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Police deputy jailed for a year over traffic-stop shooting of teenager

A former Arkansas deputy was convicted on Friday of negligent homicide and sentenced to a year in jail for fatally shooting an unarmed white teenager whose death last year drew the attention of national civil rights leaders. Jurors acquitted Michael ...

18 Mar 2022 at 18:55

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Severe storms pummel US South after seven hurt by Arkansas tornado

Severe storms with isolated tornadoes and high winds have ripped across the US South, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes and businesses damaged across several states. At least two confirmed tornadoes injured several people on ...

31 Mar 2022 at 09:25

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At least four dead as massive storm strikes multiple US states

A monster storm system tore through the US south and midwest on Friday, spawning deadly tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centres in Arkansas and collapsed a theatre roof during a concert in Illinois. At least one person was ...

01 Apr 2023 at 09:55

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Law allowing criminal charges for librarians over ‘harmful’ materials blocked

Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors, a federal judge has ruled. US district judge Timothy L ...

30 Jul 2023 at 05:58

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Police deputy acquitted of manslaughter over shooting of 17-year-old

A former Arkansas deputy has been found guilty of negligent homicide but acquitted of the more serious offence of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a white teenager whose death had drawn the attention of national civil ...

18 Mar 2022 at 16:25

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Dangerously cold weather in US closes schools and grounds flights

Dangerously cold temperatures affected much of the Rockies, Great Plains and Midwest on Tuesday, with wind chills below minus 34C (minus 30F) in many parts of the central US. More than 120,000 US homes and businesses were ...

16 Jan 2024 at 14:32

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Homes damaged as tornado hits Arkansas capital

A tornado hit Arkansas capital Little Rock and surrounding areas on Friday afternoon, reducing rooftops to splinters, toppling vehicles and tossing debris as people raced for shelter. The city’s main trauma centre said ...

31 Mar 2023 at 23:28

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Winter freeze cancels 1,500 flights and leads to death in Texas

Winter weather has brought ice to a wide swathe of the United States, causing the cancellation of more than 1,500 flights nationwide, bringing traffic to a standstill and knocking out power to thousands of Texans. ...

31 Jan 2023 at 22:05

Dozens dead after tornadoes tear path through US South and Midwest

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At least 26 dead after tornadoes tear path through US South and Midwest

Storms that led to possibly dozens of tornadoes have killed at least 27 people in small towns and big cities across the US South and Midwest. The storms tore a path through the Arkansas capital, ripped the roof ...

02 Apr 2023 at 16:53

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Fourth person dies after Arkansas shop shooting

Police said a fourth victim has died a day after a gunman opened fire at a shop in the US, injuring nine others and riddling cars with bullet holes as panicked bystanders scrambled for cover. Arkansas state ...

23 Jun 2024 at 08:10

Tornadoes and winds kill at least 37 people in US

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Tornadoes and winds kill at least 32 people

Violent tornadoes and high winds flattened homes, wiped out schools and toppled trailers as a storm that killed at least 37 people ripped its way across the central and southern US. Scattered twisters ...

16 Mar 2025 at 21:26

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Swollen rivers flood towns in southern US after prolonged deluge

Days of unrelenting downpours swelled rivers to near record levels across Kentucky on Monday, submerging neighbourhoods and threatening a famous bourbon distillery in the state capital. Inundated ...

08 Apr 2025 at 07:25

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