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Bentonville buys land for next building The city will build a Public Works building so employees will be closer to the utilities and maintenance campus and give them more room to operate. by Melissa Gute 22 hrs. ago

NY sues Walmart, 2 other companies over lead levels in kids' jewelry kits ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York state is suing two of the nation's largest retailers and a third company for importing and selling children's toys with lead levels up to 10 times higher than federal limits. by The Associated Press 9 hrs. ago

App State picks former Springdale coach Drinkwitz as next head coach BOONE, N.C. -- Appalachian State has hired North Carolina State offensive coordinator and former Springdale assistant coach Eliah Drinkwitz as its head coach. by ASSOCIATED PRESS and Staff Report 11 hrs. ago

EPA testing shows air near stump dump 'unhealthy' The Arkansas Department of Health said Wednesday preliminary results of monitoring near a stump dump fire show air quality in the "unhealthy" category, according to a news release. by Mike Jones 22 hrs. ago

Clarksville man accused of threatening to have sheriff, ex-sheriff and judge executed A Clarksville man was arrested Wednesday after he made threats to have the Baxter County sheriff, a former sheriff and the district judge executed, authorities said. by Stephen Simpson 13 hrs. ago

Sheriff: Man shoots suspected prowler in Huntington-area barn The Sebastian County sheriff's office is investigating a shooting where a man critically injured someone he believed to be a prowler, officials said. by Stephen Simpson 8 hrs. ago

Hogs linebacker arrested on weapon and drugs charges A linebacker for the University of Arkansas football team has been suspended indefinitely from the team after police arrested him on weapon and drugs charges. by Stephen Simpson

Official: Police kill man, try to ID as Strasbourg gunman STRASBOURG, France -- A top French official says a man has been killed in a shootout with police in Strasbourg, but he has not been confirmed as the suspected gunman who killed three people near a Christmas market. by SAMUEL PETREQUIN and ELAINE GANLEY, Associated Press 8 hrs. ago

Senate rebukes Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi, Yemen war WASHINGTON -- Senators voted Thursday to recommend that the U.S. end its assistance to Saudi Arabia for the war in Yemen and put the blame for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi squarely on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in a direct challenge to both the longtime Middle East ally and President Donald Trump's handling of the relationship. by MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO, Associated Press 8 hrs. ago

Driver for Arkansan cop killer will get chance at parole at new trial SEATTLE -- The man who was the getaway driver for a gunman who killed four Washington state police officers in 2009 will not face aggravated murder charges at his second trial, the Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday. by GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press 9 hrs. ago

Investigation yields few clues on missing Colorado woman DENVER -- Kelsey Berreth was last seen on Thanksgiving Day, captured on surveillance video entering a grocery store with what appears to be her 1-year-old daughter in a baby carrier. Weeks later, investigators don't know what happened to the 29-year-old Colorado mother. by KATHLEEN FOODY, Associated Press 9 hrs. ago

MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski apologizes for homophobic comment NEW YORK -- President Trump attacked MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski on Thursday for using a homophobic slur on the air and tweeted that if a conservative person had said it, "that person would be banned permanently from television." by The Associated Press 10 hrs. ago

With OK from Congress, US hemp market set to boom PORTLAND, Ore. -- Hemp is about to get the nod from the federal government that marijuana, its cannabis plant cousin, craves. by GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press 10 hrs. ago

Pentagon: NKorea slow to negotiate over US war remains WASHINGTON -- Months after the White House raised hopes for bringing home thousands of U.S. battlefield remains from North Korea, the returns have stalled. Detailed negotiations on future recovery arrangements have not even begun. by ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer 10 hrs. ago

Serial killer pleads guilty in Texas woman's 1994 death DALLAS -- A 78-year-old prisoner who says he killed about 90 people over nearly four decades as he moved around the country pleaded guilty to murder Thursday in the 1994 strangulation of a Texas woman. by DAVID WARREN, Associated Press 10 hrs. ago

Report: Arkansas plant would close under $25M deal with Kimberly-Clark MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker planned Thursday to announce a $25 million deal with paper-products giant Kimberly-Clark Corp. using a power that his Democratic successor would not have under a bill passed during a lame-duck legislative session last week, according to a published report. by SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press 10 hrs. ago

In plea deal, Russian woman admits to being a secret agent WASHINGTON -- A Russian woman accused of being a secret agent admitted Thursday that she conspired to infiltrate the American gun-rights movement to gather intelligence on conservative political groups as Donald Trump rose to power. by MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated Press 11 hrs. ago

French police try to catch attack suspect, operation ongoing STRASBOURG, France -- French police conducted an intense but ultimately fruitless search operation Thursday in the Strasbourg neighborhood where a suspected gunman who killed three people and wounded 13 near a popular Christmas market was last seen. by SYLVIE CORBET and MSTYSLAV CHERNOV, Associated Press 11 hrs. ago

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Ex's new girlfriend has her way for Christmas Q Every year my ex has a Christmas party. He invites me, plus our kids -- all adults, yours, mine and ours, and all have kids of their own. We have done this for years. He hires Santa for the grandkids. It's really fun. This year he has a new woman in his life and I wasn't invited. As a matter of fact, I was told it would be inappropriate if I come. It seems his new person doesn't want me there. My kids are very upset. I don't care that he's seeing someone else. What's good ex-etiquette? by Jann Blackstone Ex-Etiquette

Maybe it's not quite essential Hanging in my stairwell for many a year is a nerdy little map of the United States -- the kind you color when you've been to a state. Much of my map is painted with pretty wax, save for the West Coast, some of the New England states, and one shining beacon in the top center. by Lisa Kelley

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