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Can a brush with death change politicians? It did for notorious Alabama segregationist George Wallace

Donald Trump’s narrow escape from an assassin’s bullet led me – a historian who has written about political polarization and the Civil Rights Movement – to think back to another norm-smashing populist who encountered death on the campaign trail: former Alabama governor and U.S. presidential candidate George Wallace.

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Rocket Row ribbon cutting marks return of Alabama rocket center's 'spaceline'

Some cities have skylines. Huntsville, Alabama has a "spaceline." Or so it does again with the restoration of "Rocket Row" at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center.

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Buses weren’t the only civil rights battleground in Montgomery – the city’s parks still reflect a history of segregation

Montgomery, Alabama, touts itself as the birthplace of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. But although Montgomery now embraces its history of bus boycotts and protest marches, it remains one of the most segregated U.S. cities, and still struggles with racial inequality.

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Alabama names Bryant-Denny Stadium field after Nick Saban

Alabama football teams will soon be playing on Saban Field

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Travis Barker’s daughter Alabama, 18, reveals she’s taking weight loss medication

Blink-182 drummer’s daughter says she’s taking weight loss medication after previously defending herself against critics

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Alabama Man Executed For 1998 Delivery Driver Killing

An Alabama man's execution for a 1998 robbery-murder sparks debate over the death penalty and its impact on society.

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Alabama Executes Convicted Murderer After Decades Of Appeals

Keith Edmund Gavin, convicted of fatally shooting William Clayton Jr. during a robbery, was executed in Alabama. Justice served after years of appeals.

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Alabama birthing units are closing to save money and get funding. Some say babies are at risk

One of the last remaining birthing units in southern Alabama is slated to close to qualify for federal funding that will save the hospital’s emergency services

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Alabama executes death row inmate who sued to prevent post-execution autopsy

Keith Edmund Gavin cited his Muslim convictions when requesting an exemption from his autopsy

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Alabama Man Faces Execution For Killing Delivery Driver

Keith Edmund Gavin faces execution for 1998 murder in Alabama amid legal debates and clemency petition.

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Alabama set to execute man for fatal shooting of a delivery driver during a 1998 robbery attempt

Alabama is set to execute a man for the 1998 shooting death of a delivery driver during a robbery attempt near an ATM

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5-star Michael Carroll, an Alabama football commit, announces transfer to IMG Academy

Michael Carroll is transferring to IMG Academy.

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Baby bull sharks are thriving in Texas and Alabama bays as the Gulf of Mexico warms

In late spring, estuaries along the U.S. Gulf Coast come alive with newborn fish and other sea life. While some species have struggled to adjust to the region’s rising water temperatures in recent years, one is thriving: juvenile bull sharks.

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Alabama GOP Sen. Katie Britt Criticizes President Biden's Leadership

Senator Katie Britt criticizes President Biden's leadership and endorses Trump as a solution at the RNC.

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‘Most tragic day in my time’: Four killed in Alabama nightclub shooting during deadly weekend in Birmingham

A five-year-old boy was among the shooting victims this past weekend

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Four Killed, Nine Wounded In Birmingham Nightclub Shooting

A tragic shooting incident at a nightclub in Birmingham, Alabama, leaves four dead and nine injured. Authorities investigate while seeking justice and prev...

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Alabama lands 5-star WR Caleb Cunningham

Alabama snags another 5-star recruit in Caleb Cunningham from Mississippi

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Why you should visit the southern states: The US destinations you probably haven’t considered

From Kentucky’s Louisville to Bentonville in Arkansas, Annabel Grossman discovers America’s lesser-visited holiday destinations on a journey through the south

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See it: Giants’ Daniel Jones working out at QB Country

New York Giants QB Daniel Jones is down in Alabama at QB Country getting himself ready for the 2024 season as he turns from a torn ACL.

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Alabama death row inmate asks for no autopsy after execution due to his religion

Keith Gavin’s attorneys said the filing is not an attempt to stop the execution from going ahead

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Sister of PhD student in ‘throuple’ believe he was killed out of jealousy as boyfriend remains on the run

The body of Deundray Cottrell was found in a shed in Birmingham, Alabama on July 6

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Milk, eggs and now bullets for sale in handful of US grocery stores with ammo vending machines

A company has installed vending machines that sell ammunition in grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas, raising concerns among gun control advocates

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Murdered PhD student’s boyfriend told family he’d ‘ran off’ days before his body was found in a shed

Deundray Cottrell, 31, was found dead on July 6 after he was last seen at a Fourth of July party at his sister’s home in Birmingham, Alabama

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An Alabama mom stopped to buy cigarettes while driving her dying son to ER. Now she’ll spend decades behind bars for his death

The District Attorney claims the mother had left the toddler ‘in the care of someone the mother knows to have been abusive to the child’

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Anya Taylor-Joy Says Husband Malcolm McRae "Accidentally" Proposed on the Iconic 'Forrest Gump' Bench

"He's a boy from Alabama and I'm a blonde."

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