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Tesla shareholders have voted to restore CEO Elon Musk’s record $44.9 billion pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year. Vote totals were not immediately announced. The favorable vote doesn’t mean CEO Musk will get the all-stock compensation anytime soon. The package is likely to remain tied up in the Delaware Chancery Court for months as Tesla appeals the rejection. The court ruled in January that Musk essentially controlled the Tesla board when it approved the package in 2018, and that it failed to fully inform shareholders who approved it the same year. Tesla has said it would appeal, but asked shareholders to reapprove the package at Thursday’s annual meeting.

Cannabis regulators in Massachusetts have issued an administrative order that will allow pot to be transported to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket islands for the first time. The order Thursday comes as Martha’s Vineyard was about to run out of pot, with one dispensary temporarily closing in May and the other saying it would close by September. Although Massachusetts voters opted to legalize marijuana more than seven years ago, the state commission has previously not allowed transportation of pot to the islands.

Police say a Louisiana woman has been found dead in her home and her two young daughters were abducted and found hours later in Mississippi. One was dead and the other alive. Investigators say a Louisiana resident suspected in the deaths and abduction was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi. Chief Deputy Jimmy Travis of the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Office in Louisiana says the suspect had a car belonging to Callie Brunett and had the woman's 6-year-old daughter. The body of the woman's 4-year-old was found near the car in a wooded area in Jackson. Louisiana State Police issued an Amber Alert for the girls after their mother's body was found in her home.

A tropical disturbance that brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida delayed flights at two of the state’s largest airports and left vehicles waterlogged and stalled in some of the region’s lowest-lying streets. Travelers across the area were trying to adjust their plans on Thursday morning after more than 20 inches of rain has fallen in some areas of South Florida since Tuesday, with more on the way. The disorganized storm system was pushing across Florida from the Gulf of Mexico at roughly the same time as the early June start of hurricane season, which this year is forecast to be among the most active in recent memory amid concerns that climate change is increasing storm intensity.

"We have no reason to believe this was anything but an honest mistake," an Ascension spokesperson said.

Forty-six children from 21 countries, along with their loved ones, celebrated Thursday at Tulsa’s fourth annual child citizenship ceremony.

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The Broken Arrow Police Department contacted the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and requested an independent criminal investigation of the four officers' actions.

State Superintendent Ryan Walters is introducing presenters from Turning Point U.S.A, anti-union Freedom Foundation and OCPA at the state's annual professional development conference for teachers. #oklaed

The Oklahoma Senate met for about 10 minutes Wednesdaywithout taking up the nomination of Mike Holder to the Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University and A&M Colleges.

In signing off on the$12.47 billion state budget, Gov. Kevin Stitt cites "the most transparent budget process in state history."

A state task force that Gov. Kevin Stitt established reviewed relations and cross-deputization agreements between tribal and nontribal law enforcement agencies in the wake of the landmark McGirt Supreme Court decision.

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Lt. Marcus Harper faced one count of felony accessory after the fact stemming from his actions after a fellow officer's vehicle wasinvolved in a gang-related shooting.

Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice said investigators believe the homicide was an isolated incident. The victim has not been identified.

“We’re not trained. We’re just a bunch of angry kids with guns,” a witness testified about why he fired 14 bullets while in a police officer's borrowed car.

The Broken Arrow Police Department contacted the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and requested an independent criminal investigation of the four officers' actions.

The Oklahoma Senate met for about 10 minutes Wednesdaywithout taking up the nomination of Mike Holder to the Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University and A&M Colleges.

The budget represents a 5.5% increase over the original 2023-24 budget. The city's new fiscal year begins July 1.

Councilor Grant Miller says Mayor G.T. Bynum and several of his City Council colleagues played a large role in his decision not to seek reelection to the District 5 seat.

In signing off on the$12.47 billion state budget, Gov. Kevin Stitt cites "the most transparent budget process in state history."