Video report: Etta James dies at 73

Legendary singer Etta James died Friday at the age of 73 of complications from leukemia. James was best known for her song "At Last" and won six Grammys and 17 Blues Music awards in her career. Click inside to see more.

Rick Perry drops out of GOP presidential race

Rick Perry dropped out of the Republican race for president on Thursday morning after polling badly in South Carolina, a state in which he had been expected to do well. Click inside for more coverage.

Jon Huntsman withdraws from GOP presidential race

Jon Huntsman dropped out of the Republican race for president on Monday morning, and he offered his endorsement to Mitt Romney. Click inside for more coverage.

Exclusive: Mitt Romney, Ron Paul lead the field heading into Iowa

The latest Rasmussen Reports poll heading into the Iowa caucuses shows that Mitt Romney (23 percent) and Ron Paul (22 percent) are leading the field. Rick Santorum is third with 16 percent, and Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich are next with 13 percent. Click inside to see a video report on the poll.

Exclusive: Presidential tracking poll released tomorrow morning

Scott Rasmussen talks to Fox News about the latest poll numbers ahead of the Iowa caucuses. Click inside to see the video.

5 things to know about the payroll tax cut extension

House Speaker John Boehner and House Republicans came to a deal late Thursday on extending the payroll tax cuts. Without a deal, Americans would have seen their take-home pay decrease on Jan. 1. Here are five things to know about what happened.

Kim Jong Il dead at 69; son expected to take over

North Korea confirmed Monday (late Sunday U.S. time) that Kim Jong Il died Saturday morning. South Korea news agencies reported that Kim died of a heart attack during a trip. Kim was 69 and had ruled the country since his father's death in 1994, and his son Kim Jong Un is expected to take control. Click inside to see a full video report.

 

Obituary; Flossie Newburn Morgan

Funeral services for Flossie Rea Newburn Morgan, 80, of Malvern, who died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2011, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Hot Springs, will be held Friday, Dec. 16, at 11 a.m., at First Baptist Church Vine Street in Malvern, with the Rev. C. D. Hart Sr. and the Rev Kerry Newburn Eulogist. Burial will be in Masonic Cemetery in Malvern with services provided by Brandon’s Mortuary.

Exclusive: Rasmussen Reports says Romney leads in polls ahead of Iowa

Rasmussen Reports says Mitt Romney leads the Republican presidential field heading into the Iowa caucuses with 23 percent support. Newt Gingrich is next at 20 percent, and Ron Paul has 18 percent. Click inside to see a video report.

 

Death row inmate gets new trial

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out a death row inmate's murder conviction and said he deserves a new trial because one juror slept and another tweeted during court proceedings.

Rod Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich - who was found guilty of 17 charges, one of which involved him trying to sell President Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat - was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in prison. Click inside to see videos from today, or check out these links of previous coverage.

 

Hot Springs Rehab to close hospital services

The Arkansas Career Training Insitute will close its 24-bed acute care hospital, at the urging
of federal officials who believe it would be more efficient for the
institute to pay for medical treatment of clients elsewhere, rather than
operating a full time hospital.  The rehab center's hospital has
averaged three patients a day for the past several years.

Flash flood warning in effect

An approaching storm system could bring a chance for flooding to parts of Arkansas.

Service woman dies in Afghanistan

An Oklahoma National Guard Soldier killed in Paktia Province, Afghanistan on Nov. 1 will be laid to rest in Arkansas on Friday, Nov. 11, the Oklahoma National Guard Office of Public Affairs announced today.

Nationwide emergency system test set for 2 p.m. EST

Today at 2 p.m. EST, the Federal Emergency Management Agency in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will conduct the first nationwide Emergency Alert System test.

Conrad Murray guilty in Michael Jackson's death

Dr. Conrad Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of pop star Michael Jackson. Click inside to see video.

 

5 things to know about the Iraq troop withdrawal

President Barack Obama announced Friday that troops will be out of Iraq by the end of the year. "After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over," he said. Here are five things to know about the withdrawal:

Video report: Al Davis dies

Oakland Raiders owner and football legend Al Davis died Saturday at age 82. Click inside to see a video report.

Apple founder Steve Jobs dies

Click inside to see a video report on the death of Steve Jobs.

 

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