NORFOLK, Virginia, July 31 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Arkansas State Trooper's Arrest of Dying Dog's Frantic Guardian Prompts PETA Call for Empathy Training * Hope, Ark. - A now-viral video shows an Arkansas State Trooper angrily arresting a visibly distraught woman who sped through an intersection as she rushed to a veterinarian to save her mother's dying dog, even yelling, "I don't give a shit!" to the woman a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Chairman Boozman Applauds Senate Confirmation of USDA General Counsel U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Tyler Clarkson to serve as General Counsel at USDA: "I congratulate Tyler Clarkson on his Sena  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Chairman Boozman Opening Statement at Hearing to Review USDA's Reorganization Proposal U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) held a hearing to review the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Reorganization Proposal. The following is the Chairman's opening statement  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Chairman Hill and Bipartisan Delegation Meet with Argentinian President Milei On Monday, July 28, 2025, House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-AR) led a bipartisan delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives to meet with Argentinian President Javier Milei, Minister of Economy Luis Caputo, head of the Arg  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Chairman Hill Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Promote Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services Today, House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (R-AR), Rep. Richie Torres (D-NY), Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI), and Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Aug. 1 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: * * * Rorick Family Establishes Veterinary Scholarship at A-State A $25,000 gift from the Rorick family will support students in the Arkansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) through the newly established Rorick Family Veterinary Medicine Scholarship. The endowed scholarship honors the legacy of Dr. Jerre Kent Rorick, a fourth-generation equine professional who practiced veterinary medic  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 31 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * New UA Little Rock Course Prepares Students to Secure Critical Infrastructure By Angelita Faller UA Little Rock is giving students the tools to protect the systems that power modern life through a new course focused on industrial system security. Industrial System Security (CESC 32003), offered this fall, is the first course in the Certificate of Proficiency in Cyber-Informed Engineering, a six-cre  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 31 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Launches First Course in New Applied AI Certificate Program By Angelita Faller The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is opening the door to the future of work with a new course designed to introduce students from all disciplines to the world of artificial intelligence. Students can enroll in the fall course, Foundations of AI (CPSI 23803), the first course in the upcoming Applied  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 1 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Receives $720,000 Gift from Frank Threlkeld Trust The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $720,702 gift from the trust of the late Frank Threlkeld, M.D., to support key initiatives in the UAMS College of Medicine. "UAMS is deeply thankful to be included in Frank Threlkeld's legacy of generosity, a gesture that is especially meaningful consid  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Research Highlights Innovative, Community Driven Approaches to Combat Food Insecurity in Arkansas Two studies led by researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) spotlight the daily struggles of food-insecure Arkansans and offer new insights into community driven solutions to address hunger in one of the nation's most food-insecure   more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 1 -- Walmart issued the following news: * * * Grape Awakening How Walmart Sourcing, in looking abroad, would change store shelves forever. By TJ Stallbaumer, Walmart International In the winter of 2008, at a Walmart store in Rogers, Arkansas, a customer stands before the fresh fruit, confused. The list of things they don't understand is growing: Where are the youth sourcing these supremely skinny jeans? Does anyone actually understand Heidegger? And what's the de  more