Sep 10 NOAA chief thanks Alabama employees for Dorian forecast By Jay Reeves, Associated Press The head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration both defended President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday and thanked forecasters who contradicted the president's claims about Hurricane Dorian threatening Alabama. Continue reading
Sep 07 AP Fact Check: Trump and Democrats mangle science By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Science took a beating in the political arena this past week as President Donald Trump sowed confusion about Hurricane Dorian's path and Democratic presidential candidates rang false alarms about the air we breathe. Continue reading
Sep 07 NOAA assailed for defending Trump’s Hurricane Dorian claim By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former top officials of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are assailing the agency for undermining its weather forecasters as it defends President Donald Trump’s statement from days ago that Hurricane Dorian threatened Alabama. They say NOAA’s action… Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 2:55 Filmmaker RaMell Ross on the black experience in documentary film The documentary “Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” about a community in the Alabama Black Belt, received an Academy Award nomination for best documentary earlier this year. RaMell Ross spent more than five years making the film, exploring the South… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 6:47 After outcry, Alabama DA decides not to prosecute woman for endangering fetus More than 35 U.S. states have laws classifying a fetus as a victim in a homicide or an assault. Those laws can result in criminal charges against pregnant women, as highlighted by a recent Alabama case involving a woman whose… Continue watching
Jul 03 Alabama DA won’t prosecute woman who lost fetus after being shot By Associated Press Marshae Jones was five-months pregnant when she was shot in the stomach in a December altercation. Continue reading
Jun 20 Roy Moore announces he’ll run for U.S. Senate again in 2020 By Kim Chandler, Associated Press With his return to the political stage, Moore faces a crowded GOP primary field as he aims for an eventual rematch against Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, who bested him in the 2017 special election to fill the seat previously held… Continue reading
May 30 Watch 7:52 Planned Parenthood: ‘It’s simply not true’ Mo. abortion clinic breaks rules Missouri is part of a recent wave of state laws that would ban abortion almost entirely, sometimes without exceptions for rape and incest. The state is also making news on abortion for trying to deny its one remaining abortion provider,… Continue watching
May 24 Federal lawsuit filed to block Alabama’s new abortion ban By Kim Chandler, Associated Press A federal lawsuit filed Friday asks a judge to block an Alabama law that outlaws almost all abortions, the most far-reaching attempt by a conservative state to seek new restrictions on the procedure. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 4:44 How discovery of the slave ship Clotilda informs U.S. history By Megan Thompson The remains of the last slave ship that came to America have been found. In 1860, the schooner Clotilda brought 110 Africans to U.S. shores, decades after it was illegal to import slaves into the country. The wreckage of the… Continue watching