Articles from the March 31, 2021 edition
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OPEC and allies agree to gradually boost crude oil output
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The OPEC oil cartel and allied countries said Thursday that they have decided to add gradually add back some 2 million barrels per barrel per day of oil production from May to July, moving cautiously in pace with the r...
Hulu to produce, release '1619 Project' documentary series
NEW YORK (AP) — Hulu will produce a documentary series based on “ The 1619 Project,” stories in The New York Times that examined the legacy of slavery in America dating from the arrival of the first slave ship from Africa. Roger Ross Williams, an Ac...
Kansas lawmakers OK bill mandating civics test for students
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Legislature has passed a Republican-backed bill that would require graduating high school students to have passed a civics test with questions such as, “What is one way Americans can serve their country?” The GOP-c...
Connecticut says feds still trying to deport pardoned people
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Federal officials are not honoring an agreement to accept the validity of Connecticut pardons and continue trying to deport people pardoned by a state board because of their crimes, according to state Attorney General W...
New Mexico camp pauses plan to house migrant children
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A private Christian camp in northern New Mexico won’t be hosting immigrant children from the U.S.-Mexico border for the foreseeable future, camp officials said Thursday. “At this point we’re not moving forward as an (Emerge...
Officials warn about another post-holiday COVID-19 spike
Rhode Island's top health official urged residents Thursday to be careful if attending Easter and Passover services and gatherings this weekend as the state has experienced spikes in new coronavirus cases soon after other major holidays in the past...
Oklahoma town eases pandemic, one restaurant meal at a time
NEW YORK (AP) — In Miami, Oklahoma, restaurants and their customers are doing their part to ease pandemic heartache, one meal at a time. Cafes in and around the close-knit town in the state’s northeastern corner have put up “receipt walls,” allowin...
Oklahoma court tosses 5 more first-degree murder convictions
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s highest criminal appeals court tossed out five more first-degree murder convictions on Thursday based on a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision about criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country. Two of the rulings by the...
Foes gear up for newest fight against NJ/NY gas pipeline
The seemingly never-ending fight over an Oklahoma company's plan to build a natural gas pipeline through New Jersey into New York is on again. Tulsa-based Williams Companies is asking federal regulators for a two-year extension to build its proposed...
Oklahoma coronavirus cases reaching plateau, OU doctor says
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of coronavirus cases and related hospitalizations in Oklahoma appears to have reached a plateau, the head of coronavirus response for the University of Oklahoma said Thursday. “The number of new cases per day is ver...
