Citizenship applicants targeted in crackdownSAN FRANCISCO -- A large number of the immigrants targeted by federal authorities in California this week for purported voter fraud had applied for U.S. citizenship and now face charges related to lying on forms or during interviews. Those charges could lead to years in prison and thwart their efforts to naturalize.Arkansas Online5h agoWhole story →Justice
Senators: Trump nominations will remain blockedWASHINGTON -- Republicans and Democrats in the Senate have told top White House officials they will block President Donald Trump's nominees pending on Capitol Hill until the administration ensures the restoration of crucial satellite communications capabilities used by Ukraine's military, according to three people familiar with the discussions.Arkansas Online5h agoWhole story →SecurityTechnologyDonald Trump
OTHERS SAY: Trump makes another push to try to help RussiaPresident Donald Trump's affinity for his pal Vladimir Putin has now torpedoed new congressionally mandated sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. How low will Trump stoop to aid Putin?Arkansas Online6h agoWhole story →SecurityDonald Trump
Man sentenced to two years for sale of machine gun conversion devicesA man indicted on federal charges of possession and transfer of a machine gun was sentenced Friday in a Helena-West Helena federal courtroom to two years in prison.Arkansas Online15h agoWhole story →Justice
President instructed to sit for depositionMIAMI -- A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11.Arkansas Online1d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentDonald Trumptrump defamation lawsuit
Deportations climb under Trump, but short of targetWASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's administration is on track to deport about 660,000 people over the past year, a new report released Thursday shows, as arrests ramp up across the country fueled by billions of dollars meant to supercharge his immigration agenda.Arkansas Online1d agoWhole story →JusticeDonald Trumpimmigration enforcement update
‘Foreign liquor loophole’ costing U.S., small craft distillersI've spent much of my career building and acquiring businesses because I love the process. I'm an entrepreneur at heart. Growing an idea into a viable operation that creates products people enjoy and employs workers is what drives me. The businesses in my portfolio are varied, and every time I enter a new industry I get the chance to see what works and…Arkansas Online1d agoWhole story →SecurityEconomyforeign liquor tax loophole
FEMA awards $1.1 million to Izard County for 2025 storms, plus $539,000 to Arkansas for 2024 floodingArkansas and Izard County will receive a total of $1.6 million in federal funding for repairs to a bridge and to fund mitigation planning following severe weather events in 2025 and 2024, a news release from the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday.Arkansas Online1d agoWhole story →BuildSecurityfema funding announcement
Pleasuring himself on a flight to Northwest Arkansas next to 17-year-old girl lands man in jail for 30 daysFAYETTEVILLE -- A man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to committing a lewd, indecent or obscene act on an airplane that was inbound to the Northwest Arkansas National Airport.Arkansas Online3d agoWhole story →BuildJusticefederal court sentencing
Sharp County official warns that end of FEMA aid will devastate communities’ ability to rebuild after disastersAfter roughly four years as director of Sharp County’s department of emergency management, Kanyon Matheny says he knows the value of the Federal Emergency Management Agency during a crisis.Arkansas Online3d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticefema disaster response policy change
Sentence commuted for death row inmateMONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of a death row inmate after a number of former public officials and the current district attorney raised doubts about his conviction.Arkansas Online3d agoWhole story →JusticeKay Ivey
Usha Vance, Gov. Sanders visit North Little Rock elementary schoolUsha Vance, the wife of Vice President JD Vance, and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders visited North Little Rock's Glenview Elementary and recognized teachers at the Governor's Mansion as Sanders and state officials marked their statewide education initiatives on Tuesday.Arkansas Online4d agoWhole story →EducationSarah Huckabee Sanders
Justices to consider case over home distilling banWASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether Congress had the constitutional authority to impose a ban on distilling spirits in private homes more than 150 years ago.Arkansas Online4d agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
Parents allege Fayetteville School District violated federal disability laws in its treatment of elementary studentFAYETTEVILLE -- The School District discriminated against a disabled student and broke numerous state and federal laws in the process, with one administrator trying to purge the proof, the student's parents argued in a court filing Friday.Arkansas Online4d agoWhole story →EducationJusticedisability rights lawsuit
Omar’s attorneys urge return of federally seized propertyWASHINGTON -- Attorneys for Rep. Ilhan Omar asked the Justice Department on Friday to immediately return property that federal agents seized from her home last week, arguing that the search stemming from an immigration fraud investigation was "neither justified nor lawful."Arkansas Online6d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentIlhan Omaromar immigration probe
Russia sanctions’ waiver draws ireWASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to waive sanctions on Russia days before they were to take effect drew outrage Saturday from members of Congress, which had overwhelmingly passed the legislation in a bipartisan display of American support for Ukraine in the war with Russia.Arkansas Online6d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentrussia sanctions waiver
COLUMNIST: The U.S.’ sign of weakness in UkraineLast week, President Donald Trump shocked the world by easing sanctions on Russia to allow the sale of Russian diesel fuel to the United States and global markets. He boasted that his action would dramatically reduce the price of diesel fuel for Americans and the rest of the world.Arkansas Online7d agoWhole story →SecurityEconomyDonald Trumprussia sanctions easing
11 people arrested in online internet sting targeting online child predatorsEleven people were arrested in a sting operation targeting online child predators conducted by federal and state authorities.Arkansas Online8d agoWhole story →JusticeTechnologyonline child predator sting
Suspicious letters to officials probedWASHINGTON -- Federal authorities are investigating letters with "suspicious substances" that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide and are urging recipients to treat the mailings as "potentially hazardous."Arkansas Online8d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentsuspicious mailings probe
US judge extends block on Trump’s media banA federal judge has extended an order blocking President Donald Trump's administration from banning reporters for three news outlets from the White House, broadening his support for the journalists by arguing that the restriction violates their constitutional rights to free speech as well as due process.Arkansas Online9d agoWhole story →CultureJusticetrump media ban ruling
