A former Arkansas police officer who was caught on video beating a handcuffed inmate in the back of his patrol car has been arrested.

Kamala Harris has visited two Atlanta-area church where she summoned Black members of the congregations to turn out at the polls.

I’ve been blogging about some of the more memorable weather of 2021 so how ironic that just last Friday would be the MOST memorable severe weather outbreak of the year.

JONESBORO, Ga. – A sheriff's deputy in Georgia has been fired after being captured on video repeatedly punching a Black man during a traffic stop, authorities said Sunday. The deputy was being let go for “excessive use of force,” the Clayton County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Walker’s girlfriend screams and tells the deputies Walker said he can’t breathe. A photo of Walker taken later in jail shows a welt under his left eye. A person who answered a call to the sheriff's office said he could not comment further, citing an ongoing investigation.

(CNN) – (CNN) -- A tornado ripped through Jonesboro, Arkansas, injuring six people and leaving a trail of flattened homes and buildings. MAJOR damage confirmed in Jonesboro, Arkansas from an intense tornado. A map on its website showed tornado strikes in Arkansas and Iowa, though none appeared to have been as damaging as the one in Jonesboro. The weather service map said power lines were knocked down and roofs blown off in Jackson County, Arkansas. The weather service issued a rare "Particularly Dangerous Situation" tornado watch for parts of the Midwest through Saturday night.