Alabama coronavirus outlook worsening amid state reopening
With Alabama's coronavirus caseload worsening while casinos, churches and more reopen, the state's most recognizable person had some stern words about bringing COVID-19 under control.
Alabama student names NASA’s first Mars helicopter
Ingenuity, the name submitted by Vaneeza Rupani, was selected for the 4 pound (1.8 kilograms) solar-powered helicopter, NASA said in a statement on Wednesday.
Death toll from tornado outbreak rises to at least 34
Hundreds of homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed, and heavy rains caused flooding in some areas.
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News Wrap: Virus delays GOP run-off for Alabama Senate seat
In our news wrap Wednesday, Alabama postponed a Republican primary run-off for a U.S. Senate seat because of the coronavirus pandemic. The race pits former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions against former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville. Also, a…
The winner will face Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, the current incumbent, in November.
Alabama's first execution of the year came after a last minute bid to stop it, that included support from the son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
The newest Twitter scolding by the president, who previously been largely quiet on the race, could further damage Jeff Sessions' hopes of a political resurrection in the state where he had been a conservative icon.
The 73-year-old Sessions served in the Senate for two decades before becoming President Donald Trump's first attorney general.
Former Vice President Joe Biden has been declared the winner of the Alabama primary.
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