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Costa Concordia fuel removal delayed due to weather

Costa Concordia fuel removal delayed due to weather

Rough seas off Italy’s Tuscan coast forced a delay in the planned Saturday start of the operation to remove a half-million gallons of fuel from the grounded Costa Concordia, and officials said pumping may now not begin until midweek. Recovery operations continued, however, and o...

Toddler dies in eastern Arkansas house fire

A toddler was killed and three others were taken to hospitals after fire erupted at a house in Trumann. Authorities said firefig...

White supremacist sentenced in Hardy firebombing

An Evening Shade man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a firebombing attack on an interracial couple's home...

EU rejects creation of budget commissioner for Greece

The European Union’s executive body is rejecting calls from Germany to establish a eurozone budget commissioner who would directly...
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Big rigs put ol’ Lew in a slow stew

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Papa Ray and Granny Gene

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QSo much dirt comes out of hoses when they are not used for a while, and I recall you ...

Copper wire stolen from closed Oak Grove High School

Copper wire was stolen from the now closed Oak Grove High School at 10025 Oakland Drive on Friday, according to the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office.

Arkansas folds late, falls 72-66 at Alabama

Trevor Releford scored 18 points and Alabama snapped a four-game losing streak, beating Arkansas 72-66 on Saturday.

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Economy warms up, but recovery limping

The U.S. economy picked up a little steam last quarter, with output growing at an annualized rate of 2.8 percent, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

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Afghan deployment is scratched for 39th

Arkansas’ largest National Guard unit is no longer scheduled to be deployed to Afghanistan later this year, a move that comes two months after a change in an Ohio unit’s mission called into question whether the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team would be sent overseas.

Economy warms up, but recovery limping

The U.S. economy picked up a little steam last quarter, with output growing at an annualized rate of 2.8 percent, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

Interfaith Power and Light practices creation care

One of the state’s oldest churches is getting a makeover — a weatherization touch-up courtesy of Arkansas Interfaith Power and Light.

Reagan cohorts go to bat for rivals

Republican presidential rivals Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich stepped up their attacks the day after a contentious debate in Florida, each dispatching allies to tarnish the other’s credibility and conservative credentials.

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WHAT IS it with the water in the Midwest? Or maybe in its editorial writers’ bourbon. Because they’re making the news again.

Tide hope to rise for trophy crowd

Today’s Arkansas-Alabama basketball game at Coleman Coliseum is a sellout, but it’s not because the Crimson Tide are on a roll.

St. Louis hosting 1st big parade on Iraq War's end

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Looking around at the tens of thousands of people waving American flags and cheering, Army Maj. Rich Radford was moved that so many braved a cold January wind Saturday in St. Louis to honor people like him: Iraq War veterans.

Police: 4 die as driver goes wrong way on Md. hwy

CROFTON, Md. (AP) — Maryland State Police say four people have died after a driver apparently went the wrong way on U.S. Route 50 between Washington and Annapolis and collided with another car.

Peru: 26 killed in fire at rehabilitation center

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A fire swept through a two-story private rehabilitation center for addicts in a poor part of Peru's capital on Saturday, killing at least 26 people as firefighters punched holes through walls to rescue residents locked inside.

Private investors near deal on Greek debt

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece and its private investors are close to a deal that will significantly reduce the country's debt and pave the way for it to receive a much-needed €130 billion bailout.

Gingrich says he's in till GOP convention

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — On the weekend before the pivotal Florida primary, Newt Gingrich vowed on Saturday to stay in the race for the Republican presidential nomination until the national convention this summer even if he loses Tuesday's vote. Front-runner Mitt Romney poured on the criticism of his rival in television ads airing across the state.

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