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Alabama couple pays for food they accidentally ordered from Canadian restaurant: ‘Hope for humanity,’ owners say
“I was unable to pick up the food because I live in the USA,” the unsigned letter reads.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Britt joins push for long-term funding for maternal mortality research
“[F]ar too many women in this country are dying from pregnancy-related causes," Britt said.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Former Alabama college instructor sues after she says she was fired for post on ‘wicked’ Charlie Kirk
“I do not mourn oppressors,” the former educator at Auburn University and the University of Alabama wrote.
www.al.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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‘Reclaiming Democracy, Rejecting Authoritarianism’: Alabama cities announce anti-Trump protests
This event follows Trump sending the National Guard into several major cities over the past few months and the president’s ongoing mass deportation efforts.
www.al.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Trump administration now screening immigration applications for ‘anti-Americanism’
“Immigration benefits—including to live and work in the United States—remain a privilege, not a right," said an USCIS spokesman.
www.al.com
August 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Alabama immigration advocate detained by ICE in traffic stop, family says: ‘Just heartbreaking and discouraging’
"Her detainment is not only legally questionable — it is morally wrong," a petition demanding her release reads.
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August 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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NASA plans nuclear reactor on the moon: ‘It is about winning the second space race’
This will be Sean Duffy's first major action since President Donald Trump named him interim NASA administrator in June.
www.al.com
August 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Judge finds probable cause that Como en Casa manager employed, harbored illegals
A federal judge ruled Monday that there was probable cause against Como en Casa manager Luis Miguel Campos Reyes.
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August 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Tuberville wants to ban students from these countries from studying in US: ‘Funding our own demise’
He claimed they are "getting into this country and learning how to destroy the United States of America and our allies."
www.al.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Alabama company selling steak in auto part parking lots raises concerns: Is it ‘mystery meat’?
“Kenston Farms is “F” rated by the Better Business Bureau for unanswered complaints," Florida’s WFTV 9 reported.
www.al.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Viral TikTok snack recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination
The FDA recall was raised to a Class 1 alert because ingesting the spread could cause serious illness or even death.
www.al.com
July 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Rapidly growing coffee chain opens new Alabama location
The new location will be open 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
www.al.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Alabama Public Television execs blame NPR, PBS ‘bias’ for funding cuts: ‘They’re in their echo chamber’
"They kind of listen to each other and say, ‘no, we’re not,'" said Executive Director Wayne Reid.
www.al.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Trump’s approval ratings crashing in states that loved him, including Alabama
Over 30,000 poll responses compiled by Civiqs shows Trump’s approval rating declining in states he won in November 2024.
www.al.com
July 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ could devastate Alabama’s rural hospitals, advocates fear
Experts and advocates warn that it could have dire consequences for Alabama’s tenuous rural healthcare situation.
www.al.com
July 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Senate unanimously passes Lulu’s Law to establish shark attack alert system
The Senate version of the bill will now go to the House for a vote.
www.al.com
July 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Alabama teen struck by lightning through phone charger: ‘It was a shocking experience’
Lisa Henderson said she was also struck by lightning as a child.
www.al.com
July 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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ICE tracking app creator compares ICEBlock to fighting ‘Hitler’s rise to power’
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has called it an "obstruction of justice" in a post to X this week.
www.al.com
July 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Country music star trashes Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’: ‘That s--- ain’t country music.’
He said this in response to his album “My Own Worst Enemy,” (No.5) coming behind Beyonce’s (No.4) on the Apple Music country music charts.
www.al.com
July 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Riley Gaines throws support behind Alabama Senate candidate running for Tuberville’s seat
“We need bold conservatives in the Senate who will fight for truth, protect women and girls, and defend the country we love,” Gaines wrote.
www.al.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Alabama police looking to ‘solve the mystery’ of thief dressed in Scooby-Doo suit
“Maybe lay out some Scooby snacks and stay really still he will then come to you!” one woman commented.
www.al.com
June 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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McDonald’s boycott: Alabama man among Black former franchisees who say fast food giant ‘ruined our dreams’
McDonald’s also faced backlash earlier this year after rolling back some of its DEI practices.
www.al.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Tuberville backs bill ‘holding radical protestors accountable’ after LA’s anti-ICE riots
“The First Amendment gives us the right to freedom of assembly, but it doesn’t give the right to block our streets.”
www.al.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Donald Trump-supporting country music star John Rich to receive major military award
Rich, who has also been an outspoken Trump supporter in recent years, visited Birmingham in 2018 to unveil his Redneck Riviera whiskey brand and share the story of how it got its name.
www.al.com
June 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Democrat senator who served at Alabama military base named for ‘Confederate traitor’ grills Pete Hegseth
"I served at Fort Rucker, Alabama, a base that was named for a traitor who took arms against the United States of America."
www.al.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM