May 17 Watch 8:02 Children who marched for equal rights inspire a new generation By Lisa Stark, Education Week Fifty-five years ago, thousands of African-American children walked out of their schools and began a peaceful march in Birmingham, Alabama, to protest segregation. They were met with attack dogs and water hoses. For a new generation of students, traveling to… Continue watching
May 08 Local judges recuse themselves in Roy Moore lawsuit against accusers By Associated Press All six judges in an Alabama county have recused themselves from presiding over the lawsuit filed by failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore against some of the women who accused him of sexual misconduct. Continue reading
May 03 Opinion: Facing history at the national lynching memorial By Jon Sawyer, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting History is so alive across Alabama that it doesn’t feel like history, it feels like now. Continue reading
Dec 28 17-year-old left bloodied after encounter with Alabama police By Joshua Barajas The Troy Police Department has since asked for an independent investigation into the case after the teen's family released photos of him badly bruised on social media. Continue reading
Dec 28 Judge rejects Roy Moore's attempt to delay Alabama vote certification By Associated Press Montgomery Circuit Judge Johnny Hardwick on Thursday denied Moore's attempt to delay the certification of votes while Moore's claims of voting irregularities are investigated. Democrat Doug Jones is expected to be certified as the winner Thursday afternoon. Continue reading
Dec 28 Roy Moore files lawsuit to block Alabama Senate result By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Republican Roy Moore filed a lawsuit to try to stop Alabama from certifying Democrat Doug Jones as the winner of the U.S. Senate race. The court filing occurred about 14 hours ahead of Thursday's meeting of a state canvassing board… Continue reading
Dec 16 After Alabama, abortion may not be defining issue in 2018 races By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Exit polls show that Doug Jones won a third of Alabama voters who said abortion should be illegal in most cases. These numbers suggest that abortion may not necessarily be a defining issue in the 2018 midterm elections. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 7:50 What are Alabama voters expecting from Doug Jones? By PBS News Hour With a surprisingly strong turnout, voters in one of the most Republican states elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate and repudiated its controversial GOP nominee. John Yang reports on the upset in Alabama’s election and Judy Woodruff talks to… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 9:32 These numbers explain Doug Jones' Alabama Senate win. What do they mean for the coming political landscape? By PBS News Hour Looking ahead to the the 2018 legislative agenda and elections, what are the political lessons from Alabama’s Senate race? Judy Woodruff gets analysis from Stuart Rothenberg of Inside Elections, Chris Buskirk, editor of American Greatness, and Michael Steel, the former… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 11:38 'Solid red state' Alabama elects Democrat Doug Jones to Senate By PBS News Hour Democrat Doug Jones is projected to win the Alabama special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in a race that wasn’t expected to be competitive. The NewsHour's Daniel Bush and Don Dailey of Alabama… Continue watching