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Stealing packages from someone's porch now a felony in Arkansas The new law makes this crime a Class D felony, which could mean up to six years in prison if convicted. Author: Ashley Godwin (THV11) Updated: 8:46 AM CDT July 6, 2021 The pandemic has led to a lot more online shopping, but that also led to an increase in thieves stealing packages from strangers' doorsteps. This is also called 'porch pirating' and the Arkansas legislature had something to say about that. Now, if you're caught stealing from someone's property you could get charged with a felony. "It...

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In this wide-ranging interview, BPR speaks with Representative Jake Auchincloss about the most pressing political topics of the day.

What are the most important lessons from the 9/11 Commission? The success of the 9/11 Commission is evidenced by the fact that the U.S. government adopted either fully or in part forty-one of its major recommendations [PDF]. This led to signal improvements in the integration and coordination of U.S. intelligence agencies, including: establishing a director of national intelligence and support staff, as well as a new agency—the National Counterterrorism Center—to ensure a more unified approach to counterterrorism; enhancing screenings of airline passengers and monitoring of travel by suspe...

On a cool Massachusetts morning, April 19, 1775, a group of farmers, tradesmen, and other “Minutemen” led by Captain John Parker, gathered on Lexington Commons to…express umbrage, at the British Crown’s illegal attempt to confiscate Colonial Weapons. “Stand your ground. Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war let it begin here,” declared Parker. No one knows who fired the first shot, but at the end of the bloodletting, eight Americans lay dead and as many wounded. This came to be known as the “shot heard ‘round the World” and the de facto beginning o...