Juneteenth celebrations emphasize ending racial disparities
A year after President Joe Biden signed legislation making June 19 the nation’s 12th federal holiday, people across the U.S. gathered at events filled with music, food and fireworks.
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U.S. opens COVID vaccine to younger children, shots begin next week
The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
Despite push, states slow to make Juneteenth a paid holiday
After an initial burst of action, the movement to have Juneteenth recognized as an official holiday in the states has largely stalled.
Fed attacks inflation with its largest rate hike since 1994
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday intensified its drive to tame high inflation by raising its key interest rate by three-quarters of a point .
Court hears arguments on Arkansas trans youth treatment ban
An attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union urged a federal appeals court Wednesday to continue blocking Arkansas’ ban on gender confirming treatments or surgery for children.
Texas pastor, Arkansas native Bart Barber elected Southern Baptist president
Northeast Arkansas native Bart Barber was elected as president of the Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday.
Elon Musk to address Twitter employees for first time this week
Elon Musk will address Twitter employees Thursday for the first time since the billionaire and Tesla CEO offered $44 billion to buy the social media platform.
Arkansas Natural State Jackpot hits record $480,000
The jackpot reached a record of $480,000 on Tuesday after no one won in Monday night’s drawing
The S&P 500 is in a bear market; here’s what that means
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is back in the claws of a bear market as worries about inflation and higher[…]
Several factors are converging to push gas prices higher
Everyone seems to have a favorite villain for the high cost of filling up.
$5 gas is here: AAA says nationwide average hits new high
The nationwide average price for a gallon of gasoline has topped $5 for the first time ever.
Governors forming task force to address mass shootings
Hutchinson and Murphy told the White House in a letter that they will convene a group of six to 10 governors, with a particular focus on making schools safe.
Arkansas man injured during Floyd protest sues troopers
An Arkansas attorney who was hospitalized after he was struck by a beanbag fired by police during a protest at the state Capitol over George Floyd’s killing filed a lawsuit Friday against the head of state police and several troopers.
U.S. lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel
A senior administration official said Friday that the mandate will expire early Sunday morning.
Gas prices close in on $5 a gallon in US, hit record in UK
The average price that Americans pay for gasoline is closing in on $5 a gallon, another drain on the wallets of consumers who are paying more for many other essentials too.
UPDATED: 3 dead after crashes on Interstate 30 in Arkansas during stormy weather
Traffic remained blocked Thursday morning in westbound lanes of heavily traveled Interstate 30 in southwestern Arkansas, where at least three people were killed the previous day during a series of crashes that happened during stormy weather.
Virus testing the new normal as China sticks to ‘zero-COVID’
Thousands of coronavirus testing sites have popped up on sidewalks across Beijing and other Chinese cities in the latest development in the country’s “zero-COVID” strategy.
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