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Alabama police officer killed, another wounded in shooting
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police officer has died and another was critically wounded after being shot by a man who barricaded himself in an apartment, authorities said. The two officers with the Huntsville Police Department were shot Tuesday afternoon, as they responded to...
Montana bill to deny care for transgender minors passes
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana bill to deny gender-affirming medical care to young transgender residents passed a final vote in the state Senate on Wednesday, which sends the measure to Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte for his consideration. Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties...
Dangerous storms, tornadoes may target Midwest, South
A seemingly relentless series of severe storms, likely with deadly tornadoes, are forecast to rip across parts of America’s Midwest and South over the next couple weeks, especially Friday, meteorologists said. An unusual weather pattern has set in, last week triggering the...
TVA to return ancestral remains of Native Americans
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Valley Authority is taking steps to return the ancestral remains of nearly 5,000 Native Americans, according to federal records. The TVA filed notice in the Federal Register for publication Wednesday that it intended to repatriate all ancestral...
Editorial Roundup: Alabama
Dothan Eagle. March 25, 2023. Editorial: A rudderless ship From the outside looking in, a lot of things about Alabama’s criminal justice system don’t make sense. At trial, it takes a consensus of 12 people on a jury to convict a defendant and send...
NCAA takes seat on bench in the political game
The NCAA has taken a seat on the bench in the political game. The organization that governs college athletics was once at the forefront of hot-button issues such as the Confederate flag and transgender rights. But that stance evolved quickly as one...
Tornado-spawning storms may get worse due to warming
America will probably get more killer tornado- and hail-spawning supercells as the world warms, according to a new study that also warns the lethal storms will edge eastward to strike more frequently in the more populous Southern states, like Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. The...
Ivey won't support state funds for Birmingham-Southern
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey will not support the use of state tax dollars to assist financially ailing Birmingham-Southern College, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. “The state has no plans to use the taxpayers’ public funds to bail out a private college,”...
Police: Impaired semi driver kills 4 people changing tire
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) — The driver of a tractor-trailer that hit a van alongside an interstate in east Tennessee — killing four people who were changing a tire and critically injuring another — was impaired, police said. Saul A. Carrera, 60, of New York, was driving a Peterbilt...
Pardon sought for Black man executed in 1908 in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Joe James, a Black man, was asleep under a tree when he was grabbed, beaten and then arrested for the murder of a white man in Springfield, Illinois. Before he was put on trial and later executed, a white mob seeking vengeance for the crime James was...
