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Mississippi tornadoes kill 23, injure dozens overnight
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Powerful tornadoes tore through the Deep South on Friday night, killing at least 23 people in Mississippi, obliterating dozens of buildings and leaving an especially devastating mark in a rural town whose mayor declared, “My city is gone.” The...
Today in History: March 25, Fire kills 146 garment workers
Today in History Today is Saturday, March 25, the 84th day of 2023. There are 281 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 25, 1931, in the so-called “Scottsboro Boys” case, nine young Black men were taken off a train in...
Final No. 1 seed falls as Houston gets blown out by Miami
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The next stop for Houston's resurrected basketball program is the Big 12. The Cougars would've preferred it to be the Elite Eight — and eventually back home for the Final Four. The lone No. 1 seed left in the NCAA Tournament after Alabama...
ACLU: Lawsuit likely if Nebraska bill on trans health passes
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Now that a Nebraska bill to ban gender-affirming treatments for minors has cleared its first and toughest hurdle, parents and children likely to be affected by the measure are preparing for a legal fight, the American Civil Liberties Union said Friday. “It's...
Court reverses Alabama officer's 2021 murder conviction
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday overturned the murder conviction of a police officer convicted of killing a man who was holding a gun to his own head. The appellate court ordered a new trial for former Huntsville officer William “Ben”...
Mexican president pushes back on US criticism on violence
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president on Friday angrily rejected comments by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the Mexican government has lost control over parts of the country. However, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador acknowledged that Mexican cartels had...
March Madness: Alabama and surprising bunch remain in South
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Alabama was expected to be in the Sweet 16 as the overall top seed in the NCAA Tournament. Few thought the teams standing between the Crimson Tide and a trip to the Final Four would be No. 5 seed San Diego State, sixth-seeded Creighton and 15th-seeded...
March Madness: Alabama's Oats not offended by Saban comments
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Alabama coach Nate Oats said Thursday he was not offended by comments Nick Saban made regarding Saban's handling of a football player's arrest in contrast to how the top-ranked Crimson Tide have dealt with the controversy surrounding All-American freshman Brandon Miller. ...
Lawmakers advance hospital visitation protections
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation requiring hospitals and nursing homes to allow in-person visits, even during a pandemic. The Alabama Senate approved the bill on a 33-0 vote after members shared stories of people being separated from loved...
Other states are copying Florida's "Don't Say Gay" efforts
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Florida's move to expand its prohibition on teaching sexual orientation or gender identity in the classroom comes as Republican lawmakers in other states are pursuing their own versions of what critics have dubbed the “Don't Say Gay” law. The...
