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The Oklahoma Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a prosecutors request that two members of the states Pardon and Parole Board be prevented from voting on a highprofile death row inmates commutation hearing.

The Transportation Security Administration is increasing the penalty for people who violate the mandate to wear masks on planes, trains and other forms of transportation to help stop the spread of COVID19.

A Florida woman convicted of helping mastermind the killing of her husband more than two decades ago was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison after a previous life sentence was tossed on appeal.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing a possible election defeat, on Wednesday lashed out at his main rival, accusing him of favoring restrictions on abortion and wanting to loosen gun controls.

Brazilian truckers have staged demonstrations and partially blocked key routes in several states, according to a federal highway police bulletin seen by Reuters on Wednesday, though grains exporters said shipments have not been affected.

Former CBS News President Susan Zirinsky is launching a studio for unscripted programming, with two 9/11related documentaries debuting over the next two days.

The bill to outlaw stealthing could allow sex workers to sue clients who remove condoms during otherwise consensual sex.

The way Antoine Griezmann and Karim Benzema linked up together for France on Tuesday, the injured Kylian Mbapp was hardly missed.

Guinea's main opposition leader said on Tuesday he was open to participating in a transition following a military coup over the weekend, as the soldiers who seized power consolidated their takeover.

Perseverance's sampling and caching system is the most complex mechanism ever sent to space, with over 3,000 parts.

Fumio Kishida, a key contender to succeed Yoshihide Suga as Japan's prime minister, called for compiling a stimulus package of over 30 trillion yen ($273 billion) to cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic, a magazine reported.

The leaders of a military coup in Guinea promised on Monday to set up a transitional government of national unity after ousting President Alpha Conde and dissolving his cabinet.

The programs that increased weekly payments and gave aid to long-term unemployed and freelancers were credited with keeping the US from an even worse economic collapse last year.

A South Carolina sheriff's department has brought charges against two inmates after a jail riot in which two guards were held hostage and injured.

The total number of evacuees, and where they are currently waiting, is still not clear, though Biden said Tuesday that more than 120,000 had been evacuated.

The countries with the lowest vaccination rates in the world are Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Chad, Burkina Faso, South Sudan, Benin, Turkmenistan, and Madagascar, all of which have less than 0.7% of their populations partially vacci...