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A veteran with dementia got lost going shopping. He died months after an officer body-slammed him

Mar. 28, 2024 23:32 PM EDT

When Carl Grant awoke from emergency surgery and couldn’t move, he apologized to family gathered around his hospital bed. In the fog of dementia, the U.S. Marine Corps veteran thought he’d been paralyzed in the Vietnam War. The truth: It was February 2020, he was 68, and a police...

Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn't meant to kill?

Mar. 28, 2024 11:23 AM EDT

Carl Grant, a Vietnam veteran with dementia, wandered out of a hospital room to charge a cellphone he imagined he had. When he wouldn’t sit still, the police officer escorting Grant body-slammed him, ricocheting the patient’s head off the floor. Taylor Ware, a former Marine and...

Struggling private Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama says it will close at end of May

Mar. 26, 2024 21:20 PM EDT

Birmingham-Southern College, a private liberal arts college in Alabama, will close at the end of May after running into financial difficulties and being unable to secure a financial lifeline from the state, officials announced Tuesday. The College Board of Trustees voted unanimously...

Samford rides Bucky Ball to historic season, first NCAA Tournament in 24 years. On deck is Kansas

Mar. 19, 2024 08:17 AM EDT

Bucky McMillan was a Birmingham teenager the last time Samford went to the NCAA Tournament, on his way to being a player at one hometown college and then a highly successful coach at a local high school. McMillan stayed put for his next role, too, with similar results. ...

Diversified Energy: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 19, 2024 08:03 AM EDT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Diversified Energy (DEC) on Tuesday reported earnings of $758 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Birmingham, Alabama-based company said it had net income of $15.95. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains,...

Hibbett: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 15, 2024 06:51 AM EDT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Hibbett, Inc. (HIBB) on Friday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $30.9 million. On a per-share basis, the Birmingham, Alabama-based company said it had profit of $2.55. The results did not meet Wall Street...

Pencils down: SATs are going all digital, and students have mixed reviews of the new format

Mar. 08, 2024 00:11 AM EST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — As SAT season kicks off this weekend, students across the U.S. for the first time will take it with computers and tablets — and not the pencils they've used since the college admissions test was introduced nearly a century ago. It's not unfamiliar...

ProAssurance: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Feb. 27, 2024 18:16 PM EST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — ProAssurance Corp. (PRA) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $6.4 million. On a per-share basis, the Birmingham, Alabama-based company said it had profit of 12 cents. Losses, adjusted for investment gains, were 5 cents...

Alabama seeks to carry out second execution using controversial nitrogen gas method

Feb. 21, 2024 21:15 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is seeking to put a second inmate to death using nitrogen gas, a move that comes a month after the state carried out the first execution using the controversial new method. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall's office asked the state Supreme...

Medical Properties: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Feb. 21, 2024 08:23 AM EST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Medical Properties Trust Inc. (MPW) on Wednesday reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The Birmingham, Alabama-based real estate investment trust said it had...