Stark political divides among the states on abortion, gun rights and other issues threatened to overshadow a meeting this week of the nation’s governors.
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Elevated ozone levels predicted in east Arkansas and neighboring states
Higher-than-normal ozone levels could cause health problems for some residents in east Arkansas on Thursday, officials said.
US inflation surges again in June, raising risks for economy
U.S. inflation surged to a new four-decade high in June because of rising prices for gas, food and rent, squeezing household budgets and pressuring the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates aggressively — trends that raise the risk of a recession.
NASA releases first images from Webb telescope
NASA has unveiled a new batch of images from its new powerful space telescope.
Jimmie Lou Fisher, longtime Arkansas treasurer, dies at 80
Jimmie Lou Fisher, who served as Arkansas’ state treasurer for more than two decades and was the Democratic nominee for governor in 2002, has died, an Arkansas funeral home said. She was 80.
Twitter sues to force Elon Musk to complete his $44 billion acquisition
‘Musk apparently believes that he — unlike every other party subject to Delaware contract law — is free to change his mind, trash the company, disrupt its operations, destroy stockholder value, and walk away,’ the suit stated.
White House says doctors must offer abortion if mother’s life is at risk
The Biden administration on Monday told hospitals that they “must” provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk.
Signatures submitted for recreational marijuana, casino measures in Arkansas
Supporters of initiatives to legalize recreational marijuana and scale back casino gambling submitted thousands of signatures Friday.
UPDATED: Police arrest man in Springdale concert shooting
Arkansas police have arrested a man on an attempted capital murder charge in a shooting that caused mass flight from a concert in the state’s northwest.
Musk abandons deal to buy Twitter; company says it will sue
Elon Musk announced Friday that he will abandon his tumultuous $44 billion offer to buy Twitter.
Japan’s ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech.
Family sues over Arkansas man’s fatal shooting by officer
The family of a man who was fatally shot near an Arkansas hospital while trying to drive away in a stolen truck filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the officer who shot him and several others.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday after droves of top government officials quit over the latest scandal to engulf him, marking an end to three tumultuous years in which he tried to bluster his way through one ethical lapse after another.
Rocker Carlos Santana ‘doing well’ after collapsing onstage
Guitar icon Carlos Santana collapsed on stage during a show in Michigan and was rushed to a hospital, later blaming the episode on forgetting to eat or drink water.
Police: Parade shooting suspect contemplated 2nd shooting
The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade confessed to police that he fled to the Madison, Wisconsin, area, where he contemplated shooting up an event there.
