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Gov. Stitt opposes sending out-of-state troops to states that don’t welcome them

by The Associated Press
By SEAN MURPHY and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated PressOKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, the chair of the National Governors Association, said on Thursday that he opposes sending National Guard troops across state borders without the permission of the state receiving them.The position from a sitting Republican official posed a rare... Read More.

Federal shutdown hurts services for Native Americans and they worry worse is coming

by The Associated Press
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated PressOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Native Americans watched the shuttered government on Friday and braced for damage to health care, education, infrastructure, and other services funded by Washington under treaties struck more than a century ago.Tribal nations with casinos, oil and gas leases, and other independent revenue sources said they... Read More.

Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges

by The Associated Press
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press(AP) — The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty on Thursday to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, authorities said.Robert Preston Morris, 64, entered the pleas... Read More.
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US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy

by The Associated Press
By MARC LEVY Associated PressHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With the explosive growth of Big Tech's data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies.Texas moved first, as state lawmakers try to protect residents in the... Read More.
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Teacher charged in fatal stabbings in Arkansas bounced between schools in 3 states

by The Associated Press
By ANDREW DeMILLO and SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated PressLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A 28-year-old teacher, who authorities say admitted to fatally stabbing two hikers he didn’t know in an Arkansas state park, bounced between four school districts in three states in recent years.Andrew James McGann was placed on administrative leave at an elementary school... Read More.

How new redistricting in Texas and other states could change the game for US House elections

by The Associated Press
By LEAH ASKARINAM Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Redistricting usually happens after the once-a-decade population count by the U.S. Census Bureau or in response to a court ruling. Now, Texas Republicans want to break that tradition — and other states could follow suit.President Trump has asked the Texas Legislature to create districts, in time for... Read More.

A look at the status of US executions in 2025

by The Associated Press
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press(AP) — Twenty-six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 10 other people are scheduled to be put to death in seven states during the remainder of 2025.The next scheduled execution is in Florida, when a man who killed his wife and two... Read More.
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Kansas basketball coach Bill Self has 2 stents inserted to treat blocked arteries

by The Associated Press
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self had two stents inserted into his heart to treat blocked arteries on Thursday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after he "felt unwell and experienced some concerning symptoms.”“The procedure went very well, and he is expected to make a full recovery,” the Kansas athletic department said in... Read More.

Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding

by The Associated Press
By SEAN MURPHY and JIM VERTUNO Associated PressKERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Before heading to bed before the Fourth of July holiday, Christopher Flowers checked the weather while staying at a friend's house along the Guadalupe River. Nothing in the forecast alarmed him.Hours later, he was rushing to safety: He woke up in darkness to... Read More.
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