxicated, Timberlake was also charged with two other court citations: running a stop sign and not traveling in the correct traffic lane.
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• Study finds 'Right To Counsel' program has had positive impact in Oklahoma County

  23-06-2024 05:24 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A new study is showing the impact that one nonprofit is having here in the metro.According to a new study conducted by the financial analyst company, Stout, the "Right To Council" program shows that 94% of clients who use Legal Aide Services of Oklahoma (LASO) were able to prevent an eviction judgment and 98% were given additional time to move out. LOCAL NEWS: OU, Legal Aid Services of OK team up to help families facing substance abuse"Goals are identified. Goals wer
  
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• The Golden Bear, Jack Nicklaus, Settles Bedlam Battle in Golf

  23-06-2024 04:57 via kfor.com
  
  Norman, OK - It's not everyday an 18 time major winner comes to the state of Oklahoma.The Golden Bear, Jack Nicklaus, dropped by the Compliance Solutions Championship to help give the Korn Ferry Tour event a boost in popularity.In the process, Nicklaus hosted and participated in a celebrity shootout after the third round of the tournament. Nicklaus served as an "ace in the hole" as OU and OSU did battle. Meaning he could be subbed in for a shot at any point in the round.Former OU star and NFL li
  
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• John Pak Controls Compliance Solutions Championship Entering Final Round

  23-06-2024 04:51 via kfor.com
  
  Norman, OK - John Pak enters the final round of the Compliance Solutions Championship with a hefty lead over the rest of the field. Pak fired a third round 65 (seven under) to finish at 21 under. That's seven shots ahead of Braden Thornberry whose in standalone second. Pak hasn't shot higher than a 66 in all three of his rounds.Oklahoma Sooner Blaine Hale, Jr. has quietly had a nice week. He sits tied for 14th at 11 under after shooting a person tournament low round of 67.Zach Bauchou is the low
  
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• Saturday night shooting in Southeast Oklahoma City

  23-06-2024 04:42 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - A person was shot Saturday Night in a neighborhood in Southeast Oklahoma City according to police.
  Oklahoma City Police reported that the shooting happened a little after 9 p.m. near 421 SE 46th.
  | MORE LOCAL NEWS > Oklahoma County vs. Oklahoma City; where to put a jail >Officials said that the person was shot in the leg and sent to the hospital.
  No word on a potential suspect but police said that the person shot was not cooperating with officials.
  The shooting was n
  
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• FDA allows first ever menthol e-cigarettes to be sold in US

  23-06-2024 00:53 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday authorized the first ever nontobacco flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers, a sign the agency believes some flavors of vaping products can be used to mitigate the effects of smoking traditional cigarettes. The agency said it authorized four menthol products from NJOY, which was purchased in 2023 by tobacco giant Altria, manufacturer of Marlboro cigarettes.  Including the four authorized Friday, the FDA has a
  
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