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Two former Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ deputies sentenced for torturing two Black men
Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker sat on the front row of a packed courtroom Tuesday and watched as a federal judge handed down ...
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Feeling the luck of the Irish on St. Patrick’s Day? Lottery jackpots racking up, Mega Millions and Powerball
If you’re feeling some St. Patrick’s Day magic, you might want to buy a lottery ticket. Mega Millions and Powerball have racked up some massive ...
by The Associated Press, Sunday, March 17, 2024 10:00 am
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Alternative facts? Britt’s example of rapes to attack Biden didn’t happen under his watch, or even in the U.S.
The Republican senator who gave the party’s response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address used a harrowing account of a young woman’s ...
by The Associated Press, Monday, March 11, 2024 7:21 am
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South Carolina beats LSU in SEC championship after bench-clearing brawl that ended with six players ejected
South Carolina forward Kamilla Cardoso was one of six players ejected from the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship game after she shoved LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson to ...
by The Associated Press, Sunday, March 10, 2024 5:35 pm
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MLK’s sister-in-law Naomi Barber King dies at 92, Dothan native stood by MLK throughout Civil Rights Era
Naomi Barber King, a civil rights activist who was married to the younger brother of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died at age ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, March 8, 2024 6:37 am
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Alabama Senator Katie Britt says Biden ‘diminished leader’ in GOP response to State of the Union
Sitting at her kitchen table in Alabama, Sen. Katie Britt called President Joe Biden a “dithering and diminished leader” and warned of a bleak American ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, March 8, 2024 6:29 am
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New Alabama law protects in vitro fertilization providers
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding in vitro fertilization providers from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated ...
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, March 6, 2024 9:51 pm
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Explosive device detonated outside Alabama AG Steve Marshall’s office over weekend
An explosive device was detonated outside Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office over the weekend, he said in a statement Monday. Marshall confirmed no one ...
by The Associated Press, Monday, February 26, 2024 9:04 pm
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Nationwide cellular phone outages reported from AT&T, Cricket and others
A number of Americans are dealing with cellular outages on AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and other service providers, according to data from Downdetector. AT&T, ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, February 22, 2024 11:35 am
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UAB Hospital pauses in vitro fertilization after court says frozen embryos are legally children
A large Alabama hospital has paused in vitro fertilization treatments as health care providers weigh the impact of a state court ruling that frozen embryos ...