CHILDREN KILLED: A fire, possibly caused by a space heater, swept through a Bentonville, Ark., home Tuesday, killing five children on the second floor after their parents couldn’t reach them.
STABBINGS: A man wielding a 5-inch knife stabbed four people to death in Sitka, Alaska, on Tuesday.
DEATH PENALTY: Nebraska lawmakers rejected an attempt to repeal the death penalty on Tuesday, but a court ruling leaves the state no way to do executions.
RISING WATER: The White River continued its highest surge in a quarter-century through eastern Arkansas on Tuesday. Almost half the state has been declared a disaster area.
READY FOR HOME: The crew of shuttle Endeavour did flight-systems checks before Wednesday’s scheduled return to Florida.
DRY: The Michigan attorney general’s office says Thomas Martin’s 11 barber shops must stop handing out beer with each cut. He lacks a liquor license.
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