Apr 22 Alabama governor ousts education director over book’s stance on racism, inclusion By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday announced she replaced her director of early childhood education over the use of a teacher training book that the Republican governor denounced as teaching “woke concepts" because of language about inclusion and structural racism. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 3:03 News Wrap: 6th person facing charges in deadly birthday party shooting in Alabama In our news wrap Friday, police in Alabama have now charged a sixth person in last weekend's deadly birthday party shooting in Dadeville, the Sudan military and a rival paramilitary group announced a three-day ceasefire for the end of the… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: Bangladesh faces historic heat wave In our news wrap Thursday, Bangladesh faced its worst heat in half a century and widespread power outages for millions, tornadoes in Oklahoma killed three people and injured dozens more, Sudan's army rejected negotiations with a paramilitary faction saying it… Continue watching
Apr 20 6th arrest made in Sweet 16 birthday party shooting By Associated Press Investigators on Thursday charged a sixth person with reckless murder in connection with a deadly shooting at a Sweet 16 birthday party, saying in court documents they believe gunmen shot into the crowd during the celebration. Continue reading
Apr 19 3 charged with murder in Sweet 16 shooting By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Two teenagers and a 20-year-old man have been arrested and charged with reckless murder in connection with a shooting that killed four young people at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party in rural Alabama, investigators announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 18 Remembering the victims of the Dadeville shooting By Kim Chandler, Jeff Amy, Associated Press Four people were killed, including two high school seniors, and 32 people were injured in the Saturday melee. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 5:49 Four dead, 15 more wounded in shooting at birthday party in small Alabama town By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris, Dorothy Hastings, Shoshana Dubnow, Gabrielle Hays A spate of weekend gun violence left more American families grieving. In Dadeville, Alabama, a gunman killed four people at a birthday party and in Louisville, Kentucky, two people died when someone fired into a crowd at a public park. Continue watching
Apr 16 Shooting at Alabama teen’s birthday party leaves 4 dead, ‘multitude of injuries’ By Jeff Amy, Kim Chandler, Associated Press A high school senior who planned to play college football was celebrating at his sister's 16th birthday party Saturday night in Alabama when gunfire killed him and three other people and wounded several others. Continue reading
Apr 01 At least 26 dead after tornadoes tear across Midwest and South By Adrian Sainz, Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press The White House announced Sunday that it would provide federal resources, including financial assistance, to support recovery efforts after President Joe Biden issued a major disaster declaration. Continue reading
Mar 28 In small towns of Mississippi, tornado death toll feels like losing family By Robert Bumsted, Associated Press, Michael Goldberg, Associated Press/Report for America Friends and neighbors say retirees Lonnie and Melissa Pierce lived a quiet life in the Mississippi Delta before a powerful tornado dropped a semi-truck onto their home like a bomb. Continue reading