Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez executed as death penalty costs draw scrutiny
Oklahoma executed Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez by lethal injection Thursday, Aug. 13, for the 2003 murder of Olimpia Cardina Fisher. Medical staff pronounced Cuesta-Rodriguez, 70, dead at 10:13 a.m. at the Oklahoma…
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“It’s Okay to Find the Courage”: Famous Amos’s Son Brings His Father’s Spirit To New Roku Series, ‘Famously You’
Before his popular brand of bite-sized chocolate chip cookies, Famous…
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District 1 Voter Guide: Tulsa City Council & State Questions
Tulsa City Council — District 1 Incumbent Vanessa Hall-Harper faces…
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Frederick Richard, Hezly Rivera Crowned U.S. Gymnastics Champions
PHOENIX — Frederick Richard and Hezly Rivera delivered landmark performances…
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600,000 Black Women Pushed Out of the Workforce: New IWPR report examines why
Although the latest U.S. labor report shows Black women’s unemployment…
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Black Creek Freedmen Sue Chief David Hill Over Unissued Citizenship Cards
OKLAHOMA CITY — Creek Freedmen descendants Rhonda Grayson and Jeffrey…
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Politics & Opinions
Trump Uses China Voter-Data Claims to Push New Voting Restrictions
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump used a prime-time White House address Thursday to accuse China of compromising information connected to 220 million American voters and to demand sweeping voting restrictions…
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Black Maternal Health Week at 10: Preventable Deaths Persist as Black Women Lead the Fight for Change
Ten years after Black Maternal Health Week first sounded the alarm, Black women in the United States remain three times…
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GRAND Mental Health launches ApexCare app
TULSA, Okla. — GRAND Mental Health has launched a new digital platform to expand behavioral health care across Oklahoma. On April 6,…
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Americans are losing HIV care. The Real Housewives want you to know about it.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thousands of low-income Americans with HIV are losing access to vital medications, as states grapple with a lack…
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Study Finds Colon Cancer Deaths In The US On The Rise
In a striking reversal of long-term medical trends, colorectal cancer (CRC) has shifted from a disease predominantly associated with the…
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UPrep Tackles the Black Male Education Crisis Through Leadership and Career Training
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — At a time when many educators and policymakers are sounding the alarm over declining educational outcomes for Black male…
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Tulsa Parents Hit by Childcare Costs as Coalition Pushes $30M Plan
TULSA, Okla. — For many Tulsa parents, the cost of childcare is no longer just another monthly bill. It is shaping decisions…
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Adobe Used His Photo Library To Train AI — Now Gerald Carter Is Protecting Music Producers With Pre-Label
For nearly a decade, Gerald Carter worked to fill a gap in the stock photo industry with his company, Diversity Photos. After seeing how difficult…
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Justice & Environment
Nolan Wells Independent Autopsy Finds Head Discoloration; Death Remains Undetermined
CHICAGO — An independent Autopsy commissioned by the family of Nolan Xavier Wells found an unexplained area of red discoloration near the back of the…
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Ben Crump to Reveal Independent Autopsy Findings in Nolan Wells Case
CHICAGO — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is expected to release the preliminary findings of an independent autopsy in the death of 18-year-old Nolan…
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