Oklahoma

GOP lawmaker: Three-Fifths Compromise was to end slavery

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee Republican falsely declared Tuesday that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person was adopted...

Black Freedmen struggle for recognition as tribal citizens

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OKLAHOMA CITY — As the U.S. faces a reckoning over its history of racism, some Native American tribal nations that once owned slaves also...

Oklahoma court overturns two death sentences, citing McGirt

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OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday overturned the death sentences of two more convicted killers, following a U.S. Supreme...

Oklahoma House OKs ban on teaching critical race theory

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma public school teachers would be prohibited from teaching certain concepts of race and racism under a bill given final approval...

Families of Black men slain by police are hopeful for reform

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WASHINGTON — The family and representatives of Black men slain by the police met with senators and White House officials Thursday — and left...

‘Fetal heartbeat’ in abortion laws taps emotion, not science

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dr. Michael Cackovic has treated his share of pregnant women. So when Republican lawmakers across the U.S. began passing bans on...

Dallas lawyer takes up mission to help people avoid eviction

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DALLAS — Not long after he began posting advice last year for people facing eviction during the pandemic, Mark Melton found himself inundated with...

Oklahoma governor signs 3 anti-abortion bills into law

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed three anti-abortion bills into law on Monday, including ones to criminalize the procedure in certain cases...

4 killed in crash of light aircraft in Arkansas

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DANVILLE, Ark. — Four people were killed in the crash of a light aircraft in western Arkansas, officials said Sunday. ...

‘Sliver of hope.’ Relief, caution as America absorbs verdict

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NEW YORK — When the verdicts came in — Guilty, Guilty, Guilty — Lucia Edmonds let out the breath she hadn't even realized she'd...