By KATE BRUMBACK and JULIE WALKER, Associated Press The U.S.

Conservatives have long complained that a rigid leftist monoculture has transformed colleges into centers of ideological indoctrination. As a hermetically sealed echo chamber, so the argument goes, academe has aggressively discriminated against anyone who refuses to bow with sufficient fervor before for the leftist orthodoxy of the moment, to the point where many academics are forced to say things they don't believe and not say those they do in order to have any chance to be hired or promoted. This has been especially true when it comes to college administrative positions, with widespread un

Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) and paid sick leave help workers maintain their livelihoods while taking care of themselves and their families. And now, several states in the South have begun to expand worker access to these critical benefits. On January 20, the Economic Policy Institute's EARN in the South network -- a coalition of Southern policy, research and grassroots organizations -- held a virtual press conference highlighting 2026 opportunities to expand paid leave policies in Southern states.

I was editor of Arkansas Business in 1991 when I spent a day with legendary business leader Charles H. Murphy Jr. in El Dorado. The day was everything I hoped it would be. Murphy was 71 at the time and still showing up to work in his role as chairman of his family's oil and gas business. His father had moved to El Dorado to operate a bank in 1904. Within a few years, the elder Murphy owned 13 banks in Arkansas and Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).

The AP Top 25 men's basketball poll offers a weekly snapshot of which teams are performing at the highest level across the country. Shaped by recent results, strength of schedule, and momentum, the rankings highlight programs that are separating themselves as conference play intensifies. Each week, movement in the poll reflects not just wins and losses, but how convincingly teams are handling rising expectations. Arizona sits atop the AP poll unanimously for the first time in program history, owning one of the rare unbeaten records in Division I this season.

The AP Top 25 men's basketball poll offers a weekly snapshot of which teams are performing at the highest level across the country. Shaped by recent results, strength of schedule, and momentum, the rankings highlight programs that are separating themselves as conference play intensifies. Each week, movement in the poll reflects not just wins and losses, but how convincingly teams are handling rising expectations. Arizona Wildcats (20-0) Arizona sits atop the AP poll unanimously for the first time in program history, owning one of the rare unbeaten records in Division I this season.

A $2 Powerball ticket made someone a multimillionaire over the holidays. Will there be a big Florida Lottery winner in the new year? As they say in the lottery business, "it could happen to you." After one lucky ticket from a Circle K convenience store matched all six numbers in the Saturday, Nov. 15, Florida Lotto drawing for $3.75 million, the jackpot reset to $1 million for Wednesday, Nov. 19. Then 19 more rollovers led to more money: The jackpot was up to $18.25 million for the Saturday, Jan. 24, Florida Lotto drawing after no one matched all six numbers in the Wednesday, Jan.