Latest stories
BP exec: Time cleanup abated
Witt hired for long-term effort
BILOXI, Miss. — BP’s new incoming boss said Friday that it’s time for a “scale-back” in cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill but stressed that the commitment to make things right is the same as ever. Read More »
July is deadliest for U.S. in war
KABUL, Afghanistan — The deaths of at least 66 soldiers, Marines, sailors and airmen have made July the deadliest month for U.S. troops in the nine-year war in Afghanistan. Read More »
SEC Football Previews: Nutt eyes future, not Masoli’s past
LITTLE ROCK — A late addition to Ole Miss’ 2010 class of newcomers could change predictions that the Rebels will take a hard fall in the SEC West after finishing 9-4 and winning the Cotton Bowl each of the past two seasons. Read More »
Massive questions
Cooksey, 6-8, 380 pounds, causes coaching conundrum
LITTLE ROCK — Antonio Cooksey is such an anomaly that his coaches at North Little Rock are leaning on others for help. Read More »
Chrysler to add 900 jobs at plant
Positions to staff 2nd shift, spare Detroit-area sedan factory from ’12 closure
DETROIT — Chrysler Group LLC said Friday that it will add nearly 900 jobs at a factory in suburban Detroit and spare it from a planned closure. Read More »
U.S. economy on slow side but getting by
Consumers not spending, and companies not hiring
LITTLE ROCK — The U.S. economy expanded at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the second quarter, after expanding a revised 3.7 percent in the previous three months, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Read More »
Southern beauties
Crape myrtles, though not native to North America, have deep roots in Dixie
LITTLE ROCK — Few plants are as connected with the South as crape myrtles. These plants thrive in heat and humidity and have the potential to bloom all summer with relatively little care. Read More »
Tseng, 21, extends lead; Kerr pursues
SOUTHPORT, England — Yani Tseng certainly is consistent. Read More »
Langer secures two-stroke lead
SAMMAMISH, Wash. — Bernhard Langer waited much of Friday morning for the soupy fog on the Sammamish Plateau to finally lift. He spent the evening waiting for someone to make a charge up the leaderboard. Read More »
Tall tackle set to put in work
FAYETTEVILLE — When Denton Simek changed his mind, Arkansas was waiting. Simek, an offensive tackle from Prague, Okla., signed with Arkansas in February after originally committing to Texas Tech and Coach Mike Leach. Read More »
HOG CALLS: Hogs eager to put youngsters to test
FAYETTEVILLE — You don’t find more commonly named freshmen than Smith and Jones. Read More »
NATIONAL LEAGUE: Nationals smash Oswalt’s debut with Phillies
WASHINGTON — Craig Stammen carried a shutout into the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals roughed up Roy Oswalt in his Philadelphia Phillies debut, halting an eight-game winning streak with an 8-1 victory Friday night. Read More »
NFL notes: High ankle sprain sidelines Cowboys’ Bryant
SAN ANTONIO — Dallas Cowboys rookie receiver Dez Bryant could miss the rest of training camp after the firstround draft pick suffered a high right ankle sprain near the end of practice Friday. The team said he will be out four to six weeks. Read More »
TEXAS LEAGUE: Naturals remain clutch in 8th, 9th
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Northwest Arkansas won a battle of clutch hitting Friday at Springfield. Read More »
Notes
LITTLE ROCK — CARDINALS Freese almost ready for rehab ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese, who has been out the past month with ankle and toe injuries, could begin a rehab assignment soon. Manager Tony La Russa said Friday that Freese was close to being ready to play but had yet to run at 100 percent. Read More »
State Sports briefs
LITTLE ROCK — BASKETBALL Kingz-OTC advance to Elite Eight The Arkansas Kingz-OTC won two games in the championship bracket of the AAU Division II national tournament on Friday in Orlando, Fla., and have advanced to the Elite Eight. Read More »
Second thoughts
LITTLE ROCK — Babe trade cautionary for Hunter Pine Bluff’s Torii Hunter has had several conversations with Los Angeles Angels General Manager Tony Reagins in the past two weeks, and the Angels’ All-Star center fielder thinks he has a good feel for how stressful the work preceding today’s trade deadline has been. Read More »
Off the wire
LITTLE ROCK — BASKETBALL Wright’s ex-wife threatened Lorenzen Wright’s ex-wife was threatened at her home by three men who were carrying guns and looking for the former NBA and University of Memphis player about six weeks before he was shot to death, the woman’s attorney said Friday. Read More »
Suspect to judge: Will fire attorney
End trial delays, Muhammad says
LITTLE ROCK — Complaining of delays, the Muslim convert accused of killing a soldier outside a Little Rock recruiting center said in a letter that he wants to fire his attorney and instead be represented by a lawyer from the Arkansas Public Defender Commission. Read More »
UAMS aims to put patients’ fears to rest
New cancer wing designed to calm, uplift
LITTLE ROCK — Workers will rush this weekend to move furniture and supplies to the newly expanded Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute for its first patients Monday. Read More »
