The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to states, local governments and tribes to help build an electric vehicle charging network across the nation. Grants announced Thursday will fund 47 charging stations and related projects in 22 states and Puerto Rico, including 7,500 charging ports, officials said.  Read More   ​ 

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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits inched down to its lowest level in nearly three months last week as the U.S. labor market continues to flex its muscle in spite of elevated interest rates.  Read More   ​ 

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Critical awards announced by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and upcoming screenings from the Arkansas Cinema Society and the Fayetteville Film Fest.  Read More   ​ 

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is among the senators pressing the Defense Department to provide information related to Secretary Lloyd Austin’s recent hospitalization and “the apparent breakdown in communications” between Austin, the White House and Congress.  Read More   ​ 

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The Jacksonville Police Department is looking for the whereabouts of a 16-year-old girl. Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives.   Read More   ​ 

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has prostate cancer, and his recent secretive hospitalization was for surgery and later to treat a urinary tract infection related to that operation, his doctors said Tuesday.  Read More   ​ 

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NEW YORK — Wall Street drifted through a quiet day of mixed trading Tuesday, where most stocks fell but a handful of influential companies kept the losses in check.  Read More   ​ 

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A central Arkansas organization has received multiple grants to go towards building a new shelter for victims of domestic violence. The Women and Children First shelter for victims of domestic violence has been awarded several grants totaling more than $12 million, so they can build a brand-new shelter. Little Rock domestic…

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday said it’s awarding more than $4.2 million in grants to Arkansas under a program designed to strengthen food supply chains across the nation. Through the federal Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program, the state Department of Agriculture will fund projects designed to build resilience across the middle of the…

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin remained in the hospital Sunday as more details emerged about key decision-makers, even President Joe Biden, being kept in the dark for days that the Pentagon chief had been in the intensive care unit at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.  Read More   ​ 

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