7. U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) led Alabama’s congressional delegation in urging the Army secretary to select Redstone Arsenal for Project Janus microreactor deployment, highlighting its defense expertise to bolster energy security for NASA, FBI, and U.S. Space Command in North Alabama.
6. Black Friday 2025 spending surged 9.1% online to $11.8 billion despite tariffs and expert projections, which were wrong again, with in-store gains of 1.7% driven by apparel ahead of Cyber Monday, a made-up day to get you to spend more money.
5. Retailers are continuing to fret about Alabama’s new hemp law effective Jan. 1, as it caps THC at 10 mg per serving for edibles and beverages, bans smokables, limits sales to adults 21+ in licensed specialty shops or large grocery stores, adds a 10% tax, and requires licensing amid $15 million in annual sales, a federal ban looms as well.
4. Fairhope Public Library weighs cuts to books, programs, and digital access despite $46,000 in donations after the Alabama Public Library Service paused $44,000 in funding over the library’s insistence on keeping inappropriate material in the children’s section after repeated requests that they move the materials.
3. Lane Kiffin’s sudden move to LSU upended the SEC coaching searches that were ongoing, prompting Auburn to surprisingly hire South Florida’s Alex Golesh as head coach after their suspected target, Tulane’s Jon Sumrall, was reportedly headed to Florida.
2. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Saks) pledged rigorous bipartisan oversight of the Department of War’s Caribbean operations following allegations, that have been dismissed as “fake news,” of U.S. military strikes killing two survivors of a boat incident with suspected drug smugglers.
1. Afghan immigrant Rahmanullah Lakanwal, admitted under Biden’s Operation Allies Welcome and granted asylum in April of asylum, killed National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom and injured Andrew Wolfe in a D.C. shooting, prompting President Donald Trump’s halt on all asylum and Afghan visas for vetting reviews. Additionally, the White House is rebuking the media and their Democrats, like U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), for blaming Trump.
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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.
