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Officials react to preliminary response action plan to put out underground fire Bella Vista officials on Friday said they buy into a proposed plan to stamp out an underground landfill fire on Trafalgar Road by digging up the waste. by Mike Jones 18 hrs. ago

Key findings coming on Mueller report -- but not quite yet WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr spent Saturday reviewing the special counsel's confidential report on the Trump-Russia investigation, but Barr's "principal conclusions" summary for Congress was not coming for at least another day. by ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and CHAD DAY Associated Press 6 hrs. ago

Benton County wants to replace aging generator A finicky generator that may hinder 911 operations if it quit needs to be replaced, a Benton County official said. by Mike Jones 18 hrs. ago

Fayetteville Planning Commission to welcome two new members The Planning Commission will have two new members who say they'll weigh resident feedback with the needs of the city when making decisions. by Stacy Ryburn 18 hrs. ago

Car crashes into Fayetteville coffee shop; five injured What began Friday as a two-car crash on College Avenue ended with one of the vehicles in a coffee shop and at least five people at hospitals. by Staff Report 18 hrs. ago

Green lifts Indiana past Razorbacks 63-60 in NIT BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Devonte Green recorded 18 points and 11 rebounds for his second career double-double to lead Indiana to a 63-60 win over Arkansas in the second round of the NIT on Saturday. by The Associated Press 4 hrs. ago

Teen with gunshot wound dies at Springdale hospital A teenager died early Friday morning in the second shooting this year and the third in just over four months in Springdale. by Staff Report 18 hrs. ago

Planet savior or horror show? Green New Deal inflames debate WASHINGTON -- To Democratic supporters, the Green New Deal is a touchstone, a call to arms to combat climate change with the full measure of the nation's resources and technological might. "A mission to save all of creation," in the words of Massachusetts Sen. Edward Markey, one the plan's lead authors. by MATTHEW DALY Associated Press 5 hrs. ago

Cruise ship off Norway evacuates passengers by helicopter HELSINKI -- Police say a cruise ship with engine problems has sent a mayday call off Norway's western coast and is making plans to evacuate its 1,300 passengers and crew. by JARI TANNER Associated Press 6 hrs. ago

Democrats debate Mueller strategy as findings loom WASHINGTON -- Congressional Democrats are plotting strategy as they await the conclusions of Robert Mueller's now-completed Russia investigation, with senior lawmakers demanding full transparency and preparing for next steps if the results are favorable to President Donald Trump. by MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press 6 hrs. ago

Lawyer's office shot at after Pittsburgh cop's acquittal in teen death PITTSBURGH -- Gunshots were fired overnight through the office window of the attorney for a white police officer acquitted in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager -- a verdict that left Pittsburgh a city on edge Saturday. by RAMESH SANTANAM and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press 8 hrs. ago

Pope replaces Santiago bishop accused of sex abuse cover-up VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis on Saturday replaced Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati, the embattled archbishop of Santiago, Chile, after he became embroiled in the country's spiraling sex abuse and cover-up scandal. by NICOLE WINFIELD and PATRICIA LUNA Associated Press 8 hrs. ago

Beyond Mueller report, Trump faces flurry of legal perils NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump still has to contend with state and federal investigators in New York, even though special counsel Robert Mueller has wrapped up his investigation with no additional indictments. by JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press 8 hrs. ago

Suddenly, cost-cutting states turn friendly to teachers AUSTIN, Texas -- Schoolteacher raises of $5,000 are on the table in Texas -- a proposed pay hike that ranks among the biggest in the U.S. since a wave of teacher unrest began last year. But protests aren't why the money is suddenly available. by PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press 9 hrs. ago

Ethiopian Airlines chief questions Max training requirements ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- The warning and training requirements set for the now-grounded 737 Max aircraft may not have been enough following the Ethiopian plane crash that killed 157 people, the chief of Ethiopian Airlines said Saturday. by ELIAS MESERET Associated Press 9 hrs. ago

Nation awaits key findings as Mueller wraps up Russia probe WASHINGTON -- Special counsel Robert Mueller closed his long and contentious Russia investigation with no new charges, ending the probe that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump's presidency. The Justice Department was expected to release the main findings as soon as Saturday. by ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and CHAD DAY Associated Press 11 hrs. ago

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Sister acts Witnessing the execution of death-row inmate Elmo Patrick Sonnier in 1984 sparked Sister Helen Prejean's mission of advocacy against the death penalty, and her experience as Sonnier's spiritual adviser would be chronicled in her 1993 best-selling book, Dead Man Walking. by Francisca Jones

Churches struggle to make worshippers feel safe A rabbi who packs a gun. A church installing security cameras. A police car protecting a mosque. by MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, REBECCA SANTANA AND KELLI KENNEDY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

UMC to weigh communion with Episcopalians Next year, delegates at the United Methodist Church's General Conference are supposed to consider a full-communion plan with the United States Episcopal Church. by Terry Mattingly

Atheist minister a challenge for Canada's United Church The Rev. Gretta Vosper hadn't noticed the giant industrial metal cross rising in front of her church for years, hidden as it was by a bushy tree. But then someone complained about it. by CATHERINE PORTER THE NEW YORK TIMES

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Christians must offer safe places Sometimes I wonder if our religious imagination is broad enough. So much of what passes for Christianity these days is constrained within a highly individualized piety focused on personal salvation and morality. Such religion, when it does consider others outside Christianity, thinks about them only or primarily as non-believers to convert rather than neighbors to love -- neighbors who, perhaps, might teach us our own faith better. by CLINT SCHNEKLOTH Faith Matters

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