Biden forecasts 100 million Americans will have received … President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses are opening an ambitious, cross-country tour this week to highlight the benefits of his $1.9 trillion plan to defeat the coronavirus and boost the economy.
City releases list of Memphis Police Director candidates The City of Memphis has released the names of those who have been chosen to interview for the Memphis Police Department director position.
A CLOSER LOOK: Arkansas’ COVID-19 deaths No state in the country has been immune from COVID-19 deaths. The World Health Organization declared the virus a pandemic on March 12, 2020.
Memphis Police hope new image can tie victim to serial … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are using technology in hopes of generating more leads in a cold case linked to the nation’s most prolific serial killer, Samuel Little. They’ve created a new image of one of his victims, a woman who was killed in Memphis more than 30 years ago. Zena Jones disappeared in July […]
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died … U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — known as the Notorious RBG to her many admirers — was one of the many noteworthy figures who died in 2020.
Samuel Little, prolific serial killer tied to Memphis … LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man authorities say was the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history with nearly 60 confirmed victims, died Wednesday in California, officials said. He was 80. Samuel Little, who had diabetes, heart trouble and other ailments, died at a California hospital. He was serving a life sentence for multiple counts […]
$10.6 million grant for biomedical research awarded … The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $10.6 million grant to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to expand national proteomics resource.
Deep receiver class faces high hopes for immediate … The upcoming NFL draft features a tantalizing class of wide receivers expected to make an immediate impact as rookies. It’s a tall task even for an exceptionally deep group that’s expected to produce up to a half dozen first-round picks Thursday night. Receivers face one of the hardest adjustments to the pros because they have to absorb […]
NFL following NBA’s lead in blurring traditional … The NFL is embracing dexterity for the first time since the 1960s, when expanded rosters and the age of specialization ushered out the last of the great two-way players such as Chuck Bednarik and Les Richter. For much of the last half-century, players who didn’t fit the mold were essentially taunted as “tweeners.” Now, they’re […]
Fauci says coronavirus hospitalizations are dropping … The number of coronavirus patients in New York and Connecticut is starting to rise at a slower rate and the nation’s top infectious disease official says it’s a sign that social distancing is working.
Fauci speculates Americans could take summer vacations, … Americans have the potential to take summer vacations this year — provided that the country continues aggressive mitigation efforts now and gets to a place where it can modify them, the nation’s top infectious disease official said Thursday.