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UK Prime Minister: London attack near barracks could be terror

LONDON — A brutal attack in broad daylight near a military barracks in London left one man dead and two suspects hospitalized Wednesday after a shootout with police. British Prime Minister David Cameron said the attack appeared to be terror related. The afternoon attack occurred...

Broker tied to Shoffner resigns

Steele Vincent Stephens, an investment broker who has sold $1.69 billion in bonds to Arkansas’ treasurer’s office, has resigned fr...

Former Michigan governor to headline Arkansas event

Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm will be the headline speaker at the Democratic Party of Arkansas' annual Jefferson-Jackson ...

West Memphis gets $11 million grant for port

WEST MEMPHIS — West Memphis is to receive a $10.9 million grant to expand the city's port. The grant from the U.S. Transportation...
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MICHAEL STOREY

Michael Storey

WEEKEND

Dancing steps out fewer days as ABC adds 13 shows

There will be a lot less dancing on ABC come the fall. One less night, to be exact.

PAUL GREENBERG

Paul Greenberg

EDITORIAL

Suicide of a newspaper

When a city, or a state, loses its daily newspaper, something of its soul is lost with it. It’s ...

WALLY HALL

Wally Hall

SPORTS

A picture-perfect way to keep a guy humble

As would be expected, some of my closest friends got in some really good jabs about the picture that ...

Councilman sentenced in Hallum case

A former West Memphis City Councilman was sentenced to probation on Wednesday in connection with assisting a former state representative in bribing absentee voters.

Sun Belt delays expanding to 12 teams

NEW ORLEANS — Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Karl Benson says plans to become a 12-team league are on hold.

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NEXT WEEK Big wheels: Dust off your two-wheeler for the annual CARTI Tour de Rock, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. June 1 at North Little Rock’s Burns Park.

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Electric companies daily face hacking attempts, experts say

WASHINGTON —The nation’s electric utility companies are under constant attack from cybercriminals and vulnerable to terrorist groups that might try to disrupt the transmission of electricity on the country’s energy grid, national security experts, utility company representatives and computer technology experts told a House panel Tuesday.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Arvest’s $45 million profit best in state Arvest Bank of Fayetteville, the largest bank in Arkansas, was the state’s most profitable financial institution in the first three months of the year, according to statistics from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Fast Forward

NEXT WEEK Big wheels: Dust off your two-wheeler for the annual CARTI Tour de Rock, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. June 1 at North Little Rock’s Burns Park.

Tornado’s force tops atomic bomb’s

WASHINGTON — Wind, humidity and rainfall combined to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the amount of energy released over the city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.

To Martha Shoffner:

Today’s editorial is an updated version of one we ran December 18, 2012, demanding the resignation of our state treasurer.

Indy 500 rookies on opposite ends

97th Indianapolis 500 WHEN Sunday. Green flag at 11:12 a.m. WHERE Indianapolis Motor Speedway TV ABC, pre-race coverage begins at 10 a.m. DEFENDING CHAMPION Dario Franchitti ON THE POLE Ed Carpenter INDIANAPOLIS — Carlos Munoz’s initiation to Indianapolis went relatively smoothly.

UK emergency committee meets after attack

LONDON (AP) — The British government's emergency committee is set to meet Thursday after two attackers butchered a man in a brutal daylight attack in London that raised fears terrorism had returned to the capital.

FBI arrests suspect in Wash. state ricin case

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The FBI has arrested a suspect in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin and says investigators are working "around the clock" to address any remaining risks.

UK emergency committee meets after attack

LONDON (AP) — The British government's emergency committee is set to meet Thursday after two attackers butchered a man in a brutal daylight attack in London that raised fears terrorism had returned to the capital.

Birth control coverage up for federal appeal

DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.

US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart

JERUSALEM (AP) — The United States and Israel are raising hopes for a restart of the Middle East peace process after more than four years of hardly any talks.

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Michael Storey:

THE TV COLUMN: Dancing steps out fewer days as ABC adds 13 shows

Paul Greenberg:

Suicide of a newspaper

Wally Hall:

LIKE IT IS: A picture-perfect way to keep a guy humble

John Brummett:

COMMENTARY: Easy as pie — elect some Rs

Kelly Brant:

FRONT BURNER: Six-pack, olive oil infuse local flavor

Jennifer Christman:

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