Topics: Arkansas

The frail and elderly were put aboard buses Wednesday and authorities warned 1 million others to flee inland as Hurricane Ike steamed toward a swath of the Texas coast that includes the nation's largest concentration of refineries and chemical plants.

Don Haskins, who in 1966 to started five black players in Texas Western's 72-65 NCAA championship game victory over Adolph Rupp's all-white, heavily favored Kentucky team, died Sunday. He was 78.

Some Southeastern states declared emergencies and officials urged residents to head inland Thursday as Tropical Storm Hanna headed toward the Atlantic coast, where it could bring high winds and rain from South Carolina to Maine.

The RNC showcased a Native American color guard, a black preacher and video footage of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, all part of its effort to present the GOP as a picture of diversity. What it hasn't offered is many minorities sitting among the delegates.

The Republican National Convention hasn't offered many minorities speaking from the podium in prime time, or sitting among the delegates.

Republican also-ran Rudy Giuliani hauled out his signature issue - national security - at the GOP's convention Wednesday night, declaring Barack Obama's not ready to be President.

Text of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's remarks at the Republican convention, as prepared for delivery.

An Oregon proposal to limit the amount of time students can spend in English-as-a-second-language classes is one of a handful of immigration-related ballot measures that will appear this fall on state and local ballots across the nation.

Even the most stubborn of the Big Easy's residents left behind the homes and traditions they cherish Sunday for the assured safety - and discomfort - of public shelters or far-away family. "I'm not going through this again," said Claude Rollins.

It didn't take long for controversy to start swirling following Georgia's 41-10 destruction of Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1. The Dawgs will have a chance to rectify that perceived slight this year. They will start the year at No.1 in the polls.

For most students, the principal's office is a mythic place, heavy on ominous implications and not all that dramatic if you happen to land there. For better or worse, the same can be said of Tru's new "actuality" series.

History suggests that both Barack Obama and presumptive John McCain can expect at least a small increase in support after their upcoming conventions, according to a new analysis of polling data. But that's not guaranteed.

WASHINGTON - She's already snagged plum speaking gigs for herself, her husband and their daughter, so what else does Hillary Clinton want at the Denver convention?

A man recently fired from a Target store barged into the Arkansas Democratic headquarters Wednesday and fatally shot the state party chairman before speeding off in his pickup. Police later shot and killed the suspect after a 30-mile chase.

Hillary Clinton pleaded with supporters Friday to join her in backing Barack Obama. In her first solo trail appearance for Obama, Clinton told a boisterous Las Vegas rally to drop the grudges over Obama dashing her own bid.

A charter bus carrying a Vietnamese Catholic group to an annual pilgrimage slammed onto its side and then skidded off a freeway early Friday, killing 15 people and injuring more than 40, authorities said.

Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, denied a report Friday that it had pressured employees to vote against Democrats over worries the party would make it easier for workers to unionize.

A year ago, I wrote about the dumbing down of New York State's Regents exams, the five tests in core subjects that students must pass to get a regular high school diploma. Since then, little has changed - unless it's that the exams have become even dumber.

When Pat Coyle walked onto the specially assembled basketball court at Arthur Ashe Stadium Saturday afternoon, the typically stoic coach was struck by a jolt of emotion. Her Liberty team lost to the Fever, 71-55, in the Outdoor Classic.

Advocates for gay and lesbian parents are denouncing Sen. John McCain, an adoptive father himself, for opposing adoptions by gays, which prompted his presidential campaign to clarify Tuesday that he does not seek a federal ban on the practice.

Freshman Austin Davis threw for two touchdowns, and Southern Mississippi handed Arkansas State its first loss of the season, 27-24 Saturday night ...

Hotels in central Arkansas are getting a host of evacuees needing a place to stay. Most of them are from Texas towns told to get out. Seeing a ...

Through August, Arkansas' crop production estimates were largely unchanged from the previous month. With remnants of two hurricanes hitting the ...

Friday, we told you how Hurricane Ike was having ripple effects at the gas pump and Saturday is no different.. We talked to people pumping gas at a ...

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel is asking Arkansas consumers to e-mail or text any evidence of price gouging at gas pumps because of Hurricane ...

Economics experts ? No, we make no claims to that title. But like most Arkansans, our attention is grabbed when news stories come forth that the ...

For 3 1 / 2 years we've heard hubbub about the ivory-billed woodpecker. How could anyone miss it ? Since its supposed rediscovery near Brinkley ...

The Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society of the Ozarks are offering up to $ 2, 500 for information leading to the suspect ...

Thousands of Texans seeking shelter from Hurricane Ike are now in Arkansas, crowding local hotels. It's tough to find a vacant room in Hope ...

ROCK, Ark. In a month's time, foreclosures in Arkansas rose 8.5%. RealtyTrac -- an Irvine, California, firm that tracks foreclosures -- says the ...