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Texas Groomer Sentenced to 50 Years Without Parole After Telling Child Abuse Is 'What Dads Do to Sons'

A Montgomery County jury sentenced Bernabe Mendiola to 50 years without parole for continuous sexual abuse of a young child, highlighting the importance of vigilance in child protection.

International Business Times UK

Who are Alyshia Rushing’s family? Everything to know about Mama A’s husband and four children

The heartbreaking news of TikTok creator Alyshia Rushing, affectionately known as Mama A, comes as a heavy loss at only twenty-six years old. She tragically passed away following a two-vehicle accident in Montgomery, Alabama, on August twenty-second. Alyshia's legacy lives on through her four young children, Karter, Raelynn, Zoey, and…

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What happened to Alyshia Rushing? Mama A’s Alabama car crash death leaves four children, fans ‘heartbroken’

Alyshia Rushing, known as TikTok’s “Mama A,” died at 26 after a two-vehicle crash in Montgomery, Alabama, on August 22. Police are investigating the crash, which also killed Landon Dunn. Rushing leaves four children, and a GoFundMe has been launched to support them and their father with daily needs, schooling,…

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Quote of the day by Rosa Parks: 'You spend your whole lifetime in your occupation, actually making life clever, easy and convenient for...' - inspiring quote by mother of the civil rights movement teaches life lessons on equality, dignity, human rights and standing against discrimination

Quote of the day by Rosa Parks: Rosa Parks highlighted the contradiction of contributing to society while facing unequal treatment. Her words emphasized that true equality involves dignity and respect for all individuals. Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat sparked a significant civil rights movement. This action led…

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‘It didn’t need to end this way’: mother of US teen trafficked and killed decries police failures

Robyn Cory says daughter Kristen was not protected, amid questions about why it took six years to identify remains

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Montgomery County Opens Free Back to School Vaccine Clinics Before the August 25 First Day

Montgomery County is running free back-to-school vaccine clinics through September. Locations, required shots, what to bring, and key school deadlines.

Medical Daily

Hawaii displays historic photos of Martin Luther King Jr. wearing flower lei during Selma march

Photographs of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wearing lei from Hawaii during the Selma-to-Montgomery marches are now on display in Honolulu

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New monument turns Rosa Parks’s booking number into warning on US erasure

‘We have come too far to turn around now,’ the monument on Alabama’s Montgomery Square reads

The Guardian - US

Indian student battles for life in US after road accident; minor driver rammed into his vehicle in Alabama

27-year-old Indian student Sai Teja has been fighting for his life after he received grave injuries in a car accident in Montgomery, Alabama. According to reports, a minor driver rammed into Teja's car when he was returning from a friend's graduation ceremony. His friend Akhil, who was also in the…

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Ben Shapiro's Rosa Parks revisionism

The Daily Wire’s latest documentary seeks to discredit Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott

Salon

People are marching in Selma in 2026

Invoking the legacy of 1965 Selma marches, protesters march for voting access and representation in 2026

Salon

‘They may draw racist maps, but we are the south’: thousands rally in Alabama for Black voting rights

They may draw some racist maps, but we are the south, this is our south. The south belongs to us.

The Guardian - US

Thousands rally to defend Black political representation in the birthplace of Civil Rights movement

Crowds march in Montgomery, Alabama to mobilize support for voting rights amid Republican redistricting campaigns

The Independent UK

Influencer detained in Tennessee over alleged confrontation involving gunfire

Dalton Eatherly, 28, known as Chud the Builder, accused of firing at another man outside courthouse in Clarksville

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Republican Brett Ligon, former Montgomery County DA, wins special election for open Texas Senate seat

A rematch is scheduled for November, as Ligon’s win only puts him in the seat through January. But the former prosecutor will be heavily favored, given the district’s solidly Republican makeup.

The Times of India

Riziki Ilenre cause of death: How did the TikTok personality die as Alabama forensic report reveals new details months after tragedy

Riziki Ilenre, a 27-year-old TikTok creator, died on December 12, 2025, in Montgomery, Alabama. The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences ruled her death a suicide after an investigation. The Montgomery Police Department had been examining the case earlier. Reports about possible online bullying circulated widely, but officials have not confirmed…

The Guardian - UK

Claudette Colvin obituary

US civil rights activist who as a schoolgirl protested against segregation on Alabama’s buses

The Guardian - UK

The life of civil rights hero Claudette Colvin should teach us this: resistance is collective, and it never stops

Colvin, who died this week, made a stand on an Alabama bus nine months before Rosa Parks. When we met, her message about the struggle was clear, says professor of sociology Gary Younge

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The Independent UK

Claudette Colvin: Civil rights icon who refused to move seats on segregated bus dies at 86

Colvin's act of defiance occurred months before Rosa Parks gained international recognition for a similar stand

The Guardian - US

Texas father rescues kidnapped 15-year-old daughter after tracking her phone’s location

Authorities say they arrested a man, 23, for kidnapping teen in a Houston suburb as she walked her dog on Christmas

The Independent UK

Never-before-seen photos of Rosa Parks during the Selma march discovered

‘This is showing who Ms Parks was, both as a person and as an activist’

The Independent UK

What boycotting looks like 70 years after the Montgomery Bus Boycott

The Montgomery Bus Boycott is marking its 70th anniversary

The Independent UK

Alabama promised to improve psychiatric care for men charged with crimes. They still wait years

Fernando Clark died in the Montgomery County Jail while waiting for psychiatric treatment

International Business Times UK

Pastor Jon Sheptock, Inspirational Montgomery Pastor, Arrested for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material

A 49-year-old worship leader and singer-songwriter has been charged with producing and possessing child sexual abuse materials.

The Independent UK

Arrest made in Alabama capital city shooting that left 2 dead and 12 injured last weekend

A juvenile male has been arrested for his role in a shooting that killed two people and injured 12 others in Montgomery, Alabama

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