Arkansas
"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg was the most full-throated in her disapproval of the "19 Kids and Counting" parents on Thursday morning.
The GOP's goal of six seats to take control of the US Senate is within sight following takeover wins in West Virginia, Arkansas, and South Dakota, as well as likely victories in Colorado and Montana.
Emergency and rescue teams continue to look for survivors in three states, after various tornadoes hit central and southern states on Sunday.
A man armed with a knife who hijacked a school bus Thursday morning, holding 11 elementary students and a bus driver hostage in Jacksonville, Ark., has been arrested.
Arkansas Congressman Steve Womack's patronizing remark about clothing to one of his constituents at a town hall meet last week went viral, bringing out a non-apology apology from the U.S. Representative about the spirit of his comments.
At the town hall, the constituent - who's name is difficult to understand in this YouTube video - identifies himself as a Mexican-American from Fort Smith, Arkansas. Speaking with unaccented English, the young man, who is wearing a Mexican-flag colored polo shirt, describes having two Mexican parents and questions if Womack sees any hope for immigration reform to help create a pathway to citizenship for the eleven million undocumented residents of the United States.
In response to the Sandy Hook Elementary school massacre in Connecticut last year, a school district in Arkansas has decided to arm more than 20 teachers and school employees with concealed weapons in an effort to protect students.
Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe on Monday vetoed a bill proposing citizens show photo identification before casting a ballot, citing risks it could disenfranchise voters, the governor's office said.
On Tuesday, the Arkansas Senate voted to override Governor Mike Beebe's veto of legislation that would ban most abortions starting from the 12th week of pregnancy. If the Republican-controlled state House also votes to override the veto, the bill would then become the country's most restrictive anti-abortion law.
