Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Mike Anderson watches his players during a basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville. - Photo by Charlie Kaijo FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas has fired basketball coach Mike Anderson following an 18-16 season in which the Razorbacks lost eight of their final 12 games. Anderson, 59, coached at Arkansas for eight seasons and finished his tenure with a record of 169-102. He took the Razorbacks to three NCAA Tournaments - 2015, 2017 and 2018. Arkansas athletics director Hunter Yurachek announced the decision in a press release Tuesday. He said Melvin Watkins will be the program's interim head coach until a full-time replacement is found. “After a review of the program, including an analysis of the past eight years and a look forward, I have made a decision that a change in leadership will best position our men’s basketball program for future success,” Yurachek said in a statement. “In the past … [Read more...] about Arkansas fires Mike Anderson as basketball coach
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Arkansas man accused of making threatening calls to CNN
Updated 6:28 pm PST, Wednesday, November 7, 2018 This Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 photo provided by Baxter County Sheriff’s Office shows Benjamin Craig Matthews. In a statement issued Wednesday, the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office announced that Matthews of Mountain Home, Ark., had been jailed on multiple counts of making terrorist threats and harassing communications. Sheriff John Montgomery said Atlanta police had contacted his office to report a complaint that CNN headquarters in Atlanta had received telephoned threats against the networks staff between Oct. 31 and Nov. 2. (Baxter County Sheriff’s Office via AP) less This Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 photo provided by Baxter County Sheriff’s Office shows Benjamin Craig Matthews. In a statement issued Wednesday, the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office announced that Matthews of ... more Photo: AP … [Read more...] about Arkansas man accused of making threatening calls to CNN
Ebola survivors returning home to fear, stigma in Congo
Al-hadji Kudra Maliro and Carley Petesch, Associated Press Updated 5:30 am CDT, Sunday, September 2, 2018 In this photo taken on Sunday Aug. 26, 2018, Leoni Kahumbu, mother of Pascaline, a 15-year-old who was infected with Ebola shows the bed where she first notice signs of Ebola on her daughter, in Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo. Pascaline was among the first people given mAb114, one of five experimental treatments approved for use in Congo's latest Ebola outbreak. Now she and other survivors must now deal with the emotional toll of returning to nervous communities where they could be shunned. less In this photo taken on Sunday Aug. 26, 2018, Leoni Kahumbu, mother of Pascaline, a 15-year-old who was infected with Ebola shows the bed where she first notice signs of Ebola on her daughter, in Beni, ... more Photo: Al-hadji Kudra Maliro, AP In this photo taken Sunday Aug. 26, 2018, Leoni Kahumbu, mother of … [Read more...] about Ebola survivors returning home to fear, stigma in Congo
Records: More than 40 pipe bombs found in Arizona man’s home
Updated 2:50 pm CDT, Friday, August 31, 2018 This photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office shows Jeffrey Dennis Metcalf. Authorities say more than 40 pipe bombs, along with material to make dozens more, have been found in Metcalf's Mesa, Ariz., home. Charging documents say Metcalf faces 40 counts of manufacturing, selling and possessing prohibited weapons. A judge ordered Metcalf released on $50,000 bond Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a multi-agency task force learned Metcalf was in possession of explosives. (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office via AP) less This photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office shows Jeffrey Dennis Metcalf. Authorities say more than 40 pipe bombs, along with material to make dozens more, have been found in Metcalf's Mesa, ... more Photo: AP … [Read more...] about Records: More than 40 pipe bombs found in Arizona man’s home
No going home for many Hondurans deported back to brutality
Updated 11:04 am CDT, Thursday, August 30, 2018 In this July 9, 2018 photo, a woman breaks down crying on the perimeter of a crime scene where her only son Javier Antonio Santos, 18, was killed during a shootout with military police, where an officer also died, in the Chamelecon neighborhood of San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The two youths who died in the shootout are alleged by police to be Mara gang members, while the mother cried that he was not. less In this July 9, 2018 photo, a woman breaks down crying on the perimeter of a crime scene where her only son Javier Antonio Santos, 18, was killed during a shootout with military police, where an officer also ... more Photo: Esteban Felix, AP In this Aug. 2, 2018 photo, family members of slain Ronald Blanco clean his blood from the alleyway of the Japon neighborhood where the Barrio 18 gang operates Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Family members sprinkled holy water and … [Read more...] about No going home for many Hondurans deported back to brutality