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Jerry Hall, Rupert Murdoch reach agreement on divorce

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Model and actor Jerry Hall and media mogul Rupert Murdoch have agreed to the terms of their pending divorce, her attorney said Thursday. Hall filed a request in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday to dismiss her original petition for divorce from Murdoch, which she filed last month, with permission to file a new one.

Ardmore Douglass school reunion

Above: Board members pose for a celebratory photo at the end of the Douglass High School reunion banquet. Members are as follows (from left to right): Dwight Osborne, Editor & Chief, VP Ronald James, Assistant Secretary Carol Cohee, Nationals President Debra K Johnson, Ardmore chapter President Dorothy Varner, Treasurer Walter Sampson, Chairperson, Vickie Sanders, Secretary of Alumni Nationals Ruth Manuel, OKC Chapter President Kenneth Williamson, and Archie Patton. Right: Attendees wait in line for food prepared by Parties By Kaye Catering.

Bream selected as Fox Sunday host; Wallace gets CNN show

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shannon Bream, a Fox News Channel veteran who is the network’s chief legal correspondent, is the new anchor of the “Fox News Sunday” political talk show, filling a role left vacant when Chris Wallace left last December. Meanwhile, CNN said Thursday that Wallace’s interview program will air on the network Sundays at 7 p.m.

Oklahoma students achieving gains in college and career readiness

OKLAHOMA CITY – As Oklahoma high school students return to the classroom this month, they will participate in an initiative helping them prepare for life after graduation. For the third consecutive year, all incoming freshmen in Oklahoma public schools will begin a four-year Individual Career Academic Planning (ICAP) process.

Mexico’s week of drug violence shakes administration

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Days of widespread drug cartel arson and shootings in four states last week have left Mexicans asking why the drug cartels exploded, and what do they want? The attacks killed 11 people, including a young boy and four radio station employees who were randomly shot on the streets of the border city of Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas on Thursday. Two days earlier, more than two dozen convenience stores owned by a well-known national chain were set ablaze in the northern state of Guanajuato.

China announces new drills as US delegation visits Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China announced more military drills around Taiwan as the self-governing island’s president met with members of a new U.S. congressional delegation on Monday, threatening to renew tensions between Beijing and Washington after a similar recent visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi angered China.

Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seizure as woes mount

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Monday marked a year since they seized the Afghan capital of Kabul, a rapid takeover that triggered a hasty escape of the nation’s Western-backed leaders, sent the economy into a tailspin and fundamentally transformed the country.