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UAB ranked No. 1 young university in the U.S.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has been ranked the top young university in the United States and No. 10 worldwide in the Times...
Germany wants to create government-funded feminist pornography
Some Germans want to create government-funded feminist pornography that would celebrate different body shapes for educational purposes, the Daily Mail reported Friday.
German Chancellor Angela...
Alabama wins Silver Shovel Award for economic development
Area Development, a national publication, has selected Alabama for its Silver Shovel Award, a top honor recognizing the state’s economic development successes in 2017.
In...
Defeated GOP PSC candidate Jim Bonner launches GoFundMe effort for recount — Has $20 pledged of $1 million+ required
According to a story published by Russellville’s Franklin Free Press the day after Tuesday's primary, whether you like Jim Bonner, the GOP state public...
Houston joins Birmingham in seeking the 2020 Democratic National Convention
Houston has joined at least seven other cities seeking the 2020 Democratic National Convention with the City Council overwhelmingly backing a resolution that offers...
Judge acquits Alabama officer accused of domestic violence
An Alabama police officer accused of domestic violence has been acquitted.
Al.com reported Thursday that a judge acquitted 44-year-old Albertville Police Sgt. David William Atwell...
Alabama woman accused of using sex as weapon in bank robbery attempt
Alabama authorities are investigating a bank robbery where sex was the weapon of choice.
Al.com reports the case of a woman who allegedly presented a...
Alabama appeals order to make execution information public
Alabama is appealing a federal judge's order to make the state's lethal injection procedures public and to unseal other court records about an aborted...
Can’t miss events in Alabama this weekend
Woodlawn Street Market
The Woodlawn Street Market is back. Support more than 80 local vendors in the heart of historic Woodlawn. Marketgoers will find...
President Trump criticizes Schumer, Obama, Pelosi: They ‘did NOTHING about North Korea …’
As he departs for a G-7 summit meeting in Canada, and then to an even higher-stakes summit in Singapore, President Trump had nicer things...
Poll: 69% of Americans support sex outside marriage
Sixty-nine percent of Americans believe sex between an unmarried man and woman is “morally acceptable,” according to a recent Gallup poll.
In addition, the survey...
CrossFit spokesman, Alabama pastor says LGBT pride is a ‘sin,’ subsequently fired
Russell Berger, the chief knowledge officer for the fitness movement and company known as CrossFit, was fired Wednesday for saying that LGBTQ pride and...
Remains of Alabama born soldier to be buried in Mississippi
The remains of solider killed during the Korean War have been returned to his family in the U.S.
News outlets report that a casket carrying...
Alabama inmate who killed 2 found dead in prison infirmary
An Alabama inmate who was serving time for killing two people in the 1970s has been found dead in a prison infirmary.
Al.com cites the...
Australian manufacturer EOS selects Alabama for flagship U.S. facility
Electro Optic Systems (EOS), a Australian defense contractor specializing in remotely controlled weapon systems, announced plans Wednesday to locate its flagship U.S. manufacturing facility...
GOP National Chair says Trump agenda has destroyed any hopes of a blue wave this November
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Wednesday on Fox Business that President Donald Trump’s successful agenda has stifled any chance of a blue...
Alabama county elects new probate judge, school superintendent
An Alabama county has elected a new probate judge and school superintendent.
Citing unofficial results, Al.com reports the Tuesday Republican primary in Shelby County decided...
Alabama lawmaker indicted, charged with paying kickbacks
An Alabama lawmaker has been indicted on federal charges that he paid kickbacks to a doctor's office that referred Medicare patients to his health...
Alabama man charged with selling stolen auto parts online
An Alabama man has been charged with taking parts stripped from stolen vehicles and selling them on the website Craigslist.
WKRG-TV reports Baldwin County sheriff's...
Primary results offers little evidence of blue wave in Alabama
Alabama Democrats followed up a surprise Senate victory in December with an enthusiastic crop of candidates, excited activists with more confidence than the party...
In Alabama US House runoff, Trump loyalty takes center stage
Two years after withdrawing election support for Donald Trump because of his comments about women, U.S. Rep. Martha Roby of Alabama has been forced...
Attorney says Alabama lawmaker ‘guilty of no crimes’
An attorney for an Alabama lawmaker indicted on federal charges in an alleged kickback scheme says his client is "guilty of no crimes."
Republican state...
What is ‘Fake News’? J. Pepper Bryars to discuss in Huntsville panel Wednesday night
What is fake news and how do you spot it? Yellowhammer News Editor J. Pepper Bryars will join other community leaders in a panel...
President Trump commutes sentence for Alabama inmate serving life sentence for non-violent drug offenses
President Donald Trump commuted the sentence Wednesday of a woman serving a life sentence in Alabama for drug offenses.
Her cause was championed by reality...