National News – Page 14

News Ticker

[ September 1, 2026 ] Rivals, favorites in Labor Day battles Sports
[ September 1, 2026 ] Hooked on Health: Alabama’s Best Freshwater Fish for the Dinner Table Health
[ September 1, 2026 ] Top 10 Healthier Junk Foods for an Occasional Splurge Health
[ September 1, 2026 ] Prostate Cancer Prevention Begins with Knowing Your Risk Health
[ September 1, 2026 ] Alabama Warns of Late-Summer Mosquito-Borne Disease Threat Health

Republican Dan Crenshaw texts he’s ‘going to tear apart’ Tuberville for promotions hold

September 19, 2023 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton A Texas Republican representative and former Navy SEAL officer said in a text message to allies that he’s “at a point where I’m going to tear apart (if asked) coach/Senator/non-veteran Tuberville for personally […]

Lawmaker to add state tribute to memorialize 1963 church bombing

September 19, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Joseph D. Bryant An Alabama lawmaker plans to add another honor in a week of tributes and commemorations marking the 60th anniversary of bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church. State Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham, said she will […]

Social security would be exempt from garnishment for student loans under new bill

September 19, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore Federal loan borrowers who default on their loans would no longer face having their Social Security benefits garnished under the terms of a new bill. Reps. Raúl Grijalva, D-Arizona, and John Larson, D-Connecticut, […]

Student loan forgiveness: 4 million student loan borrowers, 63,500 Alabamians, enrolled in SAVE plan

September 12, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore More than 4 million student loan borrowers – including 63,500 Alabamians – are now enrolled in the White House’s new loan forgiveness program, the Department of Education announced. The figures represent those enrolled […]

Thousands converge on National Mall to mark the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary

August 29, 2023 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands converged on the National Mall on Saturday for the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington, saying a country that remains riven by racial inequality […]

Mississippi police ‘goon squad’ plead guilty to torturing Black men in racist attack

August 15, 2023 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press Six white former Mississippi law officers pleaded guilty on Monday to state charges for torturing two Black men in a racist assault. All six had recently admitted their guilt in a connected federal civil rights case. […]

Biden to establish national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi

July 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed in 1955 after he was accused […]

UAB announces first baby born through its uterine transplant program

July 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Williesha Morris The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) announced the first successful birth of a child through a uterine transplant at the UAB’s Comprehensive Transplant Institute. The program is one of four uterus transplant […]

Military spouses deliver petition to Tuberville on ‘inappropriate and unpatriotic’ hold on nominations

July 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz An organization that advocates for military families on Monday hand delivered a petition signed by more than 500 active duty military spouses to Sen. Tommy Tuberville that calls the senator’s months-long hold on […]

38 Alabama districts receive federal grants for school safety, mental health

July 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Trisha Powell Crain Thirty-eight Alabama school districts have been selected to receive grant money made available through the $1 billion federal Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. The Alabama Stronger Connections Grant Program funds can be used […]