Nov 06 In rare flip, Shomari Figures wins Alabama’s 2nd district By Joshua Barajas Shomari Figures won an Alabama congressional seat in a district that was redrawn last year after the Supreme Court weighed in on the key redistricting case. The nation’s highest court ordered the state to redraw its 2nd Congressional District, which… Continue reading
Sep 25 5 executions planned this week in the U.S., the most in decades By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Death row inmates in five separate states are set to be put to death in the span of one week. Continue reading
Sep 23 Birmingham leaders offer reward money for information after mass shooting that killed 4 By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Officials in Birmingham, Alabama, are pleading with members of the public for information leading to arrests in a weekend mass shooting that killed four people and injured more than a dozen others. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 3:02 News Wrap: Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah reach new, dangerous levels In our news wrap Sunday, Israel and Hezbollah intensified their assaults and threats of more violence against each other, Russia launched a new wave of attacks on Kharkiv in Ukraine, a massive rescue operation is underway after a mine explosion… Continue watching
Sep 22 Mass shooting kills 4 and wounds 17 in Birmingham, Alabama nightlife district, police say By Kim Chandler, Associated Press The mass shooting, one of several this year in the city, unnerved residents and left city officials pleading for help to both solve the crime and address the broader problem of gun violence. Continue reading
Aug 07 Helicopter crash at Alabama military base kills instructor and injures student, official says By Associated Press A helicopter crash at a military base in Alabama on Wednesday killed a flight instructor who was operating the aircraft and injured the one other passenger, a student, said the local county coroner who was called to the scene. Continue reading
Jul 22 Baby bull sharks are thriving in warming waters off the coast of Texas and Alabama By James Marcus Drymon, Lindsay Mullins, Philip Matich, The Conversation The Gulf Coast has seen an increase in baby bull shark numbers due to warming ocean temperatures. As adults, these are among the most aggressive species of sharks, but the babies aren’t cause for concern, as three scientists explain. Continue reading
Jun 24 From New York to Michigan, the first weekend of summer was marred by mass shootings By John Seewer, Sharon Johnson, Associated Press The weekend left mayors in several cities marred by the shootings pleading for help from the state and federal governments. Continue reading
Jun 14 State trooper who hid prior FBI sexual misconduct convicted of child rape in Alabama By Kim Chandler, Jim Mustian, Associated Press A former FBI agent was convicted Friday of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl while serving as an Alabama state trooper — a law enforcement job he landed even after he was kicked out of the FBI amid earlier claims that… Continue reading
May 17 Employees at Alabama Mercedes plants vote 56 percent against union, slowing UAW effort in South By Tom Krisher, Kim Chandler, Associated Press The results released Friday by the UAW dealt a setback to the union's drive to organize plants in the historically nonunion South. Continue reading