Federal judge in Alabama hears request to block 3rd nitrogen execution

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge heard testimony Tuesday about what happened during the nation’s first two nitrogen gas executions, weighing whether to allow Alabama to use that method again next month to put an inmate to death. Attorneys for Carey Dale Grayson are asking...

Supreme Court rejects IVF clinic's appeal of Alabama frozen embryo ruling

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review an Alabama ruling that triggered concerns about in vitro fertilization availability by allowing couples to pursue wrongful death lawsuits over the the accidental destruction of frozen embryos. A fertility...

DeBoer, No. 7 Alabama trying to rebound from stunning loss to Vanderbilt

For Nick Saban, it was Louisiana-Monroe. Kalen DeBoer also has now endured a stunning loss in his debut season at Alabama with a loss to Vanderbilt that dealt a significant but not necessarily fatal blow to the now seventh-ranked Crimson Tide’s playoff and Southeastern Conference...

Alabama safety Malachi Moore apologizes for his outburst late in loss to Vanderbilt

Alabama safety Malachi Moore apologized Monday for his late-game outburst during a weekend loss to Vanderbilt. The two-time team captain shoved Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia's head toward the ground at the end of a play, threw his mouthguard and drew an unsportsmanlike conduct...

AP Top 25 Extra Points: Alabama question challenges voters with upset following big win over Georgia

While fans across the country were on edge watching upset after upset unfold Saturday, Houston Chronicle sports columnist Kirk Bohls and other members of The Associated Press college football poll voting panel were thinking ahead to how they would sort out and arrange the teams they would put on...

AP Player of the Week: Miami's Cam Ward leads 4 straight TD drives to come back from 25 down vs. Cal

The Associated Press national player of the week in college football for Week 6 of the season: Cam Ward, Miami The Hurricanes' quarterback led his team back from 25 points down in the second half, leading four touchdown drives to finish a 39-38 victory at California. ...

AP Top 25: Texas returns to No. 1, Alabama drops to No. 7 after upsets force reshuffling of rankings

It was a week of upheaval in The Associated Press college football poll, with Texas returning to No. 1 on Sunday after a one-week absence following Vanderbilt's monumental upset of Alabama. The Commodores' win as more than three-touchdown underdogs caused the Crimson Tide to drop...

Texas returns to No. 1 in AP Top 25 college football poll after Vanderbilt upsets Alabama, Tide drop from No. 1 to No. 7

Chaos hits AP Top 25 with 4 teams ranked in the top 11 losing to unranked opponents

Vanderbilt's stunning upset of No. 1 Alabama that led to crazed fans marching the goal posts through the streets of Nashville was just the appetizer. Saturday proved to be one of the wildest days in The Associated Press college football poll in years. Four teams ranked...

For small cities across Alabama with Haitian populations, Springfield is a cautionary tale

ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) — The transition from the bustling Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to a small Alabama city on the southernmost tip of the Appalachian mountain range was challenging for Sarah Jacques. But over the course of a year, the 22-year-old got used to the quiet and settled in....