Arkansas is a state in the south central region of the United States, home to more than three million people as of 2018. Its name is from the Osage language, of Siouan derivation; it denoted their related kin, the Quapaw people. The state's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta.
A tornado ripped through northeast Arkansas on Saturday, leaving six people hurt after hitting commercial and residential areas in the college town of Jonesboro. Dramatic video filmed from inside a..
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Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas is up for reelection in November. According to Politico, he launched a typical pro-Trump, anti-Democrat TV ad this week. What was very atypical was that it..
Former Vice President Joe Biden continued his success from South Carolina on Super Tuesday. Super Tuesday offers nearly one-third of the total number of delegates needed to win the party’s..
Joe Biden’s campaign is launching advertising in Super Tuesday states. The small ad buy leaves the former vice president significantly outmatched by most of his Democratic rivals. 14 states prepare..
Reuters reports a 19-year-old Arkansas man is appearing before a federal judge on Tuesday. The Justice Department is accusing him of attempting to blow up a vehicle at the Pentagon. Matthew Dmitri..
A photo of a doctor greeting his son through a glass door went viral last week. Over the weekend, a tornado destroyed their Arkansas home.
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Jonesboro, Ark., came through a devastating tornado without any deaths, partly because businesses were closed and people were sheltered at home from the coronavirus. NYTimes.com - Published
It was not clear how many people were injured or how seriously. A mall, local businesses and an airport were among the sites damaged. NYTimes.com - Published
A large tornado struck the city of Jonesboro in Arkansas on Saturday, wrecking buildings and flipping cars, according to local media and images posted online. Reuters - Published
More stormy weather was in the forecast Friday across portions of the eastern U.S., a day after severe storms lashed Arkansas and Texas.
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A 27-year-old woman from southern Arkansas waited nervously at the Hope Medical Group for Women after traveling two hours for a medical procedure that is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain in.. Reuters - Published
Charles Portis, the reclusive Arkansas writer known for the classic Western novel "True Grit" and the wry humor that filled his works, died on Monday at the age of 86 after battling a long illness, the.. Reuters - Published
The ruling, written by a Reagan appointee, said the administration failed to show how such rules would help Medicaid to meet its mission of covering the poor. NYTimes.com - Published
Two police officers were wounded and a gunman was killed Monday morning in an exchange of gunfire at a Walmart store in Forrest City in eastern Arkansas. (Feb. 10)
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City officials to allow new evidence tests post-execution in Arkansas, lawmakers move ahead on repeal of death penalty in Colorado, and more
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Two groups are suing an Arkansas city seeking the release of evidence they say could exonerate an inmate who was executed nearly three years ago. (Jan. 23)
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Fifty years ago, No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Arkansas met in a college football showdown that lived up to its billing as the "Game of the Century."
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This week "Sunday Morning," with guest host Lee Cowan, features David Pogue's cover story on the next generation of GPS satellites. Plus: Cowan profiles the Shriners Hospitals for Children spokesperson.. CBS News - Published
When the AIDS crisis hit in the 1980s, Ruth Coker Burks – who'd inherited 262 plots in a family cemetery in Hot Springs, Arkansas – became a mother of sorts to countless sons, many abandoned by.. CBS News - Published
Florida State, Arkansas, Southern Cal and Missouri are among the schools that have head coach openings or could have them in the coming week.
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President Trump’s former press secretary has returned to Arkansas a bona fide star eager to play a new role in a post-Trump Republican Party. NYTimes.com - Published
In a case that lends itself to comparisons to the hit drama "Breaking Bad," two chemistry professors in Arkansas were charged with manufacturing meth.
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The two arrested are professors at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, about 60 miles southwest from Little Rock.
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Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has filed for the 2020 Democratic primary in Arkansas. John Harris, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Politico, joined CBSN with the latest.. CBS News - Published
Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire media mogul and former New York City mayor, added his name to the Democratic primary ballot in Arkansas on Tuesday as he continued to publicly toy with running for.. Reuters - Published
Michael Bloomberg has filed paperwork to appear on the ballot in Arkansas' March 3 presidential primary. The billionaire former New York mayor hasn't formally announced a bid for the Democratic.. USATODAY.com - Published
Michael Bloomberg is taking another step toward entering the 2020 race, filing paperwork to meet early deadlines for Democratic primaries. NYTimes.com - Published
Arkansas has decided to back the U.S> Justice Department's decision to approve a merger of T-Mobile US and Sprint, the third and fourth largest U.S. wireless carriers. Reuters - Published
Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc., based in Arkansas, is recalling more than 2 million pounds of its ready-to-cook chicken products, the USDA announced.
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Sen. Tom Cotton, R - Arkansas told CBS' John Dickerson, "To release a bill that was written in secret and then expect to pass it in 18 days, I just don't think was feasible." CBS News - Published
Senator Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, discusses Russia's habit of interference, the plan for Afghanistan, and the proposed legislation to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller. CBS News - Published
As we've figured out by now, Willie Taggart hasn't been a good hire at FSU. What did we get wrong? In addition, Arkansas has turned into a disaster.
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Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, joins moderator Margaret Brennan to discuss the U.S. response to Iran's suspected involvement in attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. CBS News - Published
At a nursing home in northwest Arkansas, 11-year-old Ruby Chitsey likes to go to work with her mom, a nurse who travels to several nursing homes in the area. And it was on one of those visits that Ruby.. CBS News - Published
George Takei became a star voyaging through the galaxy on board the Starship Enterprise. But the actor and activist's journey began at an Arkansas internment camp at the dawn of WWII. He described his.. CBS News - Published
How does a poor girl from Uganda wind up at a college in New England? Bob Simon tells the surprising story of a girl named Beatrice, who made it out of her tiny village and into a school in America --.. CBS News - Published
Dino eggs among ancient fossils stolen in Arkansas, Illinois governor wants to follow California’s lead on college athletes, and more
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An Arkansas hunter was killed by a deer he shot when he got out of his stand to check on it. It's not the first time this has happened.
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Calvin Adams, who is serving a sentence of life without parole, is either hiding on the grounds of an Arkansas prison or has escaped, officials say. NYTimes.com - Published
The Arkansas girl who loved playing with Army figurines heard from only one company who would make women soldiers after writing letters to many.
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