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Takeaways from investigation showing Georgia officials knew carpet mills polluted local water

State officials knew nearly two decades ago that toxic chemicals called PFAS were spreading from the carpet mills of northwest Georgia into rivers that are the region’s main source of drinking water

The Independent UK

Officials knew carpet mill chemicals were polluting the region’s drinking water; they didn’t tell residents

Testing by the University of Georgia in 2008 alerted the industry and state that the local Conasauga River, which supplies the region’s drinking water, was polluted with ‘staggeringly high’ levels of PFAS

The Independent UK

Alabama, Tennessee governors call for special sessions on redistricting

More states on Friday began planning special sessions next week to revisit their congressional maps as they consider the fallout from a Supreme Court ruling this week limiting the Voting Rights Act. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee joined Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey in announcing a special session as states race to…

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Alabama Alert: New SNAP Work Rules Could Affect 10–12% of Adults Over 55

If you rely on food assistance—or expect to in the next few years—there’s a major change you can’t afford to ignore. The Alabama SNAP work...

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Supreme Court bolsters donors’ free speech rights in unanimous crisis pregnancy center ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for a chain of crisis pregnancy centers based in New Jersey to challenge a subpoena from New Jersey’s attorney general.

The Conversation

Alabama’s Nate Oats Discusses Next Season’s Roster, And Whether or Not Aden Holloway Will Be Part of It

Holloway missed the NCAA tournament after his arrest for felony marijuana possession.

Sports Illustrated

Black lawmakers face losing their seats after supreme court decision: ‘We’re going backwards’

Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures are at risk of losing their seats in Alabama’s Black congressional districts after ruling

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Man charged in murder of an Alabama mother, pregnant teen and 12-year-old boy – all found bound with zip-ties

Lisa Fields and her children Keziah Luker and Thomas Cordelle Jr. were found dead in their home on April 20

The Independent UK

Reading gains in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana are often touted, but don’t show full picture of literacy

Despite decades of legislation meant to boost children’s reading levels, literacy scores have remained relatively stagnant across the U.S. over the past 30 years.

The Conversation

GOP readies bills to fund or authorize White House ballroom

Senate Republicans are pushing for passage of legislation that would back the Trump administration’s planned White House ballroom in the wake of a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday. Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Katie Britt of Alabama and Eric Schmitt of Missouri announced plans to…

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Joshua LeBlanc's Death Fits in Disturbing Scientists Case: 5 Photos of NASA Engineer Found in Burned Tesla

NASA engineer Joshua LeBlanc's death in a fiery crash has sparked renewed interest due to its connection with a series of mysterious scientist disappearances.

International Business Times UK

Alabama’s ‘TikTok Trickster’ behind bars for scamming several women. His alleged victim list is growing

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Ty Simpson NFL Draft Landing Spots: What Are the Best Fits for Alabama’s QB?

Simpson is projected to be the second quarterback selected in the 2026 NFL draft.

Sports Illustrated

Why was the Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges?

Charges alleged the center paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups without disclosing payments to donors

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Alabama Supreme Court to Cops: It's OK To Force a Pastor Watering Flowers To Show His ID

The court ruled that police can demand a physical ID under the state's stop-and-identify law.

Louder

"There were a lot of hardcore racists in the South, but we thought they were just silly." Lynyrd Skynyrd, Neil Young, and the truth about rock's most misreported beef

The story of three songs that started fifty years of fake news

The Mary Sue

Alabama hairdresser circulated a girl’s picture in her group chat for stealing from a hair store, and suddenly gets a Facebook text: ‘Am I messy?’

In small towns, the gossip mill moves faster than a fiber-optic connection. And Alabama hairdresser TikTok/@hair_kab just found herself at the center of a hometown scandal.

International Business Times UK

Florida Doctor Thomas Chagnovsky Indicted for Manslaughter After Allegedly Removing Patient's Liver Instead of Spleen

Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky has been indicted for second-degree manslaughter after allegedly removing a patient's liver instead of his spleen, leading to the patient's death

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ICE Arrests 86-Year-Old French Woman Who Traveled to Alabama to Marry Her First Love

An 86-year-old French woman who moved to Alabama to marry the American man she first loved in the 1950s is now being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Louisiana, a case that has drawn outrage in France and renewed scrutiny of the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement.

Reason

Do You Have a Right To Wear a Penis Costume in Public? A 62-Year-Old Alabama Woman Is About To Find Out.

A police officer threw Renea Gamble to the ground and handcuffed her because her costume might have offended his kids.

The Independent UK

How unlikely allies helped one nonprofit get results in deep red Alabama

Carla Crowder's unexpected courtroom experience in 2019 — representing Alvin Kennard, who spent 36 years in prison for a minor theft due to Alabama’s “three strikes” law — reshaped the Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice

The Independent UK

Elderly woman robs Alabama bank and then turns money over to cops

Charges are pending as police investigate

The Guardian - US

‘Reverse-gentrify the country’: how Black and Indigenous intentional communities are reclaiming land

From California to Alabama, people of color are building communal spaces rooted in care and tradition

The Guardian - US

He was sentenced to death despite not pulling the trigger. An unlikely coalition saved his life

In an act transcending politics, tens of thousands successfully banded together to make the case against executing Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton

The Independent UK

Louisiana man accused of shooting dead his 55-year-old mom and 75-year-old grandmother on Easter

Authorities plan to charge Lee Collins III with two counts of second-degree murder

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