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Revised DACA program to be debated before Texas judge who previously ruled against it
HOUSTON (AP) — A revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children is set to be debated Thursday before a federal judge who previously ruled the program illegal. Attorneys representing the nine...
Alabama deputies fatally shoot man who fired at utility worker, sheriff says
PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AP) — Deputies on Wednesday fatally shot a man who earlier had fired a gun at a utility worker trying to shut off his water, authorities said. The incident in Phenix City, in eastern Alabama near the Georgia state line, began when the man “fired a round” at...
Lawmakers approve expansion of private school scholarship program
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers approved on Wednesday an expansion of a scholarship program aimed at helping low- and moderate-income students attend private schools. The House of Representatives voted 75-22 for the bill that would expand income eligibility and make other...
Alabama lawmakers poised to cut sales tax on food in half
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers are poised to remove half of the state's sales tax on food, a move that some legislators and advocacy groups had sought for decades but that gained bipartisan traction this year in the face of soaring food prices. The Senate Finance and...
Committee cuts proposal to exempt overtime pay from income tax
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A legislative committee on Wednesday gutted a proposal to exempt Alabama workers' overtime pay from state income taxes after concerns arose about the potential loss to the education budget. The state House of Representatives had unanimously approved the...
Man behind 2021 Walmart fires along Gulf Coast gets 18 years
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama federal judge has sentenced the man who admits being the leader of a scheme to set fires to Walmart stores along the Gulf Coast to 18 years in prison — double the recommended sentence. As part of a plea deal, prosecutors had recommended a nine-year...
Alabama sets July execution date as state resumes lethal injections after a series of problems
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday set a July date for the state's first attempt at a lethal injection following a series of troubled executions. The governor's office set a time frame for the execution of James Barber that will begin at midnight on July 20...
Alabama expands ban on trans athletes to include college teams
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed legislation that will ban transgender women from playing on female sports teams in college, becoming the latest state to place restrictions on transgender athletes. The legislation expands the state's existing 2021...
Sheriff: Target shooters arrested after stray bullet wounds Alabama woman, 94
CENTRE, Ala. (AP) — People shooting at targets in Alabama fired a stray bullet that passed through the window of a nearby home and wounded a 94-year-old woman inside, a sheriff said. Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver said his office arrested four people on charges of...
Alabama edges Northwestern 3-2 to advance to 11th WCWS
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Ally Shipman had a two-run single, Jenna Johnson drove in what proved to be the winning run with a fifth-inning home run and Alabama held off Northwester 3-2 to win the best-of-3 Tuscaloosa Super Regional after a 61-minute lightning delay on Sunday, advancing to the...
