By Leada Gore Four states will have minimum wages at or above $15 an hour in 2023. Among states, the highest minimum wage will be paid in Washington, which will increase to from $14.49 to $15,74 […]
By Greg Garrison Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin this week called for more gun control in cities as a way to curb gun violence. “Can we at least regulate guns in cities?” Woodfin said on his Twitter […]
By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. She strode into the chamber two years before the man now positioned at the precipice of history. In 2013, the still-fresh U.S. Congresswoman representing Alabama’s 7th District—the […]
By Greg Garrison Clearbranch United Methodist Church in Trussville voted Monday to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church, joining 158 other North Alabama churches that have lined up asking to leave. Several more churches will likely […]
By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes As Americans head into the holiday season, a rapidly intensifying flu season is straining hospitals already overburdened with patients sick from other respiratory infections. The Children’s Hospital Association, which includes Children’s of Alabama, […]
By Carol Robinson A Birmingham man pleaded guilty Monday in the 2020 killing of a 62-year-old woman who was caught in crossfire on the city’s east side. Lovelle Travis, 29, was set to go on trial […]
By John Sharp U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, a Republican from Tuscaloosa, is retiring from the U.S. Senate when the 118th Congress is sworn into office on Jan. 3. Shelby, 88, was recently asked how Alabamians should […]
By Lawrence Specker If the groundbreaking documentary “Descendant” served to introduce the world to the unique community of Africatown, a new series premiering Monday is an invitation to come on into the kitchen. “The Descendant Cookout” […]
By Ivana Hrynkiw Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has ordered a halt to executions in the state after two failed attempts at lethal injections, calling for a “top-to-bottom” review of the process. The announcement came in the […]
Praise in Abu Dhabi A recent international academic, medical and scientific awards ceremony in Abu Dhabi not only attracted learned men and women from all over the world, but it also relied on the many […]
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