http://www.mail.com/locations/17140-rock.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/17140-rock.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088412-judge-rejects-motion-to-dismiss-ark-abortion-suit.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday that a challenge to Arkansas' new law banning most abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy can proceed, rejecting the state's attempt to get the lawsuit dismissed. U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright ruled that the lawsuit, which was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas and the C... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:50:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088412-judge-rejects-motion-to-dismiss-ark-abortion-suit.html 2013-05-15T20:50:34Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2024068-groups-sue-to-block-arkansas-12-week-abortion-ban.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Abortion rights advocates filed a lawsuit Tuesday that seeks to overturn the more restrictive of Arkansas' two new abortion laws, saying the near-ban of abortions from the 12th week of pregnancy onward is unconstitutional. The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas and the Center for Reproductive Rights, which filed the suit o... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:55:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2024068-groups-sue-to-block-arkansas-12-week-abortion-ban.html 2013-04-17T00:55:25Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1993424-feds-send-corrective-order-to-exxon-oil-leak.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Federal pipeline safety officials on Tuesday issued a corrective action order to ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. after one of its pipelines ruptured last week in central Arkansas. The order from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration comes after ExxonMobil's Pegasus pipeline ruptured Friday in the small city of Mayflow... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:37:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1993424-feds-send-corrective-order-to-exxon-oil-leak.html 2013-04-03T01:37:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1991412-arkansas-gop-led-legislature-passes-voter-law.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas legislators passed a law Monday requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls, overriding Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe's veto of the bill, which he called an expensive solution to a non-existent problem. The Republican-led state House voted 52-45, largely along party lines, to complete an override that started ... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:47:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1991412-arkansas-gop-led-legislature-passes-voter-law.html 2013-04-01T21:47:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1989374-rivals-prepare-legal-battle-abortion-bans.html Rival legal teams, well-financed and highly motivated, are girding for court battles over the coming months on laws enacted in Arkansas and North Dakota that would impose the nation's toughest bans on abortion. For all their differences, attorneys for the two states and the abortion-rights supporters opposing them agree on this: The laws represent an unpr... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:55:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1989374-rivals-prepare-legal-battle-abortion-bans.html 2013-03-31T17:55:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1983130-ark-senate-overrides-voter-veto-house-to-vote.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Senate voted Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe's veto of legislation that would require voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot. The Republican-led Senate voted 21-12, along party lines, to override the veto. There was no debate beforehand. The bill's sponsor, Republican state Sen. B... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:59:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1983130-ark-senate-overrides-voter-veto-house-to-vote.html 2013-03-27T22:59:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1975328-saplings-anne-franks-tree-take-root-us.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Saplings from the chestnut tree that stood as a symbol of hope for Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis for two years in Amsterdam are being distributed to 11 locations in the United States as part of a project that aims to preserve her legacy and promote tolerance. The tree, one of the Jewish teenager's only connections to nature whil... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:57:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1975328-saplings-anne-franks-tree-take-root-us.html 2013-03-23T18:57:49Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1939398-arkansas-gop-eyes-planned-parenthood-funds.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Not content with enacting the most restrictive abortion law in the country, Arkansas Republicans plan to press the legislative advantage their party hasn't enjoyed since Reconstruction by making it even more difficult for women to get abortions in the state. The GOP-controlled Legislature on Wednesday overrode Democratic Gov. Mike... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:34:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1939398-arkansas-gop-eyes-planned-parenthood-funds.html 2013-03-07T23:34:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1931964-professor-heads-up-syrian-oppositions-us-offices.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — As a professor at the University of Arkansas, Syrian-born Najib Ghadbian is no stranger to educating Americans about the Middle East. Now, he's taking his knowledge beyond the classroom, stepping into a new role as the Syrian opposition coalition's representative in the United States. In teaching political science, Ghadbian has so... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:10:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1931964-professor-heads-up-syrian-oppositions-us-offices.html 2013-03-05T08:10:59Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1927182-ark-police-photograph-license-plates-store-data.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock may not be a likely terrorism target or a gang crime hotspot, but the Arkansas capital has decided to follow the example of high-security cities by expanding electronic surveillance of its streets. A police car with a device that photographs license plates moves through the city and scans the traffic on the streets, re... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:07:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1927182-ark-police-photograph-license-plates-store-data.html 2013-03-02T18:07:26Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1920080-correction-arkansas-legislature-abortion-story.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — In later versions of a Feb. 27 story about Arkansas abortion legislation, The Associated Press misidentified the year of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision. It was 1973, not 1976. A corrected version of the story is below: Ark. House overrides veto of abortion restrictions Arkansas House overrides veto of bill banning m... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:50:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1920080-correction-arkansas-legislature-abortion-story.html 2013-02-28T16:50:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1860582-ark-senate-passes-measure-to-ban-abortions.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Senate voted Thursday to prohibit most abortions if a heartbeat is detected, ignoring warnings from opponents that banning the procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancy would invite lawsuits. If enacted, the ban would be the most stringent in the nation. The Ohio House passed a similar ban in 2011, but it was s... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1860582-ark-senate-passes-measure-to-ban-abortions.html 2013-01-31T22:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1854194-ark-gov-announces-11-billion-steel-mill-plan.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The wraps came off Arkansas' largest ever economic development project Tuesday as Gov. Mike Beebe unveiled plans for a $1.1 billion steel mill along the Mississippi River that private investors are poised to build -- so long as legislators approve millions in startup funding. Big River Steel, LLC, would employ 525 people at a new ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1854194-ark-gov-announces-11-billion-steel-mill-plan.html 2013-01-29T23:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1826012-ark-woman-dies-911-call-system.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas 911 operator did not enter a call into a computer system that would have notified police and fire dispatchers of a mother and son trapped inside a vehicle in a pond, authorities said Wednesday. The woman died hours later, and her 5-year-old son was in critical condition Wednesday, police said. The Little Rock operator ... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1826012-ark-woman-dies-911-call-system.html 2013-01-16T23:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1804494-apnewsbreak-death-penalty-sought-ark-slaying.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A prosecutor said Monday he plans to seek the death penalty for an Arkansas man accused of killing a 6-year-old neighbor who already had been the victim of abuse by her father and stepmother. Zachary Holly is charged with capital murder, rape, kidnapping and residential burglary in Jersey Bridgeman's disappearance and death in Nov... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1804494-apnewsbreak-death-penalty-sought-ark-slaying.html 2013-01-07T17:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1798352-formal-charges-filed-death-arkansas-girl.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A prosecutor filed formal charges this week against an Arkansas man accused of raping and killing his 6-year-old neighbor who had been a victim in a prior abuse case. Prosecutor Van Stone filed paperwork Wednesday charging Zachary Holly, 28, with capital murder, kidnapping, rape and residential burglary in the disappearance and de... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1798352-formal-charges-filed-death-arkansas-girl.html 2013-01-03T20:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1789468-tens-thousands-without-power-arkansas.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A cold rain fell across Arkansas on Friday, washing away some of the Christmas Day ice and snow that knocked out power to 194,000 customers — including businesses that rely on post-holiday sales — of the state's largest electric utility. Entergy Arkansas said it had completed about 40 percent of its repairs by Friday, but that jus... Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1789468-tens-thousands-without-power-arkansas.html 2012-12-28T22:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1787152-conn-woman-why-survive-11-christmas-fire.html STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Since the fire at her Connecticut home on Christmas Day of last year that took the lives of her three daughters and her parents, Madonna Badger has wondered why she survived. Badger, a New York advertising executive until the 2011 fire in Stamford, made it through the funerals for her children and parents. Then she fell apart, she t... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1787152-conn-woman-why-survive-11-christmas-fire.html 2012-12-26T15:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1767464-mixed-verdicts-arkansas-drug-corruption-case.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal jury convicted a former Arkansas police officer Friday on extortion and drug charges linked to a sweeping investigation into corruption and drug trafficking in east Arkansas. Former Helena-West Helena police officer Marlene Kalb was convicted of extortion and attempt to possess a controlled substance but was acquitted on... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1767464-mixed-verdicts-arkansas-drug-corruption-case.html 2012-12-14T19:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1720702-school-officials-ark-girl-joyful-despite-abuse.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Jersey Bridgeman endured a lot in her young life, including abuse at the hands of her father and stepmother, but school officials say she was still a happy little girl. Now, with the couple away in prison for chaining her to a dresser last year, authorities are trying to figure out who killed the 6-year-old. Her body was found in ... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1720702-school-officials-ark-girl-joyful-despite-abuse.html 2012-11-23T23:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1717492-ark-girl-chained-to-dresser-year-dead.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday were investigating the death of a 6-year-old girl whose father is in prison for chaining her to a dresser last year in northwest Arkansas. Jersey Bridgeman's body was found in a nearby vacant house about 10 minutes after she was reported missing Tuesday morning, Bentonville Police Chief Jon Simpson said. P... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 02:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1717492-ark-girl-chained-to-dresser-year-dead.html 2012-11-22T02:01:00Z