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Greene County Sheriff has the keys to a new jail

The new Greene County Jail is now complete. Greene County Sheriff Dan Langston received the keys to the new jail and is getting ready to move inmates into…

State Lawmakers against EPA's carbon emissions restrictions

(Courtesy of Sarah Whites-Koditschek, KUAR Public Radio.)State lawmakers are opposing the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rules to reduce CO2…

Jonesboro sales tax reallocation plan passes

The reallocation of a Jonesboro sales tax formula has passed in a special election held yesterday. Craighead County Clerk Kade Holliday released…

Walnut Ridge officials say issue concerning a state prison needs to be looked at again

The issue to pursue a new $100 million dollar state prison to Walnut Ridge might not be dead after all. After the Lawrence County Quorum Court voted 5-4…

Creola McCalister, 88, protests the killing of teenager Michael Brown on Tuesday at a rally outside Greater St. Mark Family Church. Brown's death Saturday has sparked both peaceful rallies and violence this week.

Race Relations 'Top Priority' In Ferguson, Mo., Police Chief Says

Since an unarmed teen was shot and killed by police Saturday, the St. Louis suburb has been the site of protests. Police Chief Thomas Jackson urged protesters to be peaceful and end rallies at dark.

Maryam Mirzakhani, a professor at Stanford University, is a recipient of the 2014 Fields Medal, the top honor in mathematics. She is the first woman in the prize's 80-year history to earn the distinction.

Math's Highest Honor Is Given To A Woman For The First Time

Iranian Maryam Mirzakhani, a professor at Stanford, was among four winners of the Fields Medal. She said she hopes the win "encourages young female scientists and mathematicians."

At a session of the school for husbands in Chadakori, the topic of discussion is spacing out children.

At Niger's School For Husbands, The Lesson Is 'Space Your Children'

Its birthrate is the world's highest: seven kids per woman. There's not enough fertile land to feed everyone. So Niger is telling its men that a big family is not the only way to be a Big Man.

Rescuers work on the site of a plane crash in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday. Presidential candidate Eduardo Campos was killed in the crash.

Brazilian Presidential Candidate Campos Dies In Plane Crash

The plane crashed southeast of Sao Paulo on Wednesday. Eduardo Campos, an economist who was running as the leader of the Brazilian Socialist Party, was 49.

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., holds up a hard drive as he questions IRS Commissioner John Koskinen during a July 23 hearing.

More Details Surface On Missing IRS Hard Drive

A more detailed account about what happened to Lois Lerner's computer is now available. But critics say there are still lots of unanswered questions.

Plantiffs in the federal suit over Virginia's ban on gay marriage, Emily Schall-Townley (from left), Carol Schall and Mary Townley, after a hearing on Virginia's same-sex-marriage ban in Richmond, Va., in May. Wednesday, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused a motion to stay its decision that the ban isn't constitutional.

Gay Marriages May Begin In Virginia Next Week, After Court Denies A Stay

The ruling came from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, which had taken up the case after a district court struck down Virginia's ban in February.

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