The Arkansas Act doesn’t even recognise women as adults. It treats them as minors under the care of their husbands. This is not about ‘saving babies’ or ‘protecting society’. This is a state level pussy-grab and it’s about affirming the inferiority of women

Activists say state's blanket ban on the safest form of second trimester abortion could be ruled unconstitutional

Friends watch Keiana Herndon collapse while holding her one-year-old son

Trent Bennett also promised to delete his social media accounts

Image of Arkansas school's sign goes viral with message telling parents to stay away and let their boys solve their own problems, such as forgotten lunches or gym kit

Police and emergency services have rushed to the location in the west of the state 

Pfizer announced in May it had put in place sweeping controls to make sure its distributors would not sell its drugs for use in executions

They knew they had a weather situation when the window panes began to shatter

The troopers also brought him cookie cake, a skateboard thing and some videogames.

Storms cause widespread flooding and damage across two states.

At least 24 inches of rain fell in the hardest hit places, causing chaos for rescue workers

Mr Trump was heading to a rally in Little Rock, Arkansas

Miller Barber, who died on 11 June at the age of 82, was a golfer with a unique swing who made the most combined starts on the PGA and Champions tours. Nicknamed “Mr X,” he played in 1,297 tournaments on the PGA Tour and the 50-and-over circuit. He won 11 times in 694 PGA Tour starts and added 24 victories in 603 events on the Champions Tour.

When Chris Christie briefly considered a bid for the White House in 2011, many suggested the popular New Jersey Governor was too fat to be President. However, if he decides to run in 2016 his weight may be less of a burden; in an interview with the New York Post, Christie has revealed that he underwent secret gastric-band surgery earlier this year, and observers say it is already paying off.

The latest typically clear-sighted instalment of Maya Angelou's memoirs includes beatings, guns and a celebration of the maternal bond

Preliminary results of a post-mortem examination confirm that US country music star Mindy McCready's death was suicide, authorities in Arkansas said today.