A three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee on Wednesday.

The Arkansas Advocate won first-place honors in the National Federation of Press Women’s National Communications Contest for its series on prison overcrowding.

The seven plaintiffs have asked the judge to block enforcement of the law, which would require a separate hearing.

Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Democratic state Sen. Fred Love and Libertarian Colt Shelby said they would address affordability, healthcare, education and the state’s prison system if electe...

Oct. 5 is the deadline for Arkansans to register to vote in the Nov. 3 general election.

A campaign ad from Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders portraying a Medicaid recipient playing video games and eating junk food instead of working has prompted backlash from the right and left, but f...

The spots by two of the state’s top Republicans show how much the GOP is relying on President Donald Trump’s favorite targets, though not the president himself, in the midterm election.

Arkansas Advocate Editor-in-Chief Andrew DeMillo joined Ozarks at Large Senior Producer Matthew Moore on KUAF to discuss the latest grades for Arkansas schools, Alice Walton's healthcare campus plans ...

A handful of swing districts will determine which party wins control of the House of Representatives in 2026.

When Andrew Young rose from his motorized chair and took his seat on stage Friday, he received rousing applause.U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures, an Alabama Democrat, recounted Young’s storied journey. Pastor. Mayor of Atlanta. Congressman. U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Civil rights icon.

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President Donald Trump banned the news organizations from the White House in recent days, calling them “fake news.”

Growing concerns about artificial intelligence offer another bipartisan opportunity for Arkansas and other states to check technology before its harms become even more entrenched.

Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Thursday took another step forward on a sweeping bipartisan bill to overhaul the college sports world.

A new Bentonville healthcare campus backed by billionaire philanthropist Alice Walton will increase Arkansans’ access to specialty care and a “whole person” approach to medicine, she said at a groundb...

Republican members of the Senate Agriculture Committee voted Wednesday to advance a farm bill despite Democrats voting against it.

A Department of Human Services study showed that supportive living services for Arkansans with disabilities cost 23% more than what insurers reimburse.

Entergy Arkansas is dropping the lawsuit it filed over a newspaper publishing details about a West Memphis data center agreement that came from documents the utility said were released in error by sta...

Broadcasters from across Arkansas met in Pine Bluff for the Arkansas Broadcasters Association's annual convention, which included training, networking, and a Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday kept in place a lower court’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s embattled plan to place new restrictions on mail ballots for this year’s midterm elections.

Bo French, the GOP candidate for the state’s railroad commission, has repeatedly engaged in inflammatory rhetoric.

"I invite everyone to pray that the Lord will bestow his gift of peace upon the world."

COMMENTARY: For many Arkansans with conditions that aren’t obvious to others, the healthcare system is falling short.

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for around 100 million Americans born after 9/11, that day that shifted the nation’s course is an abstract day in history.

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The Arkansas Advocate's Tess Vrbin spoke to Little Rock Public Radio aboutchallengers hoping to unseat Arkansas' U.S. House, Senate representatives in the 2026 midterms.

The Arkansas Advocate editor-in-chief discusses how students learn about 9/11, why Democrats see an opening in November, plus Entergy's failed bid to block reporting on a Google data center deal.

On a rural stretch of land in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, an open meadow filled with bright wildflowers, a memorial grove of trees and a giant boulder marks the spot where United Airlines Flight…

Democrats are trying to capitalize on President Donald Trump’s disapproval ratings while Libertarians pitch themselves to those frustrated by both major parties.

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COMMENTARY: There’s no such thing as a slam dunk court case, but the constitutional argument against prior restraint comes close.

A federal judge rejected an effort Wednesday to block two Arkansas news outlets from publishing details about an agreement regarding a West Memphis data center, in a case that alarmed free speech grou...

A federal judge is considering whether to block the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Arkansas Times from publishing details of an agreement regarding a West Memphis data center, a move that free speech a...

A recent classified assessment advised that prolonged large-scale operations in the Middle East risk weakening U.S. capabilities elsewhere.

Republicans became the majority in Arkansas by telling voters the president’s party should be accountable for what happens in Washington. But that lesson might be theirs to learn this time.

COMMENTARY: President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on childhood vaccinations threatens to reverse decades of progress on public health that Betty Bumpers helped secure.

As authorities from Arkansas, Oklahoma and the federal government deal with the aftermath of the acid spill, elected officials are demanding answers on how the chemical manufacturing plant could have ...

COMMENTARY: U.S. Sen. John Boozman’s reputation as someone who’s built up relationships is being put to the test. The third-term lawmaker faces an uphill battle to advance the Farm Bill that’s in jeop...

The court hasn't yet ordered its ruling to take effect, but the Independence County Library already banned minors from checking out certain books.