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The Latest: More rules for returning New Zealand travelers
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Travelers returning to New Zealand will face stricter rules at quarantine hotels as health authorities investigate how up to three people got infected with the coronavirus while isolating at Auckland’s Pullman Hotel. The people were released before testing positive and...
Some Alabama lawmakers question Ivey's prison lease plan
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Some Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday questioned Gov. Kay Ivey’s plan to lease three new mega-prisons, saying they want to see more financial details on the plan before the administration signs the agreements. The governor's administration plans to lease three mega prisons...
Alabama becomes latest state to detect COVID-19 variant
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The more highly transmissible COVID-19 variant first detected in the United Kingdom has infected three people in Alabama, state health officials said Wednesday. The variant was found in two children and one adult, the state heath department said in a statement. Two cases are in...
Police fatally shoot man armed with knife in Alabama
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Police fatally shot a man in Alabama who they say was armed with a knife and ran away from officers who were attempting to detain him. The shooting happened Tuesday evening in Mobile after an officer stopped a vehicle on a highway following several traffic violations, Mobile Police...
Editorial Roundup: Alabama
Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ Jan. 23 The Dothan Eagle on a U.S. congressman from Alabama accused of inciting the mob who attacked the U.S. Capitol: One of the most effective components of our government is that accountability of elected officials begins at the ballot box. Those in leadership...
Governor offers help to Alabama towns hit by killer tornado
FULTONDALE, Ala. (AP) — James Scott has never lived anywhere other than a two-story house on hilly Darlene Drive north of Birmingham. Home will never be the same after a tornado smashed the structure into pieces, killed another teen and left the community devastated in the middle of the night. Standing in...
Mississippi man held in shooting of Alabama police officer
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A Mississippi man was charged in a shooting that injured an Alabama police officer who was responding to a complaint about an armed man, authorities said. Devonte Lavon Farmer, 19, was being held on attempted murder charges in the confrontation, which occurred at an apartment...
Cooper lifts Auburn to 88-82 win over No. 12 Missouri
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Sharife Cooper had 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead Auburn to an 88-82 win over No. 12 Missouri on Tuesday night. Cooper, a freshman point guard who missed Auburn’s first 11 contests this season, had his fourth 20-point outing in six career games. Bruce...
The Latest: India vaccinates 2 million health workers
NEW DELHI — India has vaccinated 2 million health workers in less than two weeks and recorded 12,689 new coronavirus positive cases in the past 24 hours, a sharp decline from a peak level of nearly 100,000 in mid-September. The health Ministry said the daily new cases had fallen below 10,000 on Tuesday...
No. 9 Alabama wins 10th straight, beats Kentucky 70-59
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — In an unfamiliar situation trailing late, No. 9 Alabama came out of the under-four media timeout on a mission to get stops against Kentucky. “We came to the huddle, and we just told each other that we know how to win these games and kind of rallied together and decided to...
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