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2018 Arkansas Mid-Term Early Voting Totals and Sample Arkansas Ballot

The following filings were posted by Craighead County Clerk Kade Holliday on his office’s Facebook page. These listings will be updated frequently so…

Charleston's City Council approved a resolution apologizing for its "role in regulating, supporting and fostering slavery and the resulting atrocities inflicted" as a result. Tuesday's vote took place in Charleston's City Hall — which was built by slaves.

Charleston, Key Port For Slaves In America, Apologizes And Meditates On Racism Today

The plight of migrant families at the U.S. southern border was also mentioned, amid discussions of exploiting laborers and treating people of a different race as chattel in the slave era.

U.S. horses were loaded onto transport ships that went from the U.S. to European ports and later to the war front.

The Unsung Equestrian Heroes Of World War I And The Plot To Poison Them

April 6 marks 100 years since the U.S. entered World War I. Years before, the U.S. supported the effort by sending over thousands of horses, which were so important that Germans plotted to kill them.

Harvey Milk, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, was the first openly gay elected official in California. Nov. 27, 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone.

40 Years After The Assassination Of Harvey Milk, LGBTQ Candidates Find Success

Forty years ago, on Nov. 27, 1978, California's first openly gay elected official was assassinated. Harvey Milk championed gay rights and challenged the LGBTQ community to be out and proud.

Darren Holly steers coils of steel through Pentaflex, a manufacturer of parts for heavy trucks, in Springfield, Ohio.

A Nation Engaged: Is This Still A Land Of Economic Opportunity?

NPR's series, A Nation Engaged, takes a deeper look at economic opportunity in 21st century America. Is the middle class still shrinking, and what can political leaders do to help?

O'Connell: DNC Measures Success By Wins, Not Fundraising Totals

David Greene talks to Jess O'Connell, CEO of the Democratic National Committee, about indications the DNC is low on cash. The RNC has about $40 million, while the DNC has $6 million.

Feel In Danger On A Date? These Apps Could Help You Stay Safe

Safety apps are designed to help women ease out of a dating situation that seems uncomfortable or dangerous. But experts say it's also important to help friends in real life.

Republican lawmaker Allen Christensen is pushing a bill in the Utah Senate that would shrink the Medicaid expansion his state's voters approved. "They are not obligated to balance the budget," he argues. "We are."

Utah Voters Approved Medicaid Expansion, But State Lawmakers Are Balking

Political fights over health care continue to flare. In Utah, angry voters say lawmakers are disregarding their wishes by trying to limit the scope of a ballot referendum that expanded Medicaid.

In most states, undocumented immigrants with kidney failure have to receive dialysis as an emergency treatment in hospital emergency rooms. Some advocates say kidney transplants for undocumented immigrants would be a cheaper way to treat the problem.

Transplants A Cheaper, Better Option For Undocumented Immigrants With Kidney Failure

Across the country, there are about 6,500 undocumented immigrants with kidney failure, according to the National Institutes of Health. What kind of care they get depends on where they live.

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan took on more of the consequential writings for the court's liberals this past term. Above, Kagan testifies on Capitol Hill about the court's budget.

Ginsburg Passing The Liberal Torch: Takeaways From A Big Supreme Court Term

The new swing vote on the court is the conservative chief justice; Trump's appointees are going different directions; and Justice Ginsburg appears to be handing off the liberal torch to Justice Kagan.

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