Arkansas

Arkansas Governor Signs Into Law A Near-Total Abortion Ban

The legislation prohibits abortion in the state unless a pregnancy poses a risk to the mother's life. A legal challenge to the bill is virtually certain.
By 

Woman Drowns After 911 Operator Tells Her To 'Shut Up'

A 911 dispatcher in Fort Smith, Arkansas, spent her last day on the job berating a woman stuck in floodwaters.
By 

Arkansas Completes Back-To-Back Executions Despite First Inmate 'Gulping For Air'

Officials spent 45 minutes trying to place an IV line in Jones's neck before trying elsewhere.
By 

Man Who Denied Murder Was Executed Because His 'Kill-By Date' Was Looming

The state's executions have been called 'a cruel and unusual killing spree'.
By