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Giuliani Pushes Back on Allegation of Russian Bounties on US Soldiers
Advisor to President Trump and former New York City Mayor was at the White House today, taking questions from the media, especially about allegations of Russian bounties on US soldiers in Afghanistan. Giuliani disputed allegations from conflicting reports as to...
Boozman-Supported Quality Care for Veterans Legislation Passes Senate
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) applauded unanimous passage of legislation he helped introduce to ensure proper care and treatment of the men and women who served in our nation’s uniform.The Ensuring Quality Care for Our Veterans Act requires...
New App Available on How to Social Distance Properly
Social Distancing: The Dos and Don'ts, Important Guidance from the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Now available on iPhone and iPad at https://apps.apple.com/us/story/id1503428051 Original article source: https://www.jonesboro.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=990 |...
Financial Literacy Program Listed in Top 50 Rankings Again
06/29/2020 JONESBORO – For the second consecutive year, Arkansas State University’s Scarlet to Black (S2B) Financial Literacy Program has been ranked among the 50 best college programs in the latest 2020 poll of top colleges and universities across the nation,...
Netflix Moves $100 Million to Black-Led Banks to Help Build Economic Opportunity in Black Communities
Netflix announced today it is shifting $100 million of its cash to financial institutions that serve the Black community to draw attention to the racial wealth gap in America. The streaming giant has $5.1 billion in cash assets, and 2% of that will be moved...
KNWA: A virtual town hall addresses high veteran suicide rates
U.S. Senator John Boozman along with Sheep Dog Impact Assistance participated in the event with two other non-profits to discuss the mental health of veterans.The hour-long event also touched on current legislative efforts. People on the panel answered questions sent...
Police Culture: The Blue Elephant in the Room
Protests continue across the country as federal lawmakers are still grappling with the next steps to move forward on police reform. AURN White House Correspondent April Ryan speaks with Rick Hite, former chief of Indianapolis Metro Police Department and retired...
Cotton, Tillis Introduce NDAA Amendment on Confederate Renaming
Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) today introduced an amendment to the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act that would create a commission to study all Department of Defense assets that are named after or...
Where Are They Now: Tab Slaughter
Story Links Growing up just 40 miles south of Jonesboro, in Wynne, Ark., the decision to commit to Arkansas State came naturally to former A-State football center Tab Slaughter. "As a kid, I went to a lot of football, baseball and basketball games...
Library Tower to be Lighted Scarlet in Memory of Neil Griffin
06/29/2020 JONESBORO -- A-State alumnus Neil Griffin of Kerrville, Texas, namesake of the Neil Griffin College of Business at Arkansas State University, died Saturday. Chancellor Kelly Damphousse announced the university will light the tower of the Dean B. Ellis...
Candice Carty-Williams and Bernadine Evaristo Become 1st Black Authors to Win Top British Book Awards
Candice Carty-Williams and Bernardine Evaristo just won Book of the Year and Author of the Year at the British Book Awards, respectively, becoming the first Black authors to win these top prizes. According to guardian.com, Carty-Williams won Book of the Year for...
Cotton Statement on China Imposing National Security Law on Hong Kong
Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after China passed a national security law for Hong Kong:"Xi Jinping and his Communist thugs must face severe consequences for crushing Hong Kong's freedoms. The House of...