Two-time Trump voter takes on MAGA Kyle Sweetser, who's running for Senate as a Democrat, told Salon he's disgusted by Trump and his imitators Salon · May 17, 2025
SEC Football Primer: The Arch Manning Era Begins as League Hopes for Revival The power conference has taken a back seat to the Big Ten in recent seasons on the gridiron, and its quarterbacks will be the key to a return to prominence in 2025. Sports Illustrated · May 15, 2025
More Republicans push to criminalize bringing immigrants in the US illegally across state lines Alabama lawmakers have passed a bill that would make it a felony to knowingly bring someone into the state who is illegally in the U.S. The Independent UK · May 15, 2025
Over 20 prisoners to be executed across America this year – a look back at their cases States across the US continue to use capital punishment The Independent UK · May 15, 2025
Alabama lawmakers approve additional legal protections for police officers Alabama lawmakers have approved enhanced legal protections for police officers accused of misconduct The Independent UK · May 15, 2025
A look at the status of US executions in 2025 Fifteen men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 12 other people are scheduled to be put to death in eight states during the remainder of 2025 The Independent UK · May 15, 2025
Alabama governor signs speedy trial bill into law, seeking to speed prosecution of violent crimes Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed legislation to allow visiting judges to be brought in to handle violent criminal cases to get them to trial more quickly The Independent UK · May 13, 2025
Cancellation Litigation: Alabama Court Partly Reinstates Lawsuit Over Getting Someone Fired for Tweet Friday's Alabama Supreme Court decision in Flickinger v. King stemmed from a June 2020 Facebook post "apparently regarding the death… The post Cancellation Litigation: Alabama Court Partly Reinstates Lawsuit Over Getting Someone Fired for Tweet appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · May 12, 2025
“Paul Simon called Stax and said, ‘Who are those Jamaican musicians?’ They told him, ‘Those are some white boys from Alabama!’” David Hood on being starstruck by Aretha Franklin, what Otis Redding taught him, and tales from golden age of Muscle Shoals In this interview from the Bass Player archive, Hood reflects on his career as a ‘Swamper’, playing on hits by Paul Simon, the Staple Singers Aretha Franklin and more Guitar World · May 10, 2025
Iranian student in Alabama to self-deport despite withdrawal of initial charge behind his arrest An attorney for an Iranian mechanical engineering student at the University of Alabama says he has decided to self-deport despite the government dropping a charge behind his initial arrest The Independent UK · May 9, 2025
Nearly 60 cases dismissed due to corruption in Alabama police department Almost five dozen criminal cases will no longer be prosecuted because they were tainted by rampant corruption in a northern Alabama police department The Independent UK · May 8, 2025
Hornets Star Brandon Miller Testifies in Case About 2023 Shooting in Tuscaloosa Miller said he was nearly shot in a 2023 Tuscaloosa shooting that killed Jamea Harris. Sports Illustrated · May 8, 2025
Federal court strikes down Alabama's version of congressional map - Roll Call A federal court ruling in Alabama could mean another new congressional map for the state, part of a long legal fight over district lines. Roll Call · May 8, 2025
Trump's Trade War Claims a Win as Mercedes Confirms Car Production Shift to Alabama by 2027 Mercedes-Benz is shifting SUV production to Alabama by 2027 to dodge Trump's 25% tariffs, boosting US jobs but risking higher car prices International Business Times UK · May 6, 2025
The Independent UK · May 3, 2025 International students in Alabama fearful after researcher with no political ties is detained Alireza Doroudi has been detained in an immigration facility in Louisiana for nearly six weeks
The Independent UK · May 3, 2025 Alabama parents want answers after their 4-year-old got drunk at school: ‘She was slobbering at the mouth’ The child’s blood alcohol content was 0.29 – over four times the legal limit for adults to drive
The Independent UK · May 1, 2025 Bill overhauling Alabama's largest water utility heads to governor's desk despite local outcry A bill that would strip the state’s largest city of power over its local water board and give more control to the governor and surrounding suburbs is heading to the governor's desk
The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025 Bizarre moment driver spots a kangaroo bouncing down the highway in Alabama A runaway kangaroo caused a crash on a motorway in Alabama on Tuesday (29 April), after being filmed hopping along the road.
The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025 Runaway kangaroo on the loose named Sheila shuts down Alabama interstate A runaway kangaroo shut down a stretch of interstate in Alabama on Tuesday
The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025 Legendary civil rights attorney Fred Gray honored with statute in Alabama The legendary attorney who was once deemed the “chief counsel” of the Civil Rights Movement by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has been honored with a statue outside the Alabama State Bar Association
The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025 Alabama to execute a man who said he's guilty of rape and murder and deserves to die An Alabama man is scheduled to be executed within hours after dropping his appeals and saying he doesn’t want to keep “wasting everybody’s time” and money
The Guardian - US · Apr 24, 2025 Trump administration kills landmark pollution settlement in majority-Black county Decision will affect mostly low-income Alabama residents as DoJ dismisses agreement over untreated sewage as DEI