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 Online2h agoWhole story →TechnologySecurityDonald Trump
MICHELLE GOLDBERG: The Meaning of the Republican War Over Ramaswamy’s Vile AdIt's quite a feat, in this numb and debased era, to create a political advertisement so shocking and indecent that people from across the political spectrum feel the need to denounce it. Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who has long fashioned himself as a kind of Donald Trump 2.0--younger and brainier but just as brash--has managed it.Arkansas Online3h agoWhole story →TechnologyDonald Trump
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 →BuildPlanetfema 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
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 →TechnologyJusticeonline child predator sting
Dozens of Navy training planes arrive in Little Rock, leaving Florida before Hurricane IsaiasA fleet of U.S. Navy aircraft was moved to Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field from a Navy base in Florida ahead of a hurricane expected to hit the Sunshine State this weekend, an airport spokesman said.Arkansas Online14d agoWhole story →BuildPlanethurricane isaias evacuation
FCC weighs relaxing robocall rulesWASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission is considering a request by a conservative group to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with artificial intelligence-generated voices, before November's midterm elections.Arkansas Online16d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentfcc robocall rule change
Transportation secretary: Chances are good Northwest Arkansas National will get federal loan for concourseHIGHFILL -- Northwest Arkansas National Airport's prospects for getting a $41.7 million low-interest loan from the federal government appear good, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said Monday.Arkansas Online18d agoWhole story →Buildtifia loan application
Trump in Ohio to stump for HustedVANDALIA, Ohio -- President Donald Trump on Saturday defended data centers that power artificial intelligence projects but have become a contentious campaign issue nationwide, as he took his midterm tour to Ohio to insist his party will keep its majorities in Congress.Arkansas Online19d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentohio senate campaign
Trump urges calls to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in push for permanent daylight saving timePresident Donald Trump is urging people to call what appears to be the personal cellphone number of Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas. Trump wants the Senate to help pass the Sunshine Protection Act to make daylight saving time permanent. The bill passed the House in July but some Republican senators — including Cotton — oppose it. Trump argued on social media…Arkansas Online21d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentdaylight saving time bill push
Spain fails to pass housing affordability billMADRID -- Spain's progressive government was dealt a costly legislative defeat on Friday when lawmakers rejected a package of emergency measures aimed at tackling the nation's housing affordability crisis, as protesters gathered outside Parliament demanding help for renters.Arkansas Online21d agoWhole story →Buildspain housing bill defeat
Judge OKs Paramount settlement agreementCHICAGO -- A federal judge has granted Paramount's settlement agreement with 12 states that sued over the company's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, allowing the companies to soon close their $81 billion mega merger.Arkansas Online22d agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticeparamount warner merger approval
Investigation concludes that Union Pacific broke law when it fired North Little Rock employeeThe Union Pacific Railroad Co. breached the Federal Railroad Safety Act when it fired a North Little Rock yardman who notified management of nearby lightning and federal safety standards, a U.S. Department of Labor whistleblower investigation discovered.Arkansas Online22d agoWhole story →BuildEconomy
Trump says S. Korea to invest $54B in AlaskaWASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday plans for South Korea to invest roughly $54 billion to export natural gas from Alaska, a project long backed by Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, who's in a competitive reelection contest there.Arkansas Online23d agoWhole story →PlanetEconomyDan Sullivanalaska natural gas investment
Entergy receives $13.7M in federal funds for power grid upgradesThe U.S. Energy Department is awarding Entergy Corp. $13.7 million in federal funding to improve power delivery across the utility's service territory.Arkansas Online24d agoWhole story →Planetpower grid upgrade funding
STAR PARKER: Attempts to slow AI and other overreactionsI'm far from understanding chatbots, chips and AI technology, but I've worked in D.C. long enough to be suspicious when industry giants come begging for government regulations.Arkansas Online24d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentai regulation debate
Trump, AI leaders sign accordWASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a voluntary accord that will include internal and external reviews during a meeting at the White House aimed at addressing Americans' fears about the technology.Arkansas Online24d agoWhole story →TechnologyDonald Trumpai accord signing
Legislators introduce measure to curb AIWashington -- Two leading progressive lawmakers, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, unveiled legislation Wednesday that would ban artificial superintelligence and create a federal agency to oversee advanced AI as some of the industry's own leaders urge Congress to impose guardrails on the advancing technology.Arkansas Online1mo agoWhole story →TechnologyGreg Casarai regulation proposal
Drop your ruling in the Illinois River pollution case, all parties ask judgeRescind his final ruling in the Illinois River pollution case, all parties requested of a federal judge in a motion filed Tuesday.Arkansas Online1mo agoWhole story →PlanetJusticeillinois river pollution case ruling
Attorney: Feds could get involved in case of Bentonville man accused of using AI to produce child sexual abuse materialBENTONVILLE -- An attorney representing a Bentonville photographer accused of using artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse material believes federal authorities will become involved in the case.Arkansas Online1mo agoWhole story →TechnologySecuritychild abuse material case
