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Super Quiz: Noted Austrians
posted: 02/13/2012 1:56 a.m. Discuss
1. His family was the inspiration for The Sound of Music. 2. He headed the Third Reich. 3. He founded the new science of genetics. 4. He designed the Volkswagen Beetle.
Adele wins 6 Grammys
posted: 02/12/2012 10:26 p.m. Discuss
With six awards, Adele has matched Beyonce for most Grammy wins in a night by a female act.
Occupy Nashville protesters consider temporary withdraw
posted: 02/12/2012 6:59 p.m. Discuss
Occupy Nashville protesters are considering a temporary withdrawal from their encampment at Legislative Plaza.
Republican leader pushes for changes to birth control mandate
posted: 02/12/2012 6:46 p.m. Discuss
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said President Barack Obama's compromise on birth control coverage isn't good enough, so he'll push for a vote on legislation that would exempt any organization that has moral objections to the requirement.
Induced labor lets dying Texas man see daughter
posted: 02/12/2012 6 p.m. Discuss
The birth of a Texas baby has been bittersweet.
Missouri prosecutors push for GPS evidence use in murder trial
posted: 02/12/2012 5:34 p.m. Discuss
A Kansas City man accused of killing his wife is expected to find out this week if prosecutors can use GPS evidence collected after his wife disappeared three years ago.
Snow, sleet to fall in Arkansas
updated: 02/12/2012 6:49 p.m.
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Snow is expected to fall in parts of northern and western Arkansas early Monday morning.
Children discover human remains in Tennessee wooded area
posted: 02/12/2012 3:13 p.m. Discuss
Bones that children found while playing in a wooded area behind some apartments in Tennessee have been identified as human remains.
Greek parliament passes debt-relief bill amid riots
posted: 02/12/2012 2:41 p.m. Comments 2
Greece's Parliament passed an austerity and debt-relief bill on Monday as rioters in Athens looted shops and set buildings on fire.
Maintenance man finds E. coli vials in Jonesboro apartment
posted: 02/12/2012 2:20 p.m. Comment 1
Authorities have removed vials of E. coli bacteria found at a Jonesboro apartment.
Fuel removal resumes on Italy cruise ship
posted: 02/12/2012 10:55 a.m. Discuss
Authorities in Italy said pumping operations have begun to remove some of the 500,000 gallons of fuel aboard the cruise ship that ran aground off Tuscany.
Caddo prohibits roadside animal sales
posted: 02/12/2012 10:49 a.m. Discuss
The Caddo Parish Commission has approved an ordinance banning the selling, trading or donation of animals from roadsides and on commercial parking lots.
Arab League wants U.N. to create Syrian peacekeeping force
posted: 02/12/2012 10:24 a.m. Discuss
The Arab League will call on the U.N. Security Council to pass a resolution creating a joint peacekeeping force for Syria
British government calls for tougher penalties for press
posted: 02/12/2012 10 a.m. Discuss
The British Cabinet minister responsible for the media said the press must face tougher penalties for breaches of standards in the wake of the tabloid phone-hacking scandal.
Police strike ends in Brazil
posted: 02/12/2012 9:50 a.m. Comment 1
Police in Brazil’s third-largest city have ended a nearly two-week strike during which there was a spike in murders..
Lawmaker tries to strengthen Tennessee tattoo law to fight gangs
posted: 02/12/2012 9:29 a.m. Discuss
The sponsor of legislation that seeks to strengthen a Tennessee law prohibiting the tattooing of minors said the measure would also help fight gang activity.
Syrian general is killed
posted: 02/12/2012 5:40 a.m. Discuss
Gunmen assassinated an army general in Damascus on Saturday in the first killing of a high ranking military officer in the Syrian capital since the uprising against President Bashar Assad’s regime began in March, the country’s state-run news agency said. The tightly controlled capital has been relatively quiet compared with other cities where armed members of the opposition have carried out attacks on the military.
Curtain set to rise on ’12 fiscal session
posted: 02/12/2012 5:39 a.m. Discuss
For the second time, the Arkansas General Assembly will convene in a fiscal session starting Monday at noon. It will consider Gov. Mike Beebe’s proposed $4.7 billion general revenue budget for fiscal 2013 and possibly a few other matters.
State lottery’s lead counsel gets top job
posted: 02/12/2012 5:38 a.m. Discuss
The Arkansas Lottery Commission spent more than eight hours Saturday interviewing seven candidates in search of a successor for former Director Ernie Passailaigue, then voted 6-2 to give the job to Bishop Woos ley, currently the lottery’s chief legal counsel.
TURMOIL AND TEARS: ‘Murder-suicide’ has skeptics
posted: 02/12/2012 5:37 a.m. Comments 2
Darkness shadowed Abby Robbins’ short life — from before her first birthday, when her father died, to her death Jan. 7.
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