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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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