7. While critics are pretending the end of days is coming over a joke at the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House, Democrats are still trying to kill their political enemies, after the FBI broke up an alleged drone attack plot targeting the White House UFC event.

6. Iran was booed at the World Cup, and the coach of Iran’s World Cup team said the squad was ordered out of the United States right after its first match.

5. Plans to gas hundreds of geese in North Alabama brought out protesters who argued the birds are part of the lake and should not be killed; these same people support allowing alligators to continue encroaching on neighborhoods.

4.  Google announced a $1.5 billion expansion in Jackson County, one of northeast Alabama’s largest investments, the plan is to expand its data center campus in north Alabama as the tech giant continues to grow its footprint in the state.

3. Political leaders praised ALGOP’s rejection of the residency challenge against Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), saying they are glad this nonsense is over, the evidence including Alabama tax returns filed since 2018, a 2018 Auburn home purchase, an Alabama driver’s license and voter registration from March 2019, and voting records from the 2020, 2022, and 2024 elections.

2. Vice President JD Vance laid out key Iran deal points as the Trump administration continues high-stakes talks aimed at securing a comprehensive agreement, saying, “if they continue to try to rebuild their nuclear program, this deal ensures they will never have the resources to do that.”

1. Governor Kay Ivey encouraged Alabamians to get out and vote in the primary runoff election in the hotly contested GOP races for U.S. Senate, attorney general, lieutenant governor, and other races across the state.

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Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.