A federal judge on Monday struck down an Arkansas law requiring schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, saying there are no “historical practices and understanding to support” the posting of the document in a public school context.

Ponca, 1918: The town was named by the Ponca Oklahoma Mining Company, which platted the town, once a booming mining area for lead and zinc. The community is known today for the Buffalo Outdoor Center near the upper Buffalo River. The business district at the time was little more than L.G. Young’s general store with its large “STAR Tobacco” sign on the side.

In "Sisters in Yellow," Kawakami plunges into murkier depths -- a brand of social realism tinged with noir, shifting focus from individual suffering to the tangled systems of dependence that produce it.

Spring's official arrival Friday will herald a lively Arkansas festival season. Annual events celebrate such varied topics as toads and armadillos, strawberries and steaks, dogwoods and magnolias, kites and bathtubs.

A free event honoring Arkansas music legend and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sister Rosetta Tharpe is set for Friday in her hometown of Cotton Plant.