The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose last week to the highest level in 11 weeks, though layoffs remain at historically low levels. Applications for unemployment benefits climbed … more

Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny is urging Russians to show their protest of President Vladimir Putin during next month’s presidential balloting by voting at a specific time on election … more

Elon Musk wants Tesla investors to decide on moving the company’s corporate listing to Texas after a Delaware court decided he shouldn’t get a multibillion-dollar pay package. The electric car … more

MONTICELLO — While an emerging fungal disease continues to chip away at the forestry industry in the southern United States, remote sensing researcher Hamdi Zurqani is developing artificial intelligence models to seek answers from the skies. more

Jim Milum has announced he will seek reelection to the Boone County Quorum Court as justice of the peace representing District 1. more

Due to technical difficulties, the Harrison Police log from Tuesday was not available to the Times before presstime. more

The Boone County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) met on Wednesday, Jan. 31. The committee held a tabletop exercise to demonstrate planning for a specific emergency scenario. more

ADH produces a Weekly Viral Respiratory Diseases Report for clinicians. The report provides information on Influenza, COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) activity in the state. The report also compares activities in Arkansas to the U.S. ADH receives reports of only a fraction of COVID-19 cases and flu cases since it only requires reports of flu hospitalizations, deaths, and outbreaks. RSV is not a reportable disease in Arkansas. Therefore, it is important to understand that the information in the weekly update is representative of the timing and location of activity, but it does not reflect the overall disease burden. It is presumed that there are many more people actually affected than the report shows. Clinicians and policymakers may find the report helpful in terms of communicating to colleagues and patients about the current status of viral respiratory diseases in the state and nationwide. more

North Arkansas College (Northark) will crown a 2024 king and queen to preside over the homecoming festivities set for this Saturday, February 3, in Pioneer Pavilion. The Pioneer’s will host Crowder College. The Homecoming ceremony will be held at 1:30 P.M. before the Lady Pioneer’s game. more

LITTLE ROCK — The Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission (KAB) has released its 2023 Wrap-Up Report detailing the end-of-year results for its two annual cleanup campaigns. In 2023, a total of 747 cleanup events were held across the state where 22,520 Arkansans volunteered, an increase of nearly 27% compared to last year. more

Harrison Elks Lodge #2311 will host a dinner on Friday, Feb. 2, 6-8:00 p.m (while supplies last). The menu is Polish sausage with choice of cabbage and potatoes or sauerkraut and potatoes. Dinner also includes salad and dessert. The price of the meal is $15. Proceeds raised help support veterans, children, and the rest of the community. The Elks Lodge is located at 1521 Hwy 65 N. across from Airport Rd. more

The University of Idaho says a judge's ruling helps it move closer to acquiring the for-profit University of Phoenix for nearly $700 million. The state attorney general characterizes it as a secret … more

A Delaware judge has invalidated Elon Musk's $55.8 billion Tesla pay package, saying it is too big and that Musk basically set the terms with a compliant board. So if that's too much, what is Musk … more

Cal Ripken Jr. and Grant Hill are part of the investor group that has agreed to buy the Baltimore Orioles. So are former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke. The … more

The growing issue of AI-generated deepfakes has already been a hot topic in state legislatures. Then Taylor Swift was victimized with her face appearing on pornographic images. At least ten states … more

DENVER, CO. — An Amtrak worker was seriously injured and two other people suffered minor injuries when a passenger train derailed after it hit a tanker truck carrying milk in northeastern Colorado, authorities said. more

Reports have emerged that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to fire the country's popular top military leader. The reports in local and Western media have been denied by Zelenskyy's … more

Biogen will stop developing its Alzheimer’s treatment Aduhelm, a drug once seen as a potential blockbuster before stumbling soon after its launch a couple of years ago. The drugmaker said Wednesday … more

Boeing says it lost $30 million in the fourth quarter, and revenue was stronger than expected. But Boeing isn't giving a forecast of 2024 expectations, a sign of uncertainty swirling around the … more

Driving an electric vehicle during winter is different from driving a gas- or diesel-powered vehicle. Because of the lithium-ion battery pack that powers an EV, there are certain things EV owners … more