Oklahoma is preparing to execute a man for a 2001 double slaying despite his claims that he acted in self-defense. Phillip Hancock, 59, is scheduled to receive a three-drug lethal injection at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 this month to recommend Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt spare Hancock's life, but Stitt had taken no action on the recommendation by early Thursday morning.
At $5.89 per gallon, the current average price for regular gasoline is the highest in the nation. It is followed by Hawaii, which has an average of $5.50, and Washington, where the average is $5.36.
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‘No Kings’ protestors threw bottles at two police horses and injured an officer at last weekend’s mayhem-filled riots, Los Angeles Police Department officials said. ...