Alabama Principal Reimagines ‘U Can’t Touch This’ As Plea For COVID-19 Safety
An Alabama principal hopes to encourage his students to take their school’s COVID-19 safety measures seriously with a topical reimagining…
The Silver Lining Of America’s Most Extreme Abortion Ban
When Amanda Reyes thinks back on how she was radicalized, it probably started with the IUD. In 2008, at 20…
A Teen Skipped Graduation Because Of COVID-19, So Her Name Wasn’t Said At The Ceremony
Jessie Skyy Turney-Zapata, her siblings and her parents were piled on her bed Tuesday night, ready to watch a livestream…
Petition To Rename ‘Bloody Sunday’ Bridge For John Lewis Nabs Over 460,000 Signatures
More than 460,000 signatures appeared as of Sunday on an online petition that calls for putting the name of late…
A ‘Wonder Years’ Reboot Featuring A Black Family Is In The Works
An all-new version of the nostalgia-tinged series “The Wonder Years” is in the works ― this time, with a Black…
4 people hospitalized after shooting at Alabama mall
The shooting broke out at a Hoover mall just after 3 p.m. local time. July 4, 2020, 12:11 AM 2…
EU to ban US travelers due to spike in coronavirus cases, source says
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 493,000 people worldwide. Over 9.7 million people across the…
Protests Spark Renewed Outcry Over Black Teen’s 55-Year ‘Accomplice’ Prison Sentence
Nationwide anti-racism protests have sparked renewed outcry over the 55-year prison sentence an Alabama teen received after he was convicted…
Black store owner reports robbery, gets punched by officer
Police say an armed black business owner who called to report a robbery in his store in Alabama was punched…
Protesters Attack Confederate Monuments, Topple Statue
Several Confederate monuments across the South have been attacked by demonstrators amid protests against police killings of Black people, sparked…
Nathaniel Woods’ execution cast scrutiny on Alabama’s death penalty. So why is the cop killer who pulled the trigger still alive?
While the family of Nathaniel Woods fumes over his execution and prepares for his funeral, the man who confessed to…
Fight over public urination ends with Alabama man shot
A sheriff’s office in Alabama says a man confronted a neighbor for urinating in public and was shot in the…
At least 8 people killed in massive fire that destroyed 35 boats at Alabama dock
The fire broke out at Jackson County Park in Scottsboro, Alabama. January 27, 2020, 6:52 PM 6 min read At…
U.S. Supreme Court declines to fast-track Obamacare appeal
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 17, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The…
Steven Reed Sworn In As First Black Mayor Of Montgomery, Alabama
The city of Montgomery swore in Steven Reed on Tuesday as its first Black mayor. According to the Montgomery Advertiser,…
Jeff Sessions expected to announce bid for Alabama Senate seat
Jeff Sessions, the former U.S. attorney general and senator from Alabama, is expected to announce Thursday that he will launch…
The First Black Mayor Of Talladega, Alabama, Is Poised To Push His City Into The Future
Tim Ragland is a very busy man. He was recently elected as the first Black mayor of the city of…
Federal judge blocks Alabama abortion ban from being enforced
(Reuters) – A federal judge blocked Alabama on Tuesday from enforcing the strictest abortion laws in the country, saying the…
How New York Could Make Better Jobs In Alabama
Charles Crooms used to install windshields at a bus manufacturing plant in Anniston, Alabama, where he earned about $13 per…
Montgomery, Alabama, Elects Its First Black Mayor
Montgomery has elected Steven Reed to become the Alabama capital’s first Black mayor, a landmark in a city known for…
Politicians Celebrate Montgomery, Alabama, For Electing Its First Black Mayor
Prominent politicians and others are tweeting their celebration of Steven Reed, who was elected on Tuesday to become the first…
NOAA’s chief scientist wants probe into agency backing of Trump on Dorian
NOAA’s acting chief scientist, in an internal email obtained by ABC News on Monday, informed staff he wants to launch…
Ivanka Trump Announces Trip To Alabama And Everyone Makes The Same Joke
Ivanka Trump on Sunday night announced a trip to Alabama ― and sometimes, the jokes just write themselves. The daughter…
Colbert Torches Trump With A Weather Forecast For ‘Where The Sun Don’t Shine’
Trump spent the day tweeting outdated maps showing how Alabama may have been at the edge of the storm’s early…
Trevor Noah Has A Truly Trumpian Solution To The Amazon Fires
“We need to get the president to pull out that magic Sharpie of his and we need to get him…
Trump not backing down on claim that Alabama could have been hit by Hurricane Dorian
President Donald Trump is not backing down on his claim that Alabama could have been hit by Hurricane Dorian —…
Map flap: Trump displays altered weather map showing Dorian could have hit Alabama
After drawing criticism for inaccurately warning over the weekend that Alabama could get hit by Hurricane Dorian — even after…
Alabama Governor Won’t Resign Over Blackface Controversy
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey told reporters Tuesday that she will not resign after audio from the late 1960s surfaced of…
Alabama Governor Owns Up To Her Sorority’s Resurfaced Blackface Skit
The governor of Alabama publicly apologized on Thursday for participating in a skit that involved her and her sorority sisters…
Ala. school system delays class over malware attack
An Alabama school system is delaying the start of classes because of what officials describe as a malware attack on…
Appeals court panel grills Democratic defenders on constitutionality of Obamacare
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A federal appeals court panel grilled Democratic attorneys general on Tuesday about whether Obamacare violates the…
Obamacare’s future in play as U.S. appeals court weighs its constitutionality
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – The future of Obamacare could be at stake on Tuesday when a group of Democratic-led states…
Alabama Wants To Imprison Marshae Jones. Her Crime Was Being Shot While Pregnant.
Marshae Jones, a 28-year-old Alabama woman, is facing a manslaughter charge after her fetus died in utero. Her crime? Allegedly…
Alabama Prosecutor Drops Charges Against Woman Whose Fetus Died During Shooting
A district attorney in Alabama has dropped all of the charges against Marshae Jones, who was charged with manslaughter after…
Judge OKs state’s motion to dismiss fetal manslaughter case
The manslaughter charge against an Alabama woman who lost her fetus when she was shot during a fight has been…
Woman Charged With Manslaughter After Gunshot Wound Causes Miscarriage
An Alabama woman who reportedly suffered a miscarriage after being shot in the abdomen has been charged with manslaughter in…
Over 40 Prosecutors Refuse To Enforce New Anti-Abortion Laws
Dozens of state and local prosecutors released a statement Friday vowing not to enforce extreme anti-abortion restrictions recently passed in…
Groups sue over Alabama abortion law; judge blocks Mississippi ban
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging a law enacted…
Here’s What It’s Like To Be A Teenage Girl In Alabama Right Now
When Jocelyn Wright heard that a near-total abortion ban had become law in her home state, she was sitting in…
Laverne Cox Wants To Stop The Erasure Of Trans Men In Abortion Conversations
Laverne Cox wants transgender men to be included in the abortion debates taking place around the country in the wake…
Every Senate Vote For Alabama’s Abortion Ban Was From A White Man
The Alabama state Senate passed the country’s strictest abortion bill this week in a 25-6 vote ― and as many…
Alabama Democrat Grills Abortion Bill Sponsor: ‘Do You Know What It’s Like To Be Raped?’
Alabama state Sen. Vivian Davis Figures (D) on Tuesday used her time on the state’s Senate floor to eviscerate her…
Women Of ‘Late Night’ Surrender Their Bodies In Scathing Abortion Law Bit
The female writers on NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” gave men control of their bodies to make a comedic…
Kamala Harris Raised $160,000 For Abortion Groups In Wake Of Alabama Abortion Ban
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) raised more than $160,000 for abortion rights groups on Wednesday, after Alabama passed legislation that essentially…
Alabama governor signs strictest U.S. abortion ban into law
(Reuters) – Alabama’s governor signed a bill on Wednesday to ban nearly all abortions in the state, even in cases…
Alabama boycott builds as states retaliate against abortion law
(Reuters) – A movement to boycott Alabama over its near-ban on abortion gained momentum Thursday as officials in Maryland and…
In Economic Terms, Alabama Was Already A Terrible Place For Women
Even before Alabama’s overwhelmingly male-dominated legislature passed a law this week essentially outlawing abortions, the state was already a fairly…
Alabama governor signs strict abortion ban into law
(Reuters) – Alabama’s governor on Wednesday signed a bill to ban nearly all abortions in the state, even in cases…
Alabama Senate bans nearly all abortions, including rape cases
(Reuters) – Alabama’s state Senate passed a bill on Tuesday to outlaw nearly all abortions, creating exceptions only to protect…
Sheriff’s Deputy On Leave After Anti-LGBTQ, Pro-Trump Comment On Gay Teen’s Death
An Alabama sheriff’s deputy has been placed on administrative leave after leaving a homophobic comment on a local media outlet’s…
Trump administration ratchets up attack on Obamacare, asks court to overturn law
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has stepped up its attack on the Obamacare healthcare law, telling a federal appeals…
4 tornadoes touch down in Arkansas and Louisiana, as severe storms continue to sweep across country
A week after tornadoes killed 23 people in Alabama, four twisters touched down in parts of Arkansas and Louisana Saturday,…
Tornadoes kill at least 23, including 6-year-old: 'Like a bomb went off'
At least 23 were killed by tornadoes in Lee County, about 60 miles northeast of Montgomery, Alabama. Source link
Alabama Newspaper Publisher Goodloe Sutton Doubles Down: ‘The KKK Are The Nicest’
Alabama newspaper publisher Goodloe Sutton has no regrets about the outrageous editorial he wrote last week calling for the “Ku…
Newspaper Publisher Who Wrote KKK Editorial Reprimanded By Alabama Press Association
The board of directors of the Alabama Press Association on Tuesday voted to censure newspaper publisher Goodloe Sutton for writing…
Former ISIS bride who went to Syria says she 'interpreted everything very wrong'
Hoda Muthana left ISIS with her 18-month-old son and is hoping to be brought back to the U.S. and her…
Authorities: Veteran faked death to avoid child rape charges
Jacob Blair Scott is accused of raping and impregnating his stepdaughter. Source link
Joel Klatt believes Saban was outcoached in Alabama’s collapse to Clemson | CFB | FIRST THINGS FIRST
Joel Klatt joins Cris Carter and Nick Wright to discuss Clemson’s 44-16 win over Alabama. Hear what Joel had to…
Family behind Purdue Pharma pushed opioid marketing, Massachusetts says
BOSTON (Reuters) – Members of the wealthy Sackler family behind Purdue Pharma LP pushed it to boost sales of OxyContin…