Arkansas

Arkansas Sen Tom Cotton calls slavery ‘necessary evil’ as he attacks New York Times’ 1619 Project

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Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton sparked outrage by calling the enslavement of millions of African people in the early years of the United States a ‘necessary evil’.   Cotton, an outspoken Republican, made the jarring remark in an interview with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Sunday as he promoted a new bill that would defund schools that teach … Read more

Wild brawl breaks out at Arkansas steakhouse over social distancing

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Wild brawl breaks out at Arkansas steakhouse as man is smashed over the head with a bottle amid row over customers coughing and not keeping their distance Fight at steakhouse in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Saturday was caught on camera   Customers began arguing after one woman accused another of sitting too close  The same woman … Read more

Arkansas doctor whose photo of him greeting his son went viral has his home destroyed by tornado

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The Arkansas doctor whose touching photo of him greeting his one-year-old son at a window went viral amid the coronavirus pandemic has now had his home destroyed in a tornado.  A picture of Dr. Jared Burks meeting with little Zeke behind glass was shared more than 50,000 times after being posted to Facebook by the … Read more

Tornado rips through northeastern Arkansas leveling homes and businesses as mayor imposes curfew

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Businesses and homes suffered damage and a citywide curfew was announced in northeastern Arkansas after a tornado ripped through the area on Saturday afternoon, injuring at least three people. The twister caused considerable damage in Jonesboro, where the Mayor announced a curfew for 7pm. Dramatic video posted to social media shows how the tornado’s fierce … Read more

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar flip their Arkansas home for $1.5 million

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Nearly a year after putting it on the market, 19 Kids and Counting stars Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have flipped their house for quite the profit. The reality stars have sold their Arkansas home, known as the Baylor Mansion, for $1.53 million, according to People. The longtime house-flippers purchased the home in 2014 for … Read more

Arkansas teen hospitalized with concussion from dangerous ‘skull breaker challenge’

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An Arkansas teenager was hospitalized with a concussion after participating in a dangerous viral prank on TikTok known as the ‘skull breaker challenge.’ The challenge involves three people standing in a row and jumping. While the middle person is in the air, the other two kick inwards to knock the middle person’s legs out from … Read more