Follow Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette - National, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/nwaonline5 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:54:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzTcDFphzsZTI-zdsCmHakzH Medicaid coverage will end for millions of Americans in the coming months, as states will start cutting people from the government-funded plans when they no longer qualify based on income, a process that has been paused since shortly after the covid-19 pandemic hit.]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 12:23:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzTcDFphzsZTI-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzQzglXvsZoq9Zs0ohxaO6Yr Wyoming became the first state to ban the use of abortion pills, adding momentum Friday to a growing push by conservative states and anti-abortion groups to target medication abortion, the method now used in a majority of pregnancy terminations in the United States.]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 12:06:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzQzglXvsZoq9Zs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzQzglXvsZoq9ezdsCmHakzH Lance Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense, icy and possibly sinister authority figures on TV and film, including "The Wire," "Fringe" and the "John Wick" franchise, has died. He was 60.]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 12:02:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzQzglXvsZoq9ezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzQzglXvsZoq9cb1naedg1wr Donald Trump claimed Saturday that his arrest is imminent and issued a call for his supporters to protest as a New York grand jury investigates hush money payments to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president.]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 12:01:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzQzglXvsZoq9cb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzQzglXvsZoq9aCY3L745TL_ Gunfire broke out in an area of Miami Beach crowded with people on spring break, killing one person, wounding another and sending dozens scrambling for safety, police said.]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzQzglXvsZoq9aCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzQzglXvsZoq9SlmFkX7M1Jw A new analysis from the Urban Institute suggests that hospital bills make up most medical debt in the United States and that low-income people and people of color are disproportionately affected by overdue medical debt.]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 11:56:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzQzglXvsZoq9SlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzQzglXvsZoq9ZVjH6qdYdAk The U.S. State Department has issued a travel warning about dangerous counterfeit pills being sold at pharmacies in Mexico that often contain fentanyl.]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 11:49:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzQzglXvsZoq9ZVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzQoX7pwQMdz7-zdsCmHakzH Oklahoma state Rep. John Talley thought his bill to bar schools from spanking children with disabilities would find little to no opposition at the state's legislature. After all, the Republican lawmaker said he had fielded calls with dozens of families and educational groups, drawn inspiration from his personal experience and received support from colleagues on both sides of the aisle.]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 11:47:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzQoX7pwQMdz7-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzRBWCWbV2tlCSlmFkX7M1Jw ORLANDO, Fla. -- Most Florida students using state vouchers to pay for private school spend their scholarships at religious schools, as their parents select campuses where lessons from the Bible, the Torah and the Quran are taught alongside traditional academics.]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 11:33:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzRBWCWbV2tlCSlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzRBWCWbV2tlCeT5HJgy6HUf A North Carolina man, the second youngest defendant in more than 990 arrests linked to the deadly riot at U.S. Capitol, will spend the next three years of his early adulthood behind bars.]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 11:25:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzRBWCWbV2tlCeT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzRBWCWbV2tlCSejEQ2Mq9rY The former Ciba-Geigy chemical plant poisoned the ground and water in Toms River, N.J., where the rate of childhood cancer cases rose significantly in the 1980s and 1990s.]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 11:22:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzRBWCWbV2tlCSejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzRBWCWbV2tlCZVjH6qdYdAk A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 11:20:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzRBWCWbV2tlCZVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzTOREv3OLQ96Zs0ohxaO6Yr Florida bills bans elementary sex ed]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 11:13:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzTOREv3OLQ96Zs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzTOREv3OLQ96V1cWWor9YPv Comedian Trevor Noah, former host of "The Daily Show," has won the Dutch Erasmus Prize, becoming the first humorist awarded the honor since Charlie Chaplin in 1965, the foundation that selects the winner announced last week.]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 11:10:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzTOREv3OLQ96V1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzRRgJ2mQT69LJVjH6qdYdAk Joshua Isaac Nichols, the son of imprisoned Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols, added to an extensive rap sheet by pleading guilty in Las Vegas in the kidnapping and armed robbery of a 67-year-old jeweler in a deal that means at least five years in prison.]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 11:09:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzRRgJ2mQT69LJVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzS2SxOQ6ybdyilmFkX7M1Jw Lineup of guests for today's TV news shows:]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 04:53:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzS2SxOQ6ybdyilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzSoTXpOr-CR3Mb1naedg1wr The Memphis police supervisor on scene when Tyre Nichols was beaten to death by officers retired the day before a hearing to fire him, according to documents filed to revoke his law enforcement certification.]]> Sat, 18 Mar 2023 19:23:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzSoTXpOr-CR3Mb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzTfz5asYx_PEJs0ohxaO6Yr Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill Friday night prohibiting abortion pills in the state and also allowed a separate measure restricting abortion to become law without his signature.]]> Sat, 18 Mar 2023 17:35:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzTfz5asYx_PEJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzTKMO2UyiXyMpVjH6qdYdAk Donald Trump said in a social media post that he expects to be arrested Tuesday as a New York prosecutor is eyeing charges in a case examining hush money paid to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president.]]> Sat, 18 Mar 2023 14:40:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzTKMO2UyiXyMpVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzTGjK21C9cdXqCY3L745TL_ President Joe Biden asked Congress on Friday to pass legislation giving financial regulators broad new powers to claw back ill-gotten gains from the executives of failed banks and impose fines for failures.]]> Sat, 18 Mar 2023 12:08:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fH7l1LRCAzTGjK21C9cdXqCY3L745TL_