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Woman In Kenya To Marry 2 Men 27 Aug 2013 | 04:14 pm
Polygamy is fairly common in Kenya but one forthcoming marriage is turning that custom on its head. A Kenyan woman not wanting to choose between the two men she loves, decided she will marry both of t...
Crisis In Syria: U.S. Likely To Act Soon, AP Reports 27 Aug 2013 | 04:13 pm
The Obama administration expects to formally declare Tuesday that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime used chemical weapons against its own people last week, The Associated Press is reporting. Then...
Low Sales Tax Returns Hurt Fort Smith Budget 27 Aug 2013 | 03:58 pm
Officials in Fort Smith say a drop in sales tax revenue is continuing, so the city will have to continue with belt-tightening measures. City officials say they are looking at a 4 percent cut in gener...
Saline County Sheriff Pleads Guilty To 2 Charges 27 Aug 2013 | 03:54 pm
Saline County Sheriff Bruce Pennington has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest and public intoxication. Pennington pleaded guilty Monday in Saline County District Court. He face...
Cafe Customers Complain About Early Christmas Music 27 Aug 2013 | 03:52 pm
Shoppers always complain the Christmas season begins earlier every year. And this year, those lunching at Pret A Manger cafes in New York City were treated to Christmas carols starting last week. Only...
Suspect Arrested Year After UA Campus Rape 27 Aug 2013 | 03:51 pm
University of Arkansas police say they have arrested a suspect in a year-ago rape of a student on campus. Investigators said Monday that 22-year-old Cesar Michael Figueroa of Springdale was charged a...
Thousands Of Striking Teachers Disrupt Mexico City 27 Aug 2013 | 02:17 pm
The teachers are protesting education changes that would institute evaluations and reduce the power of unions in hiring educators. It's common practice for teachers in Mexico to buy and sell tenured p...
USA Swimming To Review Sexual Misconduct Prevention Program 27 Aug 2013 | 02:13 pm
The governing body of U.S. competitive swimming announced an independent review of its program to protect athletes from sexual abuse. There are new questions, some from Congress, about whether swimmin...
Residents Of Hot Weather States Sweat Air Conditioning Bills 27 Aug 2013 | 02:02 pm
As the number of Americans living in Sunbelt states grows, air conditioning is increasingly becoming a necessity — not a luxury — for a larger swath of the population. Yet the main federal energy assi...
U.S. Aims For Inernational Support In Action Against Syria 27 Aug 2013 | 01:59 pm
Secretary of State Kerry has pronounced an all-but-final U.S. verdict against the Syrian government for suspected use of chemical weapons in an "indiscriminate slaughter" of civilians. U.S. warships a...