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Alabama watchdog group SPLC to pay anti-extremist UK group in settlement
An American liberal watchdog group apologized and will pay more than $3 million under an agreement announced Monday after labeling a British organization and...
Alabama inmate recaptured, had escaped hospital through ceiling
Alabama authorities say an inmate who escaped from a hospital has been recaptured.
News outlets report 39-year-old Courtnee Austin was caught after escaping Saturday night....
Alabama park system allowing limited shark fishing
A pilot program will allow limited shark fishing on two dates this month at Gulf State Park.
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources...
Comedian W. Kamau Bell takes stereotype-busting CNN show to Alabama
For three years, comedian W. Kamau Bell had trained his sharp eye on exotic slices of America to break down stereotypes.
On Sunday, he took...
Former Alabama state employee pleads guilty to ethics charge
A former state employee has pleaded guilty to forging travel reimbursement forms worth $15,000.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Friday that Yoshkio Denise Givner...
Auburn to offer new outdoor recreation degree
Auburn University plans to offer a new degree to help students secure jobs in the fishing and hunting industries.
A statement from the school says...
Univ. of Alabama students can use ID card on Apple Watch
No more ID cards for University of Alabama students with an Apple Watch or iPhone.
In a statement from Apple, students only have to raise...
Fire officials: 1 person killed in Birmingham blaze
Authorities say a fire has claimed a person's life in east Birmingham.
Al.com reports that fire crews responded to the blaze around 9 p.m. Sunday.
Authorities...
Nancy Pelosi calls all people of faith ‘hypocrites’ for not railing against immigration policy
Nancy Pelosi called Attorney General Jeff Sessions and “all people of faith in our country” hypocrites for not demanding a stop to immigration policy...
Samford’s Ida Moffett School of Nursing receives $2.1 million grant
Samford University’s Ida Moffett School of Nursing has received more than $2.1 million to help make graduate nursing education more affordable for currently practicing...
Facebook clarifies its fact-checking endeavors following criticism
Facebook provided further clarification over how it combats the alleged outbreak of fake news on its platform in a blog post published Thursday.
“False news...
Media’s anti-gun obsession spreads to squirt guns on Univision
Now even innocent children’s play is politicized by the liberal media.
Univision, the Spanish-language media giant that aspires to be a leader of the liberal...
World Cup 2026 may yet have Birmingham presence
Timing is everything.
And Birmingham’s timing for becoming a host city in the North American effort to secure the 2026 World Cup was awful. Wednesday,...
Upcoming research will buck the ‘consensus’ and show Antarctica is still gaining ice
Is Antarctica melting or is it gaining ice? A recent paper claims Antarctica’s net ice loss has dramatically increased in recent years, but forthcoming...
Veterans from chef Frank Stitt family tree opening Blueprint on 3rd “American brasserie” at Birmingham’s Pepper Place
Dean Robb and James “Huck” Huckaby call it a “perfect marriage.”
Some two decades after working together at chef Frank Stitt’s famed Bottega Restaurant and...
Alabama jobless rate increases slightly
Alabama's unemployment rate is up slightly from a month ago.
The state says the May jobless rate was 3.9 percent, up one-tenth of a percent...
Auburn raises tuition amid hikes at other state universities
Auburn University has raised its tuition following increases at other colleges in Alabama.
AL.com quotes a statement from Auburn's president's office in a Thursday report...
Two arrested for north Alabama slaying of 13-year-old
Two men are charged with capital murder in the slaying of a 13-year-old girl in north Alabama, and her grandmother is missing.
The Madison County...
Facebook’s codename for the $750 million Alabama data center
Facebook announced plans Thursday to build a $750 million data center in Huntsville that will create 100 high-paying jobs and provide a boost to...
Crews search for man missing in south Alabama river
Crews are searching for a man who went missing in the Tombigbee River near McIntosh.
The U.S. Coast Guard said early Friday that a helicopter...
Funeral set for Alabama WWII pilot missing since 1944 crash
An American pilot is being buried at Arlington National Cemetery more than 70 years after he crashed on a Pacific island during World War...
NOT REAL NEWS: Alabama Democrat reported to have been ‘recently’ arrested
A story circulating online falsely suggests the head of the Alabama Democratic Party has recently been arrested.
The stories posted this week on sites called...
Facebook to build data center in Huntsville
Facebook announced Thursday that it is investing $750 million to build a new data center in Huntsville.
Gov. Kay Ivey announced the project during a...
Student headed to Fort Rucker Alabama gets a personal graduation ceremony
A New Hampshire high school senior class president about to head out for military training couldn't make his graduation, so he got his own...