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July 15, 2020

Arkansas Racing Commission suspends trainer Bob Baffert after horses fail drug tests

The Arkansas Racing Commission announced Wednesday the suspension of renowned trainer Bob Baffert for 15 days after two of his horses tested positive for a banned substance.

July 14, 2020

Arkansas police officer charged after colleague's shooting death on his doorstep

Arkansas authorities say a police officer allegedly told a co-worker that he’d shoot through his door if protesters arrived on his front step in May following nationwide unrest over the police-involved death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Then a colleague was shot to death through the officer’s door.

July 14, 2020

Daniel Lewis Lee executed for torturing, killing Arkansas family in 1996, first federal execution in 17 years

A White supremacist who tortured and killed an Arkansas family – including an 8-year-old girl – was executed Tuesday morning in Indiana.

July 12, 2020

Execution of Daniel Lee can proceed, federal appeals court rules

A federal appeals court on Sunday ruled that the first federal execution in nearly two decades can proceed as scheduled on Monday, overturning a lower court order that had delayed the execution over concerns of the coronavirus.

July 10, 2020

US appeals to proceed with 1st federal execution in 17 years

Determined to proceed with the first federal execution in nearly two decades, the Justice Department plans to appeal a judge’s ruling that would halt authorities from carrying it out on Monday.

July 7, 2020

Brother of Little Rock mayor arrested after stealing car with two children inside: police

Darrell Lamont Scott is accused of driving with the kids to McCain Mall in North Little Rock, where he was later arrested in the parking lot.

July 5, 2020

Mike Huckabee: Racism a 'spiritual' problem for US -- and elections can't solve it

America's racism problem is more "spiritual" than political, Mike Huckabee said Saturday night.

June 19, 2020

Ex-Arizona assessor Paul Petersen admits to charges in adoption fraud scheme

A former county assessor in Arizona has pleaded guilty to running an adoption fraud scheme that defrauded the state of more than $800,000 in Medicaid funds.

June 10, 2020

Cotton's NY Times op-ed controversy ups senator's profile, sparks more speculation

Sen. Tom Cotton’s opinion piece last week in the New York Times in which he called for the U.S. military to be deployed in cities engulfed in unrest following George Floyd’s death at the hands of the police sparked controversy and grabbed headlines for the conservative first-term senator with a rising national profile. The attention helped Cotton energize conservatives and antagonize Democrats – and stoked speculation about Cotton’s possible national ambitions in 2024.

June 8, 2020

Coronavirus cases on the rise in California, several other states: report

Nearly three months since the U.S. declared a national emergency over the new coronavirus, some states are reporting a rise in new cases as they lift restrictions meant to slow the virus’s spread.