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Best Buy reports quarterly loss on restructuring costs
posted: 05/21/2013 11:15 a.m. Discuss
MINNEAPOLIS — Best Buy Co. on Tuesday reported a loss in its fiscal first quarter as it sold its stake in Best Buy Europe and works on a turnaround plan that includes cutting costs and closing some stores.
Devilishly good eggs
posted: 05/21/2013 11 a.m. Discuss
For some cooks, deviled eggs require no recipe.
NLR police: Man sets girlfriend on fire
updated: 05/21/2013 10:37 a.m. Comments 3
A North Little Rock man is accused of setting his girlfriend on fire Monday night, causing injuries that resulted in her death.
Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister
updated: 05/21/2013 10:22 a.m.
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MOORE, Okla. — Emergency crews combed the sticks and rubble remains of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday morning less than a day after a tornado slammed through the community, flattening homes and demolishing an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and those numbers were expected to climb.
Afghanistan: Deadly 24 hours leave 14 police dead
posted: 05/21/2013 10:20 a.m. Discuss
KABUL — A coordinated Taliban assault on checkpoints in southern Afghanistan killed four police before a counterattack drove the insurgents back, Afghan officials said Tuesday. Also, at least 10 other police died in two attacks in the country's west.
Beebe sends state's condolences to Oklahoma
posted: 05/21/2013 10:12 a.m.
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LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe is sending the state's condolences to neighboring Oklahoma after a tornado devastated the city of Moore.
Former IRS chief: Can't say how targeting happened
posted: 05/21/2013 9:59 a.m. Comment 1
WASHINGTON — The former chief of the Internal Revenue Service is telling Congress he doesn't know why his agency targeted Tea Party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.
Court: U.S. can keep bin Laden photos under wraps
posted: 05/21/2013 9:55 a.m. Discuss
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court is backing the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos.
Comptroller cautions Memphis about finances
posted: 05/21/2013 9:48 a.m. Comment 1
MEMPHIS — Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury Justin P. Wilson is warning Memphis officials about the city's fiscal problems.
Storm blamed for Springdale death; more severe weather possible Tuesday
updated: 05/21/2013 9:45 a.m. Discuss
Officials say one person was killed in Springdale on Monday night when a storm packing winds of nearly 70 mph threw a street sign into the victim's vehicle.
Syrian, Hezbollah troops fight rebels in key town
posted: 05/21/2013 9:42 a.m. Discuss
BEIRUT — Backed by elite troops of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group, Syrian government forces fought rebels in a strategic opposition-held Syrian town near the Lebanese border for the third straight day Tuesday.
10 things to know for Tuesday
posted: 05/21/2013 8:11 a.m. Discuss
Your daily look at late-breaking news, coming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
2 plead guilty to copper theft after Joplin tornado
posted: 05/21/2013 8:03 a.m. Discuss
JOPLIN, Mo. — Two men admit they stole copper wire from utility poles while the city of Joplin recovered from a devastating tornado in May 2011.
Series of small quakes shakes part of Lawrence County
posted: 05/21/2013 7:15 a.m. Discuss
Six small earthquakes were recorded in part of Lawrence County early Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Police searching for missing razorback statue
posted: 05/21/2013 7:13 a.m. Comment 1
TEXARKANA — Authorities in Texarkana are searching for a 300-pound, cast-iron statue of a razorback that was swiped from a couple's fenced backyard.
