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Trooper with checkered FBI past convicted of child rape in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former FBI agent was convicted Friday of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl while serving as an Alabama state trooper — a law enforcement job he landed even after he was kicked out of the FBI amid earlier claims that he raped a co-worker at knifepoint. ...
Couples ask judge to find Alabama law that provides legal immunity to IVF providers unconstitutional
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Couples whose lawsuits against fertility providers led an Alabama court to rule that frozen embryos could be considered children have asked a judge to toss out a new state law that provides legal immunity to in vitro fertilization providers. The couples...
Florida A&M, a dubious donor and $237M: The transformative HBCU gift that wasn’t what it seemed
NEW YORK (AP) — It would have been the largest-ever private gift to a historically Black college or university: $237 million — far beyond the recipient’s endowment. The money was promised by a 30-year-old who had recounted his rise from a childhood in foster care to becoming, as he put it,...
Senate Republicans block bill on women’s right to IVF as Democrats make push on reproductive care
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would make it a right nationwide for women to access in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer forced a vote on the matter Thursday in an effort to drive an election-year contrast...
Editorial Roundup: Alabama
Cullman Times. June 8, 2024. Editorial: These kids are going hungry. You can help. Alabama knows how to take care of its own, and that is never more apparent with the Feeding Alabama Summer Meals program. Day to day, one in five children in Alabama face food...
Opelika police kill person armed with knife on Interstate 85
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — Police in Opelika fatally shot a person who was armed with a knife and confronted officers who responded to a freeway traffic crash Tuesday, authorities said. The accident happened on Interstate 85 and involved a tractor-trailer truck and a passenger vehicle,...
Alabama seeks more nitrogen executions, despite concern over the method
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is seeking to carry out another nitrogen gas execution, months after the state became the first to put a person to death with the previously untested method. The attorney general’s office on Monday asked the Alabama Supreme Court to authorize an...
Georgia Republican bets on Washington ties to help his nomination for an open congressional seat
NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — Backed by Donald Trump, Republican Brian Jack is trying to power his way to the nomination for an open Georgia congressional seat on the strength of his alignment with the former president and other national GOP figures. But opponent Mike Dugan is arguing that...
Donald Trump tells a group that calls for banning all abortions to stand up for 'innocent life'
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Donald Trump on Monday urged a staunchly anti-abortion Christian group to stand up for “innocent life,” ambiguously revisiting an issue that Democrats want to make a focus of this year’s presidential election. The former president and presumptive...
25 kilograms of cocaine found washed up on Alabama beach
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say that 55 pounds (25 kilograms) of suspected cocaine was discovered washed up on an Alabama beach. The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office told news outlets the drugs, packaged in small bundles, were discovered Thursday on the...
